Help for an office pc configuration

MahZi

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Hi everyone

I wanted to build an office pc and I need your help to choose best configuration
As I said it’s an office pc so no games, I’m gonna use it for web development/designing (photoshop, dreamweaver, etc) and watching 1080p mkv movies.

I had this in mind
CPU: core i5 2500k (*)
Mobo: ASUS P8H67-M PRO (**)
RAM: Kingston 2x2gb 1333mhz (***)
GPU: integrated

* I’m not going to overclock but I chose K version because of its integrated graphic (HD 3000) which is better than i5 2500 (HD 2000)

** at first I chose ASUS P8H67 but it seems it doesn’t have any dvi/d-sub port and no usb3. So I think I have to choose P8H67-M PRO

*** I chose Kingston 2x2gb 1333mhz for 2-3 reasons
- The H67 mainboard doesn’t support more than 1333
- I think 4gb is enough
- crucial 2x2g 1600mhz is double as this price (please somebody tell me why?)

Well maybe i5 2500k is too much for my work but I want to keep for at least a few years but my budget is a little tight so if there are other better options please help

Thanks in advance
 

MahZi

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thanks for answer

well I can pay around 400$ but now I learned that I have to buy a new PSU too

actualy I thought about your config before but as I need more cpu power than GPU I thought i better cut the GPU and spend the money on 2500k. am I wrong?

please tell me about Z68. what benefits does it have in comparison to P8H67?
 

MahZi

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well I think intel works much better with multitasking but please gimme an AMD config and a budget intel config

maybe I should buy core i3. don't you think it would still work better than AMD in multitask?
 

michxymi

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No way...AMD' Quad Core Llano is way better at multitasking than i3 (Dual Core with Hyperthreading). i5 is better of course, but you spend so much on a CPU and not in a generally balanced build..