need a new desktop pc - any recommendations?

zaax

How about a nettop.
http://www.zotac.com/nc/products/mini-pcs/zbox/product/zbox.html

If your not gaming one of these would do, though you need to supply the hard drive; memory (they just slip in) & OS like Linux Mint.

andrewjf

zaax wrote: »

How about a nettop.
http://www.zotac.com/nc/products/mini-pcs/zbox/product/zbox.html

If your not gaming one of these would do, though you need to supply the hard drive; memory (they just slip in) & OS like Linux Mint.

Yes Mint is great, very user friendly. Although I don't think you can beat Ubuntu desktop for rock solid stability, and ultra fast boot/shutdown/suspend times.

annette_tr9

closed wrote: »

what pc have you got? what are the specs? Which os have you bought? what are the symptoms of the graphics card problem?

originally the pc kept freezing, usually when a video or similar started on a web page, gradually got worse until i couldnt have the pc on for 5 minutes without it freezing. so i formated the hard drive, reinstalled windows 7....and it's still freezing, even before i open anything. at the minute nothing is installed on it apart from windows. i gave up at that point..........

closed

So it and the graphics card are working, ie things are on coming on screen and boots?

make and model?

freezing when, after 5 minutes ever single boot?

Does safe mode freeze, F8 at boot?

Are the case and graphics card fans spinning?

annette_tr9

its no particular make, i got it from ebay 6 years ago, it's done well!

it boots fine to windows, and freezes after every boot, even if i dont do anything. freezes in safe mode too and all the fans are spinning

i had to stop messing around with it last night before it went through the window..................