Best buy tower

J_B

Friend is looking for a tower (only) for his home
He wants to:-
Run a 'flight sim' game (are they called games???)
Store and view photos
Stream BT Sport

He wants to connect it to t'internet via wi-fi and via HDMI to his TV

Suggestions???

grumpycrab

Which flight sim? (for specs) and what is the friend's budget?
For starters...
https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/quadcore-8gb-1tb-gaming-pc-computer-nvidia-gtx-750-2gb-graphics-326-75-fierce-pc-2128119/
(need to add OS and wi-fi card).

GunJack

...and possibly an optical drive for the games...not a bad price though for the spec

Orangezorki

If your friend is even a little technically minded and can hold a screwdriver, I'd recommend that he does a bit of research and builds his own PC for the use. Flight sims can run the whole gamut from running on an old and slow computer to needing many thousands to run smoothly. This way not only will he know what he needs to spend the money on, but if anything does go wrong he will be able to fix it himself.

David

no1catman

Check out the chillblast website, there options are good and flexible, with up-to-date chips etc.

J_B

I suspect that his Flight sim is only a minor issue - will ask him tomorrow

I guess his budget is sub £300

Cisco001

Please confirm his budget first.

J_B

Cisco001 wrote: »

Please confirm his budget first.

First he text me thus ...

The flight sim is Phoenix version 5 . Have done a bit of research and it does not need much to run it at all.
Think the new version of the pc that was recommended before is the Lenovo H30- 05 which is available from Amazon at 269

Then, when asked about budget he said "around the £300 mark"

Cisco001

http://www.ebuyer.com/662346-zoostorm-desktop-pc-7260-8022

Add on
http://www.ebuyer.com/506944-trendnet-ac1200-dual-band-wireless-usb-3-0-adapter-tew-805ub
http://www.ebuyer.com/410560-liteon-ihas124-24x-internal-dvd-writer-with-sata-oem-ihas124-14
http://www.ebuyer.com/151962-xenta-serial-ata-2-0-to-right-angle-sata-7-pin-cable-red-61cm-sp-sc-rs-r61
http://www.ebuyer.com/124159-startech-m3-screws-x-1-4-long-50x-pack-screwm3

J_B

Cisco001 wrote: »

http://www.ebuyer.com/662346-zoostorm-desktop-pc-7260-8022

Add on
http://www.ebuyer.com/506944-trendnet-ac1200-dual-band-wireless-usb-3-0-adapter-tew-805ub
http://www.ebuyer.com/410560-liteon-ihas124-24x-internal-dvd-writer-with-sata-oem-ihas124-14
http://www.ebuyer.com/151962-xenta-serial-ata-2-0-to-right-angle-sata-7-pin-cable-red-61cm-sp-sc-rs-r61
http://www.ebuyer.com/124159-startech-m3-screws-x-1-4-long-50x-pack-screwm3

Many thanks, but I think he would prefer a 'ready to go' system

grumpycrab

J_B wrote: »

Many thanks, but I think he would prefer a 'ready to go' system

Tell "him" he's a lazy ***
Not sure if he needs optical media player but the Zoostorm linked to doesn't have an HDMI out I think (although DVI <-> HDMI converters are available).