Buying a new PC for Home office

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#296347 10-Jun-2022 08:41

I found the following on Pricespy and would like to know where I can buy something similar for $1,500.00? Thank you for any assistance you may be able to give.

Product name: HP EliteDesk 800 G5 8AF55PA
Motherboard chipset: Intel Q370
Power supply (Power): 250 W
DisplayPort: Yes
DisplayPort connector: Standard
HDMI: No
Type of USB connector
USB (Type A), USB (Type C)
USB (total): 11
USB 4.0: No
Dedicated graphics memory: No
Graphics processor: Intel UHD Graphics 630
Flash/SSD: Yes
Flash/SSD size: 256 GB
Protocol: NVMe
Hard drive (mechanical/hybrid): No
Optical drive: No
Maximum amount of memory: 128 GB
Memory speed: 2666 MHz
Number of memory slots: 4
RAM size: 8 GB
Type of memory: DDR4
Software: Windows 10 Pro
Processor: 8 (Octa) Core
Processor model: Intel Core i7 9700
Processor speed: 3 GHz
Socket: Intel Socket 1151-2

My current computer is struggling with Windows 10 and overheats when watching Youtube.

Operating System: Windows 10 Professional Version 21H1
System Model: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. M61PME-S2P
Processor: 2.50 gigahertz AMD Athlon 7550 Dual-Core

Drives: 499.53 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
309.13 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22LP20 ATA Device [Optical drive]
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH22NS50 SCSI CdRom Device [Optical drive]

Memory Modules
3.44 Gigabytes Usable Installed Memory
Slot 'A0' has 2 GB
Slot 'A1' has 2 GB

Printers
Brother HL-2140 series on USB001
Brother MFC-J6930DW Printer

NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 [Display adapter]
Acer X223W [Monitor] (22.0")

Software
Foxit Software - Foxit PhantomPDF
Logitech - MouseWare
Microsoft - 365 Apps for business
Microsoft - Windows 10 Professional

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#2924575 10-Jun-2022 09:07

HP EliteDesk 800 G5 8AF55PA
"Product was discontinued 30 Nov 20 "

Try PB Tech for something similar
you really only have 2 choices

Buy a HP or other major brand .
The EliteDesk are a premium product , 3 year onsite warranty ? (used to be)

or
Get a NZ assembled PC
- easy / cheap to fix & get parts for
- dont need to worry about parts (power supplies ) becoming unavailable afte 3 years

Make sure the PC you buy has a large enough Hard Drive .
Is a 256GB Hard drive going to be big enough to cover the next 5 years ?
Make sure the new PC has an SSD / M2 hard Drive

Apart from that , they all use the same CPU's so just buy from somewhere with good after sales support

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#2924583 10-Jun-2022 09:19

One of PB Tech's standard home office PCs would fit the bill:

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/WKSPB42512/PB-Family-PC-Series-42512-AMD-Ryzen-5-5600G-6-Core

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#2924610 10-Jun-2022 10:17

Your existing machine is 16 years old, no wonder it struggles to run YouTube..

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#2924617 10-Jun-2022 10:32

concordnz: Your existing machine is 16 years old, no wonder it struggles to run YouTube..

It's crazy how on these PCs the video playback begins almost instantly (480p/720p with H.264 acceleration) however the UI elements around the video take 10 seconds to load. Yet was still usable up until only a few years ago, modern web development is crazy.

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#2924618 10-Jun-2022 10:36

Work? Get something with onsite servicing. Maybe direct Lenovo or Dell.

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#2924697 10-Jun-2022 13:04

Thank you all for your responses.

Yeah, I think I would rather get a NZ assembled PC since I need it to last at least 10 years with upgrades when necessary.

Does PB Tech have good aftersale support?

I bought my old computer 13 years ago from E-One Computers in Manukau City. But they don't seem to be in business?

I live in Whangarei now so will need the PC to be delivered.

Can I change Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro?

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/WKSPB42512/PB-Family-PC-Series-42512-AMD-Ryzen-5-5600G-6-Core

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#2924741 10-Jun-2022 14:21

Blimey a nvidia 6150se, that’s got to be around 15-17 years old. Im surprised win10 found any drivers for that.

I hope you understand that this is usually a very big exception to the norm. PC’s aren’t like cars where you can keep them going for decades.

Most PC builds will have a warranty of 1-3 years for the entire machine, individual parts rarely go above 5 years, high-end power supply possibly 7-10 years.

