System for mainly watching HD films

wigster · 29 Aug 2015 at 20:04

Ive been telling my brother about the pc im going to be getting from here,he has said how he has been wanting to get a much better pc to surf the net and Watch HD stuff online and to watch bluray.

My brother said he has never looked into it because he just wouldnt know where to buy one from untill now,so what sort of price would he need to spend on a pre built one from here.

Thanks

mushtafa · 29 Aug 2015 at 20:56

All depends on what you need. Keyboard, mouse, monitor, windows?

Building your own is normally a little cheaper. Is this an option?

Lemin · 29 Aug 2015 at 21:24

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-395-OK&groupid=43&catid=2476

wigster · 29 Aug 2015 at 21:58

He wont need keyboard etc as he will have all that from what he has now,but he will need windows,building his own is not a option. money wise he said £800 would be the maximum.

CEUOTC · 29 Aug 2015 at 23:14

GIGABYTE P15F

Or

"Titan Proton" Configure as required.

deano-5 · 30 Aug 2015 at 00:03

Whats his current pc spec?

wigster · 30 Aug 2015 at 09:49

Thanks,ill pass those links onto him,his computer is quite old about 15 years old,Its a HP running Windows 2000,not sure about the spec but he has trouble watching any hd content on his pc,i dont think he would be interested in a laptop.He is not a gamer but loves his films.

mushtafa · 30 Aug 2015 at 10:00

Would he attempt to play games on it? You could get a PC to do what you've asked of, for around £400-500. Do you want the budget used and a GPU stuck in?

mushtafa · 30 Aug 2015 at 10:02

wigster said:
...building his own is not a option...

Ignore last post, missed this.

Gabbatek · 30 Aug 2015 at 10:18

Lemin said:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-395-OK&groupid=43&catid=2476

This is the best option for just watching films and browsing the internet.

Not good for gaming

Just select the operating system you want and make sure you select a bluray drive

if his budget is £800, he could make a average gaming pc

wigster · 30 Aug 2015 at 18:12

I asked him today if he would want to play any games,answer is still the same,So i shall tell him about the one you linked. cheers i shall see what he thinks of it.

wigster · 3 Sep 2015 at 09:20

ok my brother is happy to buy that pc but does have a question,will it be ok to do light video conversions avi etc to dvd using a program called convertxtodvd.

And would it be ok to convert the HD video clips i send him of my family so it converts to avi or dvd format.

Lemin · 3 Sep 2015 at 10:11

wigster said:
ok my brother is happy to buy that pc but does have a question,will it be ok to do light video conversions avi etc to dvd using a program called convertxtodvd.

And would it be ok to convert the HD video clips i send him of my family so it converts to avi or dvd format.

Yes convertx will work very well.

wigster · 3 Sep 2015 at 20:40

Cheers again,I never read in the info right on that product spec clear as day saying video encoding,This is why i hate looking at websites on my phone lol

Something i would like to ask just for me would this pc be any good for heavy video editing and encoding and picture editing using software like Lightroom&photshop premiere.