Hi all, been doing a fair amount of reading on these forums (very helpful by the way) and been playing around with different specs for a while now, Haven't made my mind up for my new rig yet!, however I need to order my father in-law a new home office desktop at the same time as mine.
Just a few questions...
With the motherboards that support USB 3.0, do i need to change the USB options further down to ensure the build comes with USB 3.0 ports or will the 2 front ports be the USB 3.0 ones?
Would it be worth paying the little bit extra for the llyama 22" monitor or are the normal tft ones pretty decent?
How does the system below stack up? Is it a well balanced system? it will be for genral use i.e excel, outlook,normal web browsing however he is also into his photography, but basic editing in photoshop will be about as strenous as it gets for this PC.
Is the onboard audio fairly decent? He has an epic music collection and likes to have it blaring out whilst working.
Budget is strictly £1200
Thanks in advance
Case
COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-655K Dual Core (3.20GHz, 4MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P7H55-M/USB3: MICRO ATX MAINBOARD,USB 3.0 & SATA 6.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTS450 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
10x BLU-RAY RE-WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£88)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1156 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
Microsoft® Office Home & Business 2010 (Incl Disc & 1 License for 2 devices) (£182)
Anti-Virus
NORTON 360 SUITE - 1 Year Licence for upto 3 PCs (£39)
Monitor
22" Wide TFT Silver/Black 1920 x1080 2MS D-Sub, DVI, 21.6" Panel (£119)
Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® Wireless Desktop® MK250 Keyboard and Mouse Combo (£19)
Speakers
LOGITECH Z323 2.1 Stereo speakers with Rich bass and 360-degree sound (£45)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 13 working days
Quantity
1
Price: £1,200.00 including VAT and delivery.
Just a few questions...
With the motherboards that support USB 3.0, do i need to change the USB options further down to ensure the build comes with USB 3.0 ports or will the 2 front ports be the USB 3.0 ones?
Would it be worth paying the little bit extra for the llyama 22" monitor or are the normal tft ones pretty decent?
How does the system below stack up? Is it a well balanced system? it will be for genral use i.e excel, outlook,normal web browsing however he is also into his photography, but basic editing in photoshop will be about as strenous as it gets for this PC.
Is the onboard audio fairly decent? He has an epic music collection and likes to have it blaring out whilst working.
Budget is strictly £1200
Thanks in advance
Case
COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-655K Dual Core (3.20GHz, 4MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P7H55-M/USB3: MICRO ATX MAINBOARD,USB 3.0 & SATA 6.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTS450 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
10x BLU-RAY RE-WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£88)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1156 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
Microsoft® Office Home & Business 2010 (Incl Disc & 1 License for 2 devices) (£182)
Anti-Virus
NORTON 360 SUITE - 1 Year Licence for upto 3 PCs (£39)
Monitor
22" Wide TFT Silver/Black 1920 x1080 2MS D-Sub, DVI, 21.6" Panel (£119)
Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® Wireless Desktop® MK250 Keyboard and Mouse Combo (£19)
Speakers
LOGITECH Z323 2.1 Stereo speakers with Rich bass and 360-degree sound (£45)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 13 working days
Quantity
1
Price: £1,200.00 including VAT and delivery.
