[drewmo]

im clueless when it comes to pcs can anyone tell me if these two are the same spec wise and what one i should go for?


http://www.tier1online.com/1-xy141et-abu...f4QAvD_BwE

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Compaq-Office-W...48031&th=1

[Raptor.]

The Amazon link comes with a discrete graphics card. You could probably find better.

[Nanga]

I would suggest sourcing refurbished parts and building a better PC in that price range, also that graphics card is siht in the amazon one.

[drewmo]

I would suggest sourcing refurbished parts and building a better PC in that price range, also that graphics card is siht in the amazon one.

i don't have a clue about pcs never mind how to build one, i'd end up taking ages looking into it and im not confident it would go well
are the pcs i looked at really not worth the price?

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The Amazon link comes with a discrete graphics card. You could probably find better.

is there other forums i could seek help from or do you have any suggestions of pcs i should consider?

[Gt403cyl]

Why are you looking at PCs from 2011?

I wouldn't recommend either of them.

How much is your budget?

[drewmo]

Why are you looking at PCs from 2011?

I wouldn't recommend either of them.

How much is your budget?

i was told to push for a i7 on another forum so thought any i7 would be better than the i5s i was looking at and my budget is like £450 im wanting a pc for basic photo and video editing

[Gt403cyl]

i was told to push for a i7 on another forum so thought any i7 would be better than the i5s i was looking at and my budget is like £450 im wanting a pc for basic photo and video editing

With that budget it's not going to happen.

I would recommend:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor (£131.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£61.97 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£147.59 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case (£27.48 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£64.81 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £469.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-06 17:55 GMT+0000

That is the best you can get (new) for your budget.

If you can find a used system with say an i7-4770/k, i7-4790/k ect, you may find one for £400-£500 with a lower end GPU....

[The_Right_Stuff]

If you can find a used system with say an i7-4770/k, i7-4790/k ect, you may find one for £400-£500 with a lower end GPU....

Honestly I would take a Ryzen 2400g over an old 4770 & 750ti any day of the week.

Maybe if he got lucky and found a 4770k with like a 7970 or some other old high end gpu.

[Gt403cyl]

Honestly I would take a Ryzen 2400g over an old 4770 & 750ti any day of the week.

Maybe if he got lucky and found a 4770k with like a 7970 or some other old high end gpu.

Yeah that's kinda what I was getting at.

[drewmo]

With that budget it's not going to happen.

I would recommend:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£84.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£61.97 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£147.59 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  (£27.48 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£64.81 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £422.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-06 17:44 GMT+0000

That is the best you can get (new) for your budget.

If you can find a used system with say an i7-4770/k, i7-4790/k ect, you may find one for £400-£500 with a lower end GPU....

i will look out for i7-4770/k, i7-4790/k used pcs, thanks for the advice it's appreciated