New build for graphics work

[Pij]

Hi guys,

I have no idea about anything spec wise now, last PC I built was about 8 years ago, and used Mac's since.

So I need a base unit for corel draw and photoshop work, nothing too fancy, just vector work for a laser cutter.

Looking to spend about £300, no need for a fancy graphics card as I wont be playing any games, any help much appreciated.

 

[stulid]

Need an OS? just a base unit I assume?

 

[Pij]

Sorry yes, I have a copy of W7 for my mac, which never got installed due to a dead dvd drive.

Need mobo, cpu, psu, case, memory, graphics if the onboard isnt good enough and storage (not a lot as I have some Sata 2 drives about for storage.)

I think thats everything.

 

[stulid]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £52.79
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £44.40
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £34.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £31.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £31.19
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £226.34 (includes shipping : £12.50).




Included a DVD drive incasee yours you dont have a SATA one.

Can easily add a GFX card if needed.

 

[Pij]

Cheers for the help Stulid, Is it worth chucking any extra at an I5, or is this wasted on what I need it for?

 

[stulid]

This CPU comparison shows the Pentium against a i3 2100, but the i3 2120 is currently cheaper - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/405?vs=289


Or vs a i5 2400 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/405?vs=363

You also gain HD2000 GFX with the above CPU's, the Pentium uses HD1000

 

[Rik1254]

Id say an i3 would be better for the extra £40 and you still got ~£40 to buy a low spec GPU to take the strain from the RAM and CPU.