Hi there - I am going round in circles a bit looking for an ideal solution for my new home PC.
could anyone recommend a spec for the following:
- preferably a mini PC
- for home use - word processing/web browsing/light photo editing plus some art and design
- with DVD/CD burner and card reader
- lots of storage for photos and some music
- it won't be used for gaming or videos (bar the odd you tube or iplayer clip)
I want it to be powerful but without breaking the bank
I've been thinking of getting an SSD for running Windows/software, and a 2TB black caviar for storage - does that sound like a good idea?
This is the spec I’ve come up with – is it more than I need? It’s also a bit more than I’d like to spend – its £620 before vat and was looking for something more like £500.
Any ideas gratefully received!
Case
Inwin Mini-ITX BM643 Case + 160W PSU
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770T (2.50GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8H61-I: Mini-ITX, LG1155, USB 3.0, SATA 3GBs
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (1 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD + Clear Video HD Technology
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
could anyone recommend a spec for the following:
- preferably a mini PC
- for home use - word processing/web browsing/light photo editing plus some art and design
- with DVD/CD burner and card reader
- lots of storage for photos and some music
- it won't be used for gaming or videos (bar the odd you tube or iplayer clip)
I want it to be powerful but without breaking the bank
I've been thinking of getting an SSD for running Windows/software, and a 2TB black caviar for storage - does that sound like a good idea?
This is the spec I’ve come up with – is it more than I need? It’s also a bit more than I’d like to spend – its £620 before vat and was looking for something more like £500.
Any ideas gratefully received!
Case
Inwin Mini-ITX BM643 Case + 160W PSU
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770T (2.50GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8H61-I: Mini-ITX, LG1155, USB 3.0, SATA 3GBs
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (1 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD + Clear Video HD Technology
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
