**Help for choosing parts for i3 rig under £400?**

[SublimeOrange]

Hi there,

I need to build a computer for basic office needs and was hoping to build a rig with an Intel i3 2120 for under £400 including Win 7 HP 64bit. I already have a monitor, mouse and keyboard.

Minimum requirements need to be as follows..

CPU: i3 2120
Hardrive: 250Gb
RAM: 4Gb

My budget is £400 inc VAT and I would like to buy all parts from www.scan.co.uk preferably

Thanks very much

-SublimeOrangeUK

 

[James McKeane]

£386.95 at scan.co.uk

Part list permalink / Part price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61MA-D3V Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£45.99 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£17.99 @ Maplin Electronics)
Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£74.12 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£33.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair 430W ATX12V Power Supply (£36.52 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Sony DDU1681S-0B DVD/CD Drive (£11.86 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) (£69.08 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £379.33
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated 2012-04-23 17:50 BST+0100)