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  • #1

    New Computer

    Looking at getting a new computer.

    Was thiking of Laptop, but there are some good desktops about as well at the moment.

    Wasnt looking at spending too much - maybe up to £400 or so - and can keep the monitor I have now.


    I know PC world have got some fairly ok ones (and are only retailer around for miles), but am now lost over AMD and Intel as havent bothered keeping up.

    Graphics not all that important as I dont play games - just gen surfing, email, here and office / word processing excel etc.


    This one I have now is a few years old and getting on a bit - and starting to show with errors popping up.
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  • #2
    Re: New Computer

    Intel i5 is all you really need for what you want mate. I think pc world mainly deal with intel, so dont worry to much about AMD, there is little difference in comparison for what you require.
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    • #3
      Re: New Computer

      Originally posted by SXGuy View Post
      Intel i5 is all you really need for what you want mate. I think pc world mainly deal with intel, so dont worry to much about AMD, there is little difference in comparison for what you require.
      Always preferred AMD previously as thought better processor at time. What I do is not really intensive, but obviously more resorces (Memory etc) means less strain.

      Just EVERYTHING comes with 8.1 nopw which I hate with a passion!!
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      • #4
        Re: New Computer

        Yep i know! luckly for me, i upgraded my work PC just before the win 8 launch, so kept win 7 and had a massive discount for clearance reasons.

        I have a close school friend who is selling an intel i7 dell laptop for £425 if you wish me to pass you her contact details. It is built for high end gaming/music producing, but is quite cheap for the spec.
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        • #5
          Re: New Computer

          Build one!
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          • #6
            Re: New Computer

            Could be fun.

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            • #7
              Re: New Computer

              Originally posted by Never-In-Doubt View Post
              Build one!
              Dont have the level of knowledge.
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              • #8
                Re: New Computer

                My Xmas project was to build a new homeserver. Used sons old acer aspire 8 years old, software from amazon £40.13 added old memory from scrapyard, New 1 terabyte drive £59.00 used 2 oldish 2008 300 gig drives. Added Lights out software 15 euro. Everything working fine. My old server was a second hand Compaq Presario circa 2001 1 gig ram (max it would take) based on server 2003. Worked fine until just taken it out of service. Running windows 8.1 on 3 computers the newest one is 5 1/2 years old. Why do folk get rid of perfectly good hardware?
                I agree with Niddy, build one, on the cheap!

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                • #9
                  Re: New Computer

                  because microsoft, like to memory hog the shit out of obsolete PC's which is why people are forced to upgrade, with linux, this doesnt happen. which is why you will see people runining ubutnu on amstrad 8086's lol
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                  • #10
                    Re: New Computer

                    If you buy online from somewhere like Novatech you can "build it" online from a barebones unit, or buy one ready made to various specs without any op system or bloatware. Then at checkout you can choose which operating system you want as an extra, including Windows 7.
                    Eg: http://www.novatech.co.uk/pc/range/n...lifenti40.html Add Win 7 to that it's £339.99 and with Win 7 plus 2013 Office Home/Student it's £429.98
                    Last edited by Undercover Elsa; 29 December 2013, 08:19.

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                    • #11
                      Re: New Computer

                      Novatech are very good and you don't pay over the top for brand name.
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                      • #12
                        Re: New Computer

                        ccl online (leeds) they've built a few systems in the past for me..I get most of my other bits and bobs from them no hassles either


                        or give me a budget and needs and i'll build it!
                        Last edited by philnicandamy; 31 December 2013, 18:04.

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                        • #13
                          Re: New Computer

                          yep my brother always goes on about how good ccl are.
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                          • #14
                            Re: New Computer

                            General stuff really - browsing, office kind of stuff emails ........ dont really use one for gaming - but do stream stuff now and again. Been told to go for min i5, but I do like AMD processors and 6/8 RAM.
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                            • #15
                              Re: New Computer

                              Quoted by notebookreview.com

                              Re: Intel i5 vs AMD Quad-Core A10-4600M Accelerated Processor
                              Well, let's look at benchmarks. While it's nonspecific, the Passmark CPU list is good to get an overall picture of performance. I'm not sure which i5 you're looking at, so I've chosen the fastest one, the 3360m.

                              i5 3360m: 4527 points
                              A10 4600m: 5129 points

                              The AMD is slightly faster, moreso if you're talking about a lower-spec i5.

                              And for the GPU, I'll be using NotebookCheck's 3dmark11 benchmarks, again to measure overall performance.

                              Intel HD4000: Avg 638.9, max 802.
                              AMD7660G: Avg 1142.5, max 1150.


                              The A10 wins by a little in terms of CPU speed, and a more significant margin in terms of GPU speed. Also, if you're going to be doing anything that uses OpenCL, I'm pretty sure the AMD will have better drivers as well. It should be able to pull off gaming at 720p on lower settings as well.

                              If any of your software will be using CUDA, you might want to consider at least a low-end dedicated nVidia GPU.
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