Budget (£400 ish) Family PC

[jbrennan_]

So my most recent family PC which was bought from currys has come to its end of life after a number of years and my family is looking to buy a new one. After my success of building my own gaming computer I offered to build one for them. Down below I feel I have put together a good solid computer but the one component I can never decide on is RAM. If you would not mind suggesting which RAM linked below would best suit the computer, and if you have any further suggestions please say so. My family will not be using this computer for gaming or anything like that, most likely word processing and web surfing.

Processor - AMD A8-6600K or AMD A10 7700K
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-355-AM
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-373-AM

MOBO - MSI A88XM-E35 AMD A88X (Socket FM2+)
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/index.php

PSU - EVGA 500W 80 Plus Bronze
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-005-EA

Case - BitFenix Neos ATX Tower White/Red
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-168-BX

SSD - Samsung 128GB 850 evo (my family will have a left over 500GB HDD from old computer)
http://www.************/products/120gb-samsung-850-evo-25-ssd-3d-v-nand-sata-6gbps-read-540mb-s-write-420mb-s-256mb-cache-94000-iops

OS - Windows 8.1

RAM - Kingston HyperX Predator 8GB 2133 MHz or Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB 2133 MHz or Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 8GB 1866 MHz or Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB 1866 MHz or Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600MHz (I dont really know much about RAM so always get stuck with which one to pick :/)
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-134-KS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=2550
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-381-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=2550
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-369-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-208-KS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-299-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

Thanks for reading. Looking forward to your suggestions

 

[nicknack35]

WOW over 900 views and not one reply. Sorry Can't be much of a help im hopeless with this kind of thing i hope someone takes the time out and helps you

 

[ShivP]

I would go for a larger SSD and then just an Intel board + CPU

e.g.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-4150 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £97.99
1 x Crucial BX100 250GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT250BX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £43.99
1 x SuperFlower FX 450W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - Black £42.95
1 x Asus H81M-PLUS Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £41.99
1 x Zalman T4 Micro-ATX Case USB 3.0 - Black £19.99
Total : £340.40 (includes shipping : £11.25 Ex.VAT).

 

[Derp]

I take it the PC will be used for general things like internet browsing, email, etc...? If so, the differences between the ones you listed won't be noticeable so I'd say to just go with the cheapest option.

Incidentally, have you seen the special offer on the Home PC Bundle here: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-245-OK - you could get an i3 setup for the same price as your spec, or even an i5 if you're prepared to go slightly over the £400 budget. That would be a bit more responsive than either of the AMD CPUs, so may be worth considering.