Need A New Tower

[spasm3]

Uses are only internet, a few documents. Maybe add an external cd drive. 1TB drive sound reasonable? Amazon reviews are allover the place, units with cheap components, some units new but appear used etc.

i'll probably want a new monitor as well. Lenvo has this one, direct.

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/desk...eries/ideacentre-3i-gen-8-7l-intel/90vt008uus

 

[Hall]

External drives aren't a thing anymore. What do you use CD (or DVDs) for on a computer nowadays ?

What "documents" ? Do you use MS Office ? You can use online/cloud services for this and need minimal local storage. I wouldn't focus on the size of internal storage (1 TB) and as long as it's 256gb or more, based on your description, you'll be fine.

I think just about any desktop PC on the shelf at Walmart, Best Buy, etc will be perfectly fine for your use. Just avoid the low-end, budget models.

 

[TheOilWizard]

Spec wise this seems very solid. Lot of storage, solid state (faster than hard drives), respectable CPU, and a good amount of RAM.

Only knock (potentially) is that it's only DDR4 memory and not DDR5, but is that something you'll even notice for your use case above? Likely not.

Another option to consider:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-d...-memory-1tb-ssd-black/6622616.p?skuId=6622616

 

[duck__dodgers]

If your needs are basic/typical (no RTX graphics etc.).... $199 for a compact tower.

https://www.dellrefurbished.com/?ty...h_query=&category=&thumb_sort=store_price.asc

 

[Analog-1]

If your needs are basic/typical (no RTX graphics etc.).... $199 for a compact tower.

https://www.dellrefurbished.com/?ty...h_query=&category=&thumb_sort=store_price.asc

Those towers all have windows 10. Windows 10 is End of Life in Oct 2025. No point they are worthless.

 

[Hall]

Those towers all have windows 10. Windows 10 is End of Life in Oct 2025. No point they are worthless.

Even the $199 model is Windows 11 compatible so it's a non-issue

 

[spasm3]

External drives aren't a thing anymore. What do you use CD (or DVDs) for on a computer nowadays ?

What "documents" ? Do you use MS Office ? You can use online/cloud services for this and need minimal local storage. I wouldn't focus on the size of internal storage (1 TB) and as long as it's 256gb or more, based on your description, you'll be fine.

I think just about any desktop PC on the shelf at Walmart, Best Buy, etc will be perfectly fine for your use. Just avoid the low-end, budget models.

Spec wise this seems very solid. Lot of storage, solid state (faster than hard drives), respectable CPU, and a good amount of RAM.

Only knock (potentially) is that it's only DDR4 memory and not DDR5, but is that something you'll even notice for your use case above? Likely not.

Another option to consider:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-d...-memory-1tb-ssd-black/6622616.p?skuId=6622616

Thanks!!

In that case how do these two look ?

$669
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-omn...ory-1tb-ssd-gray-wood/6613695.p?skuId=6613695

$599
https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-OmniD...er/14077821192?classType=VARIANT&from=/search

 

[duck__dodgers]

if OP's needs really are basic as described in the starter, spending more than $600 (for the tower, not counting displays, accessories) is insane. Computers are like dumbbells, either you're on the low end for needs or you're on the high end and need power for graphics/gaming, video editing, crunching numbers, etc. not many people really are in the middle

if you're on the low end, the two big things are storage space (enough for your needs) and RAM (browsers, multi-tasking bloat makes lots of RAM mandatory).

and for most systems both you can add DIY after purchase.... complexity/ability depends on brand and model.

 

[AdmiralYoda]

Any tower capable of upgrading to windows 11 will be adequate. Shoot for 16 or more GB of memory, 32GB is even better. Browsing the internet or opening simple documents doesn't require robust hardware.

 

[Hall]

In that case how do these two look ?

Those are both very nice PCs that will easily handle your usage. They are probably more than you need, as well as $$$, plus neither includes a monitor, which you said you wanted to upgrade as well. Looks like they don't bundle monitors and PCs much anymore. Walmart has some all-in-one HP boxes that will fit your use case just fine though, i.e. https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-24-AIO-Intel-Core-N300-8-256-Touch-Wireless-KB-M-White/14056966168.

 

[spasm3]

Those are both very nice PCs that will easily handle your usage. They are probably more than you need, as well as $$$, plus neither includes a monitor, which you said you wanted to upgrade as well. Looks like they don't bundle monitors and PCs much anymore. Walmart has some all-in-one HP boxes that will fit your use case just fine though, i.e. https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-24-AIO-Intel-Core-N300-8-256-Touch-Wireless-KB-M-White/14056966168.

Thanks i thought about those, I didn't know how repairable they were. Can you open them up? If the monitor goes, can you replace just that?

 

[Bottom_Feeder]

8GB of memory nowadays is pretty slim, and it's apparently not upgradeable on that model. I would pass, personally.

 

[Hall]

Thanks i thought about those, I didn't know how repairable they were. Can you open them up? If the monitor goes, can you replace just that?

No and no. You're buying the all-in-one package and those are certainly sacrifices if those matter to you.