Spec me an Intel system for the wife please

[foster grant]

Could someone spec me an Intel CPU/ Mobo please...she would be using it for Email, Documents , Social Media , Playing Music and so, also she has 5 HDDs ...and also a sound card please.

She has DDR3 Ram .

thanx

 

[Cromulent]

Why the requirement for using Intel when all she is doing is basic office work and listening to music?

Just get a cheap AMD APU and you'll be laughing. No need for a crazy CPU to do those things.

 

[foster grant]

Oh ok..what would you suggest ?

 

[ExRayTed]

In answer to your question:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x MSI Z97 PC Mate Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard= £64.99
• 1 x Intel Core i3-4170 3.70GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail= £85.99
• 1 x Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Fx OEM (CL-30SB157000001)= £19.99

Total: £181.47
(includes shipping: £10.50)
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Or AMD APU:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Fx OEM (CL-30SB157000001)= £19.99
• 1 x AMD Kaveri A8-7650K 10 Compute Core APU w/ Radeon R7 Graphics (4 CPU + 6 GPU Compute Cores) - Retail= £71.99
• 1 x Asus A88XM-A AMD A88X Chipset (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard= £55.99

Total: £158.47
(includes shipping: £10.50)
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[sweols]

I wouldn't waste money on sound card, unless she does music production. Mobo sound is fine.
I'd definitely get an SSD though.

 

[foster grant]

OK thanx guys

I'm still trying to get her to actually get herself an SSD.......been trying for a year lol

 

[sweols]

Once you go ssd youll never go back

 

[foster grant]

Tell me about it....i got 5 SSDs ..and i would go back to HDDs lol

 

[mickyflinn]

I wouldn't waste money on sound card, unless she does music production. Mobo sound is fine.

Wasting money on investing in a sound card is not true only some of the higher end motherboards come with decent on board sound. You dont need to do music production to enjoy the benefits of a dedicated sound card, which sound far better than some of the on board offerings.

 

[sweols]

Depends what you use to listen with ay? I don't person ally see the point but hay, everyone to their own I guess.
Plus sound cards are an absolute !@#$/^&. Especially drivers