bruinator Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 hi guys, I am thinking about buying a new desktop as it has been about 5 yrs since i bought one. I use my current desktop everyday. I am not a gamer, no editing or anything like that. I want my next desktop to last another 5 or more yrs i hope. What type of things should i look for when it comes to specs? If someone wants to take a shot at parts for me i can put it together I hope. I am looking to spend no more than $400. I might be able to use one of my old cases to install new mobo and what not. 1 case is 5 and the other is 10 yrs old. If you have any other questions you need answered plz ask me coz I am not sure i missed anything. If no one wants to to take a shot at parts maybe someone could recommend 1 already made. I live in Mass, USA. thx Ed: agreed with dkt27, expensive graphics card not necessary, or OS and possible case as well. Want a fast CPU with an SSD no bigger than 250 GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted March 27, 2016 Administrator Share Posted March 27, 2016 Thread moved to Technology Talk. Check this. If you do not need for gaming or editing, then remove the graphics card from it. Also remove the case if you think it's not required. For it to last long, Intel i3 is good. I will recommend ASUS motherboard instead. For powersupply I think a 400W Seasonic PSU will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franco46 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 For General purpose I recommend : CPU : Intel i5 or above Mother board : ASUS or Gigabyte (all in one) RAM : better 16G for 64 bits Power Supply : 500W SSD : Plextor or Samsung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruinator Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 10 minutes ago, franco46 said: For General purpose I recommend : CPU : Intel i5 or above Mother board : ASUS or Gigabyte (all in one) RAM : better 16G for 64 bits Power Supply : 500W SSD : Plextor or Samsung care to see if you can come up with the parts for under $400 plz? 8gb of RAM is fine for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbleck Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 go to a 2nd hand joint... u might get lucky with 400$ there. take those old cases u have with u too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruinator Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 so i should spend $1000? I will if someone will give it to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gipsy Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 11 hours ago, franco46 said: For General purpose I recommend : CPU : Intel i5 or above Mother board : ASUS or Gigabyte (all in one) RAM : better 16G for 64 bits 4 general purpose I3 is quite enough & 8Gb of RAM more than enough even for 64bit's OS now. @bruinator read first (as an example) & decide after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruinator Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 Ok, Here are my model and specs for current desk top and laptop. I would like a new desktop that are closer to my laptop specs. thx HP P2-119 http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-p2-Desktop-PC-series/5187034/model/5214845/document/c03155043/ ASUS X550ZA https://www.asus.com/us/Notebooks/X550ZA/specifications/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gipsy Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 24 minutes ago, bruinator said: I would like a new desktop that are closer to my laptop specs means u wanna same ....but into another package? why? an example from link i gave u was with DDR4 RAM & Intell 4 generation with weak graphics but 3,3Ggz per core+GTX 950 & all this for price u desired. so..even dunno what advice u else. remember what Dumas said about advices & why ppl askin' an advices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted March 28, 2016 Administrator Share Posted March 28, 2016 I think there is no need for any graphics card as built-in graphics of an i3 will do fine here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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