Please help me choose a new PC

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Hi all, hoping these forums will be handy in helping me make a few purchasing decisions and also in the future for all my PC needs.

I'm going to finally ditch my old 1.7Ghz PC and get something a bit faster.

I'm not going to be playing any games on it, it will really only be for working from home (so Word and Outlook), listening to MP3 files through my home separates hi-fi system, viewing DVDs on my monitor and watching downloaded and streaming video. Here's a few questions:

What processor should I go for? (I've been told to go Dual Core but not sure which make, don't need anything overly fast).

Do I need a good graphics card if I'm watching downloaded/streaming videos or DVDs? (I want to know what will really affect video playback as I don't have a TV through choice now!)

Will a good soundcard make much difference when listening to MP3s?
 
Whats your budget?

Are we talking everything or just the tower?
 
I'm fairly flexible and also prepared to buy refurbished (my last 2 PCs have been second hand with no issues). So there's no real budget as such, it's more that I want to find out what my essentials are first, especially when it comes to watching videos and listening to music. It's a whole new system I'm after.

As an example, I'd seen this on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Core-2-DUO-E6...goryZ179QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

If anyone can answer the questions in my first post that would be great!
 
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Please dont buy off ebay!

I take it you dont want to build it yourself?

Novatech, OCUK do good prebuilt systems, have a look at them, once you've found something you like post back. :)
 
rossmc said:
Hi all, hoping these forums will be handy in helping me make a few purchasing decisions and also in the future for all my PC needs.

I'm going to finally ditch my old 1.7Ghz PC and get something a bit faster.

I'm not going to be playing any games on it, it will really only be for working from home (so Word and Outlook), listening to MP3 files through my home separates hi-fi system, viewing DVDs on my monitor and watching downloaded and streaming video. Here's a few questions:

What processor should I go for? (I've been told to go Dual Core but not sure which make, don't need anything overly fast).

Do I need a good graphics card if I'm watching downloaded/streaming videos or DVDs? (I want to know what will really affect video playback as I don't have a TV through choice now!)

Will a good soundcard make much difference when listening to MP3s?
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The cpu your using now will be fine for that.

If your not using it for playing games that is.

Yes a new soundcard will make a better output for sound.

You do not need a good graphics card for downloaded/streaming video clips,dvd.

Play.com does cheap card which may fit your pc now.
 
rossmc said:
Hi all, hoping these forums will be handy in helping me make a few purchasing decisions and also in the future for all my PC needs.

I'm going to finally ditch my old 1.7Ghz PC and get something a bit faster.

I'm not going to be playing any games on it, it will really only be for working from home (so Word and Outlook), listening to MP3 files through my home separates hi-fi system, viewing DVDs on my monitor and watching downloaded and streaming video. Here's a few questions:

What processor should I go for? (I've been told to go Dual Core but not sure which make, don't need anything overly fast).

Do I need a good graphics card if I'm watching downloaded/streaming videos or DVDs? (I want to know what will really affect video playback as I don't have a TV through choice now!)

Will a good soundcard make much difference when listening to MP3s?
Click to expand...

The cpu your using now will be fine for that.

If your not using it for playing games that is.

Yes a new soundcard will make a better output for sound.

You do not need a good graphics card for downloaded/streaming video clips,dvd.

Play.com does cheap card which may fit your pc now.
 
The cpu your using now will be fine for that.

If your not using it for playing games that is.

Yes a new soundcard will make a better output for sound.

You do not need a good graphics card for downloaded/streaming video clips,dvd.

Play.com does cheap card which may fit your pc now.
 
rossmc said:
Hi all, hoping these forums will be handy in helping me make a few purchasing decisions and also in the future for all my PC needs.

I'm going to finally ditch my old 1.7Ghz PC and get something a bit faster.

I'm not going to be playing any games on it, it will really only be for working from home (so Word and Outlook), listening to MP3 files through my home separates hi-fi system, viewing DVDs on my monitor and watching downloaded and streaming video. Here's a few questions:

What processor should I go for? (I've been told to go Dual Core but not sure which make, don't need anything overly fast).

Do I need a good graphics card if I'm watching downloaded/streaming videos or DVDs? (I want to know what will really affect video playback as I don't have a TV through choice now!)

Will a good soundcard make much difference when listening to MP3s?
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The cpu your using now will be fine for that.

If your not using it for playing games that is.

Yes a new soundcard will make a better output for sound.

You do not need a good graphics card for downloaded/streaming video clips,dvd.

Play.com does cheap card which may fit your pc now.
 
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