New build (last one lasted 10 years!)

TheDean

TheDean

TheDean

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Hi All,

I've had my current Pc for nearly 10 yrs now, and what a sad day it is. I am retiring the old girl. She is so slow to boot up into Windows 7 now, I have to leave it for 30mins before going anywhere near!

I am looking to have you nice people Spec me a Pc which will last me another 10 years!

Ideally I would not like to spend a huge amount, but future upgradability would definitely be a consideration.

I am a big one for value for money. If I can pick stuff up second hand - even better. In terms of components I have which I can re-use, I have a 2TB HD which I would move across. I also have an Asus 6850 GPU. I don't intend to do any insane 4k gaming, so I think this suits my needs - Unless of course I could sell that on the bay, and get a newer model which is twice as good for not much money :)

I like the idea of having a small SSD for the OS. Samsung 850 Evo 250G looks ideal to me?

I'll need a new case & PSU. The Pc sits in a cupboard, so no need for fancy windows or anything. Cooling is very important as the cupboard doesn't have great ventilation.

I'm also thinking about a new monitor. 24" - 27". Again, no mental super monitor than has some mad gaming sync facility as I don't think I would use that.

Thanks a lot!
 
You're going to need to give us an idea of the budget you have in mind - £500? £1k?

Also, what do you use the pc for mainly and will you need Windows?
 
ExRayTed said:
You're going to need to give us an idea of the budget you have in mind - £500? £1k?

Also, what do you use the pc for mainly and will you need Windows?
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I don't really have a budget (I know that isn't helpful at all. I guess I want to spend as little as possible, while getting the best 'bang for buck' I can. Certainly no more than £500 (not including monitor).

In terms of Windows I have Windows 7 Pro atm, and it keeps telling me I have a free upgrade to windows 10, so hopefully I can just use that?
 
So you want to spend as little as possible and keep the 6850? Sounds like all you need is to move your current OS to a SSD tbh.
 
joeyjojo said:
So you want to spend as little as possible and keep the 6850? Sounds like all you need is to move your current OS to a SSD tbh.
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Well someone at work did suggest that, but my Mobo is a GA-965P-DS3 . The SATA can only do 3Gb/s so thought I could get a newer Mobo and pair that with a new SSD and feel the full benefit. Happy to spend the money, just want to make sure it is spent to get the biggest gains :)
 
I revived my old Core 2 Duo setup about 3-4 years ago with an SSD. It felt like a brand new super fast computer, and even after 2 years without running any cleaner apps it still booted up quick and felt very responsive. I only upgraded it last year as I wanted to play new games.

SSD FTW.
 
You'll likely be suprised how much life a SSD will breathe into your current PC. Give it a go. A 250 GB SSD won't break the bank and will give you a performance boost, even on an older motherboard with slower SATA. You can always re-use the SSD in a new PC build if you decide you still want to upgrade.
 
fobose said:
I revived my old Core 2 Duo setup about 3-4 years ago with an SSD. It felt like a brand new super fast computer, and even after 2 years without running any cleaner apps it still booted up quick and felt very responsive. I only upgraded it last year as I wanted to play new games.

SSD FTW.
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Cern said:
You'll likely be suprised how much life a SSD will breathe into your current PC. Give it a go. A 250 GB SSD won't break the bank and will give you a performance boost, even on an older motherboard with slower SATA. You can always re-use the SSD in a new PC build if you decide you still want to upgrade.
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So I went out and bought a Samsung 850 Evo. Did a fresh Windows 7 install - upgraded to Windows 10 through the free programme.

Absolutely amazed what it has done. :eek:

So much quicker to boot, more responsive, and much much quicker in general use.
 
TheDean said:
So I went out and bought a Samsung 850 Evo. Did a fresh Windows 7 install - upgraded to Windows 10 through the free programme.

Absolutely amazed what it has done. :eek:

So much quicker to boot, more responsive, and much much quicker in general use.
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Nice one. Does this mean your old PC isn't quite up for retirement just yet?
 
Cern said:
Nice one. Does this mean your old PC isn't quite up for retirement just yet?
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I'm hoping for another Ten years now, Haha! I do fancy another monster though....unsure whether to go 4k or not. Only connected via CAT5, so don't know whether it's possible to stream 4k over CAT 5?

fobose said:
I hope you gave it a spring clean whilst you had the case out the cupboard ;)
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Hahah. You should have seen the Tuniq tower! Absolutely disgraceful!
 
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