Spec me - basic build

[Begbie]

Hello,

Girl in work is looking for a PC, needs will be mostly office type stuff so no need for gaming etc. Budget is about £400, which should be fine really.

I done a quick look, well out of date with PC's at the moment if I'm honest but;

Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £139.99
(£116.66) £139.99
(£116.66)
Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D 500GB SATA 6GB/s 16MB Cache - OEM (0F13178) £53.99
(£44.99) £53.99
(£44.99)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
MSI H61M-P31-G3 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Cooler Master Elite 335U Case - Black £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
OcUK GeForce GT 520 1024MB GDDR3 Low Profile PCI-Express Graphics Card £31.99
(£26.66) £31.99
(£26.66)
OcUK Swift 650W V2 Silent Power Supply

 

[mp260767]

have a look at the Intel Pentium 1155 socket G series processors if its just office type stuff.

and use the onboard graphics, so no need for the gt 520.

maybe go for 4gb of memory rather than 8gb ?

 

[Bacon?]

If you like the i3, would recommend the 2120, its only a few £ more but has a performance increase, even if not much.

 

[jamesfreddie]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung S24B300BS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £139.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £95.99
1 x Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D 500GB SATA 6GB/s 16MB Cache - OEM (0F13178) £53.99
1 x Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £46.99
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D2V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £42
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £41.99
1 x Fractal Design Core 1000 Midi Tower Case - Black £32.99
1 x Antec VP350P 350W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £32.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £522.41 (includes shipping : £13.75).



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Without the SSD.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung S24B300BS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £139.99
1 x Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D 500GB SATA 6GB/s 16MB Cache - OEM (0F13178) £53.99
1 x Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £46.99
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D2V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £42
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £41.99
1 x Fractal Design Core 1000 Midi Tower Case - Black £32.99
1 x Antec VP350P 350W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £32.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £426.42 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 

[Sparx]

I presume she will need a DVD drive also? You won't need a graphics card either if she isn't gaming, you can use the onboard..


YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK E2250SWDA 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £99.95
1 x Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £55.99
1 x Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D 500GB SATA 6GB/s 16MB Cache - OEM (0F13178) £53.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £36.98
1 x MSI H61M-P31-G3 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £35.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £31.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £357.86 (includes shipping : FREE).

 

[T345]

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK E2250SWDA 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £99.95
1 x Thermaltake Element Q mini-ITX HTPC Case - 220W Power Supply £56.99
1 x Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £55.99
1 x Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D 500GB SATA 6GB/s 16MB Cache - OEM (0F13178) £53.99
1 x MSI H61I-E35 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £45.6
1 x Kingston Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £19.99
Total : £370.60 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Small build

 

[beejjacobs]

If its office who do they need lots of HDD space?
Maybe a large SSD is a better option.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2208HDD 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x Sandisk Ultra SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA-2 Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDH-120G-G25) £64.99
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £47.99
1 x Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £46.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £36.98
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £31.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £23.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £406.33 (includes shipping : £17.85).