DDR3 multi purpose build

[Abominablespongecake]

Hello. I am looking to build a multi purpose pc. It will be doing a few things:

- a bit of photoshop / illustrator

- a bit of r /python programming. Usually not too intensive (automatically running web analytics reports etc)

- would like to be able to run xampp locally. So a bit of wordpress development basically.

- I wouldn't mind if it could run some eSports titles maybe even fortnight?

 

I am looking to spend as little as possible maybe £300 I am in UK lol? I already have a 1tb 2.5 inch SSD. I already have 2x4gb Corsair DDR 1333mhz ram. And I already have an os. Where should I spend my money? 

 

[Bananasplit_00]

£300? o boy that wont get you far. I7 3770K and GT 1030?

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

5 minutes ago, Abominablespongecake said:

Hello. I am looking to build a multi purpose pc. It will be doing a few things:

- a bit of photoshop / illustrator

- a bit of r /python programming. Usually not too intensive (automatically running web analytics reports etc)

- would like to be able to run xampp locally. So a bit of wordpress development basically.

- I wouldn't mind if it could run some eSports titles maybe even fortnight?

 

I am looking to spend as little as possible maybe £300 I am in UK lol? I already have a 1tb 2.5 inch SSD. I already have 2x4gb Corsair DDR 1333mhz ram. And I already have an os. Where should I spend my money? 

 

Get a used Dell OptiPlex in the Ivy Bridge Core i5 range. Then maybe save up a bit for a GPU later, you might not be able to fit all of that in a 300 pound budget, but you'll be close. 

 

This would be a nice option. Already comes with RAM but you would be able to mix and match for 16GB. 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dell-Optiplex-9020-Tower-i7-4770-8GB-RAM-750GB-HDD-Windows-10-Pro/183196226962?hash=item2aa7589592:g:r6QAAOSwB7JawlA6

[Mr.Humble]

look for used stuff or save up

[Abominablespongecake]

3 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

£300? o boy that wont get you far. I7 3770K and GT 1030?

That processor is 299 on Amazon uk

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

4 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

£300? o boy that wont get you far. I7 3770K and GT 1030?

I wouldn't even bother with a K series chip for a budget build like this.

[Abominablespongecake]

4 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

Get a used Dell OptiPlex in the Ivy Bridge Core i5 range. Then maybe save up a bit for a GPU later, you might not be able to fit all of that in a 300 pound budget, but you'll be close. 

 

This would be a nice option. Already comes with RAM but you would be able to mix and match for 16GB. 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dell-Optiplex-9020-Tower-i7-4770-8GB-RAM-750GB-HDD-Windows-10-Pro/183196226962?hash=item2aa7589592:g:r6QAAOSwB7JawlA6

Do I need an i7?

[Abominablespongecake]

3 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

I wouldn't even bother with a K series chip for a budget build like this.

I was expecting people to say something older to be honest. 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

2 minutes ago, Abominablespongecake said:

Do I need an i7?

Wouldn't say it's absolutely necessary. That one I just found through a quick search that seemed a relatively ok deal. 

 

Here's another one, Core i5 this time.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dell-Optiplex-3020-PC-Intel-Core-i5-4570-3-20GHz-8GB-RAM-1TB-HDD-Win-10-Pro-/392040699986?_trksid=p2349526.m4383.l4275.c10.m1851

 

 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

3 minutes ago, Abominablespongecake said:

I was expecting people to say something older to be honest. 

Core iX-4000 series and below have sort of reached the bottom of their depreciation curve. So you wouldn't be ahead if you chose an older platform. They would cost relatively the same with older performance. 

[Abominablespongecake]

[Bananasplit_00]

12 minutes ago, Abominablespongecake said:

That processor is 299 on Amazon uk

 

10 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

I wouldn't even bother with a K series chip for a budget build like this.

with a mobo they come in at ~€200 here on the used market

[Abominablespongecake]

3 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

Wouldn't say it's absolutely necessary. That one I just found through a quick search that seemed a relatively ok deal. 

 

Here's another one, Core i5 this time.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dell-Optiplex-3020-PC-Intel-Core-i5-4570-3-20GHz-8GB-RAM-1TB-HDD-Win-10-Pro-/392040699986?_trksid=p2349526.m4383.l4275.c10.m1851

 

 

If I got that what would you reccomend I spent other 100 quid on? Also will my 2 ram sticks for in there? 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

1 minute ago, Abominablespongecake said:

If I got that what would you reccomend I spent other 100 quid on? Also will my 2 ram sticks for in there? 

For the OptiPlex 3020, there's only two RAM slots available. The extra 100 pounds could be used towards a GPU for better gaming performance. 

 

The OptiPlex 9020 on the other hand, features 4 RAM slots. So with the 9020, you'll be able to add your current 2 sticks in for a total of 16GB. 

[Abominablespongecake]

21 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

For the OptiPlex 3020, there's only two RAM slots available. The extra 100 pounds could be used towards a GPU for better gaming performance. 

 

The OptiPlex 9020 on the other hand, features 4 RAM slots. So with the 9020, you'll be able to add your current 2 sticks in for a total of 16GB. 

Might be worth trying to get one of these? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dell-Optiplex-9020-Core-i7-4770-3-4GHz-SFF-PC-16GB-RAM-128GB-SSD/332653246035?hash=item4d73adb653:g:y1EAAOSwcfda-vb7

 

it doesnt have OS, no problem & it has SSD even better?

[Abominablespongecake]

I have also found these two...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenovo-ThinkCentre-M93p-i7-4770-3-40GHz-8GB-RAM-1TB-HDD-DVD-RW-Win7Pro-COA/401530427568?hash=item5d7d1418b0:g:R~MAAOSw1Bxa5uJ1

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dell-Precision-T1700-Core-i7-4770-3-40GHz-8GB-RAM-1TB-HDD-DVD-Windows-10/282950256679?hash=item41e1264827:g:2SsAAOSwvtla6vz7

 

Also both have 1600 mhz 8 Gb Ram, not sure if i can still mix and match with my 1333 but there are 2 slots free on each. Also not sure which chipset is better C226 or Q87 both released around the same time.

https://www.cnet.com/products/lenovo-thinkcentre-m93p-mt-core-i7-4770-3-4-ghz-4-gb-500-gb-10a6001sus/specs/

https://www.cnet.com/products/dell-precision-t1700-mt-core-i7-4770-3-4-ghz-8-gb-1-tb-english-us/specs/

 

https://ark.intel.com/products/75522/Intel-C226-Chipset

https://ark.intel.com/products/75007/Intel-Q87-Chipset