Office PC Upgrade

itzjt

Honorable
Aug 28, 2013
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10,510
Approximate Purchase Date: This week hopefully.

Budget Range: No budget, but reasonable for what I'm looking for. $500-$1000 seems to be enough.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: heavy Excel usage, email, internet browsing

Are you buying a monitor: Maybe



Parts to Upgrade: Completely new build

Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Please note that if you're using an OEM license of Windows, you will need a new one when buying a new motherboard.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Microcenter/Frys when possible.

Location: City, State/Region, Country - SW Ohio, USA

Parts Preferences: Intel CPU

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: Open to options

Additional Comments: None

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Current desktop is old (10yrs +), runs slowly, would like something that I can work and not have to wait on, runs quickly.

Intel i3-3220

I don't have to have this CPU, just one that I looked at and liked, not restricted to this CPU.
 
Solution
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2poYH
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2poYH/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2poYH/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130T 2.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus H81I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical...
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2poYH
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2poYH/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2poYH/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130T 2.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus H81I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $577.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-24 18:53 EST-0500)
 
Solution
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2pp1F
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2pp1F/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2pp1F/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($57.94 @ NCIX US)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $586.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-24 18:54 EST-0500)
 

RazerZ

Judicious
Ambassador
This should fit your needs:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.48 @ OutletPC)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $650.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-24 19:00 EST-0500)