My dad's PC is about 8.5 years old now and although well balanced, it is now starting to creak a bit:
i7-860
4GB RAM
7200rpm HD (no SSD)
Radeon gfx of some description, doesn't really matter
Win10
So basically without a SSD and only 4GB RAM it is a bit clunky in Windows10, thus I would like to buy him a replacement. He does not really do any heavy usage on it, no gaming or video editing etc, he does some (very basic) image editing but the rest is just standard office apps, browsing, watching iPlayer etc. No need for a flashy graphics card or even a massive amount of grunt - however he typically keeps PCs for ages so it could be in say 5 years time that software is more demanding or his needs have changed, so I don't want to get something under-powered.
I was tempted to just give him my old system (3570k/8GB RAM/64GB SSD) but even that is approaching 7 years old I think and housed in an 18 year old case with no ports on the front etc. Doubtless something will fail at some point (the cpu was run overclocked for 5 years, the PSU I think I bought secondhand over 10 years ago) and stability is an important factor for him (I tend to get phonecalls about any sort of trivial issue he has with his computer!).
No budget per se but expecting to pay around £400-700. Looking around I was thjinking something like an i5-8400, 8GB RAM, 120GB+ SSD would fit the bill? Part of me feels a hex-core is overkill for his usage, but then again the same could have been said for the i7 he got back in March 2010.
What are the typical options here, I am leaning towards a pre-built system so he has warranty etc but don't follow the scene so closely these days so may be some options I'm not aware of.
Finally it's another desktop windows PC he wants, not a laptop or Mac. Although I do think something portable with a good docking setup would suit him as (despite having officially retired over 10 years ago) he travels to a lot of meetings and tends to rely on print outs of documents.
i7-860
4GB RAM
7200rpm HD (no SSD)
Radeon gfx of some description, doesn't really matter
Win10
So basically without a SSD and only 4GB RAM it is a bit clunky in Windows10, thus I would like to buy him a replacement. He does not really do any heavy usage on it, no gaming or video editing etc, he does some (very basic) image editing but the rest is just standard office apps, browsing, watching iPlayer etc. No need for a flashy graphics card or even a massive amount of grunt - however he typically keeps PCs for ages so it could be in say 5 years time that software is more demanding or his needs have changed, so I don't want to get something under-powered.
I was tempted to just give him my old system (3570k/8GB RAM/64GB SSD) but even that is approaching 7 years old I think and housed in an 18 year old case with no ports on the front etc. Doubtless something will fail at some point (the cpu was run overclocked for 5 years, the PSU I think I bought secondhand over 10 years ago) and stability is an important factor for him (I tend to get phonecalls about any sort of trivial issue he has with his computer!).
No budget per se but expecting to pay around £400-700. Looking around I was thjinking something like an i5-8400, 8GB RAM, 120GB+ SSD would fit the bill? Part of me feels a hex-core is overkill for his usage, but then again the same could have been said for the i7 he got back in March 2010.
What are the typical options here, I am leaning towards a pre-built system so he has warranty etc but don't follow the scene so closely these days so may be some options I'm not aware of.
Finally it's another desktop windows PC he wants, not a laptop or Mac. Although I do think something portable with a good docking setup would suit him as (despite having officially retired over 10 years ago) he travels to a lot of meetings and tends to rely on print outs of documents.
