Need a PC for my mother

monster_munch · 31 May 2010 at 21:15

Hi guys,

My mum has a really crappy PC. Was looking at;

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-239-OK&groupid=43&catid=1078&subcat=

Will that be nice and quick for internet + e-mails and basic stuff?

Also thinking should I get windows 7 or vista? I use vista and am more than happy with the support and speeds.

I don't want to overburden the pc with windows 7 unless microsoft have magically found a way to make windows 7 optimised more than vista?

surely the pc will be faster running on vista? plz advise?

Ryan-3 · 31 May 2010 at 21:21

Vista wasn't that bad as an OS, but I'd go with Windows 7. Theres great new features in it, and it also seems to run much easier as there are les process having to run for the OS, making it faster

And yes, that would be a great choice for her

jazzy182 · 31 May 2010 at 21:23

If its just for general purpose and not doing anything speical that link with the primo is fine and dandy. Windows 7 would be my choice aswell, might aswell keep up some latest technology

monster_munch · 31 May 2010 at 21:43

Yeah she just does the normal basic stuff anyway; e-mails, internet, movie here and there, run crysis on ultra settings @ 100fps, chat with friends on msn. you know just the basics.

Redmint · 31 May 2010 at 22:36

That PC is fine for general use yeah, and +1 vote for windows 7 being faster.

PermaBanned · 31 May 2010 at 23:29

Internet, emails and basic stuff? No need to spend money on an OS, use Linux.

http://www.linuxmint.com/
http://www.opensuse.org/en/
http://fedoraproject.org/
http://www.ubuntu.com/
etc. etc.

If you did want to make it yourself...

Athlon II X3 - £60

MSI GF615M-P33 - £40

PNY 2GB DDR3 - £43

xClio Propeller/Coolermaster Elite 330 - £25

Antec Earthwatts Green 380W - £35

ATI 5450 - £35

500GB Samsung F3 - £35

SATA DVD Writer - £15

Xigmatek HDT-S963 - £12

Comes to £300

Redmint · 1 Jun 2010 at 00:14

Nice idea but I'm assuming you've used several different sites to get those prices which would push the postage cost up.

PermaBanned · 1 Jun 2010 at 00:23

Meh, only two of them don't offer free delivery, even then it's quite cheap. I'll trust you the details in the morning if you want?

rickh · 1 Jun 2010 at 03:48

The e6500 is a very capable processor.
It would suit your mothers needs very well.

Strepsils · 1 Jun 2010 at 14:23

Superewza said:
Internet, emails and basic stuff? No need to spend money on an OS, use Linux.

http://www.linuxmint.com/
http://www.opensuse.org/en/
http://fedoraproject.org/
http://www.ubuntu.com/
etc. etc.

If you did want to make it yourself...

Comes to £300

If you wanted to make it yourself I would go with this build however the OC build would be quite good for your mother with a very capable processor ^^

PermaBanned · 1 Jun 2010 at 15:02

Redmint said:
Nice idea but I'm assuming you've used several different sites to get those prices which would push the postage cost up.

Okay, with that in mind...

AMD Athlon II X3 440 - £61.98
MSI GF615M-P33 - £41.46
PNY DIM102GBN - £42.99
Antec Earthwatts Green 380W - £37.09
Sony Optiarc DDU1681S - £11.32
Western Digital 320GB 16MB cache HDD - £34.98
Coolermaster Elite 330 - £26.71
PALIT G210 512MB - £30.73
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro rev 2 - £16.24

Total: £303.50

ALL with free shipping. Not that you even need a graphics card but whatever.

Jae-So · 1 Jun 2010 at 15:09

^ yeh I'd leave the card out if it has an onboard output

mame · 1 Jun 2010 at 15:19

Look around the high-street. You will find armfulls of dual-core PCs in the £300-£400 range with Windows 7 and with an LCD/LED monitor included and similar specs than you are looking at.

Redmint · 1 Jun 2010 at 15:22

This is true but if you compare the quality of the components used on those PCs against overclockers... depends if you want to take a chance on cheap RAM/motherboards/PSUs.

Superewza - Fair play, guess you can make a decent custom build on just over £300 with free delivery.