[SOLVED] Budget PC Build for office work

nickeh1

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I'd like to build a PC for general office use (only need the PC build itself -the case and everything inside)
We already have a monitor, keyboard, mouse, cables and a copy of windows 10.

This new build is for my partner and will be used for work ONLY (no gaming).

This will be used for Web Browser, Emails, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/Indesign and Microsoft Office (Word & Excel).

I would like the PC to be reliable and last long term. Could someone kindly help by putting together a build?

My budget for this would be around £350-£400.

I am also open to buying a pre-build but happy to build myself if I'll get a better build for this price.

I am based in UK so if linking parts, it would be useful if UK stores.

Thanks in advance for any advice!
 
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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor (£103.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£61.99 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Crucial 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£62.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£50.45 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£42.46 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Gold 450 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£55.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £377.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor (£103.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£61.99 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Crucial 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£62.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£50.45 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£42.46 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Gold 450 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£55.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £377.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-29 14:54 GMT+0000
 
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logainofhades

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I would not use that crucial ram. Those timings are horrible. Also you can get a faster NVME drive, for not much more.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor (£103.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£61.99 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£71.50 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN500 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Deepcool SMARTER MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£30.78 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Gold 450 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£55.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £381.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-29 15:08 GMT+0000