Build for a friend

[MulleyUK]

So its about time that my friend got himself a PC to replace his current laptop. I was just wondering if anyone could help him in picking the parts for his first build...

 

Information:

-Budget £300

-Plans on using it for Light gaming & designing.

-Wants it to be small form factor as he has limited space.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

Thanks in advance...

[WoodenMarker]

Is a copy of Windows or any peripherals needed?

Are there any parts that can be salvaged like a storage drive from the laptop?

[The Pizza Thief]

I'll recomment these from PCPP

 

Here and Here

[Cactu]

Is a copy of Windows or any peripherals needed?

Are there any parts that can be salvaged like a storage drive from the laptop?

^^^ this

[MulleyUK]

Is a copy of Windows or any peripherals needed?

Are there any parts that can be salvaged like a storage drive from the laptop?

I have Windows 8 on a USB so I can install that for him & I also said I would give him an old keyboard of mine. Im pretty sure the only thing he needs is the pc itself...

[MulleyUK]

I'll recomment these from PCPP

 

Here and Here

Do you have any of the same builds in British Pounds (£)?

[TheDev]

cpu: http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/processors/amdapufm2/ad785kxbjabox.html 

 

RAM: http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/memory-pc/ddr3memory/ddr3pc3-128001600mhz/ram-16008.html 

 

mobo: http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/motherboards/amdsocketfm2plus/a88xchipsetmicroatx/a88xm-e35.html 

 

case: http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/fd-ca-core-1000-usb3-bl.html 

 

psu: http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/cp-9020046-uk.html 

 

hdd: http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/harddrives-internal/sata1tbto1.5tb/st1000dm003.html 

 

all in the uk

[manikyath]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/PFhnrH

 

this is the best i can do (with a windows license included)

 

pretty sure someone smarter than me will come around and improve it.

[zappian]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£55.38 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£32.50 @ Aria PC) 

Memory: GeIL DRAGON 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£48.10 @ More Computers) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£38.34 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB StormX OC Video Card  (£103.20 @ Kustom PCs) 

Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£14.50 @ CCL Computers) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£31.74 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £323.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-09 21:33 BST+0100

[MulleyUK]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£55.38 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£32.50 @ Aria PC) 

Memory: GeIL DRAGON 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£48.10 @ More Computers) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£38.34 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB StormX OC Video Card  (£103.20 @ Kustom PCs) 

Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£14.50 @ CCL Computers) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£31.74 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £323.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-09 21:33 BST+0100

 

I have just sent him this parts list and he seems pretty happy with it! Thanks for posting...

[zappian]

I have just sent him this parts list and he seems pretty happy with it! Thanks for posting...

You can also get a r9 270 instead.

I just picked the 750 ti to get a cheap PSU with no worries.

Glad you liked it.

Cheers.