Desktop for Uni (£500)

jallentino

jallentino

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HI, i am going to invest in a desktop PC for Uni and am really not sure on what to get, i know how to put a PC together but what to put in is another matter...i will be using it to mostly watch films via netflix and DVD's, as well as using Word-processing software, i also like playing football manager and minecraft as well as surfing the internet, i will need a monitor, speakers and windows 7 as well included in the £500

thank you :)
 
HankScorpio said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-270-OK&groupid=43&catid=2038&subcat=

Something like this would be more than enough. Add a cheap gpu into it to play more demanding games. I think FM should run fine on this anyway without any additions.

Just grab any monitor/speakers to go with it.
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thank you very much :)

i was looking at that anyway and was wondering what others would recommend, but if this is what you posted as well, may have to go for it :)
 
 
Not really. His system used for web browsing/FM/VLC player won't tax the ****** psu for it to break. He can easily add a cheap gpu you put anytime, since he didn't put anything demanding he'll be playing anytime soon. Like a sandybridge cpu needs an extended warranty.

All he needs to do is phone up sales and ask them to switch out the psu on the i3 system if he wanted extra system security/stability.
 
Have you ever used a cheap case before?

If he is playing football manager the GPU will help a lot.

Do you think motherboards never fail? If it fails after 2 years and is not a gigabyte or msi then you have no chance of a warranty replacement.

Also my build has dual channel ram.
 
jamesfreddie said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £59.99
1 x Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £56.99
1 x KFA2 GeForce™ GT630 1024MB GDDR3 128bit DVI/HDMI/VGA/PCI-E Graphics Card £47.99
1 x Gigabyte H61M-S2PV Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £46.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £41.99
1 x Fractal Design Core 1000 Midi Tower Case - Black £32.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £29.99
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £346.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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I'd seriously consider swapping the HDD for an SSD, or even adding an SSD as the OS + apps drive.

Could also change the motherboard for a MSI B75MA-P45 to gain a SATA 3 port for the SSD.
 
 
Idleman said:
The OS you could be get from Uni if you are intitled.

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK 2436VWA 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £49.99
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £47.99
1 x Creative T3130 2.1 Speaker System (51MF0395AA003) £34.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard II Midi Tower Case - Black £29.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite Power 500W Power Supply £29.99
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £26.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £472.44 (includes shipping : £25.45).

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+1 for this spec and as said u can get windows via uni for cheap
 
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