Build Check + Suggestions

adrian117

adrian117

adrian117

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Could someone please double check this build/make alternative suggestions for my uses? Thanks!

1) PROPOSED BUILD:

--Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium w/SP1 - Licence and media - 1 PC - OEM DVD - 64-bit - English
--Iiyama E2208HDD 22" LCD Full HD Monitor
--Intel Core i3 2100 3.10GHz Socket 1155 3MB L3 Cache Retail Boxed Processor
--Corsair TXM 650W Modular PSU
--Seagate 1TB 3.5" Barracuda SATA-III 6Gb/s Hard Drive - 7200RPM 32MB Cache
--OCZ 60GB Agility 3 SSD - 2.5" SATA-III - Read 525MB/s Write 475MB/s 80,000 IOPS
--BitFenix Shinobi Black Mid Tower Case with Side Window
--Microsoft Wireless Desktop 2000
--LiteOn iHAS124 24x DVD±RW DL & RAM SATA Optical Drive - OEM Black with Nero Essentials
--Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1333MHz XMS3 Memory Kit CL9 1.5V unbuffered
--Asus P8H61/USB3 H61 Socket 1155 8 Channel HD Audio ATX Motherboard

Total: £733.85

2) USES:

-General Home PC
-No need for overclocking or gaming
-All I do is browse the web with loads of tabs open, download movies/music, use microsoft office/do school work, use the pc to store and view my multimedia.

3) Queries:

-Is the ssd drive necessary? Will I notice a speed difference?
-Is windows 7 oem actually an operating system or do I need the retail version?
-Do I need another cpu cooler or will the one provided be fine (I'm guessing there is one :confused:) ?
-Do I need to add extra fans or will the case fans be fine?
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2208HDD 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £99.98
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £85.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £79.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Windowed Case - Black £56.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £52.99
1 x Microsoft Wireless Desktop 2000 (M7J-00020) £35.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £35.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
Total : £742.76 (includes shipping : £19.10).



Slightly more expensive, but a Z68 motherboard means you can drop an i5 in there later, and overclock it.

SSDs are very good, certainly worth getting! Windows will boot faster and be much snappier :)
The Crucial M4 is better than that OCZ.

Win7 OEM is fine, as is the stock cooler (it's a retail version so comes with one). The case fans will be fine too!

You don't need such an expensive PSU for such a system, you could get one of these instead which are modular so help with cable management:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-052-BQ&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1083
 
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You can drop the PSU to 430w ~ as 650w is complete overkill.
Win 7 OEM is a full operating system but you will not get any support from Microsoft amd is usually tied to the motherbord.

I use a SSD in my system amd would never go back to a mechanical drive for the operating system.

The stock cooler will be fine.
 
My build:


Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Iiyama ProLite E2208HDD 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EARX) £94.99
(£79.16) £94.99
(£79.16)
Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £79.98
(£66.65) £79.98
(£66.65)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
(£66.65) £79.98
(£66.65)
Gigabyte H61M-S2PV Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £44.98
(£37.48) £44.98
(£37.48)
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Microsoft Wireless Desktop 2000 (M7J-00020) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Cooler Master GX 450W '80 Plus' Power Supply £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
(£14.15) £16.98
(£14.15)
* Sub Total : £507.37
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £17.85
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £105.04
* Total : £630.26
 


Cheers for the recommendation, but I'd rather have a modular psu so I have less fiddling around to do.

Which modular one would be good for my needs and also capable of running an i5 + basic graphics card if I do upgrade in the future?
 
adrian117 said:
Cheers for the recommendation, but I'd rather have a modular psu so I have less fiddling around to do.

Which modular one would be good for my needs and also capable of running an i5 + basic graphics card if I do upgrade in the future?
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The Bequiet below will be fine but is out of stock:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-052-BQ&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1083

Any 400w - 500w from a reputable brands will be ample, as your using the integrated or low power external gpu.
 
RJC said:
The Bequiet below will be fine but is out of stock:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-052-BQ&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1083

Any 400w - 500w from a reputable brands will be ample, as your using the integrated or low power external gpu.
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Ah, didn't see that. Is this ok?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-013-PP

I've never heard of that brand before, but it doesn't look like there are many modular psu in that power bracket. There are loads at 550, but hardly any lower than that...
 
beejjacobs said:
If that's the case, get the one RJC links to :)



It probably will, but I'd recommended getting all the latest drivers off the internet.
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Is there a particular site to get those off of or is it just a case of googling a component and then going to the manufacturer site? I take it that I do all of this on the computer I'm building rather than downloading stuff from another pc onto a memory stick? Sorry for being such a clueless novice!
 
Yeah that's best, find them on the manufacturers website. A Google will normally get you there quick enough.
Probably easiest to do it on the PC. But if you have time, doesn't hurt to download them onto a memory stick ready!
 
The PSU only pulls from the wall socket what it needs for the components attached, if you have a 750W PSU and the PC actually only uses 200W, that doesn't mean 550W just evaporate or anything.

Take into account the efficiency also:)
 
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