Full spec needed for office/work use PC - £500

[richwellings]

Morning guys,

Computer to be used primarily for work use (emails, spreadsheets etc), so longevity and smooth running is key.

Required

- CPU, RAM, MoBo, HDD, CD Drive, Simple Case, PSU, OS, Graphics Card Optional

Not Required

- Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard, Office Package

Budget <£500

Cheers

 

[William-Mathew]

Hi

I am going to be doing a similar build to this soon, and I have come up with this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-4130 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £82.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £69.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £42.98
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 450W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £39.95
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Gold Window £33.95
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £498.38 (includes shipping : £8.00).



If you don't need the 1TB HHD you could get a 240GB SSD instead:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £114.98
1 x Intel Core i3-4130 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £82.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 450W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £39.95
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Gold Window £33.95
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £502.39 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[joeyjojo]

^ spot on.

Although I might cut the PSU back to one of these (the former for efficiency or the latter for low price):

YOUR BASKET
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 350W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £37.99
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 300W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £25.99



Also 4 GB of memory is plenty for 8.1 and Office, however OcUK haven't really got many tempting options at the moment:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit £39.98

 

[William-Mathew]

Yes change your PSU to one of those joeyjojo suggested, But personally I would keep the 8GB ram for the faster MHz, because the board can support it and you never know you may need it in the future!

 

[richwellings]

Thanks guys, built and working like a dream