Help with basic system

timbo04

timbo04

timbo04

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Hi

Really glad I have found this site/forum! I would really appreciate some advice on the following -

I have a macbook air as a laptop but I have a spare flatscreen monitor, a legitimate copy of W7 and keyboard/mouse and was hoping to build a cheap system for word processing, spreadsheets, itunes and basic photoshop (I don't play any games).

I am looking for a small form factor and have a budget of around £300 and would really appreciate some help on components.

thanks

Tim
 
Hi and welcome to forums

For your usage this would be perfectly adequate, the onboard gfx is more than enough, and with a tri core CPU and 4 gig of RAM it will handle those tasks no problem, also has a 1Tb HDD for plenty of storage for music and a retial DVD drive, so youll get software bundled with it incase you want to make any CDs etc

Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) microATX DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
AMD Athlon II X3 Tri Core 450 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £59.99
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.99
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £30.98
OCUK EZCool NA-705 Case - Black (500w PSU) £24.98
Pioneer 24x Internal S19LBK DVD Rewriter including Labelflash SATA Retail £19.99
Sub Total : £205.77
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)
Shipping : £11.25
VAT is being charged at 20.00%
VAT : £43.40
Total : £260.42
 
Hi

Many thanks for this. Just a couple of quick questions - can you give me a recommendation for a good micro atx case, and if I spent a bit more would it be worth going for a Intel i3 (and if so which mobo would be a good match?)?

cheers

Tim
 
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