Need a solid non-gaming build

mjallan123 · 18 Apr 2014 at 20:07

I am thinking about putting together a PC that would function as a secondary desktop for my university work.

I already have a gaming pc and laptop but would rather keep the gaming pc for gaming/multimedia and the laptop for being out and about.

I want something that I can keep seperate and do some work on in the house. It would need to be powerful enough to browse the web and use software like word and evernote. However, no gaming would occur on it.

I already have a spare case, monitor and windows 8.1 but would need everything else. I would ideally be willing to spend about £300 or so on all the other stuff I need.

Could anyone toss some ideas my way? I would much appreciate it!

Grimley · 18 Apr 2014 at 20:52

Here's an AMD idea 'thrown' your way.

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A8-6600K 3.90GHz (Socket FM2) APU Richland Quad Core Processor (AD660KWOHLBOX) £71.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £45.95
1 x Kingston 60GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/60G) £39.95
1 x Asus A55BM-E AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £39.95
1 x Antec VP450P 450W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £35.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £253.81 (includes shipping : ).

Quartz · 18 Apr 2014 at 21:08

mjallan123 said:
I already have a spare case, monitor and windows 8.1 but would need everything else.

What format is the case? ATX, mATX, ITX, EATX, BTX, or what? Any other factors like noise?

mjallan123 · 19 Apr 2014 at 00:44

Thanks for the suggestions Grimley. I forgot to mention that the case is mATX so that cuts down somd mb choices I'm sure.

I was initially thinking intel cpu but could I get away with AMD? Last AMD I had was athlon64 so kind of feels a bit weird.

Danny75 · 19 Apr 2014 at 01:37

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-4130 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £82.99
1 x Seagate SSHD 7200RPM 3.5" 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DX001) SSHD Hybrid Drive £59.99
1 x Asus B85M-G Intel B85 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £55.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G1600HC9DC01) £49.99
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 550W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £39.95
1 x Logitech MK120 Desktop Set (920-002552) £13.99
Total : £302.90 (includes shipping : ).

dacads · 19 Apr 2014 at 09:29

I would try and get a SSD in so AMD would be the way to go