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Thread ID: 126958	2012-09-26 23:53:00	Home pc Build	osbornezo (16903)	Press F1

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1303617	2012-09-26 23:53:00	Hey everyone, Im currently building a PC for my mother . Her laptop is about 6 years old and has served her well but it's time to upgrade . I have two options and am not sure which to go with, one build is cheaper and the other one is more expensive . The PC will be used for alot of web browsing, Microsoft office suite and some very minor photo editing . So far these are are confirmed specs (out of my last gaming pc): Antec 500w PSU 8gb DDR3 1333mhz Ram I was thinking of a H61 Chipset mobo as im not going to OC or anything like that . Also an OCZ vertex 2 120gb SSD as they are dirt cheap at the moment and i dont want sata 6gb/s as its really nothing special . The big question is the CPU, here are my current ideas: Cheap build: Pentium G850- seems to out perform AMD Expensive build: i5 3470 - Over kill? If you have any suggestions for any parts feel free to add it in . Thanks	osbornezo (16903)
1303618	2012-09-27 00:00:00	an i3-3225 should be plenty powerful enough and has intel hd 4000 integrated graphics h61 is good if you aren't overclocking definitely get a small ssd if your budget allowes they speed up boot time so much	jonovw (16835)
1303619	2012-09-27 00:22:00	SSD is on the cards definately, i was suprised how little difference there is between a 3gb/s and 6gb/s and i take it that the ocz vertex 2 will also be great for years to come, im just not sure wether to go i3 or i5	osbornezo (16903)
1303620	2012-09-27 00:28:00	i was suprised how little difference there is between a 3gb/s and 6gb/s The difference becomes significant when you get towards the upper end of performance drives and are actually taxing them. For most home users, the difference is not significant.	inphinity (7274)
1303621	2012-09-27 00:34:00	The difference becomes significant when you get towards the upper end of performance drives and are actually taxing them. For most home users, the difference is not significant. Yeah that is true, ill only be using a 120gb as an OS drive really, i just want faster loading speeds for MS office etc	osbornezo (16903)
1303622	2012-09-27 00:46:00	So since this pc will be game free, maybe a fx 6100? its about the same price as an i3	osbornezo (16903)
1303623	2012-09-27 02:15:00	So since this pc will be game free, maybe a fx 6100? its about the same price as an i3 I really wouldn't be concerned about performance here (With just browsing the net).. So in my opinion AMD would be the way to go (I'm an Intel Fan tho). Esp if your thinking about future upgrades since Intel change the CPU socket type all the time.... This means that most the time to upgrade an Intel CPU your need a new Motherboard. SSD would be the way to go if your not overly concerned about the lack of storage. Otherwise just a standard drive with plenty of Space should be fine. In Saying that, the 8GB of RAM you should be fine if you did decided to go for a standard Hard drive as the OS.. Just at start-up you would notice the performance hit If you want I can spec a machine up.. But sounds like you know what your after.	PcBuilders (16904)
1303624	2012-09-27 03:51:00	So since this pc will be game free, maybe a fx 6100? its about the same price as an i3 For an entry level PC like this I'd look at the likes of an A4-3400 or A6-3670.	inphinity (7274)
1303625	2012-09-27 04:11:00	Well i want to get the best performance as possible, i just seem to have more faith in intel. The benchamarks make amd look terrible always	osbornezo (16903)
1303626	2012-09-27 04:27:00	It depends on what you plan to do on this pc. If you plan to do things that require more graphics (such as light gaming and full hd videos) go with an amd a4 or a6 series. If you need cpu power go with intel. Also check how prices compare for the cpus and motherboards.	jonovw (16835)
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