Office PC - Spec?

FL630

FL630

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Hi,

Looking to make a cheap office PC, will be used to run the usual emails/web/accounting etc.

How does this spec look? Anywhere I can cut a corner or two?

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Thanks
 
 
Oh yes, didn't notice the case problem! There are a few B-Grade ones which will suit me fine. I'm a big fan on the Enthoo, probably just go over excited and clicked it! However that mITX board is cheap!

I'm not sure SSD speed is a concern, it's just to load Win8.1 and a few minor programs on, most files will be attached to a NAS. For what it's worth a small HDD might even suffice, but I don't foresee a huge cost saving.

What about the intel G3220 to shave another tenner off?
 
FL630 said:
I'm not sure SSD speed is a concern, it's just to load Win8.1 and a few minor programs on, most files will be attached to a NAS. For what it's worth a small HDD might even suffice, but I don't foresee a huge cost saving.
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https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-026-SD&groupid=1657&catid=2101&subcat=2103

128Gb Sandisk on this week only - £5 cheaper than that V300 and loads better.

FL630 said:
What about the intel G3220 to shave another tenner off?
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Not much difference in performance (G3258 is only a benefit if you are overclocking)
 
Can't seem to make it any cheaper than this. Any glaring errors?

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Apologies for image, OCUK plugin seems to not be working for me
 
The 3220 would save a bit and the mobo could be a lot cheaper, no need for Z97 for office uses (from your original post, I see stulid has already suggested a cheaper option).

Edit: Started writing before you posted the above image, that looks pretty good value!
 
I find a G3240 for my dad is just fine, he does accounting and general office flim flam also and it's nice

The SSD makes all the difference :)

I wouldn't go for that PSU, it's not a good quality unit, especially in comparison to the SuperFlower one stulid chose
Also the b-grade cases you might find could be iffy... but maybe you'll have good luck :) (could just be a DSR return)
 
Shivy011 said:
I find a G3240 for my dad is just fine, he does accounting and general office flim flam also and it's nice

The SSD makes all the difference :)

I wouldn't go for that PSU, it's not a good quality unit, especially in comparison to the SuperFlower one stulid chose
Also the b-grade cases you might find could be iffy... but maybe you'll have good luck :) (could just be a DSR return)
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This is for my Father too, my work PC is being built right now too, but happens to have a 4790K, 16GB ram and either the new AMD card or a GTX 980. You know, emails these days need high end PC's :D

I have a Bitfenix Prodigy B-Grade somewhere at home too, was in perfect condition, just a return. I've always been happy with B grade OCUK stuff.
 
FL630 said:
This is for my Father too, my work PC is being built right now too, but happens to have a 4790K, 16GB ram and either the new AMD card or a GTX 980. You know, emails these days need high end PC's :D

I have a Bitfenix Prodigy B-Grade somewhere at home too, was in perfect condition, just a return. I've always been happy with B grade OCUK stuff.
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Haha, 4790k youtube system :D

Definitely change the PSU out at the least though, there are much better options available for the price :)
 
FL630 said:
Can't seem to make it any cheaper than this. Any glaring errors?

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Apologies for image, OCUK plugin seems to not be working for me
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Thats fine, the PSU is not the best but it has nothing to power.

Or Kabini,

YOUR BASKET
1 x SanDisk X110 128GB SATA 6GB/s 2.5" Solid State Drive (SD6SB1M-128G-1022i) £44.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £41.99
1 x **B Grade** BitFenix Phenom MATX Cube Case - Midnight Black £40.00
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 350W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £37.99
1 x AMD Athlon 5150 1.60GHz Quad Core Processor - Retail (Socket AM1) £29.99
1 x Asus AM1M-A AMD AM1 (Socket FS1b) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £27.95
Total : £232.50 (includes shipping : £8.00).




YOUR BASKET
1 x Bitfenix Phenom Mini-ITX Black Chassis & Xigmatek Maverick 500W 80+ Bronze PSU Bundle £74.99
1 x SanDisk X110 128GB SATA 6GB/s 2.5" Solid State Drive (SD6SB1M-128G-1022i) £44.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £41.99
1 x AMD Athlon 5150 1.60GHz Quad Core Processor - Retail (Socket AM1) £29.99
1 x Asus AM1I-A AMD AM1 (Socket FS1b) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £26.99
Total : £228.54 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
Yes, it's a heck of a lot cheaper.

It's being upgraded from a 2.8GHz Pentium 4, sat in a Dell Demension 4600i. I think it runs off coal still.

I assume it'll be a suitable upgrade?

Are you going to run accounts software like Sage, Moneysoft or just excel?
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I believe it'll just be eM Client, Chrome, Word, Excel etc. Account's are done online.
 
Sounds like a Kabini will do you well, none of those programs needs much, the SSD will be the biggest difference.
 
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