Everyday PC

CM-Sniper · 28 May 2013 at 20:19

Hi there,

A friend of mine is currently after an everyday PC that can be used for work and browsing etc. No need for any fancy GPUs, or overkill RAM but Ive not been into this scene for over a year now and Ive got no idea on value for money. Max budget of £400-£500 but the cheaper the better if possible.

Any suggestions on what route to go down? Im aware Intel are releasing a new range but he needs it ASAP so will be looking to order this week.

Thanks for your help!

mickyflinn · 28 May 2013 at 20:22

Does he need a monitor , operating system, etc ?

CM-Sniper · 28 May 2013 at 20:25

Sorry completely forgot to include those details. Its been a while since Ive been here so I apologize for my idiotic mistakes!

No need for monitor or OS to be included but he is intent on having a wireless keyboard and mouse so if that could be included that would be great!

Thanks

Fire_fly · 28 May 2013 at 20:30

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte F2A85X-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £64.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x AMD A6-5400K Black Edition 3.60GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Dual Core Processor (AD540KOKHJBOX) £47.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) HDD £43.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £40.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x Gigabyte KM7580 Wireless 2.4GHz Keyboard & Mouse Set £19.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £339.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

mickyflinn · 28 May 2013 at 21:01

Intel alternative

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Pentium G860 3.00GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £59.99
1 x MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £32.99
1 x Xigmatek Helios XTK231 Mini Tower Case - Black £22.98
1 x Gigabyte KM7580 Wireless 2.4GHz Keyboard & Mouse Set £19.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £319.51 (includes shipping : £10.50).

g860 v 5400k

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Pentium-G860-vs-AMD-A6-5400K#performance

CM-Sniper · 29 May 2013 at 16:38

Thanks for the suggestions. Will definitely show him and see what he thinks