PC Help, need some quick answers

[The Duke]

You don’t have a link for an equivalent photo shop key by any chance? The office one worked a treat. I think I may grab a handful. Though I can’t see me using anything other than excel, I much prefer Google docs for writing.

[Dave Rice]

I was skeptical at first but decided to take a chance and haven’t looked back since. I had all but stopped building due to the cost of Windows.

I always use an SSD, these days it’ll be a 240GB, but low end prebuilt PCs are still the realm of the HDD. I think it’s because Joe Public hasn’t a clue what they’re buying and think big numbers are better. Look at the PC World adverts for cheap laptops, shit CPU with a “massive” 1TB HDD.

Just built a general office & accounts PC for the local British Legion. 3.3Ghz Pentium, 240GB SSD, 4GB ram, W10 Pro, O2016 for £275. Goes like stink.

[Boris]

Dave Rice wrote:

Just built a general office & accounts PC for the local British Legion. 3.3Ghz Pentium, 240GB SSD, 4GB ram, W10 Pro, O2016 for £275. Goes like stink.

Dave – what cases/PSU are you using these days ?

Never trust an atom - they make up everything !

[Dave Rice]

Various. Last one was the Aerocool QS182 Mini Micro ATX Computer Case with USB 3.0 Amazon £30 and Aerocool Integrator 500W Amazon £34

I’ve also used various Corsair PSUs of 400+ watt and the £30 ZALMAN T4 Mini M-ATX/M-ITX case and the Thermaltake Versa H15 M-ATX Case, but that’s up to £40.

[Boris]

Interesting, not dissimilar to my last build request – Aerocool CS102 Link with a BE QUIET! BN240 400W PSU

Never trust an atom - they make up everything !

[Dave Rice]

It’s hard to go wrong these days. Just stay away from the real cheap stuff and you get something decent where they’ve thought about the cabling too.

Same goes for the PSU, somewhere around £35 does the trick. I see a lot of moans about the Corsairs being noisy but I’ve never had that problem. The Aerocool has too many connectors! ? But that’s what the DVD bay is for these days, storing excess cable.

[JayCeeDee]

RSB wrote:

Thanks @planeman I have gone for the next one up from what you first recommended, Link.

That’s the latest version of the one I bought June last year. Mine’s got the i5 6100. Other than that it’s the same. Has been super reliable for me and handles my 2 screens 24″ BenQ LED ( HDMI ) which is my main display, and an old 17″ monitor ( DVI ) for my email, without any problems.

Sorry for late reply, only just got back home from holiday.

 

[RSB]

Bringing this post back. I have bought a PC from a fellow forumite which I prefer to the one I bought in this post even though it’s older. So I thought I would stick the one I bought from this post on gummy tree for £280 “£100 Less What I Paid For It” but no offers. Is that expencive? Do they depreciate that much now-a-day. Link

I am not fussed about selling it, I did it on a whim this morning.

 

Americans: Over Sexed, Over Payed and Over here, Wat Wat!

[PlaneMan]

I just think not many people by tower pcs these days

[RSB]

True, Oh well.

Americans: Over Sexed, Over Payed and Over here, Wat Wat!

[Bob Williams]

I have a desktop base unit that I have not been able to sell for 4 years! AMD Black Edition X4 Phenom, have to dig it out for rest of the components. Full ATX mobo. Nobody wants them. Probably go to WEE if I can’t even give it away.

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