Is it possible to build a reasonable business PC for around £400?

[Mark_D]

All it needs to do is run office and the occasional small spreadsheet. Don’t need a monitor or any peripherals.
Do you think you might be able to spec me something?

 

[crazy8s]

Asus PN50, think you just need to buy the RAM and storage and you're good to go

 

[Mark_D]

That’s interesting. A very cheap semi pre-built system. Do you think it might be possible to do something even more cheaply if I was to build myself from scratch?

 

[mickyflinn]

CODE My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Corsair CV Series CV450 450W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (CP-9020209-UK)= £39.95
• 1 x Intel Core i3-9100F 3.60GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £64.99
• 1 x Asus Prime H310M-K R2.0 Intel H310 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard= £56.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C16 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK8GX4M2A2666= £44.99
• 1 x TeamGroup 512GB Vulcan G SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £44.99
• 1 x Kolink KLM-003 Micro-ATX Case - Black= £22.99

Total: £286.00 (includes shipping: £11.10)​

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[Quartz]

All it needs to do is run office and the occasional small spreadsheet. Don’t need a monitor or any peripherals.

Go to your favourite auction site or a specialist in second-hand office PCs.

 

[Mark_D]

CODE My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Corsair CV Series CV450 450W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (CP-9020209-UK)= £39.95
• 1 x Intel Core i3-9100F 3.60GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £64.99
• 1 x Asus Prime H310M-K R2.0 Intel H310 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard= £56.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C16 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK8GX4M2A2666= £44.99
• 1 x TeamGroup 512GB Vulcan G SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £44.99
• 1 x Kolink KLM-003 Micro-ATX Case - Black= £22.99

Total: £286.00 (includes shipping: £11.10)
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Thanks Micky! Correct me if I’m wrong which I might well be, but the i3 has no integrated graphics so I’d need a graphics card too right?

 

[mickyflinn]

Thanks Micky! Correct me if I’m wrong which I might well be, but the i3 has no integrated graphics so I’d need a graphics card too right?

Sorry your right it doesnt have any integrated graphics I thought it did.

The4e are some cheap and alternatives but like the 3000g but that's only dual core, the 3200g is quad core but double the price. Both av3 integrated graphics .

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pc-components/processors/amd/amd-socket-am4?sSort=3

 

[MaXxBoulton]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Corsair CV Series CV450 450W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (CP-9020209-UK)= £39.95
• 1 x Asus Prime H310M-K R2.0 Intel H310 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard= £56.99
• 1 x TeamGroup 512GB Vulcan G SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £44.99
• 1 x Kolink KLM-003 Micro-ATX Case - Black= £22.99
• 1 x Intel Pentium Gold G5400 3.70GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £55.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C16 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK8GX4M2A2666= £44.99

Total: £277.60 (includes shipping: £11.70)


if you shop around you can pick up a single stick of ddr4 8gb for £22​

 

[Mark_D]

Does the retail i3 mentioned in Micky's post come with a stock cooler in the box? I see no mention of it.

 

[Kurgen]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Asus Prime H310M-K R2.0 Intel H310 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard= £56.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey= £44.99
• 1 x Intel Core i3-8100 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £128.99
• 1 x Crucial BX500 240GB SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive= £28.99
• 1 x Kolink KLM-003 Micro-ATX Case - Black= £22.99
• 1 x Kolink Classic Power 400W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply= £36.95

Total: £331.60 (includes shipping: £11.70)​

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if you shop around the i3 can be had for £90 for some reason its overpriced here