Computer advice please?

wilson1973

which pc should I buy?

i'm looking for a sub £300 pc with windows 7 could anyone advise whcih pc is best its for surfing net,youtube and I have a young son who plays basic online games as he has a few consoles so he won't be playing any graphic intense games on it so if anyone could tell me which of these 2 would suit me please

This one at £269

http://www.ebuyer.com/570061-zoostorm-haswell-desktop-pc-7873-0491

Zoostorm Haswell Desktop PC Product Description


Aimed at those requiring instant results from heavy computing tasks, our advanced home PC range is designed for power users. These powerful PCs give you capacity, speed, great high level processing and multi-media performance.

A Zoostorm Home PC system will be equally at home, in a study room or at the centre of a demanding family. Designers, music lovers and non-commercial digital video editors will find this a great value home system for all their creative needs.

This desktop PC is perfect for anyone looking for a small, durable system for use at home




Processor •Intel Pentium Dual Core G3220 3.0GHz Haswell CPU
•Cache: 3MB
Memory •4GB DDR3 1333Mhz RAM
•Supports up to 16GB
•2 x DIMM sockets (1 free)
Hard Drive •500GB SATA HDD
Optical Drive •DVDRW
Software •Operating System: Windows© 7 Premium 64 Bit
Chipset •Intel H81
Display •N/A
Graphics •On-board integrated Intel graphics
Audio •High Definition Audio, 5.1 channel
Input Devices •USB Durable Keyboard and Optical mouse
Networking •Realtek 10/100/1000 LAN
Power Supply •250 watts
Dimensions •Height: 360mm
•Width: 375mm
•Depth: 180mm
Interfaces •2 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
•1 x D-Sub VGA Port
•1 x DVI-D Port
•6 x USB 2.0 Port
•2 x USB 3.0 Port
•1 x RJ-45 Port
•3 x Audio Jacks
Expansion •1 x PCI-e x 16 Slot
•2 x PCI-e x 1 Slots
Case •mATX Tower Case
Warranty / Miscellaneous •1 Year Collect and Return Warranty


or

This one at £299

http://www.ebuyer.com/579769-zoostorm-desktop-pc-7873-0511



Processor •AMD Elite Dual-Core A6-6400K 3.9Ghz Accelerated Processor
•Maximum turbo Frequency: 4.1Ghz
•Cache: 1MB
Memory •8GB DDR3 1333Mhz RAM
•Supports up to 16GB
•2 x DIMM sockets (Used)
Hard Drive •1TB SATA HDD
Optical Drive •DVDRW
Software •Operating System: Windows© 7 Premium 64 BIT
Chipset •AMD A55
Display •N/A
Graphics •AMD Radeon™ HD 8470D Graphics,

•up to 4GB graphics system memory
Audio •High Definition Audio, 5.1 channel
Input Devices •USB Durable Keyboard and Optical mouse
Networking •Realtek 10/100/1000 LAN
Power Supply •250 watts
Dimensions •Height: 360mm
•Width: 375mm
•Depth: 180mm
Interfaces •2 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
•1 x D-Sub VGA Port
•1 x HDMI Port
•6 x USB 2.0 Port
•1 x RJ-45 Port
•3 x Audio Jacks
Expansion •1 x PCI-e x 16 Slot
•1 x PCI-e x 1 Slots
•1 x PCI Slot
Case •mATX Tower Case
Warranty / Miscellaneous •1 Year Collect and Return Warranty

Also I have no idea what would be a good priced monitor that's compatible it doesn't have to be a fancy name just fairly decent quality and 20 inches would be fine so if anyone knows their way around Ebayer and can drop me a link that would be great...thanks

Cisco001

Neither.

Get the one with A8-5600K and install Win 7 or Win 8.1 yourself
http://www.ebuyer.com/579783-zoostorm-desktop-pc-7873-1212
http://www.ebuyer.com/259863-microsoft-windows-7-home-premium-w-sp1-licence-and-media-1-gfc-02050
http://www.ebuyer.com/581064-oem-microsoft-windows-8-1-64-bit-english-international-1-pack-dvd-wn7-00614

For monitor, you could consider something with IPS panel if you don't mind spending slightly more.
http://www.ebuyer.com/466111-22ea53vq-22-ips-led-1920-1080-vga-dvi-hdmi-black-22ea53vq

wilson1973

Hi would it be worth getting an HDMI cable with that pc or just run the monitor with vga connection,as I'm not sure how it works with pcs as in does it output in hd ?

Cisco001

I honestly don't know the difference. I am using DVI.
HDMI cable are £2-4 at ebuyer. Just grab one when you ordering PC.