Thinking about a new PC

My PC is ancient now (Dell) but has served me well so I'm thinking its time to get my wallet out . Just need a decent average home pc without all the fancy bells and whistles but quick, anyone got any good suggestions , recent experiences at the moment . Probably a bases station only as I have all the bits though I may get a new monitor.
Can't decide whether to go back to Dell or not, and not sure whose ripping me off on ther high street, seem to be a few new names on the market these days and Asus seem to figure quite well ???

I've stayed with Toshiba and had good experiences.

tbh i've never owned an off the shelf pc, i've always had mine built from parts that i want( i do like gaming), quite often it can work out cheaper aswell

roshiba can be slow, im a huge fan of comaq or packard bell. dell not so much, over rpiced in my opinion. go to curreys, its alright there

Have a look at the link below Dave it's where I got my pc from. They are very good at giving advice too and the prices aren't too bad either. Do you built your own pc's are buy ready made?

This is wherte my hubby usually gets all his components from.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/?adword=google%2FBrand+-+Search+-+OcUK%2FOverclockers+UK+-+Brand%2Foverclockers&amktid=29598874494572859&gclid=CJv_hJq537ECFcUNfAodcA0Aew

wait till window 8 comes out if u buy one now u going have outdate pc in a couple of months

Steve wrote:wait till window 8 comes out if u buy one now u going have outdate pc in a couple of months

You don't have to wait for Windows 8 to come out, they're doing an offer for anyone who buys a PC with Windows 7 on: all they have to pay is £14.99 to get Windows 8 when it comes out.

https://windowsupgradeoffer.com/en/

I got my PC from www.pcspecialist.co.uk - they're pretty cheap and you can pick your own modifications/specifications! They also offer buy now pay later, interest free.

goldie87 wrote:

Steve wrote:wait till window 8 comes out if u buy one now u going have outdate pc in a couple of months

You don't have to wait for Windows 8 to come out, they're doing an offer for anyone who buys a PC with Windows 7 on: all they have to pay is £14.99 to get Windows 8 when it comes out.

https://windowsupgradeoffer.com/en/

Yes you could upgrade to win 8 but i rather have a pc build for win 8

Steve wrote:

goldie87 wrote:

Steve wrote:wait till window 8 comes out if u buy one now u going have outdate pc in a couple of months

You don't have to wait for Windows 8 to come out, they're doing an offer for anyone who buys a PC with Windows 7 on: all they have to pay is £14.99 to get Windows 8 when it comes out.

https://windowsupgradeoffer.com/en/

Yes you could upgrade to win 8 but i rather have a pc build for win 8

They won't bring out a specific spec just for Windows 8.. It'll come with an i7 processor for sure, so all you have to do is make sure you buy a PC with an i7 (or something similar) which will be capable of handling Windows 8.

i just prefer to buy something new without needing updating it

My oh is rebuilding my pc.I got this case for it yesterday.Its having pink strip lights in the top soon

Smart. I got one very simular a few years back for my daughter. I built her one for xmas and put pink lights in it

Just got a new desktop built from specs that should see me through for a good few years. Still in the box as had a busy weekend. Personally, I prefer to wait awhile with new Windows versions until most of the bugs are ironed out. Hate the way Microsoft uses the public as Beta testers.

goldie87 wrote:

Steve wrote:

goldie87 wrote:

Steve wrote:wait till window 8 comes out if u buy one now u going have outdate pc in a couple of months

You don't have to wait for Windows 8 to come out, they're doing an offer for anyone who buys a PC with Windows 7 on: all they have to pay is £14.99 to get Windows 8 when it comes out.

https://windowsupgradeoffer.com/en/

Yes you could upgrade to win 8 but i rather have a pc build for win 8

They won't bring out a specific spec just for Windows 8.. It'll come with an i7 processor for sure, so all you have to do is make sure you buy a PC with an i7 (or something similar) which will be capable of handling Windows 8.

also make sure its 2700k chip i7 not a 2600k i7 chip as tons differance and stay baway from the top end bulldozer chips as not been tested for win8

I was looking yesterday and thinking more like I3 or I 5, it doesn't really need to be fantastic for my needs, just office apps, Internet etc, I'm going to keep my old pc as my download machine and probably buy a new monitor that has TV as well so I can stick it on the wall and just flick it over now and again, and keep my old monitor for my new pc for a bit till I can afford a new one

if you are just surfing the web and using office stuff, dual core should be more than enough, an i5 quad core seems a bit excessive unless you use a lot of applications at the same time(run photo shop, email, you favorite game, and a few other things) but don't forget ram, you'll want 4+GB to be able to cope well with muti tasking

steve76 wrote:if you are just surfing the web and using office stuff, dual core should be more than enough, an i5 quad core seems a bit excessive unless you use a lot of applications at the same time(run photo shop, email, you favorite game, and a few other things) but don't forget ram, you'll want 4+GB to be able to cope well with muti tasking

