spec me a system £400 - £500

[Wazz-1]

Hi this would be for a friend used for playing and editing music mostly need everything but a monitor.
Thanks

 

[beejjacobs]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £99.95
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £58.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £34.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £29.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
1 x Logitech MK120 Desktop Set (920-002552) £15.98
Total : £469.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).



He shouldn't need a GPU if its for editing? The motherboard has HDMI/VGA/DVI

an i5 takes it over budget:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £58.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £34.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £29.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
1 x Logitech MK120 Desktop Set (920-002552) £15.98
Total : £543.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Did he need speakers/headset too?

 

[sehcure]

By playing he could mean playing games, or just playing with the computer..

 

[MORE SPEED]

Maybe he means playing music and editing music?

 

[beejjacobs]

Maybe he means playing music and editing music?

That's how I interpreted it!

 

[Wazz-1]

Maybe he means playing music and editing music?

Yes playing and editing music no gaming,also no need for speakers or headphones, would he need a sound card or just onboard audio? Thanks for the replies guys

 

[beejjacobs]

Yes playing and editing music, would he need a sound card or just onboard audio? Thanks for the replies guys

Depends how serious he is - sound cards are only necessary once you start spending a fair bit on sound equipment to go with it!

 

[Wazz-1]

He's fairly serious, hiphop/funk DJ, massive record collection but a bit of a tight arse, i originaly told him he might have to up his buget.

 

[beejjacobs]

Well a sound card is something he can always add later, they do make a difference for sure!

 

[Wazz-1]

Thanks mate i'll show him those spec's and see what he's really willing to spend.