Need a new PC...help a Mac guy out :)

[netmoney1]

Ok, so all my computers are Mac except a old laptop and it shit the bed last night - not worth even trying to figure out what is wrong with it - so.....

I am looking for a new PC desktop to use just to run software - I will not use it for anything else. No games, no Internet surfing, not going to "work" on it...just run software.

I don't want to build one...I just want to order one, have it arrive, open it and power it on...

So...what would you consider to be a good pick up? Not looking to spend a ton of $$$ because its just to run software.

If anyone has some suggestions of some awesome deals let me know! Thanks!

 

[bigbong]

Depends on what you mean by "software". Are we talking about video editing programs or notepad text editor? Makes a difference

 

[netmoney1]

Depends on what you mean by "software". Are we talking about video editing programs or notepad text editor? Makes a difference

Yeah, sorry....no graphic design, no video editing....just some of the more popular seo software and automated social marketing programs

 

[Untouchable]

Get a Corei7 Processor
16 Gigs of RAM
and A Gigabyte Motherboard
Also a 128Gig SSD would be nice.
You can just use the built in GPU.

 

[zerofoxtrot]

So just a computer to run SEO software etc? You might want to have a computer with a good CPU and sufficient RAM then. An average computer from a computer store would suffice.

 

[netmoney1]

Get a Corei7 Processor
16 Gigs of RAM
and A Gigabyte Motherboard
Also a 128Gig SSD would be nice.
You can just use the built in GPU.

Any suggestions on the best places to purchase from?

 

[Doom101]

newegg

 

[Flappage]

If you're just using it for SEO software, have you considered a VPS? You can log in from anywhere and you won't risk your home ISP getting pissed with you.

 

[netmoney1]

If you're just using it for SEO software, have you considered a VPS? You can log in from anywhere and you won't risk your home ISP getting pissed with you.

Nope, didn't think of that...I will have to look into that. Thanks!

 

[mak111]

Personally I've been hp loyal for every laptop I've ever had they look a lot more well done than the other laptops I've seen

 

[bigbong]

Cheap VPS tend to come with fairly low actual processing speed and ram which makes them pretty much crap for resource demanding work, such as cleaning up a list of 1 mill emails etc. So again depends on what type of SEO stuff you are doing.

I always buy my PCs from ebay. Have two or three sellers there that sell new and refurbished PCs really cheap.

 

[Known]

I would try newegg if you can't build, look for an i5 and 6gb of ram, nothing else really matters for you.

 

[Roparadise]

Does anyone know of a good website like newegg that accepts payza?

 

[zonfar]

I bought a cheap crappy old 3.2ghz 1gb ram dell pc just to run some BH tools on for $50 shipped on ebay

 

[bertbaby]

Get a Corei7 Processor
16 Gigs of RAM
and A Gigabyte Motherboard
Also a 128Gig SSD would be nice.
You can just use the built in GPU.

Bit of overkill for a PC he just wants to turn on, perhaps to save money an i5, 8 gigs of ram? Still would be cheaper than a comparable Mac.

 

[ahiddenman]

Look on eBay, Lot's of seller's on there with custom made PC's that are pretty cheap and powerful

 

[Roparadise]

Depending on the software you want to run, you could look into getting a nettop pc, the new intel atoms for them are pretty good,and they don't use much power. A fresh install of windows xp will make them good for a lot of IM software.

 

[deiwman]

go for the VPS if you only want to run software....

 

[ahiddenman]

Depending on the software you want to run, you could look into getting a nettop pc, the new intel atoms for them are pretty good,and they don't use much power. A fresh install of windows xp will make them good for a lot of IM software.

Last time I had a nettop with an atom I sent it straight back, useless processors.. they can just about handle multiple browser tabs let alone software

 

[Roparadise]

Last time I had a nettop with an atom I sent it straight back, useless processors.. they can just about handle multiple browser tabs let alone software

What year did you have it? The newer ones seem pretty good.