I agree with steve, i3 would be sufficient enough for what you want but definatly get 4gb ram

goldie87 wrote:

steve76 wrote:if you are just surfing the web and using office stuff, dual core should be more than enough, an i5 quad core seems a bit excessive unless you use a lot of applications at the same time(run photo shop, email, you favorite game, and a few other things) but don't forget ram, you'll want 4+GB to be able to cope well with muti tasking

I agree with steve, i3 would be sufficient enough for what you want but definatly get 4gb ram

no i3 are pants and old hat min i would go for would be i5 as even them are getting long in the tooth the i9 will be out by end of summer

bigwazza wrote:

goldie87 wrote:

steve76 wrote:if you are just surfing the web and using office stuff, dual core should be more than enough, an i5 quad core seems a bit excessive unless you use a lot of applications at the same time(run photo shop, email, you favorite game, and a few other things) but don't forget ram, you'll want 4+GB to be able to cope well with muti tasking

I agree with steve, i3 would be sufficient enough for what you want but definatly get 4gb ram

no i3 are pants and old hat min i would go for would be i5 as even them are getting long in the tooth the i9 will be out by end of summer

Yeah i3 is pants but if you're using only Microsoft office and surfing the net, its more than capable. Why pay extra if you're not going to take advantage of what i5 or i7 has to offer?

woo all sounds a bit too technical now , I7 it is , wait a couple of months till some more technology comes out

wazza, they be pants to you but for people who are only using a dual core chip, that with extra ram will make a big difference in speed and for a lot less cost than a i7 chip. my next pc is going to be built with a bulldozer hex core chip, windows 7 is fine for me, i was happy with xp until my pc broke

dont waste your money steve76 at least buy a lower chipset with win 8 but dont get a bulldozer hex they are double pants lol

check out the amd phenom 11 x6 chip older chip but far better than a amd bulldozer and no more expensive

ok, but everything with pc's are so quick to be obsolete, it's hard to keep up. i've had the same pc for over 4 years and it's been good, but won't run battle field 3, so i need a new one and i've promised this one to my daughter

Bulldozer Fx 4100 3.6Ghz Amd Processor

- Asus M5A78L-M / Usb 3.0 Socket Am3+ Motherboard

- Patriot 8Gb 1333Mhz Ddr3 Memory

- 1Tb Sata Hard Drive

- Geforce Gtx 550 Ti 1Gb Graphics Card

- Mars Blue Gaming Style Pc Case

- Windows 7 Fully Installed

- 750w Power Supply Unit, is now what i'm thinking about

to be fair that not a bad setup steve76 more mid road than low end
the 550 graphics card get looked over now becouse people think in is getting a bit old but truth is it will handle the latest gaming graphics with no problems at all infact its better than some newer one twice the price .
patriot Ddr3m will be reliable .
good mid range motherboard
only little niggle (but just to me lol)the bulldozer chip 50/50 chance that may not work with free win8 update microsoft promising to send out to new pc buyers(to be honest not really a biggy as i like win7 but also like freebies lol)

Sounds more like a bloomin Nasa control centre , way over the top for my needs

lol, it's what i'm ordering this or next week, just shy of 500 squid for the tower

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqR,!mIE9JBsBfNPBPVMtc3uVg~~60_12.JPG
now on order and paid for
can't wait

I know where to come now when I update my comp for advice
How long do you think you will have to wait Steve? Hate waiting for new toys

steve76 wrote:http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqR,!mIE9JBsBfNPBPVMtc3uVg~~60_12.JPG
now on order and paid for
can't wait

nice case they look lovely with the lights on

BlueStaffBlue wrote:I know where to come now when I update my comp for advice
How long do you think you will have to wait Steve? Hate waiting for new toys

blue google haf fx case well sexy thats what i want for my next case

4-6 days

I was reluctant to upgrade from my old computer and looked all over to see which was best, its tooo confusing but i got a Hp pavillion linky here to the one i got and its great and not too expensive

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pavilion-p6-2190ea-Desktop-i7-2600-Processor/dp/B007XETPQG/ref=sr_1_24?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1345397185&sr=1-24

knitandcrocheter wrote:I was reluctant to upgrade from my old computer and looked all over to see which was best, its tooo confusing but i got a Hp pavillion linky here to the one i got and its great and not too expensive

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pavilion-p6-2190ea-Desktop-i7-2600-Processor/dp/B007XETPQG/ref=sr_1_24?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1345397185&sr=1-24

Good spec but more than I want to pay , I need to do some serious stuff on my pc over and above the Internet and Office to justify that much for a tower only

After having windows based pc's for about 15 years, I finally decided to buy a mac last year and so glad I did. Would never go back to microsoft and windows again.

densil wrote:After having windows based pc's for about 15 years, I finally decided to buy a mac last year and so glad I did. Would never go back to microsoft and windows again.

I ve heard many people say this and if I had the spare cash I would be doing it too.

not got the money for either now , other priorities as the OH is ceasing her business

Take a look at this Dave .

http://www.ebuyer.com/407538-zoostorm-desktop-pc-7873-1076

whats up with a laptop?

Dave, did you ever get this sorted mate.