Dobbo
Jul 12 2009, 07:44 AM
Right, i've gone entirely off the idea of creating my own computer, as i lack the time. I intend to buy a computer next weekend as that is when i get paid, so i was wondering if the one below was any good for the price?
I dont need to worry about a monitor as i have 2 already, and ideally dont want to spend more than £700 as i need to buy a new car
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw...gory_oid=-35614Thanks
Caboose
Jul 12 2009, 09:01 AM
Core 2 Quad isn't really a good processors in the general scale of things. It's beaten by miles by the I7, and Phenom IIs are so far ahead of it as well... 8GB Memory is overkill, and it's only DDR2. Since it's pre-built it will probably only be 337MHz as well. The graphics really are rubbish though.
Are you sure you don't have enough time? It should only take 80 minutes tops, assuming you don't run into any problems. Then you just install your OS and leave it for a while.
Dobbo
Jul 13 2009, 01:56 PM
I definitely don't have time, as most of my time now is spent at work, plus i need to get the computer up and running by next monday night so won't have time to build it let alone order parts, i don't fancy pumping alot of money into something i'm not 100% sure i could pull off anyhoo.
Don't suppose you could have a look on pc world (as i say, need for next monday) and let me know if there is anything decent?
EDIT:
Really no chance of you having a quick look? I'm really stumped when it comes to hardware, as you can probably tell by me picking out the above link. If i were to buy it online it would have to be like amazon or play, and i doubt they are too reliable. I'm starting to sway towards getting a macbook, despite needing a microsoft based computer for visual studio