New Office Build(s) - Just Purchased - Opinions?

[sammiedog]

Hello everyone! I just clicked Purchase on an office system I am building (x2). Please see the components below and let me know if I made any poor choices that I should remedy asap!

From Newegg:
2 x ($169.99) SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD250BW 2.5" 250GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
$339.98

2 x ($67.99) GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D3H LGA 1155 Intel B75 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
$135.98

2 x ($49.99) NZXT Source 210 Elite White Steel with painted interior ATX Mid Tower Computer Case w/ Black Front Trim
$99.98

2 x ($46.99) CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9
$93.98

2 x ($39.99) CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
$79.98

2 x ($17.99) LG 24X DVD Burner - Bare Drive 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model GH24NS95 - OEM
$35.98

2 x ($2.49) Rosewill 18" Serial ATA Black Flat Cable w/ Locking Latch Support 3 Gbps, and 1.5 Gbps transfer rate Model RC-18"-SA2-BK
$4.98

2 x ($1.49) Rosewill 10" Serial ATA III Red Flat Cable w/ Locking Latch Support 6 Gbps, 3 Gbps, and 1.5 Gbps transfer rate Model RCA-RU-10-SA3-90-RD
$2.98

Subtotal: $793.84
Tax: $0.00
Shipping and Handling: $11.90
Total Amount: $805.74

Processor from Tigerdirect:
Intel BX80637I33225 Core i3-3225 Processor - Dual Core, 3MB L3 Cache, 3.30GHz, Socket H2 (LGA1155), 55W, 650-1050 MHz, Fan (I69-3225)

x2 @ $128.69 = $257.38 w shipping = $281

TOTAL PER PC: $543.37

 

[ddog510]

I think you did a good job. The only thing I might have done differently is buying a 128GB SSD for $100 and a 1TB HDD for $70 and use the SSD as a boot drive...but that's only necessary if you need more than 256GB of storage on each pc...and I'm guessing you don't. Nice work.

 

[butremor]

Solid office build. Although i don't know why you choose ssd over hdd.

 

[sammiedog]

Thanks for the feedback. I have an SSD in my home PC and it makes for a wonderful experience, especially when using a large outlook mailbox for searching and such. I wanted to bring that zippiness to this new PC and remove any bottlenecks the HD speeds may cause (1 PC will be running Photoshop and Adobe products for graphics work). I didn't go with a dual drive setup because one of these if for my wife and she was not keen on needing to manage the placement of her files. I figure this size SSD would make for a more maintenance free and worry free experience.