There is no guarantee a machine will last 10 years, pbtech won’t provide support after their specified warranty, they will help with replacement parts if you pay them.

Yes you can upgrade Home to Pro. Either ask pbtech to install pro instead for you, purchase a key separately and upgrade the machine when you get it, or buy the upgrade directly from the MS Store on your computer.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/upgrade-windows-home-to-windows-pro-ef34d520-e73f-3198-c525-d1a218cc2818#WindowsVersion=Windows_10

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#2924749 10-Jun-2022 14:34

Thank you for that info.

Apparently Windows is activated with a digital license linked to our Microsoft account?

Operating System: Windows 10 Professional Version 21H1

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#2924774 10-Jun-2022 15:15

Yes that is correct, licenses can be linked to a Microsoft account though not mandatory.

It is possible to transfer licenses from one machine to another:

https://www.groovypost.com/howto/transfer-windows-10-license-new-pc/

Though some technical knowledge is needed to install Windows 10 and then activate it. PBtech will usually not do an install without purchase of windows in the configuration.

If you have an existing retail key of Windows 7/8/8.1 these all can be used to activate on Windows 10.

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#2924780 10-Jun-2022 15:25

Thank you again. Great info! Much appreciated. 😀

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#2925493 12-Jun-2022 09:23

Years ago, I wanted to buy a new home computer and I spoke to a friend who had a business making hi-spec computer gaming machines to order... I don't know what I was expecting, perhaps some insight or charge to buy a top-rated machine for next-to-nothing

His advice to me was...

buy a home computer from one of the big / popular computer manufacturers,
buy any additional hardware from the same source.
check the prices for a couple of machines you like to look of and then buy it three months later for much less.

His reasoning being: Its nearly possible for a smaller producer to make a machine that matches their specification for a better price and that all the possible combination of drivers has been tested. The waiting three months means you really want / need that machine specification and by waiting a few months will usually reduce the price.

I've been buying HP machines and printers ever since. And usually buy equipment that has a manager's special price sticker. And I'm looking a heavily discounted HP printer for about half the price it was three months ago.

My friend gave up the hi-spec computer gaming business when he's business partner disappeared with all the money!

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#2925506 12-Jun-2022 09:56

If you are not a gamer and want a workhorse where you need reliable uptime stick with the HP EliteDesk 8XX

3 year onsite warranty, they just work

Any views expressed on these forums are my own and don't necessarily reflect those of my employer.

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#2926019 13-Jun-2022 13:23

SpartanVXL: Yes that is correct, licenses can be linked to a Microsoft account though not mandatory.

It is possible to transfer licenses from one machine to another:

https://www.groovypost.com/howto/transfer-windows-10-license-new-pc/

.

Not in most cases .

OEM licenses CANNOT be transferred
OEM licenses cant be used on another PC, legally .
Upgrades to 10 From an OEM lic cant be transferred

Most Win7,10 licenses are OEM .

You'll get a new license with a new PC anyway , so probably irrelevant :-)

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#2926022 13-Jun-2022 13:40

1101:

Not in most cases .

OEM licenses CANNOT be transferred
OEM licenses cant be used on another PC, legally .
Upgrades to 10 From an OEM lic cant be transferred

Most Win7,10 licenses are OEM .

You'll get a new license with a new PC anyway , so probably irrelevant :-)

What if you re-use the old case the original license was sold with?

Swap mobo/CPU/RAM and add SSD would probably come to half the price of a new PC.

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#2926134 13-Jun-2022 16:03

I was looking at the HP EliteDesk 8XX series on Pricespy but every link I clicked on had no stores selling item.

I upgraded from Windows 7 Pro but cannot remember if it came with computer.

Would the old case handle the upgrade?

Following are the spec's for old computer. The only upgrades I have made is installed more RAM.

DESCRIPTION

AMD Athlon 64 x2 7550, 2.6GHz, 3MB Cache, 95 watt, Socket AM2+ CPU

Gigabyte GA-M61PME-S2P, nForce6100 / nForce430, Socket AM2/AM2+ (AM3 CPU Ready), All-in-one, lxPCI-Ex x 16, 2xDDR2, 2xSATA2 (Raid 0 & 1), lxPATA, Integrated Video & Audio, Lan, Micro ATX

Cooler Master DK8 CPU Cooler for AMD AM2/754/939

Seagate 500GB SATAII 3GBs 7200.12 16MB Cache (ST3500418AS)

LG GH22NS50 22x SATA Internal OEM DVD Writer

Easteck Case ET-3383BS ATX Case

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