PC for Home Business / Accounting / MS-Office

nolanb13 · May 19, 2014

$132 Intel Core i3 4130 LGA1150 CPU 3.4Ghz 3Mb Cache Haswell (Umart)
$85 MSI B85M-E45 Intel B85 S1150 (MSY)
$85 Patriot Signature 8GB Kit (4Gx2) DDR3-1600 - PSD38G1600KH (MSY)
$95 Samsung 840BW EVO 250G SATAIII SSD Solid State Drive (MSY)
$170 Seagate 3.5" Barracuda 3TB ST3000DM001 SATA3 7200rpm 64MB Cache Hard Disk (MSY)
$49 Coolermaster N200-KKN1 (Umart)
$59 Enermax TRIATHLOR ECO 550W 80 + Bronze Modular PSU (Umart)
$18 Samsung SATA 22x Black DVD RW (MSY)

Total: $732 + Postage.

Seems like a lot to pay for a computer with these needs. (It will be mainly used for MYOB, accounting, and MS Office.) Getting the i3 4340 for the on board graphics as it will be used for occasional video/audio editing + some very light gaming.
Trust me, the 3tb is required.

Any other thoughts/changes you'd recommend? I greatly appreciate your time

HiTechObsessed · May 19, 2014

Can change a few things to save some money. 8GB isn't needed for what you're looking at, except maybe the video editing, but even then it depends on the size of videos you're using.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($132.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill NS 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($49.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($132.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($45.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply ($42.68 @ Mwave Australia)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($21.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $582.68
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-20 01:50 EST+1000)

Emerald · May 19, 2014

You might want to stay with the 550W PSU in case you decide to add a graphics card

HiTechObsessed · May 19, 2014

For very light gaming, a GTX 750 can be added to a 350w PSU easily, and with plenty of graphics capabilities to run anything considered light gaming with medium settings at 1080p

nolanb13 · May 19, 2014

Thanks for the advice. Do you think the extra 4gb of memory won't be used at all?

Also, what are the differences between the mobo I has and the one you posted?

HiTechObsessed :

Can change a few things to save some money. 8GB isn't needed for what you're looking at, except maybe the video editing, but even then it depends on the size of videos you're using.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($132.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill NS 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($49.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($132.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($45.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply ($42.68 @ Mwave Australia)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($21.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $582.68
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-20 01:50 EST+1000)

HiTechObsessed · May 19, 2014

Minimal difference, for your use there won't be any tangible difference.

And even when I'm running multiple browsers, an Access Database or two, Outlook, and Adobe Reader, I rarely ever hit 3.5GB of use. You can get 8GB, which will definitely be plenty if it would make you feel better, it'll just cost a little more.

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