Build me a computer :-)

Stinicker

I have decided to change my trusty Medion Computer which is now 6 years old. I am not a real gamer and would not need a gaming pc. I just want something fast and capable of running Firefox well and I do sometimes do light video editing using PowerDirector. I am presuming the onboard graphics of the Motherboard should suffice.

I have upgraded my Medion last year with a SSD and 2TB WD Blue Hard Drive both of which are less than 4 months old, these would be swapped into the newer machine.

I will need a case with front USB 3.0
Motherboard
PSU
DVD Burner
16GB RAM
CPU, I'm thinking either i5 or i7, I have an i7-5500U @ 2.4Ghz in an ASUS Laptop I got before Christmas and it is a real nice piece of kit and very fast.

Last time I did something like this was back in 2012 when I built a HTPC and ordered from HardwareVersand with some help from fellow boardsies. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056661742

I will not order from HardwareVersand this time and will probably go with either Komplett or someother company.

the_syco

How much are you willing to spend?

Stinicker

€500 - €600

Digital Solitude

i5 6600 €250
H170 board €80
16gb ram €100
Case €100
300w PSU €50

TerrorFirmer

That i7-5500u is a slow mobile dual core, so the desktop equivalent would be something pretty basic to be honest. A desktop i7 is no relation to it whatsoever, and would be about 4x as fast.

The build suggested above would be super fast, but for your uses, you could get away with far cheaper and still be far ahead of your laptop. He has just gone out of his way to spend every penny of your budget.

i5 4460 €180
H81 board €50
16gb ram €90
Case €50
300w PSU €30

Would still run rings around your laptop.

If your Medion is only six years old chances are it doesn't even really need a significant upgrade unless it was very low end when you bought it. Minor upgrades should suffice. What's the spec?

Digital Solitude

Posted before I saw the budget tbh, but yeah I overpriced most of it. Terrors build is probably more than you need OP

Stinicker

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

If your Medion is only six years old chances are it doesn't even really need a significant upgrade unless it was very low end when you bought it. Minor upgrades should suffice. What's the spec?

The Medion is running:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.5Ghz
4GB of RAM
250GB Samsung SSD
2TB WD Blue purchased last week

Its actually was running perfectly but has a problem which I can't seem to fix. Last August it ran ChkDSK at startup which wiped out over 70GB of stored files, I backed up all 1.5tb of files and data before formatting. I also swapped up from a 120GB SSD to a 250GB SSD at the time. Installed Windows 10 and hated it so switched back to Windows 7 after a week.

Everything was fine until last week again when the computer failed to get past loading windows and would not boot until I removed the 2TB drive.

I ordered a new 2TB drive incase it was the drive and installed it. But 3 days later the same issue which has been happening again with the new drive, I changed the Sata cables just incase. Sometimes when I start the computer at the moment, it sticks on the Intel Logo, other times it gets past the Intel but fails to boot into the bios. It took me three attempts tonight to get the computer to start thus I'm thinking I'll just build a new one so as to have something Reliable.

I know a small bit about computers as I did the CompuTIA A+ back in 2012 but had to give up the course after just a month because I just couldn't manage the commute of 2.5hrs driving each day.

Stinicker

I was wondering about what people might think of this system?

Cooler Master Force 500
http://www.komplett.ie/cooler-master-force-500/20187454/details.aspx

ASUS Z170-P D3 - Socket 1151 - ATX
http://www.komplett.ie/asus-z170-p-d3-socket-1151-atx/80040058/details.aspx

Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB - PC3-12800 - DIMM
http://www.komplett.ie/crucial-ballistix-sport-16gb-pc3-12800-dimm/80012812/details.aspx

Intel Core i5-6600K - 3.5GHz - Socket 1151
http://www.komplett.ie/intel-core-i5-6600k-3-5ghz-socket-1151/80039703/details.aspx

CoolerMaster GM Series G450M - 450 Watt
http://www.komplett.ie/coolermaster-gm-series-g450m-450-watt/80012789/details.aspx

HKC - 12:1 - USB2.0 - Met USB 3.0 port - CardReader
http://www.komplett.ie/hkc-12-1-usb2-0-met-usb-3-0-poort/80037782/details.aspx

challengemaster

Z170 and 6600K are absolute waste of money for you. Swap those for the H81 and 4460 Terrorfirmer recommended and save yourself almost €200.