Good specs for a home PC?

Question

I was wondering what specs I can get for a cheap but decent home use PC. The reason I ask is because I have begun building Pc's and am considering selling them to friends and family as a kind of summer job. Thanks in advance. I promise not to waste your time like in my last question lol, thanks!

Answer 1

For a "Home" PC an Intel Core 2 Duo(above 2.0 GHz) or Intel's I3 processors are more than capable for surfing the web, casual gaming, watching movies, etc. Granted the I3's are more expensive but are better.

I would use at least 3GB's of ram for a Core 2 Duo system and i would say 4GB's for an I3 System since i have never seen any I3 on any system with anything less than 4GB.



Windows 7 Home Premium is sufficient but make sure to have a 64 bit Operating System when dealing with 4GB or greater of ram because a 32 bit Operating System wont use more than approximately 3GB.



For the Power Supply i would use one with at least 400W to keep all the components powered.



You could go for low-end Cards like an Nvidia Geforce 9400 GT which is good for 1080p video and okay for casual games. Note: this wont play high demanding games like Battlefield 3 or Crysis at respectable resolutions or frame-rates.

Also Note: that the Core I3 processor has an integrated graphics card embedded in the processor so a graphics card for a system with this processor is not necessary. MAKE SURE THE CORE I3 YOU CHOOSE HAS AN INTEGRATED GRAPHICS.



Also include a basic DVD Drive



Also you will need a PCI card for internet unless the motherboard supports LAN or Ethernet cables. You could also get a WLAN card for internet if the consumer wants wireless networking.



I Hope this helps as a start!

Answer 2

I was thinking about that too. Better yet, why not sell them on eBay? Once you know it all works you can sell it as a working, brand new PC. The only issue is competition. There are some companies selling PC's VERY cheap on there, but even if there are lower prices than you, you can still get your products sold.



If you are willing to buy from places such as eBuyer and Ebay to get your parts (buy new of course), you should be able to build a dual-core PC around 2.5GHz + 2GB ram (no graphics card of course), with wifi and everything for about £180. This would have to use slightly older tech - LGA 775 socket mobos with Core 2 processors. Another good place to look is the clearance bin at CCL online here.

http://www.cclonline.com/category/10204/Clearance/Clearance-Components/



For a mid range home PC I would recommend either:

775 mobo (you can get them about £30) with a Core 2 Quad + 4GB RAM.

OR

1155 mobo (not much more expensive) with an i3 dual core + 4GB RAM



While that is not especially high spec. The quad core or i3 part will attract people as "quad-core" and "i3" are keywords that will strike "quality" with people. Something like that would cost a little more to build. Maybe around £280?



If you email me at msheppard96gmail I can send you a few PDF files with builds I've put together with cheap kit.

Answer 3

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