Spec me 3 office machines to run general purpose tasks including SAGE200

I think you'll find for bottom end it's difficult to beat the big players for cost, that's their forte, which in conjunction with the inherent support, let alone the testing they undertake it's not worth the effort to build yourself for business.

Plus the buck will stop at you if/when something fails, buy off the shelf and save yourself the hassle, and probably some money.
 
If the HQ has servers does it have IT support? At a company I used to work for one of the remote depots decided to upgrade their own PCs. The first we new was when we needed to go there to deal with a reported problem. The political fallout wasn't pretty.
 
Having discussed with my boss further about these 3 machines, he has concluded that they won't be connected to any server or HQ and will run standalone. Apparently we have in house support aswel so that's sorted. All i need now is 3 basic office machines for Sub £500 inc monitor, mouse and keyboard.


Bacon i have had a look at your spec and it's really good, i've taken one of the hard drives out though to minimise cost. Would you recommend anything else?
 
is space an issue?
im not sure how the office is setup but performance wise there be no difference to an itx mounted on the back of the screen
 
Mei said:
is space an issue?
im not sure how the office is setup but performance wise there be no difference to an itx mounted on the back of the screen
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Space isn't really an issue but if you could explain what you just said?
 
Mei, you would have loose cables, noise, dust, damage issues etc.

Revised spec if you can afford it.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £119.99
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2278HD 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £99.98
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £95.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £53.99
1 x Seasonic G series 350w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £46.99
1 x Fractal Design Core 1000 Midi Tower Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £26.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £702.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).




The monitor is bigger with a 3 year on site warranty.

SSD for OS and applications for quicker load times.

Reliable PSU - currently pre-order so worth asking OcUK when they will be in!

:)

PS. This leaves £30 of your choosing for mouse and keyboard.
 
Bacon? said:
Mei, you would have loose cables, noise, dust, damage issues etc.

Revised spec if you can afford it.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £119.99
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2278HD 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £99.98
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £95.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £53.99
1 x Seasonic G series 350w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £46.99
1 x Fractal Design Core 1000 Midi Tower Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £26.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £702.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).




The monitor is bigger with a 3 year on site warranty.

SSD for OS and applications for quicker load times.

Reliable PSU - currently pre-order so worth asking OcUK when they will be in!

:)

PS. This leaves £30 of your choosing for mouse and keyboard.
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This is also a very good spec however as mentioned in my previous post, the boss has lowered the budget to sub £500 now including everything! Can you revise the spec again please? thanks
 
just giving you some options
hooks on the back of the screen then just 1 hdmi cable, nothing under the desk

YOUR BASKET
1 x BenQ GW2450HM 24" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £137.99
1 x Seagate Momentus XT 750GB Hybrid SATA-II 2.5" 7200RPM 32MB £107.99
1 x Antec ISK110 MiniITX Vesa Mountable Case - Black/Silver with 90W Power Supply £89.99
1 x Asus P8H61-I Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £63.98
1 x Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £56.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £23.99
Total : £495.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).



id tell him tho sub £500 you be skimping on the screen/keyboard and then i wouldnt want to work in his office^^
 
is win7 professional needed?

Edit my build

under £500, could take £15 off and then spend full £28 (£13 left over) on a nicer mouse and keyboard


YOUR BASKET
1 x BenQ GW2250HM 22" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £99.98
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £95.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £75.98
1 x OCZ Agility 3 90GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-90G) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £49.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £31.99
1 x OcUK Imp MicroATX Tower Case (500w PSU) £29.99
1 x Logitech MK120 Desktop Set (920-002552) £15.98
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £487.39 (includes shipping : £11.25).

 
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Bacon? said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2278HD 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £99.98
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £95.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Gigabyte B75M-D3V Intel B75 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £59.99
1 x Seasonic G series 350w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £46.99
1 x Fractal Design Core 1000 Midi Tower Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £26.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £585.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).




£30 roughly to spend on keyboard and mice.
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I thought budget was £500 ? or is it if he takes OS off?

also i would get monitor bacon suggests, 3 years on site just awesome
 
Bacon? said:
Mei, you would have loose cables, noise, dust, damage issues etc.

Revised spec if you can afford it.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £119.99
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2278HD 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £99.98
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £95.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £53.99
1 x Seasonic G series 350w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £46.99
1 x Fractal Design Core 1000 Midi Tower Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £26.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £702.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).




The monitor is bigger with a 3 year on site warranty.

SSD for OS and applications for quicker load times.

Reliable PSU - currently pre-order so worth asking OcUK when they will be in!

:)

PS. This leaves £30 of your choosing for mouse and keyboard.
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Hows the motherboard suppose to fit in the case? dremel?:p
 
£20 cashback on monitor.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £119.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £95.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £63.98
1 x ASRock H77M Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £62.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £36.98
1 x Xigmatek Helios XTK231 Mini Tower Case - Black £24.98
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
1 x Logitech K120 Keyboard (920-002524) £9.98
1 x OcUK USB Optical Mouse - Black £4.99
Total : £472.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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