Does this Chillblast PC need upgrading?

[ollyfarrow]

Hi, I am no computer whizz and need a little help.

I am going to buy this computer (see link below) and wondered if someone might cast their eye over the spec and let me know if I desperately need to ‘upgrade’ any of it before I order.

http://www.chillblast.com/Chillblast-Fusion-Elixir.html

If you click the ‘customise or buy now’ button at the bottom of the page, you can see what upgrades are available.

I will use the PC for basic everyday tasks but will occasionally use it for some video editing and use software such as Adobe Premiere.

£600 is about as much as I want to pay, but if you see something that obviously needs upgrading, please let me know and I will be very grateful. If however the spec looks fine as it is, a confirmation would be great.

Thanks

 

[g-unit1111]

I see they use Artic Cooling fans which are pretty much junk. That's a decent system for that price but you could probably do better if you build it yourself.

 

[ollyfarrow]

I see they use Artic Cooling fans which are pretty much junk. That's a decent system for that price but you could probably do better if you build it yourself.

Worth paying £17 to upgrade to the Akasa Nero 3 Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler?

Thanks for your help

 

[maxinexus]

not bad but you can do better. You dont need 7770. Get at least 7870 or GTX660...you can buy and install that yourself for cheaper

 

[ingtar33]

the problem with those sites.. is the base system that they show you basically costs what the parts cost. so building it yourself doesn't look attractive. unfortunately if you use their upgrades, you'll pay a fortune for parts you could get for far less. the end result is, if you upgrade through them you pay an arm and a leg.

Think of it this way... that system has a junk GPU... if you buy a gpu upgrade through them you'll basically pay the price for the new gpu AND the gpu you're not getting... if you get a new fan, you pay for the old fan AND the new one.

its a clever marketing trick.

Build the system for yourself, that system has slow ram, a low end gpu and a junk psu.

you can do better for the money for yourself.

 

[ollyfarrow]

Thanks for your help guys.

I wouldn't know where to start when it comes to building my own system. I just wanted to buy a decent off the shelf PC to perform everyday tasks, listening to music, watching videos etc. I'm not looking for a state of the art games PC.

I saw the above system recommended and just wanted to know if it would be okay.

 

[g-unit1111]

Thanks for your help guys.

I wouldn't know where to start when it comes to building my own system. I just wanted to buy a decent off the shelf PC to perform everyday tasks, listening to music, watching videos etc. I'm not looking for a state of the art games PC.

I saw the above system recommended and just wanted to know if it would be okay.

It's not that complicated. If you can build a Lego set you can build a PC. After you get the case threads hooked into the motherboard and the motherboard screwed down, everything else hooks into place.

 

[ollyfarrow]

the problem with those sites.. is the base system that they show you basically costs what the parts cost. so building it yourself doesn't look attractive. unfortunately if you use their upgrades, you'll pay a fortune for parts you could get for far less. the end result is, if you upgrade through them you pay an arm and a leg.

Think of it this way... that system has a junk GPU... if you buy a gpu upgrade through them you'll basically pay the price for the new gpu AND the gpu you're not getting... if you get a new fan, you pay for the old fan AND the new one.

its a clever marketing trick.

Build the system for yourself, that system has slow ram, a low end gpu and a junk psu.

you can do better for the money for yourself.

Thanks for your help guys.

I wouldn't know where to start when it comes to building my own system. I just wanted to buy a decent off the shelf PC to perform everyday tasks, listening to music, watching videos etc. I'm not looking for a state of the art games PC.

I saw the above system recommended and just wanted to know if it would be okay.

It's not that complicated. If you can build a Lego set you can build a PC. After you get the case threads hooked into the motherboard and the motherboard screwed down, everything else hooks into place.

I'm not into a major rush, so I will definitely look into it and be back asking more questions! Thanks

 

[ingtar33]

the hardest part to DIY is connecting the case to the mb... and generally these days, that step is very easy in comparison to what a headache it used to be.

(i remember the days when it was all unlabeled, colored wires, you had to figure out which wire went to which part, and then individually plug them into the mb according to the mb's manual... thank god those days are gone.)