Need advice on buying a new pc

Post by **semicolin** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 5:07 pm

Hey guys, im looking at buying myself a new pc. Problem is i don't know too much about processors ect. I'm looking to spend between £250-£310. will be using it for light gaming and messing around with music production. If anyone could point me in the right direction that'd be great

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 5:13 pm

@lewish

LewisH · Post by **LewisH** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 5:19 pm

For that you could probably get an i3 processor, 4gb of ram and the new intel HD 4600 chipset, would all be suitable for very very light gaming, any new games wont work well on it though, if at all imo.

Not sure where you would find one though, as prices are fluxuating alot atm :\

Post by **semicolin** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 5:22 pm

thanks for the quick reply, i've only really been looking on ebay atm. Would you recommend using ebay?

LewisH · Post by **LewisH** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 5:24 pm

Not really, cant guruantee the parts, and if something goes wrong and the seller "disappears" you have no comeback. best buying from a well known source / website.

Rob_Cool1 · Post by **Rob_Cool1** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 5:30 pm

This one with windows 7 or 8 fits in your budget (just about

)
http://www.cclonline.com/product/26180/ ... m/CCL0002/

This one is better for gaming but costs more £340
http://www.cclonline.com/product/127274 ... -AMD-FAM3/

Both dont have a monitor, keyboard or mouse though

Post by **semicolin** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 5:46 pm

thanks guys, think i'll pick something from that website, cheers

Post by **semicolin** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 5:54 pm

another quick question. the pc i've picked comes with
Toshiba 1TB 7200rpm 3.5" Internal SATA III Hard Drive. i've heard these new solid state hard drives are the way forward, £23.27 to upgrade to this
Seagate (1TB) 3.5 inch Desktop Solid State Hybrid Drive 6Gb/s SATA 64MB (7200rpm) 8GB MLC NAND Flash (Internal)

worth it?

Confused · Post by **Confused** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 8:33 am

Not worth upgrading to that drive - that's a standard mechanical hard drive with a piddly 8GB of flash, you won't see any benefit to it whatsoever.

You'll need to define "light gaming" - this can be the difference between something good that's in budget for everything other than gaming, or something that's not great for everything, including gaming

ChrisR · Post by **ChrisR** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 2:44 pm

Try Dabs.com thats where i get all my stuff from, you could always try and build one to that budget, you might get better parts then buying something off the shelf, just a thought