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Hello everyone.
I have rejoined the forum (couldn't remember my previous logins) having first used overclockers probably 18 years ago now! Back then I was into flight simulators and built a machine with the kind help of forum members. Thankyou to those back then. So many happy memories.
I'm now a boring accountant with a wife and kids, and I haven't played any gaming for 10+ years.
Need a work from home PC, good WIFI connectivity essential, use two monitors (one for work and the other for streaming the cricket...). In my current job I use a remote desktop login too.
I wanted to spend £700. I struggled to get my budget with having to buy windows software. I am not geeky enough for Linux and need to rely on security etc. I don't need 10% performance for £150 more, but I would quite like to still be happily using the PC in 6 or 7 years time. I spent £600 in PC world on my current machine 5 years ago and I have hated using it for at least the last 1-2, it's so slow.
I barely know what I am doing (I'm not even sure on compatibility of parts here), but I have done it quite a few years ago and I would have an IT friend who'd probably help me put it together. My thoughts on this list are as follows and please add your wisdom:
CPU - I'm a bit spooked by Intel 13/14th generation news and would be more than happy to get the 12th and get the i7. I probably can't afford anything more in my budget anyway. Should I be looking at i5?
Memory - Corsair I feel is good value and I don't think DDR5 is probably worth the extra $$ for my needs?? so opting for DDR4 to keep price down
SSD - I want 1TB and picked this because I hope using a similar make helps cohesion!
Motherboard - I have two old monitors (8 years old) and so I need two display ports. Can I get a splitter if your motherboard suggestion only has one? If so please help me here! I need good WIFI - so I picked one with WIFI in title!
Case - the gaming side of me grumbles and if I'm building my machine it needs to look pretty. For the sake of £30 extra on some basic case let's make it look cool with pretty lights
1 CP-69Z-IN Intel Core i7-12700K 3.60GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail £220.99
1 MB-6HK-AS Asus Prime B660M-A WIFI D4 - Intel B660 DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard £129.00
1 MY-4CE-CS Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB (2x32GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit (Black) £119.99
1 SW-18K-MS Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-10528) £149.99
1 CAS-KLK-01626 Kolink Observatory HF Plus Glass ARGB Midi Tower Case - Black £54.95
1 STO-CRS-01681 Corsair Force MP600 ELITE 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 Solid State Drive £92.98
1 CA-27S-CS Corsair RMe Series RM750e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply v2 (CP-9020262-UK) £99.95
Total £867.86 or £717.87 without OS
Can you help improve this or reduce costs for a better price/reward efficiency?
Thank-you in advance
I have rejoined the forum (couldn't remember my previous logins) having first used overclockers probably 18 years ago now! Back then I was into flight simulators and built a machine with the kind help of forum members. Thankyou to those back then. So many happy memories.
I'm now a boring accountant with a wife and kids, and I haven't played any gaming for 10+ years.
Need a work from home PC, good WIFI connectivity essential, use two monitors (one for work and the other for streaming the cricket...). In my current job I use a remote desktop login too.
I wanted to spend £700. I struggled to get my budget with having to buy windows software. I am not geeky enough for Linux and need to rely on security etc. I don't need 10% performance for £150 more, but I would quite like to still be happily using the PC in 6 or 7 years time. I spent £600 in PC world on my current machine 5 years ago and I have hated using it for at least the last 1-2, it's so slow.
I barely know what I am doing (I'm not even sure on compatibility of parts here), but I have done it quite a few years ago and I would have an IT friend who'd probably help me put it together. My thoughts on this list are as follows and please add your wisdom:
CPU - I'm a bit spooked by Intel 13/14th generation news and would be more than happy to get the 12th and get the i7. I probably can't afford anything more in my budget anyway. Should I be looking at i5?
Memory - Corsair I feel is good value and I don't think DDR5 is probably worth the extra $$ for my needs?? so opting for DDR4 to keep price down
SSD - I want 1TB and picked this because I hope using a similar make helps cohesion!
Motherboard - I have two old monitors (8 years old) and so I need two display ports. Can I get a splitter if your motherboard suggestion only has one? If so please help me here! I need good WIFI - so I picked one with WIFI in title!
Case - the gaming side of me grumbles and if I'm building my machine it needs to look pretty. For the sake of £30 extra on some basic case let's make it look cool with pretty lights
1 CP-69Z-IN Intel Core i7-12700K 3.60GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail £220.99
1 MB-6HK-AS Asus Prime B660M-A WIFI D4 - Intel B660 DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard £129.00
1 MY-4CE-CS Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB (2x32GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit (Black) £119.99
1 SW-18K-MS Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-10528) £149.99
1 CAS-KLK-01626 Kolink Observatory HF Plus Glass ARGB Midi Tower Case - Black £54.95
1 STO-CRS-01681 Corsair Force MP600 ELITE 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 Solid State Drive £92.98
1 CA-27S-CS Corsair RMe Series RM750e Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply v2 (CP-9020262-UK) £99.95
Total £867.86 or £717.87 without OS
Can you help improve this or reduce costs for a better price/reward efficiency?
Thank-you in advance
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