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6 minutes ago, Innovindil said:

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If you need wifi and/orbluetooth then keep the yes to wifi+bt, if not then don't bother. I'd say 16gb ram is pretty much a must. The other question to answer is how much storage you need, it seems these only supply them with SSD instead of normal HDD so the upgrade on space will cost a significant amount extra.

 

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The G6400 is on the left, it's okay. But for the extra £70.80 I would really consider the i3 10100. I know it keeps popping up, but for good reason. The i3 10100 really is a nice bit of kit for the price.

 

The setup on pcspecialist with an i3 10100 and 2tb HDD comes in at £678, with 1tb HDD at £631. The one you've posted with the i3 10100 and a 500GB SDD (realistically the minimum I'd recommend) comes in at £673.19. Though you can knock that down to £602.39 if you go for the G6400.

Thanks for that, I was going for the i310100, 16gb and the Bigger storage. Re the storage I'm not to knowledgeable on that so that's very useful, are those prices for the Seagate storage?

 

I'd  like to go for the one you suggested but it could be a long time with all the current delivery problems. I guess it's down to how long I'm prepared to wait. 

 

This is all good info for me so much appreciated.

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Thanks for that, I was going for the i310100, 16gb and the Bigger storage. Re the storage I'm not to knowledgeable on that so that's very useful, are those prices for the Seagate storage?

 

I'd  like to go for the one you suggested but it could be a long time with all the current delivery problems. I guess it's down to how long I'm prepared to wait. 

 

This is all good info for me so much appreciated.

Yeah its the Seagate ones. Had mine for 7 years now, daily use and never once gone wrong. Can't beat em for the price really.

 

And yeah, buying anything computer related right now is an absolute ballache. Problems all over the place.

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@Innovindil Sorry to keep bothering you but could you give m thoughts on this unit apparently it's designed to be easily upgradeable so I'm thinking of buying it with the i3 processor but sticking with the 8gb ram and the 128gb of storage to upgrade after I've used it for a bit. I have 3 external storage units I could use to start with.

 

The only thing I'm not sure of is the motherboard options I'm hoping the default ones is ok for me.

 

It's a bit bulkier and dearer but I like that it's easily upgraded

 

 

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4 minutes ago, davieG said:

@Innovindil Sorry to keep bothering you but could you give m thoughts on this unit apparently it's designed to be easily upgradeable so I'm thinking of buying it with the i3 processor but sticking with the 8gb ram and the 128gb of storage to upgrade after I've used it for a bit. I have 3 external storage units I could use to start with.

 

The only thing I'm not sure of is the motherboard options I'm hoping the default ones is ok for me.

 

It's a bit bulkier and dearer but I like that it's easily upgraded

 

 

If you post wtf you are talking about sure. :P

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3 hours ago, Innovindil said:

Looks good to me. There were hdmi audio issues with that motherboard on release but they *appear* to be fixed now. Should be decent. 

@InnovindilLooks like your original suggestion  for the Euler unit is now available so I'm looking at this spec based on your advice. Do you think that covers it ok?

 

Product Category Product Description
Case Akasa Euler TX Thin Mini ITX Fanless Aluminium Case - Silent!
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i3 Quad Core Processor i3-10100 (3.60GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-IMB410TN: (Mini-ITX, DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card INTEL® HD GRAPHICS (CPU Dependant) - 1.7GB Max DDR4 Video RAM -
DirectX® 12
1st Storage Drive 1TB SEAGATE 7mm SERIAL ATA III 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 128MB CACHE
(5,400rpm)
Power Supply 120W External Power Supply
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless Network Card GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT
PORTS
Operating System Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00027]
Operating System Language United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media Windows 11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser Google Chrome™
Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year
Labour)

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@InnovindilLooks like your original suggestion  for the Euler unit is now available so I'm looking at this spec based on your advice. Do you think that covers it ok?

 

Product Category Product Description
Case Akasa Euler TX Thin Mini ITX Fanless Aluminium Case - Silent!
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i3 Quad Core Processor i3-10100 (3.60GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-IMB410TN: (Mini-ITX, DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card INTEL® HD GRAPHICS (CPU Dependant) - 1.7GB Max DDR4 Video RAM -
DirectX® 12
1st Storage Drive 1TB SEAGATE 7mm SERIAL ATA III 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 128MB CACHE
(5,400rpm)
Power Supply 120W External Power Supply
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless Network Card GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT
PORTS
Operating System Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00027]
Operating System Language United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media Windows 11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser Google Chrome™
Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year
Labour)

Yep. Honestly I think you'll be very happy for years to come with that set up. Pretty much the best bang for buck mini you could get right now.

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Just now, Innovindil said:

Yep. Honestly I think you'll be very happy for years to come with that set up. Pretty much the best bang for buck mini you could get right now.

Thanks so much for your advice and sticking with me it's been invaluable.

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