Will this office build work?

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Quadacon

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OK so I am building 3 new PC's for my dads office (replacing the 3 that he currently has) He is willing on spending a fair bit of money on these computers (so this isn't a budget build) in saying that he doesn't want to spend a fortune on them though, the 3 computers will all have almost identical parts, the only difference being the RAM (one will have 4GB one 8GB and one 16GB, and there is a reason for this) anyway i think I have came up with a pretty good build:

Gigabyte S1150 MicroATX GA-B85M-D3H Motherboard

Intel S1150 Core i3 4130 3.4Ghz Dual Core CPU

DDR3 4GB (1x4G) Kingston 1333MHz Ram Module (obviously more than the one stick of this will be purchased)

1TB Seagate 3.5" 7200rpm SATA 6Gb/s HDD

NVIDIA GT610 1GB Gigabyte PCIe Video Card

500 Watt Thermaltake Power Supply

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64bit

Thermaltake ATX Urban S31 Case Black

DVD Writer Samsung 24x SATA Black


so thats the build :) I have built a couple of PC's before so I am feeling confident, I know how they work and some potential compatibility problems you can run into so thats why I posted this.

also I know the 4th gen intel CPU's have good inbuilt graphics, but I would rather just buy a separate card. *This build is NOT for gaming* it is for office use.
thanks :)
 
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coozie7
For an office build I'd take a totally different direction:
Go for an AMD 'A' series quad cored APU on a MATX FM2 motherboard and eliminate the GT610 card, it's weaker than the integrated graphics anyway and you'll easily shave $130 off the build cost.
Depending on how critical the information being stored is and how much of it is going to be stored I might consider a pair of drives in a mirrored array as storage.
Again, from a different point of view, I'd use Seasonic PSUs and ask myself: Are the advantages of the Pro version of Windows worth the cost premium over the Home edition?
The above having been said, there's nothing wrong with your stated build/s, I'm sure they'll work flawlessly for years to come I'm just offering an...
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For an office build I'd take a totally different direction:
Go for an AMD 'A' series quad cored APU on a MATX FM2 motherboard and eliminate the GT610 card, it's weaker than the integrated graphics anyway and you'll easily shave $130 off the build cost.
Depending on how critical the information being stored is and how much of it is going to be stored I might consider a pair of drives in a mirrored array as storage.
Again, from a different point of view, I'd use Seasonic PSUs and ask myself: Are the advantages of the Pro version of Windows worth the cost premium over the Home edition?
The above having been said, there's nothing wrong with your stated build/s, I'm sure they'll work flawlessly for years to come I'm just offering an alternative view.
 
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this is how id do it
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Mgp3

-8gb should be what you want for all 3 computers. if one is to do video editing, id suggest switching the CPU to a e3 1230v3. its an i7 for the price of a i5
-used an i5 instead of an i3. if you dont need the extra horsepower, get the h77m from asrock and pickup the i3 3220 as its chewaper than haswell without a major difference in performance
-added an SSD to speed boot times and loading times. it will increase productivity
-not a bad psu
-onboard graphics is faster than the gt 610. its like buying a joke.
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