Internet PC: CPU, MOBO, RAM suggestions please

[scaryjim]

That would be my other suggestion if there is a cloud based alternative to paint.net he is happy to use and a Chrome browser vpn extension of the service.

It wasn't the OP using paint.net, it was jimbouk in the first reply!

It's true that for the OP's planned usage a nettop would do just fine: there are Windows options at similar prices too, e.g.:

https://www.ebuyer.com/810799-chillb...ystem-cbfuswap - Atom, 2GB RAM, 32GB SSD

https://www.ebuyer.com/791206-msi-cu...9s6-b09612-243 - Broadwell Celeron, 4GB RAM, 32GB SSD

So the question is really down to whether the OP would rather have the experience of building for themselves...

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

The problem is they could upgrade their own pc with far better parts and use their Windows 10 license.

[pp05]

It wasn't the OP using paint.net, it was jimbouk in the first reply!

It's true that for the OP's planned usage a nettop would do just fine: there are Windows options at similar prices too, e.g.:

https://www.ebuyer.com/810799-chillb...ystem-cbfuswap - Atom, 2GB RAM, 32GB SSD

https://www.ebuyer.com/791206-msi-cu...9s6-b09612-243 - Broadwell Celeron, 4GB RAM, 32GB SSD

So the question is really down to whether the OP would rather have the experience of building for themselves...

Yeah it comes down to does he want to spend less than 50gbp... More than that and he should give some consideration to the APU build or nettop.

[Aston_B]

Hi again, thanks for your patience. not understanding everything, shall have to google some acronyms but I'll have something to buy in the event of total failure
I have a Corsair VX 450w PSU (think someone asked me but I find where),
some of the errors I've since noted are
unexpected store exception
kmode exception not handled
system thread exception not handled
and something along the lines of trying to write to ROM

assumed imminent death, but have had it 7 years or more as you said