Help buying a PC

uppish

Im looking for some advice, im not very techie. What i'm after is a new pc but on a small budget, i've started getting into photo/video editing learning the basics but my very old pc is not up to doing much lol.

being a single parent my budget is only about £2-300 i know this is not much for a top spec machine but will be alot better then what i have now lol.

i found a second hand one for £200 which dont sound bad,as i'm not a tech person i thought i would reach out to see if i should buy or not lol,

these are the details of the machine i have, can someone with some tech know how tell me if it sounds alright for my needs.

HP 6000 PRO MICROTOWER
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Processor (3.16-GHz, 6MB L2 cache, 1333 MHz FSB)
12GB DDR3 MEMORY MAX 16GB
Intel Q43 Express Graphic
250GB 2.5" SATA HARD DRIVE
HP 22-in-1 Media Card Reader
SATA SuperMulti LightScribe DVD Writer Drive
WIRELESS INSTALLED
WINDOWS 7 64-BIT

i know it hasn't got the biggest hard drive lol

but any advice would be welcome

uppish

Thanks for your help, shame its out of stock now lol

NiftyDigits

Leave it there.

This Medion E4057 is a bit better.

Oops..just went OOS. Hang on, one might return.

If you cannot wait, there is this Medion E4059 for £270 too.

uppish

both machines don't look to bad. might go for the one in stock.

Thank you for your input and help, at least i know what sort of thing to look out for lol

NiftyDigits

Alternately, DELL Outlet(Business) have a Vostro Mini Tower with Windows 7, as opposed to 8.

Vostro 270 Mini Tower









•Vostro 270 Mini Tower
•Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-3240 (3.40GHz, 3MB)
•English Windows® 7 Professional
•Memory : 4 GB (1x4GB) 1600MHz DDR3
•500 GB 3.5inch SATA III Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
•16X DVD +/- RW Drive
•Mini-Tower Chassis
•Back Up Media Not Included
•English Windows 7 Professional SP1 (64 Bit)
•Wireless : Dell Wireless 1506 Card
•Dell 105 Key Soft Touch USB Keyboard Black

£256.45 with another 4GB of RAM perhaps £25.

Has a three year warranty. The Medion has one. Your HP has none.

uppish

Thank you, Gonna give me something to think about lol

NiftyDigits

Don't think too long. What about a monitor if you are thinking about photography? You should be considering a Full HD IPS screen. £100 to £130.

gonzo127

http://www.acerdirect.co.uk/Refurbished_Grade_A1_Gateway_DX4885-UB3A_Core_i5_8GB_1TB_Windows_8_Desktop__A1-DTK003/version.asp?PID=495

is a bit more than you want to spend at £310 and i would double check the exact spec as the website gives sod all information, except its got a i5 processor and 8gb RAM - would also be worth while checking what sort of warrenty they give as again there is not much information easily found (just found it with a quick refurb i5 search)

NiftyDigits

gonzo127 wrote: »

http://www.acerdirect.co.uk/Refurbished_Grade_A1_Gateway_DX4885-UB3A_Core_i5_8GB_1TB_Windows_8_Desktop__A1-DTK003/version.asp?PID=495

is a bit more than you want to spend at £310 and i would double check the exact spec as the website gives sod all information, except its got a i5 processor and 8gb RAM - would also be worth while checking what sort of warrenty they give as again there is not much information easily found (just found it with a quick refurb i5 search)

Core i5-4430

Warranty details would be good. Not sure as to how good the customer service might be....