Computer for my girlfriend

SlothOctopus · Dec 26, 2013

I'm looking for a computer for my girlfriend, she doesn't like her laptop because she will spend all day in bed and wants a desktop PC. She only needs a basic system something that runs web browsing fast and her price range is within £400. Windows 8 is something we are trying to avoid, as IMO it looks horrible and isn't as good as windows 7?! With some help of Toms Hardware forums I was hoping you guys/girls could link me some websites that are the best builds for her! Thank you in advance!

RazerZ · Dec 26, 2013

Here's a fast system for around 300:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A4-5300 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£33.47 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-DGS Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard (£36.66 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.46 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.00 @ Aria PC)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case (£35.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£34.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£72.16 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £318.65
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-26 16:31 GMT+0000)

Computer__GUY · Dec 26, 2013

I disagree with RazerZ's build. I think that 8GB's of memory is really not needed for a bit of internet browsing.

Here is my build which should have a lot better performance with the use of an Intel i3:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2qiKU

CPU: Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor (£81.43 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-E33 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£40.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£34.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£36.68 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£72.16 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £341.01
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-26 16:44 GMT+0000)

Computer__GUY · Dec 26, 2013

If you have a little bit of extra money you may want to invest in a low end graphics card like a HD 6450 or perhaps upgrading the CPU to an i5.

RazerZ · Dec 26, 2013

Computer__GUY :

I disagree with RazerZ's build. I think that 8GB's of memory is really not needed for a bit of internet browsing.

Here is my build which should have a lot better performance with the use of an Intel i3:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2qiKU

CPU: Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor (£81.43 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-E33 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£40.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£34.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£36.68 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£72.16 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £341.01
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-26 16:44 GMT+0000)

Oh yea my mistake, still had the 8gb mem from another build 4gb is plenty.

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