£400 Computer

[TechnologyGirl]

Hi a relative of mine has asked me to build them a Desktop for around £400

They use the computer to store lots of pictures/movies and they need a DVD burner 

they also just use it for internet browsing and stuff like that. i have put together a PC build on PC part picker and i would like people to have a look at the build and try to help me improve it. if you could that would  be great!  thanks for any future replies.

 

Part List:

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/9Fcgf7

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/9Fcgf7

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/9Fcgf7

[alexhelvetica]

If you want to game on this, get an apu or an intel cpu.

But if you want to render stuff, 3d model and virtual machine, all good.

[alexhelvetica]

Also DON'T GET A CX series PSU

[Electronics Wizardy]

A 370 is overkill if your not gaming.

Get a i3 they use much less power and are much faster in single threaded tasks.

[EllieThePurpleFuzzy]

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/yC76f7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/yC76f7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£84.35 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£52.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£35.24 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£42.85 @ More Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£84.96 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£25.29 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 360W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£51.50 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer  (£12.36 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £389.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-25 13:08 BST+0100

[BigDay]

1. go intel for the cpu

avoid the cx psu like the plague

[BigDay]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£141.19 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£61.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£36.27 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£49.90 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£35.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£36.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£9.38 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £409.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-25 13:55 BST+0100

[BigDay]

do you need windows?

[IanDrexP]

Hi a relative of mine has asked me to build them a Desktop for around £400

They use the computer to store lots of pictures/movies and they need a DVD burner 

they also just use it for internet browsing and stuff like that. i have put together a PC build on PC part picker and i would like people to have a look at the build and try to help me improve it. if you could that would  be great!  thanks for any future replies.

 

Part List:

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/9Fcgf7

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/9Fcgf7

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/9Fcgf7

I would suggest getting them a pre-built system instead, it will be cheaper for that usage but get one that has a long warranty.

[Nena Trinity]

Looks fine but some parts I would swapped but it should work!