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Personally wouldn't build one without an SSD nowadays, single biggest performace boost at this level.

Whats a SSD justin?

Solid state drive, latest hard drive option, no moving parts, no noise, no heat, smaller unit. Massive increase in read/write if you get the right one. Windows boots in seconds . Use a larger hard drive for storage.

viccar;70256 wrote:Whats a SSD justin?

it is like big memory card

with some of the rest here - build your own with windows 7 64bit - smooth, no fuss - it just works - same as XP did many moons ago.
if you want some hair pulling moments, and there will be a lot of them, get windows 8 - we got it on out new lappy, nightmare - HATE IT - so much so, after warranty is up, its getting formatted and W7 ultimate fired on

How about this one... £249, FREE DELIVERY: http://www.ebuyer.com/443463-zoostorm-d ... -7873-0451

mikeoooze;70319 wrote:How about this one... £249, FREE DELIVERY: http://www.ebuyer.com/443463-zoostorm-d ... -7873-0451

It's got the dreaded Windows 8.........run for the hills.............:biggrin:

Going for the one i put up earlier a windows 7, and the nice man is putting in multi card reader and going to transfer over what files he can from the old one to the new one.:biggrin:
Now just got to put up with this lappy for a few more days, (which is now looking like a octopus with cables comming out of everywhere.)
Then the grandson can go back to play on cbeebies with it before i throw it out of the window.

One thing I always avoid is On board Graphics, much better to have separate card.

Sharon

Alway agree with that Sharon....that said, the budget one I just built was an AMD cpu with onboard graphics and does run well...it won't be used for anything at all taxing.