Spec me a work PC, please

shady

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Looking to build a PC which will mainly be used for web development and photo editing, but also some video and audio editing.

Budget, up to £700 without screen, but less if possible, not really sure what kind of graphics card I need for this as I don't want to overspend. This machine will not be used for gaming or overclocking.

Thanks
 
I think this includes all you need, you could spend more, particularly if you want a fancier motherboard but it is up to you. :)

Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £42.99
(£50.51) £42.99
(£50.51)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £126.99
(£149.21) £126.99
(£149.21)
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PQ PC2-6400C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ) £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Gigabyte GeForce 8600 GT Silent Fanless 512MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GV-NX86T512H) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKS) £48.99
(£57.56) £48.99
(£57.56)
Sony NEC Optiarc AD-7200S 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.99
(£18.79) £15.99
(£18.79)
Antec Sonata III Piano Black Quiet Case - EarthWatts 500W PSU £66.99
(£78.71) £66.99
(£78.71)
Sub Total : £411.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £74.00
Total : £496.88
 
Brilliant, thanks, I may fiddle around with the drives, but otherwise, that look just what i need.

Do you thing there is an advantage using a fast small raptor as a system drive and the caviars for data, or even a NAS on a gigabit LAN? and drop the data drives
 
shady said:
Brilliant, thanks, I may fiddle around with the drives, but otherwise, that look just what i need.

Do you thing there is an advantage using a fast small raptor as a system drive and the caviars for data, or even a NAS on a gigabit LAN? and drop the data drives
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Personally, if ure not planning on gaming Im not sure if you would benefit from a raptor! For the cost I just dont see it being worth it.

Infact, you could just get to 500GB WD drivees and you wont have to worry about space for a long time and they will be easily fast enough! ;)
 
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