Any improvements? (Not gaming)

[Josh Ford]

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

CPU: AMD A10-7870K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor (£94.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£56.34 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£44.54 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£34.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: be quiet! 530W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£58.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor (£119.18 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K30 Wired Gaming Keyboard (£38.64 @ Scan.co.uk)
Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M6900 Wired Optical Mouse (£15.19 @ Aria PC)
Other: USB (£8.00)
Other: Mouse Mat (£2.00)
Other: Cable Ties (£2.00)
Total: £538.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-30 11:42 BST+0100

Mainly for college.

 

[BSOD BSTD]

looks decent enough. If you're going to be doing any rendering on it then consider 16GB RAM. Also if you can afford it a small SSD to install windows on will make the whole system much quicker.

 

[Josh Ford]

looks decent enough. If you're going to be doing any rendering on it then consider 16GB RAM. Also if you can afford it a small SSD to install windows on will make the whole system much quicker.

Thank you, I'll consider an SSD. Could you recommend a cheap 128gb for me please? About £40.

 

[BSOD BSTD]

kingston 120GB are about £40, good quality as well

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kingston-SSDNow-V300-2-5-120GB-SATA-III-Solid-State-Drive-UK-FREE-FAST-DELIVERY-/121708803494?hash=item1c5668f5a6

you'll really notice the difference if you have your OS on it, much faster loadup, and SSD's dont make the clicking noise that HDD's do.

 

[BrandonYoung]

Absolutely try to get a SSD, its the biggest single performance boost you can do to a PC.

 

[Josh Ford]

Absolutely try to get a SSD, its the biggest single performance boost you can do to a PC.

Thank you, I'll get one then. I'm just stingy with my money haha.

 

[Josh Ford]

kingston 120GB are about £40, good quality as well

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kingston-SSDNow-V300-2-5-120GB-SATA-III-Solid-State-Drive-UK-FREE-FAST-DELIVERY-/121708803494?hash=item1c5668f5a6

you'll really notice the difference if you have your OS on it, much faster loadup, and SSD's dont make the clicking noise that HDD's do.

Added to my list.

I wanted an IPS panel but I ain't bothered anymore. Is the monitor I chose OK?