Looking @ a new pc

sheepy · January 24, 2009, 09:10:40 PM

im looking for a complete "box"

i have no idea whats good and whats not, or what goes with what anymore!

I want something thats going to last for 18+ months really.

Im not really fussed about being able to run everything in max settings just being able to be a reliable computer thats going to run everything that it needs to for the forseable future.

Im looking for maybe in the range of Â£300-Â£450 depending on how long its going to last.

I could do with the OS included in that so i know it tightens the budget some what as my old copy of xp could do with being replaced

any help is apreciated

T-Bag · January 25, 2009, 12:56:21 AM

Quad core, 4870, 2-4GB of DDR 2 ram. Faster the processor the longer it will last (but the more it will cost)

Le Rouge · January 25, 2009, 12:22:40 PM

Mine is a dual core 8400, 4850 GFX (of Gigabyte) and 2GB; bought 2-3 months ago.
Runs STALKER and FC2 easily.
I reckon it will easily last a year. Can't guarantee 18 months :-)

The need for 4870 depends mostly on the screen ur using. For my 17" ASUS (size of a 19"), there was no use buying the 4870.

Penfold · January 25, 2009, 02:10:29 PM

If you can stand the derision of your peers at the LAN then you could do worse than buy an off-the-shelf Dell. Can't say I've ever had any problems with mine and unless you're going to build your own then they give you more bang for the buck than anything else imho.

For example

PROCESSOR: IntelÂ® Core™ 2 Duo E7300 processor (2.66GHz, 1066MHz, 3MB cache)edit
OPERATING SYSTEM: Genuine Windows VistaÂ® Home Premium SP1 - English
HARDWARE SUPPORT: 1 Year Limited Warranty - Collect & Return
MEMORY: 2048MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
HARD DRIVE: 320GB (7200rpm) SATA Hard Drive
GRAPHICS CARD: 512MB nVidia GeForce 9800GT graphics card
OPTICAL DRIVEDVD+/-RW Drive (read/write CD & DVD)
KEYBOARDDell Multimedia USB Keyboard Black - UK/Irish
MOUSEDell 2 Button USB Scroll Optical Mouse - Black

Comes in at Â£460.

OK so you could up the ram if you wanted and go for dual core but it's not bad for the price.

PEN

lionheart · January 25, 2009, 02:30:21 PM

Mr Sheep
As I recall you live fairly close to me, I'll build and configure any system you want to buy for the princely sum of 1 pint. You'll just need to come to March to pick it up.

King85 · January 27, 2009, 02:31:28 PM

http://www.meshcomputers.com/Default.aspx?PAGE=PRODUCTVIEWPAGE&USG=PRODUCT&ENT=PRODUCT&KEY=451769

Minus the screen and its around Â£440 not a bad deal imo

Lexander · January 27, 2009, 02:48:51 PM

I would go with the old xp and save the money from buying vista to get better hardware, and thats like 100-200e. And wait for Windows 7.

Anonymous · January 27, 2009, 02:56:15 PM

Quote from: King85;260532http://www.meshcomputers.com/Default.aspx?PAGE=PRODUCTVIEWPAGE&USG=PRODUCT&ENT=PRODUCT&KEY=451769

Minus the screen and its around Â£440 not a bad deal imo

Never ever buy from Mesh - you have been warned!

BrotherTobious · January 27, 2009, 02:57:35 PM

:withstupid:

suicidal_monkey · January 27, 2009, 06:25:58 PM

not sure how this compares to the Dell... but scan have the following on today only's super savers for Â£350. As far as I can tell it's only missing a decent graphics card and apparently you can have that installed for the cost of a pint

Xclio Godspeed Two Black Mid Tower Case w/o PSU
1.44Mb Sony Black Floppy Disk Drive OEM
1TB Samsung HD103UJ Spinpoint F1, SATA 300, 7200 rpm, 32MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ
2 x 2GB Infinion, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 6, Retail
Asetek VapoChillÂ® Micro Ultra Low Noise Intel LGA775 CPU Cooler inc Brackets - Core2Duo/Quad Ready
Asus P5KPL SE, Intel G31, Sok 775, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 1066(OC)/667/800, SATA 3Gb/s, ATX
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 SLACR, Kentsfield Core, Socket 775, 2.40 GHz 1066MHz 8MB Cache, OEM
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVDÂ±R, 12x DVDÂ±R, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, SATA, Black, OEM
550W EZcool Silent pPFC Power Supply AMD & P4 Ready 12cm Silent Fan 24Pin 6xPCI SATA

King85 · January 27, 2009, 06:54:24 PM

Quote from: BlueBall;260535Never ever buy from Mesh - you have been warned!

Really? I'd heard good things although I do like hearing horror stories about companies so what did they do?

Anonymous · January 27, 2009, 07:04:22 PM

Quote from: King85;260572Really? I'd heard good things although I do like hearing horror stories about companies so what did they do?

They used to have their support forums over on hexus.net but that disappeared a few months ago. The reading was particularly scary.

kregoron · January 29, 2009, 09:44:07 AM

Quote from: BlueBall;260574They used to have their support forums over on hexus.net but that disappeared a few months ago. The reading was particularly scary.

I actually remember that section, often referred to as the YGP section

(YouGotPwned)

[BIG]magnus · January 30, 2009, 12:44:23 PM

Quote from: blueball;260535never ever buy from mesh - you have been warned!

+1

just don't do it!!!! You will regret it!!!

[BIG]magnus · January 30, 2009, 12:47:50 PM

Quote from: King85;260572Really? I'd heard good things although I do like hearing horror stories about companies so what did they do?

As the guys said.... It is just one list of horror stories from customer services that hang up after telling you to stick it where the sun don't shine to getting old equipment to replace RMA stuff. The hexus forums must have been used by a lot of other system builders to sell their systems.