Help!Choosing New Desktop PC

nyck

I've had my PC quite a few years and im getting the blue screen more regular now so time for a replacement .

Theres so much choice im baffled
I only use it browsing the internet and the odd spreadsheet and the only games i play are via Facebook
Im only looking to spend around £200 or cheaper if possible
Found these 2 to start
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071YNP...&ascsub!!!!!2bbf33cd101d3d1661c3bf6c1c877f90_S

Buy HP AMD E2 Inch 4GB 1TB Desktop Tower - Black | Desktop computers and all in ones | Argos

18cc

Blue screen sounds like could be a sotware problem rather than hardware (although it could be hardware of course eg memory fault)

Before buying a new desktop you could backup your data and then do a clean install of windows (I assume windows) see if it runs any better.

(if running windows 10 you can easily do a re-install reset)

grumpycrab

The linked Amazon one is way better than the Argos one, despite being a refurb. A solid state drive is a good idea but 128GB would be enough for you (unless you have lots of music/photos). e.g.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01E97J9UG/
2 things to check:- 1. ensure your monitor will connect to the box (I assume you currently have VGA) 2. if you connect to your router via wifi check the computer has wifi (cheap to buy an adapter though).
There may be better/cheaper places to buy refurb. Wait for some more replies here.

Cisco001

If you happy with second hand, you probably can find 6th gen i5 or 4th gen i7 on ebay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Acer-Extensa-M2710-2-7GHz-I5-6400-Desktop-Black-PC-Computer-TOWER-WINDOWS-10/273396105222?epid=545551503&hash=item3fa7ad8006%3Ag%3AIr0AAOSw3XlbatvX&LH_BIN=1

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HP-PRODESK-600-G1-CORE-i7-4770-3-40GHz-4GB-RAM-500GB-HDD-WIN-7/323367949834?hash=item4b4a3b560a%3Ag%3AcZcAAOSwgJ1bWe8D&LH_BIN=1

Frozen_up_north

I bought a refurbished Dell Optiplex 7010 (i7, 16GB ram, 128GB SSD, Win 10 home, DVD ROM) on eBay. It was £220 delivered. It's a very fast machine and drives a pair of monitors easily.

There will be some who turn their noses up at an old refurbished Dell, but they have updated bios (July 2018), pass a test for Spectre and Meltdown (most PCs fail), have lots of USB ports and take up little desk space. The only downside is they don't usually come with a DVD writer or WiFi, USB external ones are cheap enough though (£12 for a writer).

Computer_Beginner

Avoid packard bell imedia s3730

nyck

I didn't resiles the Ebay one i posted was that old , i was hoping for new if not about a year old

May have to up the budget ,,Novatech is just round the corner from me

https://www.novatech.co.uk/pc/range/novatechpronti315.html

https://www.novatech.co.uk/pc/range/novatechpronsi36.html
https://www.novatech.co.uk/pc/range/novatechpronui22.html

that

if you google the cpu benchmarks of the new i3 vs old i7, the top novetech one https://www.novatech.co.uk/pc/range/novatechpronui22.html
vs
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HP-PRODESK-600-G1-CORE-i7-4770-3-40GHz-4GB-RAM-500GB-HDD-WIN-7/323367949834?

there is negligible difference. One site says the i3 is marginally quicker, another two sites say the benchmarks for the i7 is quicker. Novatech needs windows extra (+£120) but has an ssd, while the other has a disk so is slower on boot but has windows installed.

there is £150 difference (or £270 if you get windows through them), and if you really need an ssd for the HP you can purchase one for under £25

EveryWhere

Not too old option not too far from old budget; https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Zoostorm-USFF-i5-6400-Quad-Core-Desktop-PC-4GB-120GB-Win-10-/263602975691

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Zoostorm-SFF-Intel-i3-6100-Dual-Core-Desktop-PC-120GB-8GB-DVD-RW-Win-10-/263492850853

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Zoostorm-USFF-i3-6100-Dual-Core-Desktop-PC-4GB-120GB-DVD-RW-Win-10-/263565811903