Decent Future-Proofed General Use Desktop?

[wirefan]

or is this over the top? Its to be used for General Desktop work. Non Gaming - Internet browsing, desktop word/publishing etc. Just base system build hence no monitor or keyboard etc..


Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £94.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
Samsung SpinPoint F4 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322GJ) £53.99
MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £46.99
Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £37.99
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel
£37.99
Cooler Master Elite 330 Midi Tower Case - Black £29.99
£29.99
LG GH24NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
£18.98

Sub Total : £334.10
Total : £415.02

 

[beejjacobs]

No that's fine, 8GB of RAM is probably overkill but with current prices no reason not to. I'd consider an SSD at current HDD prices!

 

[wirefan]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-265-OK

Just wondering if this may be a better option considering its just going to be a family pc?

or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-270-OK