£300 office PC new build check

[sebmorris]

Hi guys,

Just wondered if anyone has the time to glance at my office PC build - http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/GdQCRB - and let me know if i've made any stupid mistakes!

Thanks as always
Seb Morris

 

[Willdobbo]

Looks like a good soild office pc to me I assume your just going to using MS Office and internet browsing and such! If so youre good to go!

 

[XiPH3R]

Hi guys,

Just wondered if anyone has the time to glance at my office PC build - http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/GdQCRB - and let me know if i've made any stupid mistakes!

Thanks as always
Seb Morris

No need to go for the hyper 212 cpu cooler. Since you will run a core i3, it will run perfectly fine on the stock cooler. i3s dont generate that amount of heat to go for an after market cooler

 

[sebmorris]

Looks like a good soild office pc to me I assume your just going to using MS Office and internet browsing and such! If so youre good to go!

That sort of thing. So as long as i dont use games or render this will be fast?

Thanks for the reply

 

[sebmorris]

Hi guys,

Just wondered if anyone has the time to glance at my office PC build - http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/GdQCRB - and let me know if i've made any stupid mistakes!

Thanks as always
Seb Morris

No need to go for the hyper 212 cpu cooler. Since you will run a core i3, it will run perfectly fine on the stock cooler. i3s dont generate that amount of heat to go for an after market cooler

That makes sense. Will the stock CPU cooler be quiet though?

 

[giantbucket]

if you play games at the office, you should be fired instantly.

 

[sebmorris]

if you play games at the office, you should be fired instantly.

it isnt actually for an office. Only for office-like purposes.

 

[XiPH3R]

Hi guys,

Just wondered if anyone has the time to glance at my office PC build - http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/GdQCRB - and let me know if i've made any stupid mistakes!

Thanks as always
Seb Morris

Sonce you will do mostly Office work, this build will be better and a little cheaper.

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

CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£89.40 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus A88X-PLUS ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£66.08 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£39.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£39.20 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.64 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£19.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £306.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-02 16:44 BST+0100

 

[sebmorris]

Hi guys,

Just wondered if anyone has the time to glance at my office PC build - http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/GdQCRB - and let me know if i've made any stupid mistakes!

Thanks as always
Seb Morris

Sonce you will do mostly Office work, this build will be better and a little cheaper.

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

CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£89.40 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus A88X-PLUS ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£66.08 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£39.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£39.20 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.64 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£19.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £306.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-02 16:44 BST+0100

Looks good, but if the i3 + the motherboard are cheaper than the AMD option would i be better going with that? Also, will the stock fan be noisy?

Thanks for the reply.

 

[TechyInAZ]

Hi guys,

Just wondered if anyone has the time to glance at my office PC build - http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/GdQCRB - and let me know if i've made any stupid mistakes!

Thanks as always
Seb Morris

No need to go for the hyper 212 cpu cooler. Since you will run a core i3, it will run perfectly fine on the stock cooler. i3s dont generate that amount of heat to go for an after market cooler

That makes sense. Will the stock CPU cooler be quiet though?

Very quiet, I installed an i3 with stock cooler a few months ago and I had to put my ear to the fan (well...almost to the fan) to even hear anything. That's just on idle, I'd assume you'd get a very minor hum on EXTREMELY heavy loads.

 

[sebmorris]

Hi guys,

Just wondered if anyone has the time to glance at my office PC build - http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/GdQCRB - and let me know if i've made any stupid mistakes!

Thanks as always
Seb Morris

No need to go for the hyper 212 cpu cooler. Since you will run a core i3, it will run perfectly fine on the stock cooler. i3s dont generate that amount of heat to go for an after market cooler

That makes sense. Will the stock CPU cooler be quiet though?

Very quiet, I installed an i3 with stock cooler a few months ago and I had to put my ear to the fan (well...almost to the fan) to even hear anything. That's just on idle, I'd assume you'd get a very minor hum on EXTREMELY heavy loads.

Brilliant sounds good!

 

[XiPH3R]

i use a i5 4440 with a stock cooler and its totally quite (even on full load). i bet you would notice it at all.

for general purpose i always have preferred AMD A series processors. They are fast enough for general work and plus it has a much powerfull integrated gpu. so it will perform better than the i3

 

[sebmorris]

Thanks for all your responses guys!