Basic Desktop PC

[nathanhd123]

I am putting together a basic computer for my brother, here is the info:

. £450 Budget

. Will be used for basic tasks such as word processing, browsing the web, perhaps some basic games

Here is the parts I was thinking of, let me know what you think:

part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2vqp7

CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£85.48 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A85XN-WIFI Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard (£85.42 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£30.99 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£54.98 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.97 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case (£32.44 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£40.36 @ Amazon UK)

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£14.06 @ Amazon UK)

Other: Windows 8 Student (£50.00)

Total: £436.70

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 11:45 GMT+0000)

[Panda of the Shadow]

Wait for Kaveri srly. Also faster ram cheaper motherboard.

[Nidiahk]

as Panda said grab a cheap mobo and put the money into faster ram (1866Mhz)

[Markyod]

You should consider getting 1866mhz memory or higher it will help the integrated graphics a lot, here is a 4gb stick i found for £36. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-DDR3-PC3-14900-Memory-Module/dp/B006TB2TT4/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1388836483&sr=8-9&keywords=1866mhz+ddr3

[lilc]

some edits - http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2vqC8

[Panda of the Shadow]

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2vqEa

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2vqEa/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2vqEa/benchmarks/

 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£23.90 @ Ebuyer) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A85XN-WIFI Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard  (£82.62 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  (£68.12 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£54.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.97 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  (£32.44 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: Be Quiet 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£56.94 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Other: Steam OS/ Linux (£0.00)

Other: 6800k (£100.00)

Total: £461.97

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 12:02 GMT+0000)

[nathanhd123]

You should consider getting 1866mhz memory or higher it will help the integrated graphics a lot, here is a 4gb stick i found for £36. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-DDR3-PC3-14900-Memory-Module/dp/B006TB2TT4/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1388836483&sr=8-9&keywords=1866mhz+ddr3

I will swap for that Ram, good find. Any recommendations on a motherboard,should I go with built in With or just get a Pci-e With card?

[lilc]

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2vqEa

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2vqEa/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2vqEa/benchmarks/

 

You wont fit a 212 evo in that case

[nathanhd123]

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2vqEa

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2vqEa/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2vqEa/benchmarks/

 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£23.90 @ Ebuyer) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A85XN-WIFI Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard  (£82.62 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  (£68.12 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£54.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.97 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  (£32.44 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: Be Quiet 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£56.94 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Other: Steam OS/ Linux (£0.00)

Other: 6800k (£100.00)

Total: £461.97

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 12:02 GMT+0000)

I am not sure the cooler is really necessary or will actually fit in the case anyway.

[Markyod]

I will swap for that Ram, good find. Any recommendations on a motherboard,should I go with built in With or just get a Pci-e With card?

Do you need a mobo with wifi built in?

[nathanhd123]

some edits - http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2vqC8

You seem to have found an even better deal on the Ram, thanks. Also that motherboard looks good, although I will have to buy a Pci-e WiFi kit.

[nathanhd123]

Do you need a mobo with wifi built in?

If it was for me then I wouldn't put it in, but it is for my brother who will use it. The expansion kits aren't that expensive anyway.

[Panda of the Shadow]

You wont fit a 212 evo in that case

 

I am not sure the cooler is really necessary or will actually fit in the case anyway.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2vqLC

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2vqLC/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2vqLC/benchmarks/

 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9a 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£33.96 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A85XN-WIFI Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard  (£82.62 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  (£68.12 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£54.98 @ Dabs) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.97 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  (£32.44 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: Be Quiet 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£56.94 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Other: Steam OS/ Linux (£0.00)

Other: 6800k (£100.00)

Total: £472.03

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 12:10 GMT+0000) 

 

changed it  with lp from noctua. also yes needed.

[lilc]

You seem to have found an even better deal on the Ram, thanks. Also that motherboard looks good, although I will have to buy a Pci-e WiFi kit.

I would just go for a wifi board then, for space sake and possible upgrade to gpu.

[nathanhd123]

changed it  with lp from noctua. also yes needed.

Does it not come with a stock cooler? Also, needs to be Windows.