Spec My Mother a PC

RobMunfy

RobMunfy

RobMunfy

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I've been out of the loop with computer parts for a fair old while, so need a bit of help spec'ing a full build for my mother. She will simply be using it for Word Processing, emails and web browsing...nothing else really. I'd like something using pretty reliable parts, so no need for anything to be overclocked etc.

Budget is to ideally be under £600

What I need for this is:

Monitor (24-inch preferably),
Windows 7 Home Premium,
Full base unit (Case, PSU, CPU, MB, RAM, HDD, Optical drive, GFX card?)

I don't need a mouse or keyboard or any other peripherals.
 
Come up with the spec below:


Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
BenQ G2420HDBL 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £125.99
(£104.99) £125.99
(£104.99)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
(£66.65) £79.98
(£66.65)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
(£51.66) £61.99
(£51.66)
Asus P8H61-M Intel H61 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £47.40
(£39.50) £47.40
(£39.50)
Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £46.99
(£39.16) £46.99
(£39.16)
OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £46.98
(£39.15) £46.98
(£39.15)
BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £31.99
(£26.66) £31.99
(£26.66)
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £22.99
(£19.16) £45.98
(£38.32)
OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.39
(£11.99) £14.39
(£11.99)
Sub Total : £418.08
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £19.10
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £87.44
Total : £524.62
 
A bit closer to the top end of your budget but how's this

YOUR BASKET
1 x benq g2420hdbl 24" widescreen led monitor - black £125.99
1 x intel core i3-2100 3.10ghz (sandybridge) socket lga1155 processor - retail £94.99
1 x microsoft windows 7 home premium sp1 64-bit - oem (gfc-02050) £79.98
1 x fractal design arc mini tower case - black £69.98
1 x seagate barracuda 7200.12 500gb sata 6gb/s 16mb cache - oem (st500dm002) £61.99
1 x intel blkdh67bl h67 (socket 1155) ddr3 motherboard - (sandybridge) £51.70
1 x corsair builder series cx 430w v2 '80 plus' power supply (cmpsu-430cxukv2) £39.98
1 x kingston hyperx blu 4gb (2x2gb) ddr3 pc3-10666c9 1333mhz dual channel kit (khx1333c9d3b1k2/4g) £22.99
1 x ocuk 22x dvd±rw sata rewriter (black) - oem £14.39
total : £584.92 (includes shipping : £19.10).



motherboard has sata 6gb/s and usb 3.0. Manufacturer's page.

Slightly nicer looking mATX if she's not keen on a midi tower and an i3.
 
It's for general web browsing, why are you speccing a 2100, and a 550w psu is just stupid the max this'll draw is under 50w. She won't need 8GB of RAM, but as it's a few quid more and way under budget..why not ey.


YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK 2436VWA 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £119.99
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) £61.99
1 x Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £55.99
1 x Asus P8H61-M Intel H61 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £47.40
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £39.98
1 x Cooler Master Elite 311 Midi Tower - Black/Orange £29.99
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Dual Channel Kit £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-D163C/BEBE SATA 16x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £503.22 (includes shipping : £19.10).




This'll be perfect?
 
This is my first time trying to spec a build, so i'm sorry if i have missed anything.

If you wanted to go down the AMD route

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK 2436VWA 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £119.99
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) £61.99
1 x AMD Llano A4-3300 2.50GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3300OJGXBOX) £49.99
1 x Gigabyte A55M-DS2 A55 Chipset (Socket FM1) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £44.99
1 x Antec VP350P 350W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £31.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £31.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1333C9D3B1K2/4G) £22.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.39
Total : £481.22 (includes shipping : £19.10).

 
Your basket
BenQ G2420HDBL 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £125.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM £79.98
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache £63.98
Asus P8H61-M Intel H61 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 £47.40
Intel Celeron G530 2.40GHz Socket LGA 1155 Processor £34.99
Antec VP350P 350W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £31.99
Fractal Design Core 1000 Midi Tower Case - Black £29.99
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz £22.99
Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter £15.59
Sub Total : £377.42
DPD Next Day Parcel Shipping : £19.10
VAT at 20.00% : £79.30
Total : £475.82

tell her it cost £600, get her a £25 mothers-day present and pocket the £100 ;)

This is the base spec i would go with. things to consider £12 more for the Pentium G620 is it worth the £12 more? yes. will you use the extra performance doing web/word/email? no! The chips have a gpu built in so no need to worry about a graphics card. if you do want to play some HD videos on it, maybe get a 6570 for £50 - otherwise leave it out.
 
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