Any PC builders, overclockers, enthusiasts out there?

[Garno]

Aldi, yes Aldi are selling one that does not look too bad especially with a 1TB SSD drive and a 6 core processor.
Not sure if it can run autocad though

https://www.aldi.co.uk/medion-gaming-de ... 9312887900

 

[donwatson]

+ 1 for Novatech. I got the bare bones machine and added Linux (Peppermint 9 now). It has worked well for 4 years and I am happy. I will possibly buy again with a SSD as it is just a laptop, the other machine is a Samsung that my grandson uses for games etc. with Win 10.
I like being able to specify what I want and it is delivered as I want it.

 

[Dibs-h]

Not sure if it can run autocad though

Why do you say that Garno? I've got it running on 2 machines - ones an i7 and another is a Core 2 duo ( )

Dibs

 

[Garno]

Not sure if it can run autocad though

Why do you say that Garno? I've got it running on 2 machines - ones an i7 and another is a Core 2 duo ( )

Dibs

I am due to start a 30 week course in November, one night a week, to learn CAD, It is to be held in Derby college, and have been looking at the recommended specs to run Aotocad and not sure if this would run it smoothly

 

[Dibs-h]

I am due to start a 30 week course in November, one night a week, to learn CAD, It is to be held in Derby college, and have been looking at the recommended specs to run Aotocad and not sure if this would run it smoothly

Seriously - not had any issues even on my older machine. Look here for the specs - they aren't as high as you might be led to believe or think.

 

[Bm101]

Guys I just want to say thanks for all the replies. Sorry for the late response . Im reading and trying to keep up with all the advice. Its busy atm and trying to look stuff up on the phone is a nightmare. I have a neighbour putting unix on a usb for me tonight and I'll give that a go. Still looking at various options on builds. Its all a bit perplexing! Get there in the end!
Thanks all. Its much appreciated as always.

 

[Trainee neophyte]

If your old, dead machine will boot with Linux, you could start mining bitcoins with it

As a gaming machine it might have enough oomph even if it is out of date. Quite why you would want any bitcoins is an entirely different conversation.

 

[Rich C]

The electricity cost of mining is significantly higher than the value of the coins mined, unless you have some mining specific hardware.

 

[Dibs-h]

@Garno - don't know what happened to the the link I posted, don't have any connection to them. Anyway here's the salient details:

AutoCAD 2020
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit only), 8.1 (64-bit only), or 7 SP1 (64-bit only)
Processor: 2.5 GHz (3+ GHz recommended)
Memory: 8 GB (16GB recommended)
Disk space: 6.0 GB
Display: 1920 x 1080 resolution with True Color

AutoCAD 2019
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit only), 8.1 (32-bit & 64-bit), or 7 SP1 (32-bit & 64-bit)
Processor: 2.5 GHz (3+ GHz recommended)
Memory: 8 GB (16GB recommended)
Disk space: 6.0 GB
Display: 1920 x 1080 resolution with True Color

AutoCAD 2018
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit only), 8.1 (32-bit & 64-bit), or 7 SP1 (32-bit & 64-bit)
1 GHz or faster processor
RAM
32-bit: 2 GB
64-bit: 4 GB
Disk space: 4.0 GB
1360 x 768 display resolution with True Color

AutoCAD 2017
Microsoft Windows 10, 8.1 or 7 SP1
Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ 64 processor
RAM
32-bit: 2 GB
64-bit: 4 GB
Disk space: 6.0 GB
1360 x 768 display resolution with True Color

AutoCAD 2016
Microsoft Windows 8 or 7
Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ 64 processor
RAM
32-bit: 2 GB
64-bit: 4 GB
Disk space: 6.0 GB
1024 x 768 display resolution with True Color

AutoCAD 2015
Microsoft Windows 8 or 7
Processor
32-bit: Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core, 3.0 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology
64-bit: Athlon 64 or Opteron with SSE2 technology, or Intel Xeon or Pentium 4 with EM64T support and SSE2 technology
2 GB RAM
Disk space: 6.0 GB
1024 x 768 display resolution with True Color

 

[Bm101]

Strangely, my neighbour mentioned selling the 580s to bitcoin miners. Or summat. He mentioned architecture.
I smiled as if I understood.

 

[Garno]

@Garno - don't know what happened to the the link I posted, don't have any connection to them. Anyway here's the salient details:

AutoCAD 2020
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit only), 8.1 (64-bit only), or 7 SP1 (64-bit only)
Processor: 2.5 GHz (3+ GHz recommended)
Memory: 8 GB (16GB recommended)
Disk space: 6.0 GB
Display: 1920 x 1080 resolution with True Color

AutoCAD 2019
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit only), 8.1 (32-bit & 64-bit), or 7 SP1 (32-bit & 64-bit)
Processor: 2.5 GHz (3+ GHz recommended)
Memory: 8 GB (16GB recommended)
Disk space: 6.0 GB
Display: 1920 x 1080 resolution with True Color

AutoCAD 2018
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit only), 8.1 (32-bit & 64-bit), or 7 SP1 (32-bit & 64-bit)
1 GHz or faster processor
RAM
32-bit: 2 GB
64-bit: 4 GB
Disk space: 4.0 GB
1360 x 768 display resolution with True Color

AutoCAD 2017
Microsoft Windows 10, 8.1 or 7 SP1
Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ 64 processor
RAM
32-bit: 2 GB
64-bit: 4 GB
Disk space: 6.0 GB
1360 x 768 display resolution with True Color

AutoCAD 2016
Microsoft Windows 8 or 7
Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ 64 processor
RAM
32-bit: 2 GB
64-bit: 4 GB
Disk space: 6.0 GB
1024 x 768 display resolution with True Color

AutoCAD 2015
Microsoft Windows 8 or 7
Processor
32-bit: Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core, 3.0 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology
64-bit: Athlon 64 or Opteron with SSE2 technology, or Intel Xeon or Pentium 4 with EM64T support and SSE2 technology
2 GB RAM
Disk space: 6.0 GB
1024 x 768 display resolution with True Color

Looking at those figures the Aldi computer should run it with ease.
Thank you very much for posting those for me.
I have to say I am somewhat suprised

 

[Bm101]

https://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Prod ... en-obelisk

What about this...
HP Omen reduced to £680

 

[Trevanion]

For an extra £20 you can get...

https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/Next-Day-Infinity-X66-SY156

Which in my opinion has better parts, like a GTX 1650, i5-9400F Processor, 250GB SSD. It will also have a better, more likely to actually get fixed warranty.