Cheapest 'decent' system for non gaming?

[Ghuraba]

Hi there

I need a PC for skype, internet and general home usage nothing too demanding.

What is the cheapest I can get a

CPU, GPU, MB, RAM, PSU and 22" or 24" monitor?

I have a hard drive and sound card already.

Thanks

Michael

 

[RJC]

Onboard gpu:

YOUR BASKET
1 x BenQ GW2265M 22" Widescreen Flicker FREE LED Monitor - Black £99.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £47.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x Asus H81M-E Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £39.95
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34GM1600HC11DC01) £32.99
1 x BitFenix Comrade Midi-Tower - Black £29.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x Arctic F12 PWM Case Fan - 120mm £4.39
Total : £385.64 (includes shipping : £17.85).

 

[ExRayTed]

An AMD APU build.

The on board graphics are superior to the intel chip.

YOUR BASKET
1 x AOC E2250SWDAK 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £89.99
1 x AMD A8-5600K Black Edition 3.60GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD560KWOHJBOX) £71.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £43.99
1 x MSI A55M-E33 AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £40.99
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 450W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £39.95
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34GM1600HC11DC01) £32.99
1 x Antec VSK4000 Midi-Tower Case - Black £27.95
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £375.43 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[spixelspixel]

YOUR BASKET
1 x BenQ GL2250 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £89.99
1 x AMD A4-5300 3.40GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Dual Core Processor (AD5300OKHJBOX) £37.99
1 x Asus A55BM-E AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £37.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34GM1600HC11DC01) £32.99
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 300W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £29.99
1 x BitFenix Comrade Midi-Tower - Black £29.99
Total : £273.04 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 

[Ghuraba]

Thanks for the suggestions.

I already have a WD Velociraptor 150GB, ATI 4850, Case and DVD player so can save some money there.

Would the AMD APU build option be faster than using my old ATI 4850?

I forgot to mention I would like a IPS 22" or 24" monitor.

Thanks

Michael

P.S. how do you link the pictures into a thread like you guys have done?

 

[olivier renault]

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18371076

Not sure if the 4850 will be any faster. Personally, I'd just bin it, and go with an APU. Nice simple, clean build. I'd go m-atx, for a smaller form factor.

- Have you thought about a ultrabook?

- Any thought about a tablet?

 

[Ghuraba]

So something like the below would be ok?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Dell Studio S2240L 22" IPS Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £139.99
1 x AMD A8-5600K Black Edition 3.60GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD560KWOHJBOX) £71.99
1 x Seasonic G series 360w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £49.99
1 x MSI A55M-E33 AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £40.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34GM1600HC11DC01) £32.99
Total : £345.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Would the PSU be OK?

 

[Idleman]

Psu will be fine. I would however go with the GB mobo as it has sata 6GB ports, should you wish to add an ssd. Plus, it is a better board.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte F2A88XM-DS2 AMD A88X (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £44.99
Total : £50.96 (includes shipping : £4.98).

 

[Ghuraba]

Great. I will order the following then.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Dell Studio S2240L 22" IPS Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £139.99
1 x AMD A8-5600K Black Edition 3.60GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD560KWOHJBOX) £71.99
1 x Seasonic G series 360w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A88XM-DS2 AMD A88X (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £44.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34GM1600HC11DC01) £32.99
Total : £349.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[ShivP]

Would you not consider mini itx?

 

[Ghuraba]

I don't know what one is lol.

 

[ExRayTed]

I don't know what one is lol.

It's a small form factor. Whilst it is small and some of the cases look awesome in my opinion, there are too many compromises that need to be made in future upgrade-ability and expansion options.

 

[Danny75]

Great. I will order the following then.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Dell Studio S2240L 22" IPS Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £139.99
1 x AMD A8-5600K Black Edition 3.60GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD560KWOHJBOX) £71.99
1 x Seasonic G series 360w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A88XM-DS2 AMD A88X (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £44.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34GM1600HC11DC01) £32.99
Total : £349.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).

That mobo has VGA and DVI. Monitor has VGA and HDMI. So you'd have to use VGA, not ideal.

This monitor is an inch larger, IPS and a bit cheaper, and brings DVI:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Iiyama Prolite X2380HS-B1 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £129.95



Also brings speakers which the Dell doesn't.

Alternatively, keep the Dell and switch the mobo for one with HDMI.

But I'd switch both the monitor and the mobo.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte F2A88XM-D3H AMD A88X Chipset (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £59.99



And the APU will perform better with faster RAM:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Patriot Viper 3 "Venom Red" 4GB DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Single Module (P34G211UR) £37.99

 

[bells]

Great. I will order the following then.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Dell Studio S2240L 22" IPS Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £139.99
1 x AMD A8-5600K Black Edition 3.60GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD560KWOHJBOX) £71.99
1 x Seasonic G series 360w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A88XM-DS2 AMD A88X (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £44.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34GM1600HC11DC01) £32.99
Total : £349.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).

What case are you going to use ?

 

[Ghuraba]

I have an Antec 1200 case. I also have Logitech 5.1 Speaker set up so speakers on the monitor are not needed.

So this is the revised build

YOUR BASKET
1 x Iiyama Prolite X2380HS-B1 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £129.95
1 x AMD A8-5600K Black Edition 3.60GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD560KWOHJBOX) £71.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A88XM-D3H AMD A88X Chipset (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £59.99
1 x Seasonic G series 360w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Patriot Viper 3 "Venom Red" 4GB DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Single Module (P34G211UR) £37.99
Total : £364.01 (includes shipping : £11.75).



All good?

 

[Danny75]

I have an Antec 1200 case. I also have Logitech 5.1 Speaker set up so speakers on the monitor are not needed.

So this is the revised build

YOUR BASKET
1 x Iiyama Prolite X2380HS-B1 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £129.95
1 x AMD A8-5600K Black Edition 3.60GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD560KWOHJBOX) £71.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A88XM-D3H AMD A88X Chipset (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £59.99
1 x Seasonic G series 360w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Patriot Viper 3 "Venom Red" 4GB DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Single Module (P34G211UR) £37.99
Total : £364.01 (includes shipping : £11.75).



All good?

Looks okay to me. Might as well give it more one more day before pulling the trigger, since it's Sunday tomorrow. But up to you.

 

[Ghuraba]

I decided to upgrade the CPU as I will save the £11.75 on free shipping.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Iiyama Prolite X2380HS-B1 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £129.95
1 x AMD A8-6600K 3.90GHz (Socket FM2) APU Richland Quad Core Processor (AD660KWOHLBOX) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A88XM-D3H AMD A88X Chipset (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £59.99
1 x Seasonic G series 360w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Patriot Viper 3 "Venom Red" 4GB DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Single Module (P34G211UR) £37.99
Total : £372.01 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Can anybody recommend an after market cooler if I wanted to dabble in overclocking? It is funny that even though this is not a gaming system and is meant to be cheap as possible the overclocking bug still bites lol.

Also, if I were to use my old Ati 4850 and ditch the APU then what CPU & MB would you recommend. I assume as I am not really gaming them raw cpu power with a Piledriver would be better than a APU system cpu performance wise?

Thanks