cheap basic build

redman67556641

. What is your budget? As cheap as possible, 300-400 ballpark

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Word processing, internet, music

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? No

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? I have two old seats HD from old laptops, they are near nd of life thought. So will need at least a small HD as the system primary

5. Do you need a monitor? Yes, willing to go second hand on this

5a. If yes, what size do you need. Any size, would like decent resolution.

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? [1920x1080/1440x900/etc.] [Yes/No]

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? Wireless card essential

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? Yes, as long as it is in a safe range with low risk of doing harm

8. How can you pay? Credit card

9. When are you purchasing? Prob build in bout five weeks

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? No need for help




The main use will be word. Typicall use will be word open, 3 PDFs open, couple of internet tabs open and playing music. One key thing is that the build will be upgradeable in the future when I have more cash, the upgrades will be towards making it into more of a media center PC .

redman67556641

redman67556641 wrote: »

. What is your budget? As cheap as possible, 300-400 ballpark

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Word processing, internet, music

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? No

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? I have two old seats HD from old laptops, they are near nd of life thought. So will need at least a small HD as the system primary

5. Do you need a monitor? Yes, willing to go second hand on this

5a. If yes, what size do you need. Any size, would like decent resolution.

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? [1920x1080/1440x900/etc.] [Yes/No]

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? Wireless card essential

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? Yes, as long as it is in a safe range with low risk of doing harm

8. How can you pay? Credit card

9. When are you purchasing? Prob build in bout five weeks

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? No need for help




The main use will be word. Typicall use will be word open, 3 PDFs open, couple of internet tabs open and playing music. One key thing is that the build will be upgradeable in the future when I have more cash, the upgrades will be towards making it into more of a media center PC .

Or would this be a better option
http://www.dabs.ie/products/acer-aspire-x3990-core-i3-2120-8gb-750gb-win7hp-8CYK.html

redman67556641

redman67556641 wrote: »

Or would this be a better option
http://www.dabs.ie/products/acer-aspire-x3990-core-i3-2120-8gb-750gb-win7hp-8CYK.html

Anyone have any suggestions

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Item|Price
Intel Celeron Dual Core G1610 Box|€37.50
MSI B75MA-E33, Intel B75, mATX, DDR3|€49.58
4GB G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€19.66
FRACTAL DESIGN Gehäuse Core 1000 black|€29.14
be quiet! SYSTEM POWER BQT S6-SYS-UA-300W 80plus bulk|€29.52
Samsung SH-224BB bare schwarz|€16.99
Crucial M4 64GB SSD 6,4cm (2,5")|€66.00
BenQ G2255|€109.00
TP-Link TL-WN727N, 150Mbps, USB 2.0|€5.90
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€382.28

For basic Web Browsing etc this will do perfectly. Eventually if you are turning it into a Video Playing machine all that might be required is to add a cheap 30 quid Graphics card.

The SSD in there will massively benefit in making the machine feeling very fast. I would also throw a few more quid at the monitor and get this as it's a much nicer screen.

redman67556641

Nice idea with the SSD as a way to speed up the system. my only concern is the low end processor. Its hard to find a practical review of it because its always compared to the far better ones out there and i don't fully understand the real world implications of all the specs given about cpus.