2 pc's for a office

2smiggy

my office PC broke down, amd just looking to get a new one, and another one for the boss's office as he never had one, and it's about time for him to use one himself.

would also need 2 monitors as the one i was using was very old and small. If someone could maybe put a handy build together, and include wireless, it would greatly appreciated

edit: if there is any recommendations for PC's to buy online in Ireland that would be fine too, just looking for as good a price I can get really

DERPY DERPFACE

What kind of budget are you looking at and what will they be used for?

sbkenn

The first PC I ever built and sold in 1994 is still running and in daily use. I told the customer to switch if off twice a year and blow out the innards with an air gun. I have upgraded the Hdd 3 times and replaced the CPU fan a few times. It is still running Win98SE, which I still swear by as long as you don't need 64bit apps. They mostly use if for a dos CAD/CAM app, and only need a mapped network drive.

2smiggy

only day to day office work

just running a small business , using sage and few other pieces of software.

need nothing too fancy , and could spend 300-400 euros on each or more if necessary, plus a monitor for each.

I'm just wondering if it would be of any benefit ordering off hardwareversand or just going to the pc world site ? Windows 7 > windows 8 would be my choice. I see plenty on hardwareversand for around the 300 or so mark, if someone could point me at a fairly decent one , in your opinion.

I would prefer to get a complete one, and not have to build myself, as it is for work and not my own benifit

SterlingArcher

Wouldn't be using hwvs. No point. And you can't be waiting around for then if a pc stops working.
I'd go Argos.

yawhat!

Definitily not Argos! You would be waiting four times as long as hardwareversand if something went wrong!

I'd go with something like the below. Would be perfect for office use. G3220 is an excellent processor! Are they working off a network drive. Could probably swap out the hard drive for an SSD if they are!

Item|Price
Intel Pentium G3220 Box, LGA1150|€45.88
4GB G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€36.24
WD Blue 1TB 6Gb's|€49.81
be quiet! SYSTEM POWER 7 350W - bulk -|€36.03
ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0, Sockel 1150, mATX|€36.20
Cooler Master Elite 342, mATX, ohne Netzteil|€25.82
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€248.97

Serephucus

^ For that price, you could order three machines, just so you have spare parts. (and still be under budget) :P

Seo.OBriain

^^
@yawhat! vGood advice & price for a self build.

- The motherboard will allow you to upgrade to i3/i5/i7 later too.
(Just make sure you won't need extra slots for other cards inside a mini ITX mboard)


I couldn't recommend self build though for business PC's especially if you're not the owner of the company, it can often get too messy in my experience and end up costing more.

Do you really want to be solely responsible for the company IT?

If your trying to avoid the self-build and need a better warranty / support system you may as well go with Business PC's from a company like DELL or HP.

DELL Optiplex 7010 is a solid business PC with a strong support system but almost double the price of a self build for an i3/i5. It will last and you will have a good NBD on-site warranty support though which is a lot cheaper than an IT support contract which you definitely don't need.

You have to ask yourself and your boss what's the best value and easiest to deal with in the long term if things go wrong, downtime or a repair is needed etc.

If you're only going to be running a few basic applications on 2 PC's, you don't mind having to do all the work involved and a day or two downtime is not a huge issue to get over then do the self build.

- If your boss has the budget and wants the backup and extra support as a fall back, order solid business PC's with a 3-5 year NBD warranty.


Also,

You might be able to find 2nd hand/used business PC's online, re-install and buy a warranty upgrade from the manufacturer even if it's past the original 1-5 year warranty.
- Always check warranty options before buying the PC's though!

It's the trusted reliability, support and warranty with PC's designed for Business that sells them.


Only other alternative I think off the top is..

Your boss promotes you to (your current job) + IT Manager,
you take on the extra work but get a decent pay-rise,
you buy the self build from someone like @yawhat! to support the lads..
and everyone's a winner. : D


I've set up loads of equipment, networks, internet related technology etc. etc. for private individuals and SME Businesses over the years so if you want any advice or help PM me etc. no trouble at all.

GL HF...

krissovo

NBD Warranty costs big dollars and it sounds like an overkill in this case especially as it only covers hardware and no software support. Cheaper is buying a 3rd box, image it and stick it in a cupboard as a loaner if something fails and use the normal SLOW warranty process to repair the orriginal.

justsomebloke

krissovo wrote: »

NBD Warranty costs big dollars and it sounds like an overkill in this case especially as it only covers hardware and no software support. Cheaper is buying a 3rd box, image it and stick it in a cupboard as a loaner if something fails and use the normal SLOW warranty process to repair the orriginal.

nah on 2 machines NBD will work out cheaper then buying a 3rd box and would be strongly advisable.

OP also make sure you have a backup solution in place in case anything goes wrong.

OP don't go down the self build route. If it goes tit's up it will be YOUR fault and YOUR issue, buying complete machines puts the blame on someone else

savemejebus

Call dell on 1 850 231 012 and ask for the business section. Have your VAT number and ask for the best price they can give you for an Inspiron 3000 with:

Intel Pentium Processor (Dual Core)
Windows 7 or 8.1
4GB Memory
1TB Hard Drive
Monitor
3 years NBD warranty

See if you can get it for around 450 (they usually have haggle room) and if they're not giving you decent prices say that you can get good deals from HP and Lenovo.

Self builds for work are more trouble than they're worth unless you're happy to be the go-to and blamed person for any issues.

2smiggy

just went with dell , the optiplex 3020, as the inspiron did not come with windows 7, only 8

578 with the 3 years NBD , it is a bit faster, plus it comes with a bigger monitor, so happy enough with that. No doubt if i did order from hardwareversand something would go wrong, and it would be just unnecessary hassle.

thanks all for the reply's !

Seo.OBriain

Solid choice,
Inspiron is more of home user general consumer design.
Optiplex and win7 is way more stable.