Building small, quiet pc?

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Hi, im going to be building a computer for web browsing and using microsoft office.
i will not be playing games on this computer and if i do it will only be football manager type games.

i have a budget of £600 for everything including keyboard, mouse, screen and operating system. i allready have some speakers.

what would you recommend for my budget, i want it as small and as quiet as possible.

Thanks :)
 
Small as in M-atx or small as in M-itx? I have put together a build in the Bitfenix Prodigy case with three fans, totally silent. Most of the rest of the components I had spare just needed a mobo and a small SSD.
But for £600 I have n doubt the folks here will spec you a fine rig.
 
It does depend on how small, if it's just for word processing etc a Sandy i3 will probably do you fine... I'll have a go at speccing something up. You probably don't need a gpu either tbh.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x BenQ GL2450 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £131.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Fractal Design Arc Mini Tower Case - Black £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £69.98
1 x ASRock H77M Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £62.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £36.98
1 x Logitech MK320 Wireless Desktop Set (920-002885) £32.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34096M1600HC11DC) £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £644.78 (includes shipping : £19.10).



i3 Sandybridge, micro-ATX form factor, should be pretty quiet, 1tb storage space, you might want to think about adding an aftermarket heatsink which would make it quieter.
 
You can go Mini ITX , prodigy build on that if you want.
Would get a much better PSU as well, one that is modular like the Coolmeraster Silent Pro.

Good motherboard though.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-073-BX
Prodigy case

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-167-CM&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1103
CM Silent Pro PSU

Could also get a cheaper monitor if you wanted:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-060-BQ&groupid=17&catid=949&subcat=
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Cooler Master Silencio 550 Silent Tower Case - Black £69.98
1 x Intel Pentium G850 2.90GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DL002) £64.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £53.99
1 x Asus P8H61-MX Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - OEM ** £39.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £36.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £27.95
1 x OcUK Ultra-Slim Wirelesss Desktop Set (6311ARF) £19.99
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £620.52 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 
Don't think I am missing anything?


YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £119.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
1 x ASRock H77M Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £62.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £49.99
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £26.99
1 x OcUK Compact Wireless Desktop Set (6309ARF) £19.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £606.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
For your uses it will be a fine CPU. As long as you don't do a lot of gaming it should last 5 years of office work at a guess.
 
Bacon? said:
Don't think I am missing anything?


YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £119.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
1 x ASRock H77M Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £62.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £49.99
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £26.99
1 x OcUK Compact Wireless Desktop Set (6309ARF) £19.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £606.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Click to expand...

That mobo will not fit.:)
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Asus P8H77-I Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MiniITX Motherboard £83.99
1 x Intel Pentium G850 2.90GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DL002) £64.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £53.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £36.98
1 x Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced Mini-ITX Case - Black £35.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £31.99
1 x OcUK Ultra-Slim Wirelesss Desktop Set (6311ARF) £19.99
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £630.37 (includes shipping : £11.25).

 
Idleman really not meaning to be rude but.
Tiny case + non modular PSU = disaster.
Only thing I can say beats my spec (again dont take offense) is the addition of a SSD.
 
Bacon? said:
Idleman really not meaning to be rude but.
Tiny case + non modular PSU = disaster.Absolute nonsense.
Only thing I can say beats my spec (again dont take offense) is the addition of a SSD.The G850 is good enough for his needs.
Click to expand...

Not meaning to be rude.:D
 
I agree the G850 is good enough, but the i3 will prolly last maybe a year longer? Depending what office programs can use HT.

And the PSU bit isnt nonsense :p
Where we he have room for all the cables
And say he wants a GPU a year down the line...

Revised spec, thanks on the motherboard btw ;)


YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £119.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Asus P8H77-I Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MiniITX Motherboard £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £49.99
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £26.99
1 x OcUK Compact Wireless Desktop Set (6309ARF) £19.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £627.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Hi, would it be worth getting a ivy bridge over sandy bridge?
i have come up with this, even though i havent inclded a keyboard, mouse or screen what do you think?

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
Asus P8H77-I Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MiniITX Motherboard £83.99
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ / ST1000005) £67.99
BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £35.99
Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-S19LBK DVD Rewriter including Labelflash - Retail £20.99

Sub Total :
£498.26
 
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