Office Budget Build

[tzammit_96]

Hi Everyone. I need to put together a budget build that will only be used in an office. It will only be used for Microsoft Excel, Word and an Accounting Software, therefore nothing fancy. I have experience when it comes to high end gaming parts, however I am a bit lost when it comes to cheap, less performing parts. I would appreciate any help

[Blind X]

What is your budget?

[tzammit_96]

euro 400-500ish

[Zyndo]

you could just make a super cheap computer like this one. I don't think you'll need more than a pentium for your workload, but you could always get an i3 6100 if you think you'll need a little more juice.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/qmG8JV

[abhigyan001]

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/pqFhkT

[Zyndo]

Realistically though, this is what best buy is for (or whatever your European equivalent of that might be). they will have tons of cheap computers for sale with acceptable office specs for about as cheap as you could hope to make one (after the cost of your OS)

[Blind X]

Here:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  (€58.78 @ Amazon France) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  (€29.95 @ Amazon France) 
Motherboard: Asus B150M-A D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard 
Memory: Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (€39.99 @ Amazon France) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€43.99 @ Amazon France) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€47.79 @ Amazon France) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H24 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€35.18 @ Amazon France) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€69.47 @ Amazon France) 
Total: €325.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-01 18:00 CEST+0200

 

 

[tzammit_96]

these are the two options where i live:

 

@ 472 euro

• Intel Core i5-4460 Quad-Core (4) 3.20GHz
• 4GB DDR3 SDRAM
• 500GB 7200rpm Hard Drive
• Windows 7 & 10 Professional

@472 euro

• Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz
• 4GB DDR3 1600MHz
• 500GB HDD
• Intel HD Graphics 4600

@250 (my custom build) EXCLUDING WINDOWS

i5-6100

Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply

LC-Power 2004MB MicroTower 

 

 

[Zyndo]

11 minutes ago, tzammit_96 said:

@250 (my custom build) EXCLUDING WINDOWS

i5-6100

Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply

LC-Power 2004MB MicroTower 

 

 

That custom build will not work as the i3 6100 (i assume you mean i3 6100 as there is no such thing as an i5 6100) is not compatible with that motherboard. You will need a motherboard with socket 1151 in order to fit that CPU. chipsets H110 H170 Z170 B150 B170 and Q170 are your options for that (in your price range you should only look at H110, B150, or maybe H170 but those will be a bit more expensive). Other than that it looks fine. Also make sure you get a motherboard with on board graphics support since you're going to be running off your IGPU.

[Blind X]

The build you are getting in your area is pretty fine, but check if it has onboard graphics. Your custom build is wrong as there is nothing like i5 6100. I think it must be an i3 6100 and the motherboard you choose has a 1150 socket which is not compatible with the 6th generation intel processors. You will need a socket 1151.