Budget build spec?

md99

md99

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Hi folks, I've been asked to build a budget desktop to "run hd video, edit (standard def) video and play music".

Tbh I haven't a clue, if someone gave me a budget of £1000 and asked me to build a pc to play games, no problem but I don't have the slightest idea where to start here. Any recommendations?

Thanks.
 
Is it still worth buying core 2 duo/quad cpu's or should he be looking at entry/mid level i3's?
 
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Patriot Viper 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS34G1600LLK) £70.49
(£59.99) £70.49
(£59.99)
AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 630 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £70.49
(£59.99) £70.49
(£59.99)
Asus M4A78LT-M 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £48.99
(£41.69) £48.99
(£41.69)
Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) £32.99
(£28.08) £32.99
(£28.08)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £29.99
(£25.52) £29.99
(£25.52)
Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £28.99
(£24.67) £28.99
(£24.67)
Samsung SH-S223L/RSMN 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Beige/Black/Silver) - Retail £12.98
(£11.05) £12.98
(£11.05)
Sub Total : £250.99
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £45.98
Total : £308.72
 
Price wise I reckon that would certainly suit him. Would a graphic card not be necessary? I've seen a few mainboards supposedly capable of playing 1080p content via their integrated graphics but the results have been choppy. A pretty capable yet cheap card like the radeon 4850 would give it quite a kick up the arse, no?
 
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