Home PC for work and play

washo

washo

washo

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Hi Guys.

Can you spec me a home PC to use primarily for work. Apart from usual MS office, iTunes, photos etc., I remote on to PCs, Servers etc. so nothing too taxing.

I would like to train with VMWare at some point but imagine it will probably be better to do this on a separate device unless this can be incorporated without too much cost.

A few basic games but no longer the more demanding ones.

Budget is flexible within reason, however I would like to future proof. Monitor not required. To include OS and at least 1 secondary HDD. For SSD is Samsung the better make?

Current PC is around 7 years old with a few upgrades along the way, so this is long overdue! Just cannot get on with the iMac...

Current system for what it's worth and some laughter...

- Core 2 Quad Q6600 !
- Abit IP35 Pro
- OCZ 8GB PC2-6400C4 800MHz DDR2
- ATI Radeon 4890
- Win8 Pro
- 3x 500GB HDD
 
No budget in mind. Happy to go to around £1000 if it will make a difference but as gaming is not an issue then probably do not need to.

Games - Something like Simulators/Football Manager type
 
It is going under a desk in the corner so quiet would be good! Case to allow expansion but window not necessary :)

For VMWARE wouldn't a different type of CPU be required?

I also didn't think those games would be too intense? To be honest the gaming is a second as don't really have time these days...

Regarding the os, is Win8 not tied down to the mb? If not then it could be used.
 
Thanks for that.

Question about the SSD. Is the Crucial better than the Samsung Evo or is it just better for the price?
 
Confused now. This looks a good spec but would it not be better to buy a gaming rig for a similar price?

I now own a Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD & OS so can free up extra cash for the build. Quiet would be good but I love gadgets so would there be better options especially on the case?

If I was to game properly it would be games like COD and Battlefield.

Any help would be greatly appreciated as I have no idea what direction to go down now and cash is burning a hole. The wife is threatening a shopping trip so I need to spend quick :)
 
Thanks for coming back so quick.

The spec for every day PC by Shivy above is not far off the price of a good Gaming PC setup so if I'm spending that money then may as well get best system possible for budget. I'm not a big gamer but would make use of it if I had a capable PC.

Budget is between £1000 and £1200 with monitor on top. Using an older Samsung 2232BW monitor so worth updating as well I guess Also would you recommend Win8.1 over 7 these days? I use both and not bothered either way.

Appreciate your feedback.
 
Looks great Stulid - thank you. Would you be able to recommend a larger HDD?

Also is the AOC G2460PQU 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor a good choice to replace my ageing Samsung 2232BW?
 
Thanks again Guys, much clearer now!

Regarding HDD, is this any good or something better?
Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA300) HDD
 
Thanks Stulid. Hopefully last question... If I went for the Seasonic M12II-620 EVO 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply, is the Antec cooler still a good choice?

I've not fitted a cooler before so have no idea!
 
Sound wise is this system ok? Just will be next to my young daughters bedroom wall and read the Antec cooler is quite noisy.
 
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