HELP PLEASE new desktop spec

Jonboy

New member
Hi, Can you help, I presently have a PCS desktop, 4 years old and want to update to a faster pc, my current one has Pentium Dual core 1.80GHz, I do not do gaming but want to know if I should have the Pentium Dual Core as in the spec or go for the new Intel 1.3i, also is the motherboard I have selected ok?
At the moment I run Windows XP Pro and am happy but as this will fade out in 2 years I am thinking of having Windows 7 pro 64 bit, is this ok?

Another question, on my ols pc, I originally had 2 dvd rewriter drives but they conflicted so I changed 1 to read only, However now PCS do not do read only so I will have to have 2 rewriter, do you think this could cause probs again?

Any suggestions much appreciated
Case
STYLISH BLACK/SILVER TRIDENT CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core G860 (3.00GHz, 3MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8H61-M LE/USB3 (NEW REV 3.0): M-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
INTEGRATED GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR (GPU)
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd 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
350W Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
2 PORT USB 3.0 INTERNAL PCI EXPRESS CARD
Firewire & Video Editing
3 Port IEEE 1394a Firewire PCI Card (£9)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£109)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
NORTON 360 SUITE - 1 Year Licence for upto 3 PCs (£39)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1
 

Wozza63

Biblical Poster
If you can afford this then this will last you years

Case
COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER CASE - nice quiet case that will also keep your bits cool

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i3-2120 Dual Core (3.30GHz, 3MB Cache) + HD Graphics - i3 will definitely be a much better choice and will last much longer, the hyperthreading is a major advantage too

Motherboard
ASUS® P8H77-M: M-ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, CrossFireX™ - this will have everything you need and already has USB3.0 ports on it

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB) - plenty of RAM for futureproof

Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 520 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready - I've never liked intel integrated graphics, so a low profile graphics card is a good idea incase you ever want to do some light gaming

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm) - will be a better HDD than the one you chose

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29) - extra space for anything you may want to add later

Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19) - always a good idea to keep the CPU cool, its very quiet too

Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs

USB Options
4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Firewire & Video Editing
3 Port IEEE 1394a Firewire PCI Card (£9) - you seemed to want this

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79) - there is very little advantage to the higher end versions

Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)

Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL - I personally dont bother with paid antivirus, i think they are a rip off, AVG, MSE, Avast, Avira will all do the job for free

Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5) - this is a must have

Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
 

mantadog

Superhero Level Poster
I would take the spec posted by wozza, but personally i can't see a problem with integrated graphics for everyday use, thats what they are designed for afterall. So if i was building you a spec it would be identical to the spec posted by wozza, only with integrated graphics and possibly standard cooling.

But anything along the lines of the spec posted for you by wozza looks fine.

The 2 drives shouldn't cause any problems so your safe enough ordering them in that config if you need a couple of those drives. Also windows 7 is a greay operating system, i switched from XP to windows 7 and have to say it's nothing to be scared of :p
 
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