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Shadz · 8 Oct 2011 at 17:21

Hi Guys,

I have been asked to build a PC for a work m8 as a present for xmas, budget is
£350 and it will be used for normal stuff such as internet, word processing, all
that kind of stuff.

Would you have a look and see what you think of this spec or if you would
change anything.

thanks

Emphacy · 8 Oct 2011 at 17:23

An Athlon II X4 for "normal stuff such as internet, word processing, all that kind of stuff."?

Go for an i3 2120 or an Phenom II X3.

Reaper 392 · 8 Oct 2011 at 17:28

will the computer be used for gaming atall?
either way this build will be better than whay you have suggested, but if it will be used for gaming then i'll need a massive rethink

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £30.98
1 x MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £46.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £37.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £26.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £366.82 (includes shipping : £13.75).

if you were to spend more money on it i would recommend putting it into the motherboard and getting the cheapest H67 motherboard so that it had USB3 and sata 6GB/s or getting the 1TB hard drive in that bundle i chose

Shadz · 8 Oct 2011 at 17:33

It will just be used for the internet and word processing and stuff no gaming at all the guy
has a PS3 and he just games on that, thanks for the info guys.

Buchanan0204 · 8 Oct 2011 at 17:50

Shadz said:
It will just be used for the internet and word processing and stuff no gaming at all the guy
has a PS3 and he just games on that, thanks for the info guys.

Then Reapers build is what your after.