New small + quiet pc for parents

[matt_griff]

Hi, my parents are looking for a new pc.
it will be used for browsing the internet, using microsoft office.
what would you recommend?
smaller and quiter the better.

 

[Redmint]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-265-OK

Reasonably small, would assume fairly quiet while doing basic tasks such as internet/office.

Nice basic monitor: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-045-BQ&groupid=17&catid=276&subcat=

 

[SparkyG]

Have a look at the Acer revo or the emachines equivilant

 

[Buchanan0204]

Have a look at the Acer revo or the emachines equivilant

I personally wouldn't recommend this as an office computer. It is slightly under powered. All the power is in the GPU, designed at playback of HD video. It's perfect for a HTPC for this exact reason. However the CPU isn't powerful at all and will struggle with multitasking.

Something like an AMD Dual/Quad athlon, 4GB ram and a cheap AM3 board. Throw it in a £30 coolermaster case and it's a win win.

Do you have a budget in mind? Building it yourself?

 

[DefiantAsh]

Just specced this, no idea on budget, but it has a low profile "silent" GPU which should be good for graphical things like youtube and the web.

its just over £400, but you get everything, Windows 7, Hard Drive (500GB), a GPU, CPU, Case, 4GB RAM, PSU and a Monitor with a Mouse and Keyboard.

The case is personal choice, but i put this one in because it looks like a speaker, with the grills on the front. Low Profile and won't intrude when placed in their home.

Feel free to comment Spec can be amended if you have any of the items i have specced, like a monitor or Mouse/Keyboard.

YOUR BASKET
1 x BenQ G925HDA 18.5" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £74.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x ASRock M3A770DE AMD 770 (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £47.99
1 x AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 255 3.10GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £43.99
1 x HIS ATI Radeon HD 5450 2048MB GDDR3 SILENT Low Profile PCI-Express Graphics Card (H545HR2G) £43.99
1 x Fractal Design Core 1000 Midi Tower Case - Black £35.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Lepa N-Series 400W Power Supply £24.98
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x Logitech 600 Media Keyboard (920-000031) £11.99
1 x Logitech S96 PS/2 Optical Wheel Mouse Black - OEM (953688-1600) £5.99
Total : £462.40 (includes shipping : £20.10).

 

[Reaper 392]

this should fit the bill:


YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK V-Line 221V2SB 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £89.99
1 x Sapphire IPC-AM3DD785G 785G CHIPSET Mini ITX (AM3) Motherboard - Retail £71.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x Lian Li PC-Q07I Mini-ITX Case - Blue £44.99
1 x AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 250 3.00GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £40.79
1 x HIS ATI Radeon HD 5450 1024MB GDDR3 SILENT Low Profile PCI-Express Graphics Card (H545HR1G) £39.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 ATX '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £36.98
1 x Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit £23.98
1 x Samsung SH-S222AL/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £480.06 (includes shipping : £12.50).

its an mITX size, so its really tiny. however, it only has one PCIe slot, so if you were planning on adding a TV card or wireless card then this probably isnt for you (although you can get wireless internet via USB i believe)

 

[DefiantAsh]

(although you can get wireless internet via USB i believe)

Yes, Yes you can

I use it, and its pretty reliable, some are obtrusive, however you can get really small wireless adapters now.

This ; http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-002-TP&groupid=46&catid=1600&subcat=

Its the same one i use, the others ones OcUK currently have aren't up to much, i prefer this one

 

[matt_griff]

thanks for the replys.
budget would be around £350-450.

but the quieter and smaller the better.

how small could it actually be though?

 

[munz]

you can get amd llano build for around £400
100W tdp,
cpu + gpu = APU
grpahics on par with hd6450 built it. Less parts, less hassle?

chuck it in a case like xigmatek (£30) , white one looks cool, can pretend its some sort of hybrid apple pc or something lol!

Corsair 430W PSU will be fine

1tb hard drive? or maybe 500gb upto you

4gb corsair RAM

after mArket cpu cooler maybe the hyper 212 plus can be had for 22 quid if budget allows.

 

[munz]

AMD Llano A8-3850 2.90GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3850WNGXBOX) £103.99

Gigabyte GA-A75-D3H AMD A75 (Socket FM1) DDR3 Motherboard £89.98

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99

Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £61.98

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.99

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99

Samsung SH-S222AL/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99

total: roughly £430

 

[Reaper 392]

munz, they said they wanted small. the coolermaster elite 430 really isnt small

heres another idea, a HTPC case. sadly the only decent HTPC case from OcUK is a really expensive one, but its an idea none the less:


YOUR BASKET
1 x Antec Fusion Remote HTPC Case - Black £129.98
1 x AMD Llano A6-3650 2.60GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3650WNGXBOX) with FREE DIRT3 PC Game £85.99
1 x MSI A75MA-G55 AMD Hudson D3 (Socket FM1) DDR3 Llano MIcro-ATX Motherboard £71.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 ATX '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £36.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £29.99
1 x Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit £23.98
1 x Samsung SH-S222AL/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £408.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 

[DefiantAsh]

No mouse, keyboard, monitor or OS...

And besides, if anything get Reapers's spec with the Lian Li Case and spray the case black, as that blue is atrocious