new build check please

selectcase

selectcase

selectcase

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Hi all
I need to build a new system/base unit for basic photoshop/office work - no op system is needed as i will be getting a student discount version and i have a decent 24" monitor. I wont be using it for games and will use the onboard graphics for now as its basic photo work in photoshop however i may invest in one in the furure if needed - i need to keep the budget as close to £300-350 as possible. I am currently using a cheap toshiba laptop L450d-13x with a 2gh processor and 3 gig of ram so anything will be better really but to give the laptop credit it does cope ok even when running the 24 in monitor, just a bit slow a times with the processor. I have come up with the following spec and would welcone any comments on compatibility, recommendations etc but i would like to keep it under 350 all in
cheers
will


AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail
£89.99
(£74.99)

Asus M4A88T-M AMD 880G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
£59.99
(£49.99)

Antec High Current Gamer 620W Power Supply
£49.99
(£41.66)

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ)
£43.99
(£36.66)

OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3G1333LV4GK)
£29.99
(£24.99)

Cooler Master Elite 330 Midi Tower Case - Black
£28.99
(£24.16)

Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£15.98
(£13.32)

TP-Link 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN781N)
£11.75
(£9.79)

Sub Total :

£275.56
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)
Shipping :

£11.75

VAT is being charged at 20.00%

VAT :

£57.46

Total :

£344.77
 
thats looking very nice. i would suggest going for the cheapest available 1600Mhz RAM, but its out of stock.

also, i would suggest the coolermaster elite 342 case, but thats out of stock too.

PSU is complete overkill for what you have, but at that price i would grab it because it will cope with any graphics card you decide to put in there later

*edit*
there has been a nice little discount since you made that post on the 1TB HDD drive youve selected. its now at £34.99
 
cheers for the fast replies - i thought the psu was too good an offer to refuse at the price when whe coolmaster was only a tenner cheaper but the case bundle could be a good option if you the the coolmaster psu is reliable? i dont like the idea of a cheap one going haywire and killing stuff but I am well out of date with specs etc and whats good and not so good
 
The Antec PSU you selected is in a different league compared to the PSU in the Coolermaster bundle, but for onboard GPU usage and the rest of the spec then its ok.
 
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thanks for the info - i swapped for the hard drive on offer as i can see no differance between the spinpoint F3 and the spinpoint F1 except for the price and the tenner saved means i will stick with the antec then if i do update the graphics card i should be ok
are the standard couriers ok with delivery I have never heard of them?
 
Which one has come up, DPD or DX?

DPD seem to be fairly good, not had any major issues.
 
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