Any advice for this build please? :)

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Hello,

I'm this build as a general use pc but with 80% of the workload being based on design software (CAD) or photo editing along with some dabbling into animation such as cinema 4D. In the future I may consider getting into some casual gaming but would never be anything serious. I was given advice by a mate that I didn't need to bother with an unclocked CPU and to save my money on that area. I'd like to keep it as far below £600as possible please. Any advice of suggestions would be much appreciated.

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Sam
 
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Hi and welcome.

I have removed that link as it had competitor names+prices etc which breaks this rule,

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Did you need an OS, monitor etc?

A GFX card will also help although you can use the onboard solution from the CPU and add one later.
 
Firstly, remove the competitor link - not allowed here

Secondly - power supply isn't good, change to a decent OEM such as Superflower or Seasonic.
 
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If you dont care for overclocking then it can be made cheaper but still with a quad core i5 CPU.

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Slower RAM as that is the maximum for this H81 chipset.

But I would suggest getting 16GB RAM now (the board only has two dimm slots) - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-034-TG&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

Also added a GFX card to help accelerate your applications.
 
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