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I am building this for a friend is it all compatible before i buy and is it decent, he will only be running spreadsheets but wants dual monitor set up so im selling him my old radeon 5450

 

So will it be able to meet his requirements?

 

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erm... for spreadsheets sure but for overall use he will definitely have some issues...

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not really for a htpc or a student pc this is good. for gaming not really.

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erm... for spreadsheets sure but for overall use he will definitely have some issues...

 

 

What should i chane then?

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Barely.

 

Better: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2LnOE

No need for the 5450.

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if you are getting win7 then 4gb ram minimum trust me win7 will take 2gb ram right off the bat.

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I am building this for a friend is it all compatible before i buy and is it decent, he will only be running spreadsheets but wants dual monitor set up so im selling him my old radeon 5450

 

So will it be able to meet his requirements?

 

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That will work perfecto?

Yep. It'd be much better if you could stick a ssd in instead of the hdd though.

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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-internal-hard-drive-sv300s37a120g

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Thanks man i will buy him this then dont need a ssd though he wont need quick data, and no GPU needed at all?

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Thanks man i will buy him this then dont need a ssd though he wont need quick data, and no GPU needed at all?

The integrated graphics is enough. 

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The integrated graphics is enough. 

For dual monitor though? Or will i have to put the 5450 in for that?

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For dual monitor though? Or will i have to put the 5450 in for that?

It's enough for 2 displays using the hdmi and vga ports in the back of the motherboard.

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It's enough for 2 displays using the hdmi and vga ports in the back of the motherboard.

Thanks for your help man, love this site for amazing people like you on here

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