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Hi my mate is looking for a basic pc on a small budget , he is not looking to game on it he just wants to perform basic tasks. 

 

He has a hard drive from his old pc so that is not really a necessity.

OS does not need to be included either.

 

Would be a real help if some of you could link some part picker links.

 

Thanks :)  

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Location and budget? and does that budget include a monitor/peripherals? 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($105.75 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.49 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($57.64 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply  ($9.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $257.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 11:04 EST-0500

 

I went with an i3 so he can game and multi task should he want to, but he could save some money by either going with an AMD APU or by getting an Intel Pentium. And as for the psu, I went with something cheap but still good for general use. 

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i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core

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FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210.

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UK so in pounds 300 

no monitor or keyboard need already has them (sorry forgot to mention)

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£78.79 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£38.00 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£51.44 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£31.43 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£31.15 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £230.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 16:06 GMT+0000

 

I went with an i3 so he can game and multi task should he want to, but he could save some money by either going with an AMD APU (15 pounds cheaper) or by getting an Intel Pentium (30 pounds cheaper). And as for the psu, I went with something cheap but still good for general use. 

PSU Tier List | CoC

Gaming Build | FreeNAS Server

Spoiler

i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core

Spoiler

FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210.

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No he does not plan on gaming

Would recommend a nice i5 chip, so he has a good base for any upgrades, maybe in a year he like to game so yeah

CPU: Xeon 1230v3 - GPU: GTX 770  - SSD: 120GB 840 Evo - HDD: WD Blue 1TB - RAM: Ballistix 8GB - Case: CM N400 - PSU: CX 600M - Cooling: Cooler Master 212 Evo

Update Plans: Mini ITX this bitch

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Would recommend a nice i5 chip, so he has a good base for any upgrades, maybe in a year he like to game so yeah

An i3 can handle gaming just fine, so it would make more sense to save the money and just get an i3. 

PSU Tier List | CoC

Gaming Build | FreeNAS Server

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i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core

Spoiler

FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210.

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£78.79 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£38.00 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£51.44 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£31.43 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£31.15 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £230.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 16:06 GMT+0000

 

I went with an i3 so he can game and multi task should he want to, but he could save some money by either going with an AMD APU (15 pounds cheaper) or by getting an Intel Pentium (30 pounds cheaper). And as for the psu, I went with something cheap but still good for general use. 

 

Anything elts you could add or improve on as he has 70 pound more to spend , maybe change the CPU to a FX series one or upgrading the case or psu?

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Anything elts you could add or improve on as he has 70 pound more to spend , maybe change the CPU to a FX series one or upgrading the case or psu?

FX cpus are pretty bad these days -- especially when most general use applications aren't heavily threaded (heavily threaded application use when on a tight budget is literally the only reason to ever consider going FX).

 

He could/should get an ssd though -- either 120gb or 250gb depending on how much he'll actually use. 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£78.79 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£38.00 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£51.44 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£47.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£31.43 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£31.15 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £277.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 16:12 GMT+0000

PSU Tier List | CoC

Gaming Build | FreeNAS Server

Spoiler

i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core

Spoiler

FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210.

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