I was looking to replace an old desktop PC used by a family member, the existing PC is about 5 years old, has a 1080 graphics card. He is using it for home PC tasks, plus some gaming - Minecraft, Albion, etc.
I don’t want to build one for him.
Wanted to get a good quality PC, prompt delivery.
Got one from Techfast in the past, but reading here they can be quite slow to arrive here in WA
PLE computers? They are based in Perth.
https://www.ple.com.au/Categories/786/Desktop-Computers/Gami…
Just avoid picking a GTX 1650 graphics card, because it's actually worse than the GTX 1080.
thanks, i did get a high end PLE pc for myself in the past
just not sure if PLE is good value at this price point
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b85h_ujZ_vg
You don't want to build one, I say hot cod !
That video should inspire and teach you to build one !
What are the specs?
An upgrade might be suitable.
I was looking to replace an old desktop PC used by a family member, the existing PC is about 5 years old,
Do you want to replace it because its a nice gift - a new PC for family member? I wouldn't think a 5yr old CPU and the 1080 would be having issues. If there are specific issues maybe you could look to upgrading the current PC? I would want to make sure you actually meet your use case, that is getting a noticeably better PC than the one you're replacing.
As mentioned above: Just avoid picking a GTX 1650 graphics card, because it's actually worse than the GTX 1080.
A 1TB SSD may be something that drops load times significantly if it feels laggy and the using is running games of a harddrive. Depending what slots are available one like this may be suitable $69 https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/hard-drives-&-ssds/solid-state-drives-(ssd)/99629-snv2s-1000g
Yeah if buying prebuilts, getting something with worse performance is a danger here.
I certainly wouldn't be upgrading a PC with a 1080 for office use and minecraft.
Following on:
Work out why you're doing it, if there is a specific issue, edit and add that to the bottom of your question and you'll get some good feedback. To be honest, tech is always getting better so if you don't need it keep that $1500 for 1-2 years and put $2k towards the build then and you'll likely get a better overall use case. New things are nice, but if you can delay that gratification then everyone wins.
If its a gift, you've got and are still happy to spend the money then there are a couple of options like the SSD that could improve performance/enhance user experience while saving some of that money for an upgrade later down the track when you need it. I'd look at things that you can take to the next PC without any issues.
Best option:
-Set up a free bank account (owned by whomever's money it is you/family member etc), preferably with a savings feature and sit on it for 1-2 years until he needs a new PC. Ideally use that time to stretch the budget a bit more and either put that money towards some of the options below or get a more expensive better base PC. Keep an eye out for specific sales (prebuilt or otherwise) and max out the value you yet. If they are a younger family member who would likely have the capability to build a PC that may be an option down the track.
Good options:
- More/faster storage (a SSD like I mentioned. 1TB should be plenty and should have some extra room when they branch out into other games)
- New Peripherals: A nice screen + keyboard/mouse really make a difference. That's your interaction with the PC and the best PC with a 20yr old monitor isn't going to be great. I've gone from single screen —> dual screen, then upgraded the main screen since having this PC.
Okay options:
- Normally I'd recommend additional ram (depending on how much the current PC has/use case) but by the time you probably want to replace the PC (1-1.5 years) I'd say you'd be going with a DDR5 motherboard so getting more DDR4 isn't a great value proposition.
- Replace part of current PC: If you know the CPU is a i3 and is whats causing issues (if there are any)
Lastly
Every decision isn't about value for money for their use case and sometimes its nice having something that's new, and expensive even if you don't need it. If you/they just want to get something nice and new, go ahead but just check the specs and make sure you're going to get something better that you're happy with.
For reference, I'm still using a a 10yr old i5 CPU but upgraded my GPU 670 —> 970 and ram 8—>16GB DDR3. Its getting close to end of life, but for my current use case (writing essays on OzB, light gaming) it is still holding up.
Work out what you want, spend money if and when you'll get that benefit.
Yeah don't make the huge mistake I did and buy a HP all-in-one desktop.
The AMD processor is slower than a 20 year old Celeron. 😭
Which AMD processor and Which Celeron? Context Matters as AMD has the fastest Gaming CPU, fastest Workstation and Server CPU
The only CPU they dont have is the Fastest General Use CPU, but by saying that their 7950X is competitive with the 13900k
AMD A6-9230 Radeon R4
Any Intel Celeron ever made.
Yes, it’s a gift . I’ve worked that that the motherboard is having done issues , socket 1151.it’s about 4-5 years old . So I could replace the motherboard , and maybe cpu if it fits , or just get new pc.
I upgraded the old 250gb ssd to 1TB, but now the m/board has an issue
Depending on where you live there will be a computer store that will build one that will suffice. The value wont be nearly as good as Techfast/the other prebuilts posted here, but your options are cheap & slow or fast & expensive.
If in brisbane, computer alliance is good, Umart is ok but I have never looked at their prebuilts.