Spec me please - desktop for son!

[ivrytwr3]

Hey, hey,

I am looking at a desktop for the little one for Xmas (9 years old). He is getting homework that involves the internet and i am getting kicked off the family pc!!

Looking at about £300 and he needs it for, homework and minecraft!!

OS - 7 or 8? Rceommendations?

Needs Word, Powerpoint, Excel etc

Now, i am military and a student (Distance learner) does either get me a discount anywhere?

Thanks and fingers crossed someone can help!

 

[snips86x]

This is my recommendation:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x MSI A75IA-E53 AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £69.95
1 x AMD A6-6400K 3.90GHz (Socket FM2) APU Richland Dual Core Processor (AD640KOKHLBOX) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x Antec VP450P 450W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £39.95
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £37.99
1 x **B Grade** BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming (CA-011-BX) £29.99
Total : £374.84 (includes shipping : £10.00).



To save money, you may be entitles to a student edition of Office, or download open office.

 

[ivrytwr3]

wow! that's quite a bit of machine for the cash!

But £300 was the top end of my budget (he will be getting other stuff as well)

Will keep looking...............

 

[DaleTheWhale]

Would a tablet suffice for internet browsing? Or maybe a laptop as that will handle Minecraft as well.

All in for £300 is difficult to create that will be decent, especially when the OS takes up 1/3 of the budget.

 

[Aston998]

I would agree with this spec below

This is my recommendation:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x MSI A75IA-E53 AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £69.95
1 x AMD A6-6400K 3.90GHz (Socket FM2) APU Richland Dual Core Processor (AD640KOKHLBOX) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x Antec VP450P 450W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £39.95
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £37.99
1 x **B Grade** BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming (CA-011-BX) £29.99
Total : £374.84 (includes shipping : £10.00).



To save money, you may be entitles to a student edition of Office, or download open office.

 

[ivrytwr3]

i want a desktop to set up in his room so he can do his homework / minecraft in peace and quiet.

He also wants to do a bit of programming and understands that it isn't a gaming pc he will be getting!!

 

[breadturbo]

What about blue team? still a tad over but hard to get lower as mentioned before.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Asus H81-PLUS Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £53.99
1 x Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £47.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x Antec VP450P 450W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £39.95
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £37.99
1 x **B Grade** Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £34.99
Total : £353.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).