New Build for Mother

Darth Bane

Darth Bane

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Hey guys,

So my dear mother's old laptop has finally died on her and she is going to buy a new one or a desktop from Dell.

I would like to build her a cheap desktop and wanted to know if you guys could recommend a build for her?.

She only uses a PC for facebook games, Ebay, Email and other web browsing.
Looking for CPU/Mobo with intergrated graphics as she don't play real games lol.

She has about £350-£400 to spend guys so can you recommed a build for me? would also need a cheap small monitor and mouse and keyboard.

Any advice would great :)

Thanks guys
 
You should be able to find AMD llano or trinity laptops for around £400 if she prefers having a laptop. It's IGP is very good and capable of playing more demanding games.

If you need an OS aswell it's going to hinder a desktop build at that budget.I'm sure people will have a stab at it though :)
 
honosuseri said:
You should be able to find AMD llano or trinity laptops for around £400 if she prefers having a laptop. It's IGP is very good and capable of playing more demanding games.

If you need an OS aswell it's going to hinder a desktop build at that budget.I'm sure people will have a stab at it though :)
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Thanks for the reply, She has room for a Desktop so thats not an issue. I would rather see if i could build her something if possible in budget.
 
 
Bacon? said:
£400

YOUR BASKET
1 x "Primo 6300a" AMD A4-5300 3.40GHz DDR3 Dual Core APU System £215
1 x Opt Out of FREE AV Software £0.01
1 x No Hard Drive Upgrade £0
1 x No Graphics Card Upgrade £0
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x BenQ GL2055 20" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £95.99
Total : £413.59 (includes shipping : £15.50).





Hono's idea of a trinity laptop is a good idea.
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Thanks Just what she is looking for, i'll look at the AMD laptops too.

Thanks again for your help guys :)
 
Like this perhaps, nice and small too

YOUR BASKET
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x ASRock FM2A75M-ITX AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £73.99
1 x Thermaltake Element Q mini-ITX HTPC Case - 220W Power Supply £56.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £54.98
1 x AMD A6-5400K Black Edition 3.60GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Dual Core Processor (AD540KOKHJBOX) £53.99
1 x Xebec HTPC/Console Handheld Keyboard £34.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £410.92 (includes shipping : £10.00).



Someone will complain I should use faster RAM to help the IGP but I'm trying to stick to the budget best I can here. The A75 chipset is a must to get HDMI output to the TV.

Of course there are other options. I figured a 1TB drive would be nice to store movies on, a small SSD would be another option. It's a custom build so have fun with it :)
 
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