[solved]Office type system

[gussrtk]

I need to build an office pc

building this for my father in law, he needs a new computer.

He does a lot of photography and transfers a lot of pictures onto his computer then burns them on dvds (usually he does 500-1000 pictures at one time)
also just basic web browsing/microsoft office
Each photo for him can be between 10-20mb

Budget of 450-500$max, location; Canada

I just did a basic build from what I thought it should look like, this build would need to last about 3 years with same usage


PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/C8zC
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/C8zC/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/C8zC/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($122.48 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock B75M-GL Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Patriot Gamer 2 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.88 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Memory Express) maybe i would get the BLACK
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: CoolMax 400W ATX Power Supply ($36.49 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS224-06 DVD/CD Writer ($24.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $378.81
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-07 22:00 EST-0500)

 

[TheBigTroll]

get this CPU combo
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=78393&vpn=i3%203220%26P8B75%2DM%20LE&manufacture=Bundle%20Deals&promoid=1312

ram
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950AC8933&vpn=997018&manfuacture=MUSHKIN

hard drive is fine. just get it here. black drives are stupid
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=74462&promoid=1312

case is fine

psu is garbage. get this
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=63238&vpn=P1450SX2B9&manufacture=XFX

dvd drive is cheaper
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?minorcatid=1015

just do a price match with this site

 

[cutebeans]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A8-5600K 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-DGS Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($44.88 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($25.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $328.82
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-08 00:56 EST-0500)

This would be better. The built in GPU and Quad Core CPU would do wonders for longer life PC.

Got him a small case so that he can put the computer anywhere.

 

[gussrtk]

Thanks for the input, looks like it could be even cheaper

 

[mikerockett]

Personally i'd go for something like this for an office build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($122.48 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-E33 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($31.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.80 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($50.65 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $494.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-08 06:55 EST-0500)

 

[envy14tpe]

For photography work you should get a i5 or AMD. My vote is AMD cuz AMD excels in budget CPUs and they are great for photo work and common tasks. Check out this one, FX-6300
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113286
I know its in US, but you can find it everywhere in Canada too. This CPU is much better for what your father-in-law does.

You'll need to pick a new motherboard for it though. I think AMD boards run cheaper than Intel.

 

[TheBigTroll]

problem is that its really hard to fit a good board + a 6300 into 400 dollars

 

[gussrtk]

Well... a motherboard will effect the build in basic performance? Shouldn't be a lot right?
Possible for an 80dollar board for 6300? Or there are just no goood boards for am3+ socket at low price?
I think maybe 6300 because it has 6cores, so it will multi task better (I know not all 6 cores get used all the time)

 

[envy14tpe]

Well... a motherboard will effect the build in basic performance? Shouldn't be a lot right?
Possible for an 80dollar board for 6300? Or there are just no goood boards for am3+ socket at low price?
I think maybe 6300 because it has 6cores, so it will multi task better (I know not all 6 cores get used all the time)

I looked up benchmarks and was surprised. The 3220 holds up well for photo editing! The first link doesn't have the FX-6300 but you can see that the 3220 is a very impressive CPU. The second link is better.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6347/amd-a10-5800k-a8-5600k-review-trinity-on-the-desktop-part-2/4
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6396/the-vishera-review-amd-fx8350-fx8320-fx6300-and-fx4300-tested/4

I was surprised! The dual core i3 outperforms the quad core 6300 in non gaming usage. Buy i3-3220.

 

[TheBigTroll]

Well... a motherboard will effect the build in basic performance? Shouldn't be a lot right?
Possible for an 80dollar board for 6300? Or there are just no goood boards for am3+ socket at low price?
I think maybe 6300 because it has 6cores, so it will multi task better (I know not all 6 cores get used all the time)

core for core, a i3 is much more powerful. but when you have to use all the threads the 6300 will do better. it should do

boards dont affect performance.

 

[gussrtk]

ok, thanks everyone

I think then i3 or if i can get a chance to bump it to i5 3450

 

[envy14tpe]

ok, thanks everyone

I think then i3 or if i can get a chance to bump it to i5 3450

Yeah, I concur.