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Number_25

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Hey there,

One of my siblings wants a computer which is fine for watching 1080p video and web browsing.

Budget of about £400 - £430.

This is what I've got so far.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade DVD - 32/64bit Retail (GFC-00026) £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £65.99
1 x MSI H61M-P31-G3 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £38.99
1 x BitFenix Outlaw Gaming Case - Black £36.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £36.98
1 x Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit £23.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £421.44 (includes shipping : £10.50).



They really like the case, and it's taken me about a hour to find one which they like so there's no change there!

I think that's fine, but wondering if anyone else can better it.
 
Are they going to need the storage or would it be worth swapping the hard drive for an SSD as they are pretty cheap at the moment
 
You could use the developers copy of windows 8 for now to save buying an OS ;)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £99.95
1 x MSI HD 6850 "Dual Fan Edition" 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £83.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £74.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-252-SE) £40.00
1 x BitFenix Outlaw Gaming Case - Black £36.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £432.86 (includes shipping : FREE).



Omitting the OS allowed me to add the 6850 GPU so it's also gaming capable as well :) I would suggest you use atleast a 500W PSU so you can run decent gaming GPUs.

If you want the OS then this maybe....

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £47.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-252-SE) £40.00
1 x BitFenix Outlaw Gaming Case - Black £36.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £405.86 (includes shipping : FREE).



This H-61 mobo has USB3 and SataIII, your mobo only had sataII. I've left the modular PSU there so you could add a budget GPU later for gaming.

Hope this helps, any questions fire away
 
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