ive been told it needs minimum of i3 or i5 for transcoding two HD films. Currently run it off my laptop with an Intel B960 processor but it can get quite hot when streaming to two devices.
welshdad
9 Oct 16#26
Any good to hook up to my NAS and leave on to use as a plex server? Max 2 plex streams at a time. Also be running programmes such as couchpotato, sickbeard etc.
MBeeching to welshdad
9 Oct 16#27
Surely more than enough? My god awful Celeron N2815 laptop can stream 1080p HEVC to the Nvidia Shield.
Plex annoys me a little as the computer will not go to sleep with it open, anyone got a solution?
Lanius
9 Oct 161#25
From what i can find the monitor is AOC E2250SWDN.
Good spec for the price.
tommy6000009
9 Oct 16#24
You already have a PC? What parts have you in it? It could reduce your price if you were able to use some of the parts. Also you have a monitor?
It could be a simple case of just needing to add a graphics card to your current PC. Nobody can tell you what's needed without knowing what your current set up is, including what games your son wants to play. For modern games £300 is quite low, for new parts.
ollyprice87
9 Oct 16#23
Ideally you need to double that. Look here some examples. Of course, you could build them for cheaper.
bobzuruncle
9 Oct 16#22
He plays cs go a lot but have no clue what else as he says our pc is no good for some of the games he wanted. Ideally budget is around £300??
RHodgett
9 Oct 16#21
Great deal, thanks.
GlentoranMark
9 Oct 16#20
Is there much of a difference between the 2 set ups? I'm just thinking the hard drive and monitor would be handy and would cost almost as much as this full PC. I'm OK butchering and building PC's (built my current set up from scratch) but know nothing about specs. My Holdem Manager (HEM) software lags at times, I think the motherboard or processor would fix that but no point replacing like for like. I've a SSD running Windows + HEM but it's filling quickly and why I need a separate hard drive.
chp4
9 Oct 16#19
Damn. Was just about to buy but out of stock.
ivrytwr3
9 Oct 16#18
£400 budget - Minecraft, CS Go, TF2 etc.
GlentoranMark
9 Oct 16#16
How does this compare to
AMD Athlone II x2 250 processor, 3000 Mhz
I'm thinking about buying a new hard drive but it may make more sense just buying a new PC. I want a dual monitor, would this PC handle it?
I play a load of poker which isn't resource hungry but I use tracking software which is.
AStonedRaichu to GlentoranMark
9 Oct 161#17
I3 is a better base set up pal
roddypoddy
9 Oct 161#15
As above,and what sort of budget are you looking at.
bobzuruncle
9 Oct 16#13
Sorry to crash the post but my son wants a gaming pc for Xmas and I haven't got a clue. Does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks.
waleed786 to bobzuruncle
9 Oct 16#14
What games does he want to play on it?
tommy6000009
9 Oct 16#12
I play GTA 5 on the 4170 and 4gb ram. Of course not on high settings but it plays just fine at 1080.
ollyprice87
9 Oct 162#11
No you wouldn't. You couldn't run it on high but it would work and why recommend a 1060 that nearly costs as much as the entire PC and would require a different PSU.
Bottom line, it can run Minecraft fine, Skyrim on low settings but you'll be pushing it and if you're getting into the realms of PC gaming it's best to save up a bit more.
thebuyer
9 Oct 16#10
You would need a graphics card, but the PSU supplied is pretty cheap and not the best quality
I would get something low powered like GTX 750 TI, GTX 960 or 1060 (depending on budget)
Flora82
9 Oct 16#9
What about skyrim - or would I need to install a graphics card?
If so could somebody kindly recommend an appropriate one to upgrade this machine?
waleed786
8 Oct 161#8
Yeh, can run that also
jbcwhite
8 Oct 16#7
Roblox also
jbcwhite
8 Oct 161#4
Would this be suitable for a child to play minecraft and the like on?
waleed786 to jbcwhite
8 Oct 161#5
Yeh, sure it could handle Minecraft.
Lucario to jbcwhite
8 Oct 161#6
depends what the like means
JimBobJr
8 Oct 16#2
Should mention in title its refurb, but this is a much better deal as it has a better monitor and an i3
Opening post
On Tesco Outlet eBay, (Seller Refurbished)
1TB HDD
Intel Core i3 4th Gen (i3-4170)
8GB RAM
Windows 10 Home
Includes 21.5" AOC Monitor
RRP:£469 for new on Tesco Direct
Latest comments (29)
Plex annoys me a little as the computer will not go to sleep with it open, anyone got a solution?
Good spec for the price.
It could be a simple case of just needing to add a graphics card to your current PC. Nobody can tell you what's needed without knowing what your current set up is, including what games your son wants to play. For modern games £300 is quite low, for new parts.
AMD Athlone II x2 250 processor, 3000 Mhz
I'm thinking about buying a new hard drive but it may make more sense just buying a new PC. I want a dual monitor, would this PC handle it?
I play a load of poker which isn't resource hungry but I use tracking software which is.
Bottom line, it can run Minecraft fine, Skyrim on low settings but you'll be pushing it and if you're getting into the realms of PC gaming it's best to save up a bit more.
I would get something low powered like GTX 750 TI, GTX 960 or 1060 (depending on budget)
If so could somebody kindly recommend an appropriate one to upgrade this machine?