Design / Code Build

Fussgangerzone

I'm in a job, need to request a computer.
The following are my key requirements:

1. Respectably fast, and stable
2. Decent dual-monitor setup, with a reliable display for colours, etc
3. Not be silly expensive (it could be, but I don't want to take the piss)

Main jobs it'll be doing are:

1. Coding web interfaces and some other programming
2. Design tasks, Photoshop, etc
3. Standard professional use, communications, etc

This is what I've put together:

Item|Price
FRACTAL DESIGN Gehäuse Core 3000 black|€60.79
ASRock Z68 Pro3 Gen3, Sockel 1155, ATX|€86.69
Intel Core i5-2500K Box, LGA1155|€192.84
8GB-Kit Corsair XMS3 PC3-12800U CL9|€47.95
Sapphire Radeon HD 6670, 1GB GDDR5|€77.95
Logitech Corded Mouse M500|€21.83
2 x Samsung SyncMaster S24A300BL|€292.20
Samsung HM-M101MBB 1TB 6,4cm (2,5") 9,5mm Höhe|€87.52
Super-Flower SF400P12P 400W|€26.42
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€913.18

Would you suggest any changes?

Tropheus

I would add an SSD. I'm also not sure you have the best monitors. BenQ seem to be good value at the moment and have HDMI connectors. They would work out cheaper than the Samsungs.

You may also need to beef up your PSU to 500/550w.

Eboggles

ksimpson wrote: »

I would add an SSD. I'm also not sure you have the best monitors. BenQ seem to be good value at the moment and have HDMI connectors. They would work out cheaper than the Samsungs.

You may also need to beef up your PSU to 500/550w.

Why beef up the PSU?

@OP I would change that PSU though as it's not great quality, get the Antec Basiq VP-350. And maybe change the monitors to Dell U2312HMs.

Fussgangerzone

Eboggles wrote: »

Why beef up the PSU?

@OP I would change that PSU though as it's not great quality, get the Antec Basiq VP-350. And maybe change the monitors to Dell U2312HMs.

Cool, I'll take that on board. Those Dell monitors look nice too. My last job had some woeful Dells, but they were intended for pure coders, so only the design team notices. I suspect they were the cheapest of the cheap.

ComputerKing

I think you should maybe look in to water cooling.

deceit

ComputerKing wrote: »

I think you should maybe look in to water cooling.

Why would he need to bother with watercooling?

Monotype

What about the newer Ivy Bridge platform?

http://www2.hardwareversand.de/Socket+1155/56296/Intel+Core+i5-3570K+Box%2C+LGA1155.article
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/DDR3/59322/ASRock+Z77+Pro3%2C+Sockel+1155%2C+ATX.article

Do you actually need the graphics card in there at all? - i.e., any games?