cheap and just works o3/i5 system

Glaucus · 26 Feb 2014 at 12:33

cheap and just works i3/i5 system

Parents want an upgrade, rejoice. Might have to spend less time going its slow a) you have thousands(literally several thousands) of word/excel files which you won't delete and b) its just old and slow.

So cheap as possible, plug and play small device, the trouble is all the ones I know don't have a cd drive or space for one. Something like an i3/i5 nuc would be perfect other than that.

120gb SSD minimum. I3/i5, no gfx card needed, on board is fine. Rj45 and WiFi, DVD burning drive.

Anything should fly compared to their e2200, with slow as anything hard drive.

hawkhench · 26 Feb 2014 at 12:58

Is a Nuc with a USB optical drive any good to you?

Glaucus · 26 Feb 2014 at 13:34

hawkhench said:
Is a Nuc with a USB optical drive any good to you?

No, needs to be all in one. It can be bigger than a nuc though, it doesn't have to be tiny tiny.

Baboonanza · 26 Feb 2014 at 15:04

Here is your Intel build. It would be slightly cheaper but OcUK are out of stock on the cheaper H77 mobo:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3225 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (55W) - Retail **High Performance IGP** £95.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £79.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 130 RC-130-KKN1 Mini ITX Case - Black £45.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £35.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34GM1600HC11DC01) £31.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24F1ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £19.99
Total : £427.39 (includes shipping : £11.25).

Slightly cheaper AMD build. Roughly the same/slightly better performance, 10W higher TDP.
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5700 3.40GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD5700OKHJBOX) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A88XN-WIFI AMD A88X (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £79.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £79.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 130 RC-130-KKN1 Mini ITX Case - Black £45.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £35.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34GM1600HC11DC01) £31.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24F1ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £19.99
Total : £397.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).

I'd consider spending the extra money for a 256GB SSD personally. It will save you the hassle of having to go round and delete all their crap later

Glaucus · 26 Feb 2014 at 15:39

Would rather something ore built, is there nothing like zotac zbox dve, as they dont seem to Amie a new version of that.

Baboonanza · 26 Feb 2014 at 15:47

The ASRock Vision HT has a dvd drive but it's more expensive, less powerful and doesn't have an SSD.

hawkhench · 26 Feb 2014 at 17:59

Don't think you're going to get something cheaper, pre-built and with a DVD all-in-one. Might have to pick two of three and decide what to compromise on.