- Jun 14, 2014
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It's been about a decade since I last did a pc build so am struggling to work out what to go for in a new Office pc build.
I've had a couple of recommendations but those same recommendations have been heavily criticised by others as either being unsuitable or way over-specced.
Also, looking at the various reviews for motherboards on newegg they all seem to be flawed in some small way or other or at best problematic so I'm a little nervous as to what to go for.
What I'd really like is a recommendation from anyone who builds pcs on a regular basis for a motherboard/cpu combo that meets the following criteria:
1. supports 2133Mhz RAM without overclocking.
2. will be suitable for office work (NOT gaming).
3. will not present any issues when running latest 64-bit version of Ubuntu with Windows XP as a virtual machine.
4. has USB 3.0 header.
5. is going to boot up without having to update the BIOS.
6. is of good quality but isn't over-specced such that I'm paying for things I really don't'm no going to need.
7. Has on-board graphics - I do not want to have to buy a graphics card.
8. supports SATA III.
Assuming I choose an AMD APU is there any advantage in going for a Richland or Kaveri chip?
Would appreciate any input from experienced pc builders.
I've had a couple of recommendations but those same recommendations have been heavily criticised by others as either being unsuitable or way over-specced.
Also, looking at the various reviews for motherboards on newegg they all seem to be flawed in some small way or other or at best problematic so I'm a little nervous as to what to go for.
What I'd really like is a recommendation from anyone who builds pcs on a regular basis for a motherboard/cpu combo that meets the following criteria:
1. supports 2133Mhz RAM without overclocking.
2. will be suitable for office work (NOT gaming).
3. will not present any issues when running latest 64-bit version of Ubuntu with Windows XP as a virtual machine.
4. has USB 3.0 header.
5. is going to boot up without having to update the BIOS.
6. is of good quality but isn't over-specced such that I'm paying for things I really don't'm no going to need.
7. Has on-board graphics - I do not want to have to buy a graphics card.
8. supports SATA III.
Assuming I choose an AMD APU is there any advantage in going for a Richland or Kaveri chip?
Would appreciate any input from experienced pc builders.
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