£350 max (ex vat) build - for flash, fireworks, lots of multitasking and programming

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CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor - £59.95
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard - £60.76
Memory - G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory - £36
Graphics Card - AMD Radeon HD 6870 1GB - £46.05
PSU - In case -
CPU Cooler - Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing - £13.83
Case - Antec One - £14.99
Optical drive - Samsung SH-224BB/RSMS 24x DVD±R, 8x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, x12 RAM, SATA - £12.85
Storage - 1TB SATA 3Gbps - £28.09
SSD - Sandisk 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk - £64.99

Mostly from Aria PC - total £337

Cheers,

Luke
 
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That power supply will be TERRIBLE. Seriously - just don't. The GFX card needs 2x6pin power cables that it doesn't have and you can't get the proper power from the 500w (I presume) power supply that Aria will give you by just using connectors/adaptors.
Save by getting a 64gb SSD, a cheaper motherboard and get yourself a better power supply (500w from XFX or Corsair etc)

EDIT: Wait - I thought you were going with a power supply that was included in the case? (The Antec One doesn't come with a power supply?)
 
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Wrong case in original post: ARIAnet Triumph Black Midi Tower Case w/ 500W Power Supply (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/Cases+with+PSUs/ARIAnet+Triumph+Black+Midi+Tower+Case+w%2F+500W+Power+Supply+?productId=50806)

So would this do?
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/Non-Modular+650W+or+less/550W+ARIAnet+ACE+Xtreme+Series+Power+Supply+?productId=47037
 
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Cheers for the direction Richard. That aside, what do you think of the build? Will it be capable of supporting the multitasking I need?
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Yeah it's a good build for mid-range gaming and multi-tasking. If anything I would save money by getting a smaller SSD as a boot drive and store programs etc on the huge 1TB mechanical drive (keep internet browser etc on the SSD for quick loading). Also, you can get a much cheaper motherboard if you are willing to go micro-ATX (Will still fit in the case, don't worry), although you will lose out on the ability to go Crossfire on the GFX cards if you ever need 2 - you could look at this one - Quick code 51949
Are you planning to overclock? If not, you could stick with the stock cooler to shave a bit off the price.
Cheers!
 
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I can't seem to find the CPU I had, do you think this would do as a cheaper alternative: quick code: 53674

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AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor £64.50 aria pc 46818

Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard £57.06 ebuyer

Crucial 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz Ballistix Tactical Memory £36.03 ebuyer

XFX Radeon HD 6670 Low Profile 2GB GDDR3 Graphics Card £37.29 aria pc 54035

500W Corsair Builder Series 500CX 80PLUS Bronze Power Supply £39.99

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler £13.83 aria pc 20729

ARIAnet Knight Black Midi Tower Case £9.99 aria pc 52988

Samsung 224BB 24x DVD Re-Writer - SATA - Black - OEM £11.53 aria pc 52657

Seagate Barracuda ST3750330AS 750GB 3.5" SATA II Hard Drive - Recert £28.09 aria pc 54978

64GB SanDisk G25 2.5" SATA 6GB/s (SATA-III) Solid State Drive £44.16 aria pc 55113
 
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The Athlons are kind of the lower end AMD processors, but they are still ok for what you seem to want... If you can stretch your budget then I would get this: 46818. It's a good CPU but you may need to ask Aria to flash the Bios for you to support piledriver chips (I think it's another £10).
An alternative is to get the CPU you want from Ebay or similar - they seem to be going relatively cheaply nowadays....
You can google some benchmarks of each processor to compare performance in the applications you want to run (sorry I can't at the moment due to work blocking websites)
Hope this helps.
EDIT: Just checked - The Athlon CPU looks pretty good - same as the 965 really, BUT it is an FM2 socket so you'll need a motherboard that is socket FM2.
Something like this: http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/AMD+Socket/Socket+FM2+-+AMD+A55/GIGABYTE+GA-F2A55M-DS2+AMD+A55+%28Socket+FM2%29+Micro-ATX+Motherboard+?productId=52523
 
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46818 looks good! I've seen the AMD A75 instead, as it has USB3.0 on. Looks the same apart from that however, am I right? - 54010

Did you say if I'm not planning to overclock I could drop down to a case with a PSU? Do you think it'd be worth overclocking it?
 
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No you need the psu for the 6870 regardless. You can drop the cooler if you don't want to overclock. However, I have found the stock AMD coolers can be quite noisy at times and it's always nice to have a quiet cooler that runs the CPU at lower temps with the option to overclock if necessary. Depending on the tasks you want to do, you might see little benefit in overclocking the CPU, but it is always worth a try - experiment with it! Just be careful of increasing the voltages. When picking cpu's just be mindful of the socket they require and you're good to go!
The A75 motherboards are good as they have Sata3, which will make your SSD run at it's full potential. USB 3 is a bonus, but not widely used at the moment. Still nice to have though I guess!
Cheers
 
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Ok I've put together a system for you on Aria that I reckon would work well for your needs (Totals exclude VAT):

HDD: 46369 (£36.78)
SSD: 55113 (£44.16)
SSD Adaptor: 54626 (£1.95)
RAM: 54870 (X2) (£49.00)
Motherboard: 54010 (£56.18)
CPU: 53674 (£42.95)
Case: 53830 (£14.95)
PSU: 52661 (£39.99)
DVD Drive: 53312 (£11.48)
GPU: Sourced elsewhere (£46.05)

The total for this setup would be £343.49 (Excluding VAT) then delivery from Aria is about a tenner.

If you aren't doing any gaming then you don't need a graphics card really - you can get an AMD CPU with built in graphics, such as the A10 chip (52470) that will fit on that motherboard.

Also you can get a lower output power supply, as you won't need the PCI power connectors!
The build without the gaming graphics card would look like this:

HDD: 46369 (£36.78)
SSD: 55113 (£44.16)
SSD Adaptor: 54626 (£1.95)
RAM: 54870 (X2) (£49.00)
Motherboard: 54010 (£56.18)
CPU: 52470 (£76.95)
Case: 53830 (£14.95)
PSU: 52660 (£28.46)
DVD Drive: 53312 (£11.48)

This would total £319.91 and is a better build if you're not doing any gaming.
 
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