Best PC build for around £400

[ishdafish2_]

Hey, 

I was going to build a PC for my mum. Shes not going to game but wants it to be fast. 

It must have a monitor included in the price tho 21'-24' will do.

 

Thanks, 

Ish 

[tataklee]

1 hour ago, ishdafish2_ said:

Hey, 

I was going to build a PC for my mum. Shes not going to game but wants it to be fast. 

It must have a monitor included in the price tho 21'-24' will do.

 

Thanks, 

Ish 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£97.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£49.99 @ Novatech) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£25.12 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£52.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (£26.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£47.70 @ More Computers) 
Monitor: Dell SE2216H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  (£104.37 @ PC World Business) 
Total: £405.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-12 18:48 BST+0100

 

Should be plenty fast. I'm not sure how much storage she'll need, so maybe you'd have to go for a smaller SSD and a HDD.

[Streetguru]

2 hours ago, ishdafish2_ said:

 

You'd probably be fine with an AM1 PC, could get a nicer display or something.

 

Swapped out the other one for a 21:9 1080p display, more useful for like movie watching or something. Probably not worth the extra 100 to get a 29" version

 

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

CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor  (£31.65 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI AM1I Mini ITX AM1 Motherboard  (£25.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£24.48 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£51.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case  (£35.97 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£31.75 @ More Computers)
Monitor: LG 25UM57-P 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  (£149.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £351.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-12 19:29 BST+0100