cheap pc any good

[McBunny]

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000 (2.6ghz)
2gb ram
250gb hd
dvd rw

vista basic
keyboard and mouse


£250

is that worth a punt for just a machine that the mrs will just use to write her stuff on and surf the net ?

its been so long since we had a pc and i built one i just dont know any more oh and its a HP

 

[McBunny]

someone ?

 

[_Kenny_]

would definitely do the job mate

 

[oska]

That's fine for what she will be using it for. 2GB of RAM is plenty and the processor is good. For the money you can't really go wrong.

I do a lot more with mine (music production, etc) and it's only got 2 x 512MB RAM and 2.6GHz.

 

[McBunny]

thought so i have just been left behind regarding cpu's lol used to know it all but these days i just dont give a damn


didnt think it was bad for a brand new pc inc OS i remember when they were 1500+ for a really really s**t elonex 386

 

[McBunny]

That's fine for what she will be using it for. 2GB of RAM is plenty and the processor is good. For the money you can't really go wrong.

I do a lot more with mine (music production, etc) and it's only got 2 x 512MB RAM and 2.6GHz.

i may use it for photoshop but tbh if i find im using it alot i will buy something better for me but i havent had a pc of my own now for maybe 4-5 years

 

[_Kenny_]

you got the link for that machine McB? Wouldn't mind it as a 2nd machine in the house

 

[McBunny]

yup its here
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134554 £300 but £50 cash back from hp

 

[oska]

Shame you can't get it with XP instead of Vista.

 

[_Kenny_]

yup its here
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134554 £300 but £50 cash back from hp

cheers

 

[McBunny]

Shame you can't get it with XP instead of Vista.

i have a copy at home not been used

 

[Mells]

Could you not spec that up buying the parts off fleabay for cheeper?

 

[timmmah]

My mate is selling his PC (spec below) for £250.

PM me if interested and i can get you both in contact.

AMD 3800 64bit Dual core
2GB Kingston RAM (2x1gb dual channel)
2x 7800GT (256mb each)
Gigabyte SLI mobo, all the usual bits
200GB sata drive
CDRW/DVD Drive
Aluminum Lian Li case (nice)
integrated card reader/extra USB ports
Razer diamondback mouse

 

[McBunny]

Could you not spec that up buying the parts off fleabay for cheeper?

id doubt it including OS as well

 

[JoelDee]

Looks OK to me

 

[McBunny]

i may have found it even cheaper

 

[Mells]

Dont use Vista its ghey.

You can get another £10 off if you use google checkout.

 

[McBunny]

bought it from ebuyer in the end couldnt be arsed to wait had to pay 16 for shipping though as i had to have saturday funking delivery

 

[2thumbs]

Good price for new.

I paid £120 for a P4 3.1 with 1gb of ram and a 250GB hard drive a few months back.

Not one problem with it (dives for some oak).

 

[_Kenny_]

120 notes is nothing, not bad at all

 

[McBunny]

very good deal but im happy having a warranty found a new copy of office at work too

 

[Mells]

Good price for new.

I paid £120 for a P4 3.1 with 1gb of ram and a 250GB hard drive a few months back.

Not one problem with it (dives for some oak).

was that off ebay? If not any linkys?

 

[McBunny]

its just arived and its great actually
i bought a dvd writer as when i read the spec it didnt have one mentioned so now i have 2 dual layer dvd writers

anyway its quiet enough looks alright seems to be an alright spec shame the graphics arnt better but it has a spare pci express 16 slot