Have you heard of Chillblast computers?

leezuk1

Thinking of getting a Chillblast Computer as recommended by PC Advisor - around £750 - has 5i processor - which I want as I want a computer that is quite fast. Know nothing about them so wondered if anyone could recommend them.

Or indeed recommend any other reliable brands/similar spec.

Thanks.

Reluctant_spender

The computer I am writing this on is a Chillblast - Computer is solid, well made and lightening quick.

Company respond to e-mails etc although a little slow on delivery.

I looked for ages and ages and would recommend this company over and over despite the late delivery - 1 week.

leezuk1

Thx - that matches with what I have found on the internet so far - may take the plunge tomorrow before my current computer dies completely!

Lil306

leezuk1 wrote: »

Thx - that matches with what I have found on the internet so far - may take the plunge tomorrow before my current computer dies completely!

What exactly are you going to do with the computer?

It's pointless spending £750 if you can get the same performance from a £200 bundle

leezuk1

I'm using it for work and need something that is fast as my current computer cannot keep up with me - I use several applications at once - powerpoint, excel word plus internet - I also am on all the social media platforms as that is part of my work - so I'll have several pages open through both firefox, internet explorer and google chrome. So if there is something as good but cheaper and as reliable - please do let me know but I am sure a £200 computer will not suffice for my requirements. My last computer was a self build costing around £400 5 years ago with upgraded components a couple of years ago but its really had its day now and crashes/freezes all the time.

Any further advice is appreciated!

Humphrey10

leezuk1 wrote: »

I'm using it for work and need something that is fast as my current computer cannot keep up with me - I use several applications at once - powerpoint, excel word plus internet - I also am on all the social media platforms as that is part of my work - so I'll have several pages open through both firefox, internet explorer and google chrome.

That doesn't exactly require a supercomputer. I would have thought any PC would be capable of that. I've certainly never used one that isn't, even our ancient low end work computers can cope with that.

closed

Your old computer would probably suffice, how much ram has it got, which OS? If it's xp, what's the commit charge and peak commit from task manager?

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2436849

spud17

Our site office Packard Bell refurb from PCW cost around £300. 3GB ram, i3 and 500GB hd with Win7 Home Premium 64-bit.

It runs AutoCAD, Office 2010, several PDFs at once, 6 or 8 tabs on IE 9, email, picture library, prints A3/scans, Business Collaborator, all at the same time without even going above 30% for both processor or RAM, plus MS Security Essentials (bit of a resource hog). MSE can be used by small businesses.
It is just 11mths old and runs from 7am to 6 pm.

So £750 looks like overkill.

robmar0se

I would say that a 5 year old PC has plenty of life left in it with some careful husbandry.

Of course as a self build, we don't know what components you have, but £400 5 years ago was probably not a high end spec, again you don't say what updates you made 2 years ago.

5 years ago you would have had XP, if you still have this then with 3-4gb ram and a regular clean-up it should be able to slice through what you need to do.

If you increase RAM (or did so a couiple of years ago), make sure you have changed the virtual memory settings.

You can go the way that "closed" suggests to speed up a slow PC, but personally there is a simpler less extreme way to achieve a significant speed up

1. Intenet options and delete browing history
2. Run command enter %temp% and delete all temporary files.
3. My computer\c: right click, then properties and run clean disk
4. Defrag (if this hasn't been done for ages, worth doing twice).

You can also do the following to remove risks of problems:

5. Make sure you have all the latest windows updates, latest versians of Java, Flash, and any hardware drivers.
6. Perfectionists may also want to ensure they have the latest BIOS version for heir motherboard.

PS If I was going to put hard earned cash into a new PC I would prefer Chillibl;ast to PackardBell - I always tell clients its what is in the box thats important, not the name on the outside - ie go for the top quality components.

spud17

If I was going to put hard earned cash into a new PC I would prefer Chillibl;ast to PackardBell

I wasn't recommending PB, only saying what the guy who needed it and the boss bought. I'm not involved in decision making.
It will be written off against the 3 year contract we're on.

I actually suggested Dell Business as I believe we would have had the on-site support.

leezuk1

Thanks everyone - only just logged in to see replies - will work my way through the suggestions to improve computer but do do most of those things although perhaps not recently. Reason for replacing rather than upgrading:

- changed power source, motherboard and ram - if memory serves me correctly a couple of years ago
- computer is crashing (blue screen of death as my son says!) about twice a week now.
- also freezes frequently so have to restart
- usb ports at front of computer none of them work now
- very slow speeds opening/closing/loading programs sometimes (perhaps packages rather than computer but nevertheless)

- when working on presentations - need instant switching between programs - excel/powerpoint/word - again too slow for me sometimes

Current computer spec:
160GB HDD (130GB used)
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 13 GenuineIntel ~2400 Mhz
2GB RAM
Windows XP
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT OK

Don't want to spend where I don't need to but equally don't want to buy a cheaper model and find that it is hindering my work.

Your suggestions are appreciated thank you.