new pc specs
August 6th, 2016
my pc has died..so I used the mrs laptop and the hard drive has just folded on that. so I pretty much have to bite the bullet and get a new one. found this off the shelf for �440.
here’s the spec’s. AMD FX-8320 3.50GHz (4.00GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 8-Core Processor
� 16GB 1333MHz DDR3 (4×4096) Memory (32GB Max)
� DVD +/- RW Drive w/ m-Disk Support
� 2TB (7200rpm) SATA 6GB/s (SATA III) Hard Drive
� Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6450 2048MB GDDR3 Graphics – Supports DirectX 11
� GIGABYTE� AMD 970A Socket AM3+ DDR3 PCI-Express Motherboard w/ SATA 6G & USB 3.0
� Integrated 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio
is it worth the money and id it decent enough .
any help or advice would be great. Thanks folks
Harry.
Whether it’s worth it or not depends on your intended usage!
What are you gonna use it for? (General use/Gaming etc)
What’s the max amount of money your willing to spend?
Just so you know, Building it yourself is always the best option (Better warranty, parts and value)
yeah general use. downloads/gaming but not to the extent I used to..last one I built and spent at least �1400.
I just can’t justify that at the moment. so yeah it would be just certain games and general use.
it has a years warranty. I just don’t have time to build one right now and this seems kinda reasonable. so is it alright I didn’t expect to be buying a new one so. Price is around the mark. ..or credit card. lol
Building one yourself is not that time consuming (it only take a few hours and you only
have to do it once) but I’ve been doing some checking and the PC you mentioned is actually
fairly priced! So apart from the short warranty, It’s not that bad. As for the usage, For general
use it’ll do fine, But for gaming, It sucks! The 6450 is very low-end and you won’t get much FPS with it:
http://techreport.com/review/20728/amd-radeon-hd-6450-graphics-card
But it’ll be okay for light gaming or very old ones I guess. Here’s another option you
might wanna consider:
http://www.ebuyer.com/443470-zoostorm-desktop-pc-7873-1081
The onboard graphics is even worse than the 6450, But for general use it’s fine.
The processor is not as good, But it’s fine for everyday use and it’s certainly fast enough.
Edit: Just noticed it doesn’t have USB 3.0, But you could always buy an expansion card and add it.