New build for office

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I need a new desktop for my office, I currently use my 3 year old laptop but I need something more powerful. I use the PC for programming, general office, web stuff and when time permits some FM. :D

I don't need a HDD for storage as I have a spare 750GB but I would like an SSD for the OS. Spec away, I'd like to spend no more than £400.

TIA
 
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
HIS ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £93.59
(£77.99) £93.59
(£77.99)
Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.33
(£53.61) £64.33
(£53.61)
AMD Athlon II X3 Tri Core 445 3.10GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Asus M4A78LT-M 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit £33.58
(£27.98) £33.58
(£27.98)
LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.66) £13.99
(£11.66)
Sub Total : £337.88
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £69.58
Total : £417.46

If you didnt need the optical drive, then its £403.46

and you get free delivery too.
 
Thanks stulid, I've made a few changes based on your build and I'd appreciate any feedback:

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £115.19
CMicrosoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit - OEM (GLC-00736) £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £115.19
(£95.99) £115.19
(£95.99)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £93.59
(£77.99) £93.59
(£77.99)
Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.33
(£53.61) £64.33
(£53.61)
Asus M4A78LT-M 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit £33.58
(£27.98) £33.58
(£27.98)
LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.66) £13.99
(£11.66)
Sub Total : £508.87
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £103.77
Total : £622.64

Should I get any extra case fans or will cooling not be a problem? :)
 
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Agree that integrated gfx will be enough for FM and office use, as such hows this look?

OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G) £103.19
Intel Core i3 540 3.06GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £87.98
Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard £69.98
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £43.99
Corsair Builder Series CX 430W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUK) £38.99
Coolermaster Elite 370 Case - Black £33.70
Pioneer 24x Internal S19LBK DVD Rewriter including Labelflash SATA Retail £19.99
Total : £397.82
 
shine said:
I'd like and what I end up spending can be two different amounts. :p
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I know what you mean, lol

If youre going to OC then add an aftermarket CPU cooler like the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7, £20, other than that you wont need any extra cooling, the i3's clock very well BTW
 
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