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Hi all, it's been quite some time since I had a SFF. I used to have a Shuttle, I think the SN45G with the AMD Athlon Mobile XP-2500 or something and a Radeon back in the days. It was fun while it lasted.
Anyways, I'm in need of something I can sit in the living room hooked up to my TV, whether it's via HDMI, VGA or DVI. It will be used by my parents, who don't have much experience with computers, especially my dad who will be a first timer. So I guess performance wise, it doesn't have to be great. It should be small enough to fit under the telly or beside the stand without standing out too much.
It's mainly going to be used for web surfing and streaming stuff online (in particular PPTV, some Chinese streaming program) on Windows 7, so hard drive space and graphics isn't much of an issue. Ideally WiFi and Bluetooth is included internally (as opposed to a USB device sticking out) as I plan to buy a wireless keyboard and mouse for them, but if they aren't included, I need to know which components to buy. I'm guessing 2GB RAM should be sufficient? Would a DC Celeron do, or should I go for a standard DC? I already had a play around OcUK, and I guess £200 is feasible?
All of course, from OcUK if possible as I would like to get it delivered ASAP so I can get working on it while I got my annual leave off work to use! Regards
PS. TV is a Sony 40inch Full HD LCD TV by the way.
Anyways, I'm in need of something I can sit in the living room hooked up to my TV, whether it's via HDMI, VGA or DVI. It will be used by my parents, who don't have much experience with computers, especially my dad who will be a first timer. So I guess performance wise, it doesn't have to be great. It should be small enough to fit under the telly or beside the stand without standing out too much.
It's mainly going to be used for web surfing and streaming stuff online (in particular PPTV, some Chinese streaming program) on Windows 7, so hard drive space and graphics isn't much of an issue. Ideally WiFi and Bluetooth is included internally (as opposed to a USB device sticking out) as I plan to buy a wireless keyboard and mouse for them, but if they aren't included, I need to know which components to buy. I'm guessing 2GB RAM should be sufficient? Would a DC Celeron do, or should I go for a standard DC? I already had a play around OcUK, and I guess £200 is feasible?
All of course, from OcUK if possible as I would like to get it delivered ASAP so I can get working on it while I got my annual leave off work to use! Regards
PS. TV is a Sony 40inch Full HD LCD TV by the way.
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