Hi all - I am looking to build a cheap and cheerful PC to run Linux. Its main uses will be programming, nothing massively intensive and no huge compile times, some BASH and Python as well as some web development.
Also it will be used for 1080p videos, listening to music and general web browsing, Google Docs usage and running the occasional VM for testing (nothing massive.
I don't want to spend more than £450 really, but I can go up to £500 if there is any real viable reason. Of course anything cheaper that will perform will do me. As most of the work (bar the movie watching and web browsing) will be done in the terminal, Vim etc. I came up with a build, but to be honest I'm completely out of touch with everything for desktops. I know Haswell i3s are going to be coming out soon.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD128BW) £115.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3225 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (55W) - Retail **High Performance IGP** £109.99
1 x Asus P8H77M-LE Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £43.99
1 x Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper T4 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £20.99
Total : £477.04 (includes shipping : £11.75).
I picked the i3 for the HD4000 IGP - not sure if you need a decent IGP/GPU for 1080p videos, or if it's CPU driven. I don't need an optical drive, and I don't need an OS or any peripherals/monitors. I have a few mechanical HDDs that I can chuck in it to store /home on.
Also it will be used for 1080p videos, listening to music and general web browsing, Google Docs usage and running the occasional VM for testing (nothing massive.
I don't want to spend more than £450 really, but I can go up to £500 if there is any real viable reason. Of course anything cheaper that will perform will do me. As most of the work (bar the movie watching and web browsing) will be done in the terminal, Vim etc. I came up with a build, but to be honest I'm completely out of touch with everything for desktops. I know Haswell i3s are going to be coming out soon.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD128BW) £115.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3225 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (55W) - Retail **High Performance IGP** £109.99
1 x Asus P8H77M-LE Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £43.99
1 x Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper T4 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £20.99
Total : £477.04 (includes shipping : £11.75).
I picked the i3 for the HD4000 IGP - not sure if you need a decent IGP/GPU for 1080p videos, or if it's CPU driven. I don't need an optical drive, and I don't need an OS or any peripherals/monitors. I have a few mechanical HDDs that I can chuck in it to store /home on.
