Another new machine! Few questions.

[garamo]

This one is for my dad. He is finally convinced it is time to get rid of his old pentium 4 build! Will be used for word, excel and internet mainly with all these running at once. Shouldn't need too much but he does want something quite powerful and quiet. This is what I was thinking:

Case
FRACTAL DESIGN R3 - BLACK PEARL CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
512MB NVIDIA GEFORCE 210 - DVI,HDMI,VGA
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
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
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
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
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
24" Widescreen TFT 1920 x1080 5MS, DVI, 23.6" Panel (£119)
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE DVI-D CABLE (£5)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® MK520 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO (£39)
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 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £870.00 including VAT and delivery.

My main concern is the heat in this case because the computer is in a loft conversion and it gets pretty hot up there in the summer. I'm also not sure about the PSU. I'd normally go for one of the branded ones but this build just doesn't need 650w, are these ones reliable enough? Also, are these cheaper screens OK? It isn't for games or anything but it needs to look nice enough and not be super reflective or anything.

Lastly, I presume this Graphics Card will be OK as he isn't playing games so I can't see a point in getting a better one but perhaps there is a reason to? I have the same case and am running a HD6870 and the fan on this blows the heat straight out the exhaust fan which seems to be a good setup. Does this have a similar fan position or does a different cheap card?

Cheers.

 

[Phoenix]

The temperature will be fine, the generic PSU's are made by a company called FSP and they're pretty reliable so you don't need to worry about that. The cheaper monitors are perfectly fine, they're just not as flashy as the Iiyama ones. In terms of a graphics card I recommend dropping one altogether and getting the i5-2500K CPU instead, it uses intel HD3000 graphics which will be fine for the things you're wanting it to do.

 

[garamo]

That's great, thanks for your advice man! Appreciate the help.