new computer 29 March 2019 at 2:40PM in Techie Stuff 6 replies 516 views

st999

I need a new computer to replace my Intel i3 3.5Ghz processor and GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard with 8.00 GB ram and 128 GB ssd and Radeon HD 6670 graphics card that I had built myself.

I am passing it on to one of my grandchildren so it gives me an excuse to get a new computer.

I want something a bit more powerful, i5 or i7 processor with SSD and a better graphics card as I do a bit of video editing.

Any suggestions up to about £500?

Cisco001

https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/medion-erazer-p66018-corei5-8400-8gb-1tb-128gb-ssd-geforce-gtx-1050ti-4g-10022402/version.asp

Cisco001

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/cKFYjy
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/cKFYjy/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (£140.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£64.97 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£79.98 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - Green 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£29.97 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£36.18 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GT 1030 2 GB Low Profile Video Card (£69.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Aerocool - QS-240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£31.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: be quiet! - Pure Power 11 400 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£47.58 @ Aria PC)
Total: £501.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-29 15:02 GMT+0000

DoaM

As inferred by the above ... ready-built or self-build? Desktop or laptop?

st999

Ready built desktop unless I could get a laptop for £500

Neil_Jones

Personally I wouldn't video edit on a laptop.
But if the laptop is the only route get one that can handle two hard drives; note that this is not typical of most laptops.

But regardless of that, get the biggest second drive you can afford for your raw video; you may know this already but for the benefit of others who don't - raw uncompressed video takes up shed loads of space.

And if the choice is a desktop get a decent power supply if you're going to have a graphics card, a decent brand 500w is better than a cheap and crap 750w.

st999

Also preferably with no OS installed and connections for my VGA and DVI monitors.