Spec: £500

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Hi

Looking to build a pc for work and just need some quick help with the spec.

Thinking something along the lines of:
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £139.99(£160.99)
  • Abit IP35 Pro XE Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £82.99(£95.44)
  • Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU £62.99(£72.44)
  • Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £45.99(£52.89)
  • Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99(£19.54)
Sub Total : £348.95
Shipping : £10.99
VAT : £53.99
Total : £413.93

Parts needed:
  • Memory - 4GB
  • Basic graphics card
  • Is the PSU overkill?

Budget again, is £500 inc vat.

PC will mainly be used for desktop publishing, graphic design mainly using CorelDRAW, sometimes large files.
Also note I already have a few hdd's lying around, all that will be required in terms of storage is operating system and applications.

Any advice on alternative parts(?) etc will be much appreciated.

Thanks.
 
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abit no longer make MBs so drop the ip35proxe

p43 or p45 chipset is a better choice


ati 3450 for a low powered graphics card

or 4670 for if you want to occasionally play games

seasonic silverpower 400W should run that system


OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Platinum Series DDR2 (OCZ2P10664GK)

do you need a Hard disk as well?
 
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Thanks for your input guys.

How's this looking?

  • Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £139.99 (£160.99)
  • Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £96.99 (£111.54)
  • Gainward ATI Radeon HD 4670 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail (471846200-9689) £58.99(£67.84)
  • OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Platinum Series DDR2 (OCZ2P10664GK) £47.99(£55.19)
  • Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £45.99(£52.89)
  • Seasonic Silverpower 400W PSU £39.99(£45.99)
Sub Total : £429.94
Shipping : £10.99
VAT : £66.14
Total : £507.07

Took out the optical as I found one lying around lol.

Anything else I can swap to get more performance?
Is the case okay? did I pick the right gpu? I won't be gaming at all, as I said this is for work so purely graphic design etc.

Thanks again.
 
looks like a solid build to me. Personally I would've stuck with the corsair, but it will push you over budget. Apart from that I see no problem.
For your budget, I think that package will see you well. You would struggle to get more performance from anything else :)
 
Is the Corsair really worth the extra £22+vat?

Also just realised the Seasonic Silverpower 400W PSU is out of stock!
May get this from elsewhere unless you can recommend another PSU?

Thanks a lot, I will order this tomorrow and report back once built and running!
 
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if you got major upgrade plans, the corsair is worth the extra £22, if not stick with the sliverpower 400 or alternatives

corsair VX450

sliverpower 500
 
Ok thanks.

This is what I have so far:

spec-work1.jpg


It's £40+vat over the budget, is there anything I could change to bring the price down without losing too much performance/quality? Cheaper motherboard and graphics card maybe?
 
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