Workstation/Server spec needed

dobertron

dobertron

dobertron

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Getting a decent gaming rig in about six months, but need something for basic office use & web browsing in the mean time. Budget is around £400, could probably stretch to £500 if it's worth it. Was going to just chose one of the OcUK Value pre built systems, but apparently the power supplies aren't too good. I do plan on keeping this build for use as a home server once I upgrade, otherwise I'd take the risk.


Parts I don't need:
Operating system - will be using a linux distro, probably Ubuntu
Monitor - I have an ancient Dell monitor with DVI & VGA connectivity

Parts I do need:
Eveything else, including keyboard/mouse.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £61.99
1 x Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £52.79
1 x Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £50.99
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £47.99
1 x G.Skill RipJaw 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL) £37.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £36.98
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £27.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
1 x Logitech MK120 Desktop Set (920-002552) £15.98
Total : £364.79 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Something like this should do you.

SSD will give it some speed.

G840 has enough power for tasks like word processuing and internet use, easily.

Case has a lot of HDD storage inside.
 
I don't know if size is an issue, if it is you can go mini-Itx.


YOUR BASKET
1 x SanDisk Ultra SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA II Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDH-120G-G25) ** FREE Ducati CAP ** £62.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £61.99
1 x Gigabyte H61N-USB3 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £61.99
1 x Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £52.79
1 x Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced Mini-ITX Case - Black £39.98
1 x G.Skill RipJaw 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL) £37.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £36.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
1 x Logitech MK120 Desktop Set (920-002552) £15.98
Total : £401.29 (includes shipping : £10.50).




I'd only do this if size is an issue. Otherwise, go for the above build.

Small builds are really fiddly and have limited upgrade space.
 
No size is not an issue (no innuendo intended)
Think I will stick with that first build, there's plenty of room for extra hard drives when the time comes.

One question regarding that motherboard - is there an ethernet port? Can't see one, maybe I've missed it. It's not a big issue really, can always pick up a usb wifi thingamajig.

Thanks again, much appreciated.

EDIT: Disregard that ethernet question, I'm an idiot and managed too not see it.
 
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dobertron said:
No size is not an issue (no innuendo intended)
Think I will stick with that first build, there's plenty of room for extra hard drives when the time comes.

One question regarding that motherboard - is there an ethernet port? Can't see one, maybe I've missed it. It's not a big issue really, can always pick up a usb wifi thingamajig.

Thanks again, much appreciated.
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Best idea,

Yes, there is. If you look at the picture, its ontop of two USB posts next to the colourful audio ports.

In the description its called a "10/100/1000 (LAN)". :)

Hope you have a good build.
 
Ah, that'll be why I missed it the first few times. Was looking for "ethernet" or "network" or something, not numbers.
Thanks again DoomedSpeed.
OcUK should pay commission to their helpful forum members, I'd have probably just bought a cheap prebuilt thing from elsewhere if I wasn't aware of the community here.
 
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