Basic PC (Small Size)

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Looking to get a small PC,

Use for only: Office/Browsing/Research etc.

size: looking for small as possible but upgradable. (so can replace parts if required)

Budget up to: £500

Requirements: HDMI/DP output
 
Worth renaming this to "Spec me a small office PC", they love that round here.

If you're planning to build yourself I'd recommend a cube type case rather than super slim. Even better if it takes microATX rather than ITX. ITX is restrictive and has a cost premium, uATX is much easier to get hold of and flexible.

I've also found slim cases are hard to keep cool quietly due to little volume of air, and small fans. Whereas cubes can be incredibly quiet.
 
@LuckyBenski
this is the spec i got to. ITX was much more expensive for very little benefit.
My basket at Overclockers UK:
 
 
That looks very good for your uses. Kolink have apparently improved their quality control and general production standard a lot recently. Still, the Kolink and bequiet are at opposite ends of what I'd accept, in terms of price. So you might find a middle ground. Best in mind your entire rig will probably consume under 100W as there's no graphics card and no spinning disks. Still, a 350-400W PSU will leave room for all but the hungriest of cards should you ever upgrade.

Are you happy to use stock cooler and case fan/s? That's all I'd consider adding :)

Actually, lots of people don't bother with a retail Windows license as they can be had quite cheap online. I've used several and they've worked fine.
 
its literally for the misses to do her Teacher work & marking remotely. So Even the Quad-core will be at like 5% usage lol.

(also kolink is used by OC in their own builds so they must trust them enough for that)
 
smogsy said:
its literally for the misses to do her Teacher work & marking remotely. So Even the Quad-core will be at like 5% usage lol.

(also kolink is used by OC in their own builds so they must trust them enough for that)
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Yep, the guys at Kolink worked hard to pull in some good quality manufacturing and even have high power offerings now. Seen a good review or two.
 
I wouldn't touch a Kolink psu with a bargepole even for a budget pc. Someone on here took the cover off a KL 400w and the components inside were the cheapest of the cheap. The psu you have picked is even lower in the lineup than the KL series so god knows what junk is inside that. If you click on the second picture on it's product page and enlarge it you will see that that so called 400w psu only has 276w on the 12v rail and they recommend 24/7 power not to exceed 300w. That says everything you need to know about it's quality.

I would have thought a Ryzen 2200G/2400G would be better for your usage than Intel.
 
pastymuncher said:
I wouldn't touch a Kolink psu with a bargepole even for a budget pc. Someone on here took the cover off a KL 400w and the components inside were the cheapest of the cheap. The psu you have picked is even lower in the lineup than the KL series so god knows what junk is inside that. If you click on the second picture on it's product page and enlarge it you will see that that so called 400w psu only has 276w on the 12v rail and they recommend 24/7 power not to exceed 300w. That says everything you need to know about it's quality.

I would have thought a Ryzen 2200G/2400G would be better for your usage than Intel.
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adds en extra £80 though
 
What about a cheap Windows 10 key online and then go for your AMD build in post #3? Quite a few on here have gone for these cheap keys and have had no problems with them. You could even drop the BeQuiet psu for a Silverstone Strider SST-ST30SF which is a SFX psu (comes with a adaptor to fit normal cases) and saves £7 off that build. It's a decent psu and still has a lot more power than that pc will ever need. Review here.
 
My basket at Overclockers UK:
  • 1 x Primo Nano Celeron - Intel NUC NUC6CAYH Celeron J3455 Quad Core = £406.99
    • Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)
    • Security Software:Bullguard Anti-Virus 2017 - 1 PC 1 Year **Offer Price**
    • Solid State Drive:Kingston A400 240GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Solid State Hard Drive - (SA400S37/240G)
    • Memory:Kingston HyperX Impact Black Series 8GB 1600MHz DDR3L CL9 SODIMM Kit of 2 1.35V (HX316LS9IBK2/8)
Total: £421.09 (includes shipping: £14.10)


80% less footprint then the above . not as powerful but will do the job just fine.
upgrade though is a closed route, cant swap CPU - can add extra ram or storage​
 
pastymuncher said:
What about a cheap Windows 10 key online and then go for your AMD build in post #3? Quite a few on here have gone for these cheap keys and have had no problems with them. You could even drop the BeQuiet psu for a Silverstone Strider SST-ST30SF which is a SFX psu (comes with a adaptor to fit normal cases) and saves £7 off that build. It's a decent psu and still has a lot more power than that pc will ever need. Review here.
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not a bad idea where do you suggest?

bremen1874 said:
Why not buy a refurbished corporate desktop?
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not a bad idea any leads to follow?

orbitalwalsh said:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
  • 1 x Primo Nano Celeron - Intel NUC NUC6CAYH Celeron J3455 Quad Core = £406.99
    • Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)
    • Security Software:Bullguard Anti-Virus 2017 - 1 PC 1 Year **Offer Price**
    • Solid State Drive:Kingston A400 240GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Solid State Hard Drive - (SA400S37/240G)
    • Memory:Kingston HyperX Impact Black Series 8GB 1600MHz DDR3L CL9 SODIMM Kit of 2 1.35V (HX316LS9IBK2/8)
Total: £421.09 (includes shipping: £14.10)


80% less footprint then the above . not as powerful but will do the job just fine.
upgrade though is a closed route, cant swap CPU - can add extra ram or storage​
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not bad either shame it was a celeron but dang good otherwise
 
smogsy said:
got it to this now
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £407.55 (includes shipping: £11.70)
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You'll need a H310 board to go with that cofee lake cpu.

I'd just get a dell optiplex off the bay and put in an ssd if it doesn't have one.
 
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