UK here and I'm looking to get a new pc. I'm not interested in building one myself but would like a nice upgrade to my current one - basically one where I can have it custom built from somewhere reputable in the UK and have it delivered and ready to just power up.
My current specs:
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.5GHz
Memory: 16384MB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
interal 120gb Samsung SSD as the main HDD and internal 2tb HDD
Various HDD's with Synology NAS setup externally through ethernet.
Logitech 518 Mouse and Logitech K200 keyboard
I want a decent upgrade to the above as I bought my current one early 2012. I bought it prebuilt after deciding myself what components I wanted inside. This took hours of research for me as I don't know much about PC hardware lol. Again, I really dont want to build it myself dont have the time or patience and I will just get frustrated doing it.
My budget is about £1500
I was thinking something like this for the living room https://i.imgur.com/QZu2RNm.png
Most importantly I'd like a speedy PC that extracts/copies files quickly (from the internal SSD to a NAS after downloading), Multitasking needs to be fast and have it cope with download speeds on a 200mb internet connection. I don't know anything about processors so I'm hoping someone can advise on a good one with a motherboard that compliments it well.
I will be using it for everything but won't be playing any hardcore gaming or the latest games with the best gfx cards and framerate etc. So it will be internet browsing, sorting and using iTunes, word processing etc.
I want it in my living room so quiet water cooling is a must.
Play the occasional Steam or indie game. I want a decent enough GPU but not top of the range Titan ones lol. Maybe VR ready with Vive would be nice.
I'd like it pretty compact not a big footprint, quiet.
With my current PC i went a bit overboard as its a massive inwin tower case and its simply too big for what I use it for. Mobo and case support two gfx cards but I never really game on it much. Having said that I don't want a situation where I might be gimped so I don't want a ****** gfx card just a decent one. I expected I would be gaming on it but alas I mostly game on consoles. Like I said I'm interested in gaming on it but not the latest high end graphcs cards. More into emulation than anything to be honest.
It must have at least 5x USB3 ports on the front of the case or at the top. I want them at the back of the case too as usual for other stuff but things like iphone leads, usb sticks etc will need to easily be able to connect to the front of the case as it will facing outwards from the wall. I don't want to be reaching round to the back once everything is connected. Being able to charge or have USB ports powered while it’s off would be handy too.
HDD I'd like a 500tb or 250tb SSD as my main OS drive. Don't know which are good these days. Also a secondary 4tb internal as drive D:\
I'm bothered about iTunes as I have a ton of music on my 2tb internal drive D:\ drive and I wanna keep it exactly the same when i transfer it over to the new 4tb internal one in the new PC. (like keep all the playlists and paths the same as I have a lot).
I'd like a decent mouse and keyboard - this is important. I don't want a fancy gaming mouse with tons of buttons but one that is regarded as the best for general use. My current one Logitech 518 is great but its wired and a bit old. It does its job but must be surely better ones out after 10+ years out there? My Logitech K200 keyboard is decent but again I'd like something better for general use if there is one.
Not interested in new sound or speakers as I'll use my current ones (they are decent enough).
Also what are the latest things people have inside their PC's that they didn't have like 10 years ago? I don't wanna miss anything out and regret it later. I'm just thinking like someone who bought a pc ten years ago as opposed to now. Internal bluetooth is a must, anything else that will just make quality of life better when using a PC?
Lastly, One of my biggest annoyances with my current PC and the one I had before was USB transfer rates with sticks and external HDD's connected via USB2/3 connections. It was always way too slow and it sometimes errored out transferring files. Like a 30gb file could take 20 minutes copying from the standard internal HDD to a USB 3 drive. This seems like a software issue more than hardware as it happened too often on different usb sticks or usb hdd's. It happened on both Windows 7 and Window 10 so I'm not sure if there is a solution for this?
Thanks for the help
My current specs:
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.5GHz
Memory: 16384MB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
interal 120gb Samsung SSD as the main HDD and internal 2tb HDD
Various HDD's with Synology NAS setup externally through ethernet.
Logitech 518 Mouse and Logitech K200 keyboard
I want a decent upgrade to the above as I bought my current one early 2012. I bought it prebuilt after deciding myself what components I wanted inside. This took hours of research for me as I don't know much about PC hardware lol. Again, I really dont want to build it myself dont have the time or patience and I will just get frustrated doing it.
My budget is about £1500
I was thinking something like this for the living room https://i.imgur.com/QZu2RNm.png
Most importantly I'd like a speedy PC that extracts/copies files quickly (from the internal SSD to a NAS after downloading), Multitasking needs to be fast and have it cope with download speeds on a 200mb internet connection. I don't know anything about processors so I'm hoping someone can advise on a good one with a motherboard that compliments it well.
I will be using it for everything but won't be playing any hardcore gaming or the latest games with the best gfx cards and framerate etc. So it will be internet browsing, sorting and using iTunes, word processing etc.
I want it in my living room so quiet water cooling is a must.
Play the occasional Steam or indie game. I want a decent enough GPU but not top of the range Titan ones lol. Maybe VR ready with Vive would be nice.
I'd like it pretty compact not a big footprint, quiet.
With my current PC i went a bit overboard as its a massive inwin tower case and its simply too big for what I use it for. Mobo and case support two gfx cards but I never really game on it much. Having said that I don't want a situation where I might be gimped so I don't want a ****** gfx card just a decent one. I expected I would be gaming on it but alas I mostly game on consoles. Like I said I'm interested in gaming on it but not the latest high end graphcs cards. More into emulation than anything to be honest.
It must have at least 5x USB3 ports on the front of the case or at the top. I want them at the back of the case too as usual for other stuff but things like iphone leads, usb sticks etc will need to easily be able to connect to the front of the case as it will facing outwards from the wall. I don't want to be reaching round to the back once everything is connected. Being able to charge or have USB ports powered while it’s off would be handy too.
HDD I'd like a 500tb or 250tb SSD as my main OS drive. Don't know which are good these days. Also a secondary 4tb internal as drive D:\
I'm bothered about iTunes as I have a ton of music on my 2tb internal drive D:\ drive and I wanna keep it exactly the same when i transfer it over to the new 4tb internal one in the new PC. (like keep all the playlists and paths the same as I have a lot).
I'd like a decent mouse and keyboard - this is important. I don't want a fancy gaming mouse with tons of buttons but one that is regarded as the best for general use. My current one Logitech 518 is great but its wired and a bit old. It does its job but must be surely better ones out after 10+ years out there? My Logitech K200 keyboard is decent but again I'd like something better for general use if there is one.
Not interested in new sound or speakers as I'll use my current ones (they are decent enough).
Also what are the latest things people have inside their PC's that they didn't have like 10 years ago? I don't wanna miss anything out and regret it later. I'm just thinking like someone who bought a pc ten years ago as opposed to now. Internal bluetooth is a must, anything else that will just make quality of life better when using a PC?
Lastly, One of my biggest annoyances with my current PC and the one I had before was USB transfer rates with sticks and external HDD's connected via USB2/3 connections. It was always way too slow and it sometimes errored out transferring files. Like a 30gb file could take 20 minutes copying from the standard internal HDD to a USB 3 drive. This seems like a software issue more than hardware as it happened too often on different usb sticks or usb hdd's. It happened on both Windows 7 and Window 10 so I'm not sure if there is a solution for this?
Thanks for the help
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