Hi folks hopefully you guys can offer some advice for a budget build for my dad whose PC is nearly as old and temperamental as him.
Approximate Purchase Date: Before August this year
Budget Range: £100-£250
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Watching Movies, Internet Surfing, Light spreadsheet work
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts I already have:
DVD/RW drive
1tb HDD
Radeon HD 5450
2x4 gig of DDR3 RAM
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: no preference
Location: City, State/Region, Country - UK
Parts Preferences: by brand or type : Entirely open to ideas.
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: No
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading:
I’m looking to build a new PC for my old man, he is currently using
AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620 @ 2.4
2 gig DDR2
That he picked up years ago from PC World.
It’s a horrible mass produced slug of a machine and despite me doing fresh installs of windows periodically it is awash with problems and the odd BSOD.
I’ve never built my own PC before and I was hoping to use this as a trial run before attempting a build for myself with a larger budget.
I’d definitely like to get an SSD for him as I the boot speed will certainly impress him as he’ll be turning 70 and currently turns on his PC and then heads off to the kitchen to make a cup of tea whilst it boots up. Something small like this could make a hell of a difference.
Approximate Purchase Date: Before August this year
Budget Range: £100-£250
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Watching Movies, Internet Surfing, Light spreadsheet work
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts I already have:
DVD/RW drive
1tb HDD
Radeon HD 5450
2x4 gig of DDR3 RAM
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: no preference
Location: City, State/Region, Country - UK
Parts Preferences: by brand or type : Entirely open to ideas.
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: No
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading:
I’m looking to build a new PC for my old man, he is currently using
AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620 @ 2.4
2 gig DDR2
That he picked up years ago from PC World.
It’s a horrible mass produced slug of a machine and despite me doing fresh installs of windows periodically it is awash with problems and the odd BSOD.
I’ve never built my own PC before and I was hoping to use this as a trial run before attempting a build for myself with a larger budget.
I’d definitely like to get an SSD for him as I the boot speed will certainly impress him as he’ll be turning 70 and currently turns on his PC and then heads off to the kitchen to make a cup of tea whilst it boots up. Something small like this could make a hell of a difference.
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