I5-7400 worth it over the I3-7100?

[GreenMint]

Hi, just looking at a spec on the OcUK custom built home pcs for my brother, looking for building a PC for most home office stuff and Football Manager, he might add a dedicated graphics card in the future, but looking at there here & now it'll be for standard home/office use and playing that one game.

Just thinking it might be better to save about £90 on the upgrade CPU cost where we might not really see any discernible day to day difference?

 

[GreenMint]

why not a i3 8100 system ?

Purely going on whats in the configurator, and trying to not go over £600, don't have the time to build one for him so preconfigured with limited options is the best I can do for him right now.

 

[GreenMint]

I'll give them a call, thanks!

Cheeky git!!

 

[GreenMint]

just put an email into Damin (I think, couldn't get his name fully!! Any mods/employees able to give me an email address incase I'm wrong? )

 

[GreenMint]

I can't see him ever upgrading the cpu, he's not the typical kind of user you get on here, he's still currently running an E5100 Vista PC from about 2008! This'll be there for 6 years + and I really doubt hell even ho the graphics card route!

 

[GreenMint]

Well, label me confused!

Anyone want to spec something under £500 yo build thst will do what I need? With a 120gb SSD and 1 or 2TB storage on top! I guess I could find time to build one!

Winner gets an e-hug!

 

[GreenMint]

Thanks for the detailed response @CAT-THE-FIFTH

I've not touched AMD in years, so I have some mental stigma about it, especially for a bundle at that price, but overall it does look a good, solid build that would do everything that is needed, I know, as you said the graphics card isn't exactly cutting edge, but as he only really plays FM it'll obviouslly be fine, he's said a fair few times how he wants to start playing more games, but he's now got 2 kids and hasnt played anything else in the last 15 years, I don't believe he'll start now!

The base of that looks good though, thanks, I will definately give that a ot of consideration, like I said, the only thing that worries me is the CPU bundle being so cheap!