Best CPU/HD for Fast Internet

[onlinenow]

Hello,
It's time to get a new computer and upgrade to Windows 8. I use my computer mainly for the Internet, and have only 47 GB on my hardisk.
No gaming, photo work or other intense activities. I have 10 mb of broadband. Price is not the main issue, Internet speed is.

Would SATA or SSD hardisks improve the internet speed? Would an Intel i7 be faster than Intel i5 CPU for Internet? Would 16 GB DDR 3 ram make any difference over 8 GB for Internet speed? Would Windows 8 be faster for Internet than Windows 7? TIA

Dennis

 

[GhislainG]

An Intel G860 or an equivalent AMD processor are fine for 10 mb/s Internet. An SSD will make the system boot faster, but it won't help much with Internet access speed. 8GB of memory definitely is enough. All motherboards have SATA ports; IDE no longer is available.

This build and other Intel builds can be found at http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/380352-31-bestconfigs-poll-intel-based-office should more than meet your requirements:

MB - GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D3V - $65
CPU - Intel Core i3-3220 - $120
MEM - Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 CL8 1.5v - $16
SSD - Samsung 840 250GB - $179
DVD-RW - Samsung 24x - $16
PSU - SeaSonic Gold 360w - $60
CASE - Rosewill FBM-02 - $30

Proposed AMD builds can be found at http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/380360-31-bestconfigs-poll-home-office