Hi, need a new home office PC for my parents. Will be used for a stupid long time, so getting modern tech now will help it last longer (they are only now replacing a q6600 based machine).
Budget 500-1000 (less is better) They want it to be very quiet, and relatively small.
Used for MS office, internet, some minor video editing - general office and parenty things, network/printer sharing etc.
can re-use a seasonic 550w psu from their old machine, along with a 512GB SSD for storage, and weve got local and cloud backup sorted already. Mechanical keyboard, steel series mouse, and crappy speakers are already owned by them. Already have windows/office software etc. They currently have a 17" old as sin monitor that needs replacing, either with my spare 30" or if thats too big a 21-24 will be ok if its cheap enough.
This is what Ive specced, I would normally spec lower, but knowing them, they will stll be using it in a decade if they can. Anything you would change?
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £922.43
(includes shipping: £12.60)
Budget 500-1000 (less is better) They want it to be very quiet, and relatively small.
Used for MS office, internet, some minor video editing - general office and parenty things, network/printer sharing etc.
can re-use a seasonic 550w psu from their old machine, along with a 512GB SSD for storage, and weve got local and cloud backup sorted already. Mechanical keyboard, steel series mouse, and crappy speakers are already owned by them. Already have windows/office software etc. They currently have a 17" old as sin monitor that needs replacing, either with my spare 30" or if thats too big a 21-24 will be ok if its cheap enough.
This is what Ive specced, I would normally spec lower, but knowing them, they will stll be using it in a decade if they can. Anything you would change?
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x Fractal Design Define Nano S Mini-ITX Case - Black= £61.99
- 1 x MSI Z170I Gaming Pro AC Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Mini ITX Motherboard= £145.99
- 1 x Intel Core i5-6500 3.20GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £199.99
- 1 x Team Group Dark Pro 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (TDPRD416G32= £99.95
- 1 x Samsung PM961 Polaris 256GB M.2-2880 PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £119.99
- 1 x Noctua NH-U12S Ultra-Quiet Slim CPU Cooler with NF-F12 Fan= £54.95
- 1 x Asus External Slimline DVD Re-Writer, USB, 8x, Black, Cyberlink Power2Go 7 - Black (SDRW-08D2S-U LIT= £26.99
- 1 x TP-Link UH700 USB 3.0 7-Port Hub (UH700)= £29.99
- 1 x Samsung S24E370DL Wireless Charging 23.6" 1920x1080 PLS FREESYNC Widescreen LCD Monitor - White= £169.99
Total: £922.43
(includes shipping: £12.60)
