New desktop for office

[EnglishRed]

Hey guys,

Wonder if anyone can help?

I'm looking to buy two desktops for my home office.

I was about to pull the plug on this and they sold out
http://www.ebu yer.com/787869-zoostorm-delta-elite-desktop-pc-7290-3085 - Only £399.

I liked that it had 8gb ram, latest gen i5 CPU and a SSD.

I think that actual product has been discontinued as I can't find it anywhere.

Does anyone have any recommendations? Any help would be hugely appreciated!!

Thank you

 

[Plec]

Would you consider building?

Additional: You need to get rid of that link - you're not allowed to post competitor links on the forums.

 

[ExoMale]

dont know what that link showed, but to fit an i5 in is a tall order for that amount of budget and this doesnt even include windows,

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-6400 2.70GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £179.99
• 1 x Asus H110M-K Intel H110 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £47.99
• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-17000C14 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX421C14FBK2/8)= £70.99
• 1 x WD Green 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS120G1G0A)= £49.99
• 1 x XFX XT Series 400W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply= £34.99
• 1 x Zalman T2 Plus Mini-Tower USB 3.0 - Black= £23.99

Total: £419.04
(includes shipping: £11.10)



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you have to spend over £500 for even the lowest intel pre-built system, that is of course if you buy from oveerclockers.

 

[Plec]

Your spec in you link for £399:

• Intel Core i5-7400 3.0GHz
• 8GB RAM + 120GB SSD
• DVD Writer
• Intel HD
• No Operating System

Compared to the one above you could build the below- again no OS - but double the SSD storage , quality PSU and mobo and more than adequate for general office use. Don'y be put off by the cheap CPU it's INTEL's guilty little secret - a great value budget CPU:

I haven't included DVD writer (as suspect you don't need one?) but you could add one for £15 but you would need to change the case for one with an optical bay.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte GA-B250M-D3H Intel B250 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £74.99
• 1 x Intel Pentium G4560 3.50GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £64.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G2400= £69.95
• 1 x Super Flower Golden Green HX 350W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £49.99
• 1 x Aerocool QS-240 Micro-ATX Case - Black= £29.99
• 1 x Crucial MX300 275GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 3D Nand 7mm Solid State Drive (CT275MX300SSD1)= £85.99

Total: £387.60
(includes shipping: £11.70)



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[orbitalwalsh]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 3 Quad Core 1200 3.40GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £95.99
• 1 x GeIL Evo X AMD Edition 8GB (4GBx2) PC4-24000 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (GAEXY48GB3000C16ADC)= £73.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £87.95
• 1 x Palit GeForce GT 610 Low Profile 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £22.99
• 1 x Kolink Core Series 400W 80 Plus Certified Power Supply= £25.99
• 1 x Aerocool CS-102 Micro-ATX Case - Black= £22.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)= £94.99

Total: £435.99
(includes shipping: £11.10)



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Bit of a pain as amd APU isn't out for desktop yet so need to add in a cheap gpu

 

[Plec]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 3 Quad Core 1200 3.40GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £95.99
• 1 x GeIL Evo X AMD Edition 8GB (4GBx2) PC4-24000 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (GAEXY48GB3000C16ADC)= £73.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £87.95
• 1 x Palit GeForce GT 610 Low Profile 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £22.99
• 1 x Kolink Core Series 400W 80 Plus Certified Power Supply= £25.99
• 1 x Aerocool CS-102 Micro-ATX Case - Black= £22.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)= £94.99

Total: £435.99
(includes shipping: £11.10)



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Bit of a pain as amd APU isn't out for desktop yet so need to add in a cheap gpu

@orbitalwalsh

*cough* storage *cough*

If you take out the OS (he may not need it as it's not listed in his link) and add an SSD it will be comparable/on budget (I know they're not in stock but the passive 610s are similar in price).

He'll have a decent idea of what his £400 can get him in comparison with all the above specs.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

@orbitalwalsh

*cough* storage *cough*

If you take out the OS (he may not need it as it's not listed in his link) and add an SSD it will be comparable/on budget.

He'll have a decent idea of what his £400 can get him in comparison with all the above specs.

Was on my phone with a passed out baby lol, thought I'd clicked it.

Also presuming OP needs an OS as he was going to buy pre-built which normally has them installed on

Also best off waiting on Coffeecake for Intel next month, i3 core will become as strong as today's current i5! Again amd will take a while to bring their CPU that has inbuilt graphics

Might even be able to creep a combo deal like this for storage

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/wd-250-gb-sdd-2tb-hdd-bundle-bu-01d-wd.html

 

[Plec]

Was on my phone with a passed out baby lol, thought I'd clicked it.

Know the feeling.

Also best off waiting on Coffeecake for Intel next month, i3 core will become as strong as today's current i5!

A good shout.

 

[lude1962]

go SH, you can get 2x hp/dell i5 based machines inc licenses for less than £300
add a couple ssd's
£450 max for 2 nippy systems

example
HP Elite Desktop SFF PC - 2nd Gen Core i5 4GB RAM 250GB Windows 7

£120

 

[Quartz]

If you want brand new, then for general office work you might take a look at Intel's NUC systems. My mother loves hers.