is this good for an office build

[Harkirat Khosa]

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/jYFQf7
opinions and suggestions wanted

 

[Iron124]

Seems kinda overkill for an office build, when I think "office" I think spreadsheets, emails and presentations, not something that would get 50FPS in Battlefield if you slapped a good GPU in it.

It will work, of course, but unless your office is really freakin' awesome, you could save some money.

 

[byza]

I assume you mean for doing work while at home? Looks fine. Corsair CX PSU's don't have the best reputation for gaming, but in a build like that it should be fine.

 

[RazerZ]

Agreed it is overkill. For an ideal office build you could save some money and swap out the i3 for a Pentium G3220. Then you could get a cheap matx motherboard and also get 4GB of ram instead of 8gb. Lastly I would swap out the SSD for a Samsung 840 PRO or EVO.

Since there's no need for a GPU in an office build you can swap the PSU to a 350 or 430W model. Just make sure it's a good one.

 

[byza]

I was thinking he might want to have a little fun on it, maybe add stuff to it slowly. Pretty extreme looking case for a dull office build.

 

[Iron124]

As RazerZ said, a build similar to this would be more than enough for an "office" machine and can save you a lot.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.88 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($65.00 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23 ATX Mid Tower Case ($51.98 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.79 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $420.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

[Harkirat Khosa]

Will this work for gaming too because if i decide to sell it i might put a gpu (if im not happy with it)

 

[Iron124]

Will this work for gaming too because if i decide to sell it i might put a gpu

Nope, probably should've mentioned "gaming" in your first post. As I said above, slap a good GPU in your first build and it'll run Battlefield at 50-60FPS no problem.

Try this if you want the option for gaming in the future:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($120.68 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.88 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($65.00 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23 ATX Mid Tower Case ($51.98 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.79 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $481.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

[RazerZ]

This is the build I would recommend:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($50.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.68 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Canada Computers)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 400W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Memory Express)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.79 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $408.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

[RazerZ]

Will this work for gaming too because if i decide to sell it i might put a gpu (if im not happy with it)

What kind of games do you intend to play?

 

[Harkirat Khosa]

Not play if i decide to giive it away i might put a gpu in it and turn it into a gaming

 

[Iron124]

Not play if i decide to giive it away i might put a gpu in it and turn it into a gaming

Build the system for your needs, not for what you "might" sell it for in the future. Even if you put a GPU into it, you'll still likely lose money instead of yield a profit on the 2nd-hand market.