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[Mark Hankinson]

Hi I am looking for a new build. Usage is predominantly for office (high excel use). Can you critique the below? The case has some fans included so not sure I need more. Also, I think the CPU comes with a cooler - is that right? Will I need a graphics card and soound card?

1 X Samsung 980 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 NVMe Solid State Drive - £69.95
SKU: HD-24F-SA

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1 X Corsair Vengeance EXPO 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK64GX5M2B5600Z40) - £179.99
SKU: MY-4DL-CS

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1 X Asus TUF Gaming 850W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply - £159.94
SKU: CA-060-AS

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1 X Asus TUF Gaming X670E-Plus (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard - £269.99
SKU: MB-6JA-AS

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1 X AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail - £289.99
SKU: CP-3DV-AM

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1 X Lian Li Lancool III Full Tower PC Case - Black - £149.99
SKU: CA-7AW-LL

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Grand Total: £1,131.84

 

[mickyflinn]

Hi.

£150 on a case for office use is excess and same goes for the power supply.

I'll tag a few of the guys in because of limited knowledge.

@Tetras @tamzzy @Quartz @Craig_d1

 

[tamzzy]

@mickyflinn is right.
Also if it's just for office use, the above is waaaay overkill.
You're best off just getting an ex-corporate workstation and sticking in an ssd

 

[Mark Hankinson]

Thanks both. will re-look.

 

[Tetras]

Also, I think the CPU comes with a cooler - is that right?

Yes.

Will I need a graphics card and sound card?

No.

Can you critique the below?

I agree with the above, it is likely to be way overkill for this usage.

I'd suggest a cheaper motherboard, memory that doesn't require XMP/EXPO to operate, a larger SSD and a cheaper case.

The PSU is excessive still, but it would support a midrange graphics card if you ever want to game on it.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DV-AM) = £289.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming A620-Pro WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASU-01162) = £149.99
• 1 x Crucial Pro 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C46 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRU-01085) = £169.99
• 1 x Seagate FireCuda 520 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GV3A012) (SKU: HD-3EX-SE) = £114.95
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P400S Glass Midi Tower Case - Noise Dampened Gun Metal (SKU: CA-06A-PT) = £69.95
• 1 x Seasonic Focus GX-750 ATX3.0 750W 80 Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-08N-SS) = £119.99

Total: £926.84 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

This is more like what I'd actually build:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i3-12100 3.30GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AK-IN) = £119.99
• 1 x Asus Prime B760M-A WIFI D4 (LGA 1700) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6KG-AS) = £119.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AJ-TG) = £59.98
• 1 x Seagate FireCuda 520 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GV3A012) (SKU: HD-3EX-SE) = £114.95
• 1 x Jonsbo V4 Black Micro-ATX Case (SKU: CA-012-JB) = £48.95
• 1 x Corsair RMx Series RM750x 80 PLUS Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (CP-9020199-UK) (SKU: CA-266-CS) = £109.99

Total: £585.84 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

The i3-12100 is very fast for single core/thread, even though it only has 4 cores, so it should be pretty snappy in most circumstances. The i5-12400 has been available in sales for not a lot more, if you think 4 cores is not sufficient.

 

[Quartz]

Usage is predominantly for office (high excel use).

How big are those spreadsheets? My brother uses huge spreadsheets - 10s of GB - that showed benefits from moving to a 32 core CPU.

Also, I think the CPU comes with a cooler - is that right?

Mine did.

 

[Mark Hankinson]

WOW! Thank you all. Comments much appreciated. Its been a while since i built a PC and your input is very helpful.

 

[moppy89]

£1k on an excel pc? Guess that's getting expensed?

 

[Mark Hankinson]

Many thanks for the comments all. I have followed Tetras's guidance and will be ordering very similar to that spec.

As ever the forum is a wealth of knowledge and guidance. Much appreciated.

 

[Quartz]

For ordinary Excel use, save yourself a lot of hassle and get a NUC. Check out the ServeTheHome and ETA Prime YouTube channels.

 

[Raggs]

Also, I think the CPU comes with a cooler - is that right?

A bit late to the party, but the Wraith Stealth Cooler is horrific (assuming you're still going down the AM5 route) even watching YouTube mine was very noisy and annoying grab a single tower cooler from thermalright for £20 and save your sanity