Help with an "outof the box" PC - its urgent!

muffler · 19-12-2015 7:16pm #1

My old Dell XPS 430 seems to be doomed so I need to replace it ASAP. I don’t want to build the system myself so Im after something that can be taken out of a box and plugged in and ready to go. A system that will be used for general internet browsing, downloading, playing a bit of music, streaming, some typing and spreadsheets etc etc. A bonus would be the ability to play mid range games such as the Call of Duty and Battlefield games that were released a couple of years ago. Maybe even a system where the graphics card be easily upgraded at a later date.

A DVD (or Blueray) player/writer would be a must also and Id prefer the OS to come with it but I think I can just about manage to buy it separately and install myself if necessary. Id prefer also to get something with about 6GB + of RAM and a 1 Tb hard drive.

I have the monitor, speakers, keyboard, printer etc etc and given the fact that Im hoping to have something up and running before Xmas this is now pretty urgent.

I see “integrated” and “dedicated” graphics but have no idea what is best. Similarly the processors and the likes are double Dutch to me so I would really appreciate any and all help or advice.

Delivery from the likes of Amazon or Argos UK isn’t a problem either as I live beside the border and can get delivery to a N.I. address. My max. budget is about €450 so hopefully I can snare a bargain somewhere with your help of course. For anyone spotting a system on a UK site the sterling rate is probably around 0.70 so divide sterling price by 0.70 to get Euro price.

I have a couple of suggestions myself but feel free to dismiss them out of hand or whatever or maybe even praise them

Thanks in advance.

This

This

This

Edit/ This model (terrible colour though) would tick a lot of boxes but again Id be unsure with regards to processor and graphics card

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Digital Solitude · 19-12-2015 8:19pm

For Intel CPUss I'd look at a Pentium or i3 minimum, so I'd leave out the Celeron machine you've linked.

Don't know enough about AMD chips to comment on the rest

levitronix · 19-12-2015 9:10pm

http://www.amazon.co.uk/PC-Customiser-Graphics-A78M-E35-Bitfenix/dp/B00QIRWDX6/ref=sr_1_53?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1450555757&sr=1-53&keywords=amd+a10+6800k+desktop

not a bad option

muffler · 19-12-2015 10:19pm

levitronix wrote: »

http://www.amazon.co.uk/PC-Customiser-Graphics-A78M-E35-Bitfenix/dp/B00QIRWDX6/ref=sr_1_53?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1450555757&sr=1-53&keywords=amd+a10+6800k+desktop

not a bad option

From my very limited knowledge of these things that does look the part. Its just on the upper edge of the budget but I see there is no OS with it unfortunately. There is an option there to add an OS but its an extra £90/€130 approx. which would bring it up to close on €600 in total

muffler · 19-12-2015 10:37pm

levitronix wrote: »

http://www.amazon.co.uk/PC-Customiser-Graphics-A78M-E35-Bitfenix/dp/B00QIRWDX6/ref=sr_1_53?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1450555757&sr=1-53&keywords=amd+a10+6800k+desktop

not a bad option

Just looking at more PCs from the same seller with an OS installed and I spotted this. Any good?

Scouting around on the saveonlaptops website I seen this model and also this model which look reasonable and within budget but then again Im just sort of prodding in the dark.

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grindle · 20-12-2015 2:45am

All of the builds you kind of want to buy based on your budget will handle games lovely if you play at low settings at 720, but for the extra performance boost inherent it'd be worth checking out one of terror firmer's builds on adverts with a 750 ti. Treat yourself. Save up for an extra week. Go without food or pints for two weeks. It'd be an extra €50-€100, but it'd be worth it for the increase in performance. Hugely so. Haggle a bit, it''ll be worth it.

XPS 430 - was it even running those games? What GPU came in that, I remember those from years ago?

Help with an "outof the box" PC - its urgent!

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