Urgent help needed- new desktop PC needed asap!

anonymousie

DH PC dying/dead - just sooooooo sloooow he can't realistically do anything with it! It is old++ . All the usual spyware/virus /defragging type of stuff done, and a few little tricks from the IT bod at school too (he teaches).

So deperately seeking:

Fast PC (no peripherals needed).

Good graphics but not for gaming.

Basically best spec for price, budget £350 tops, though if we can't get anything at that we can go to say £400 (or if the extra will get us a really phenominal set up!). NO XP!

DH could build from components, but realistically has not the time to do so.

He's spend a couple of hours googling and doesn't believe in "asking for advice from anonymous net users" :rotfl:I'm sure my MSE mates can prove him wrong!

Sadly we missed out on aldis latest on thursday.

Many thanks

macman

Does your budget include a monitor? If so you'll not get a cutting edge system for £350/£400.
If re-using your existing monitor then you can get a reasonable dual core desktop PC for that budget, with W7 installed.

Baldur

Something like http://www.ebuyer.com/product/176488 plus http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173791 may be suitable; total £307.48

anonymousie

macman wrote: »

Does your budget include a monitor? If so you'll not get a cutting edge system for £350/£400.
If re-using your existing monitor then you can get a reasonable dual core desktop PC for that budget, with W7 installed.

No we don't nee a monitor etc.

I'm aware the budget should be sufficient but what would folk consider a "good spec" with W7?

macman

W7 Home Premium Edn, 3-4GB RAM, Core Duo Processor, 320Gb+ Hard Drive.
Graphics can always be upgraded, so I wouldn't prioritise that.