PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor | £95.99 @ Amazon UK |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard | £73.43 @ Amazon UK |
| Memory | Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory | £39.99 @ Amazon UK |
| Storage | Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | £38.90 @ Amazon UK |
| Storage | Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | £42.99 @ Amazon UK |
| Case | Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case | £29.99 @ Amazon UK |
| Wireless Network Adapter | Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter | £23.00 @ BT Shop |
| Monitor | Asus VP228TE 21.5" 75Hz Monitor | £79.98 @ Ebuyer |
| Keyboard | Zalman ZM-K500 Wired Mini Keyboard | £36.99 @ Amazon UK |
| Mouse | Corsair KATAR Wired Optical Mouse | £24.99 @ Amazon UK |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | £486.25 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-20 16:24 BST+0100 |
I chose an APU to keep costs down. Sims 3 on A10-7850k
I chose the motherboard because it supports four ram sticks for expansion in the future.
For the memory, I chose a dual channel kit of DDR3-2400 to get the most performance out of the APU's onboard graphics.
For storage, a 120gb SSD with a 1tb data drive offers the best price to performance ratio.
The Fractal core 1100 case will fit all the parts in this build and have some room for expansion in the future.
I was able to fit an AC wifi adapter into the build.
The monitor choice is the best performance low-cost 1080p monitor that I could find.
The Katar mouse it a well-reviewed mouse at a reasonable price.
I chose the Zalman mechanical keyboard because I believe that a mechanical keyboard is a great addition to any computing experience.