I’m looking to build a reliable, basic, no-frills computer primarily for Internet browsing and watching movies. Not sure if it matters, but it would be running Linux Mint. I may also look to do some amount of photo and/or video editing on it at some point too, but i don’t have any real needs for gaming with it. There’s a million choices when it comes down to the mobo and cpu and all the rest of it, though i think i know which case i want to get so i think that may help narrow my options. (Fwiw, it’s a Fractal Designs North model case I’m considering)

Any advice, please?

Edit: thank you all so much for your responses, I’m really glad i posted here! I have a much better sense of which way to go now. I really appreciate the time y’all took to help me out. 😄

  • frunch@lemmy.worldOP
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    5 days ago

    Thanks for the response! Sounds like i really don’t need to overspend on this, certainly a plus! Good thinking on Bluetooth–that’s something my current pc never had. I’ve got a wireless keyboard and mouse but they each have their own little receivers. It would be nice to finally just get everything on Bluetooth, plus that would finally allow me to use my wireless headphones with the computer (not that i find the need to that often, still would be a nice option)… Thanks again!

    • Fondots@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      Just FYI, you may need your old keyboard and mouse to initially set up your computer so don’t get rid of them quite yet. You’ll most likely need to boot into the OS to pair them, so that’s probably going to have to be after your initial setup. Also if you ever need to get into your computer’s BIOS I don’t think most of them support Bluetooth keyboards (I could be wrong, I’m not totally up to date on the state of things, my own motherboard is pretty old so that may have changed) so you’ll probably want to keep them around

      Some Bluetooth keyboards/mice do work as a wired device as well or have the option to use a non-bluetooth dongle, but check the specs, just because it has a USB port for charging for example doesn’t necessarily mean it will talk to your computer over USB.

      • frunch@lemmy.worldOP
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        4 days ago

        Good call! I do keep a wired keyboard and mouse around for the occasional need for something of this sort… I will be sure to locate them before i get down to business. Thanks!!