buy me a PC!

[tommyarra]

Hi guys,

I'm in the UK by the way.

I'm really still quite newbie with regards hardware within a desktop. Basically what I am asking for off you guys is for you to find me a Desktop that is suitable for me and within my budget! Ebay, amazon, anywhere! It'd be massively appreciated as I don't want to waste my time / money on something unsuitable...

What I need-

A desktop only (I have a monitor keyboard mouse etc)
It needs to have a dual link dvi output capable of running my 30" monitor at full res (2560x1600)


What it's used for -
Mainly business related multi tasking. Spreadsheets, word processing, explorer and emails open.

Anything else -
I have a SSD that I plan to install and reinstall my OS on. But If I can get a desktop with one already installed it's no problem. Would save me a job!

My budget -
£300 give or take a few quid!

I'm basically looking for the best I can get for this sort of money.. My only needs are to be able to run my monitor and to cope well multitasking.

Many many thank!!

 

[tommyarra]

On a side note. I've been offered this 2nd hand for 270? Seems okish to me, with my limited knowledge. Any thoughts?

Windows 7
AMD phenom II X6 1055T processor (6 cores)
8.00GB RAM
64-bit
USB 3.0
2TB storage
Graphics - ATI Radeon HD 4250
Motherboard - BIOSTAR Group A880GU3

 

[tommyarra]

Sorry for wittering on... I've also got a decent graphics card Nvidea Geforce GTX660 which is probably Ok to use. So a spec without a graphics card tgat this would fit on would be OK

 

[iLiftFood]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£78.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£39.37 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£60.30 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.48 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£31.15 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ Aria PC)
Total: £299.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-01 13:12 GMT+0000
I'm assuming you don't want to build the pc yourself, but you'll get much better performance by doing so.
Breakdown:
i3 with hyper-threading for basic office work etc.
8gb of ram for multi-tasking, multiple tabs/ programs
1TB of storage - plenty for work related files/documents
PSU -500w is more than enough
200r - easy for cable management and all-in-all a great case for the price. not bad looking either
mobo - usb 3.0 as well as the usb 3.0 on the case

 

[tommyarra]

Thanks for taking the time to out that together. But I'm really not confident enough to do it... Plus I don't have a lot of time and could do with been back up and running within a week or so.

Thanks again for that though.

 

[tommyarra]

Any help guys?! :-S