pc opinion needed

[McBunny]

right i think i have narrowed down my choice between 2 pc's but now i need your opinions


£1220
Features for this PHILIPS LS2300

- 19" Samsung TFT Flat Panel Monitor
- 3.4GHz, 800MHzFSB, 2Mb Cache
- 2048Mb RAM Memory
- 300Gb Hard Disk Drive
- Multi-Format Dual Layer DVD-RW Drive
- 256Mb Power Colour ATI X600 Graphics
- Built-in TV Tuner + Remote Control
- 802.11g Wireless Network Ready
- Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
- 19" Samsung TFT Flat Panel Monitor

Specification for this PHILIPS LS2300

Processor Type Intel Pentium 4 Processor 650 Hyper-Threading tech
Clock-Speed 3.4GHz
Front Side BUS 800MHz
Operating-System Windows XP Media Centre Edition
RAM Memory 2046 mb
Hard Disk Capacity 300 Gb
Optical Drive 1 Multi-Format Dual Layer DVD Re-Writer Drive
Plug In Removable Hard Drive No
Built-in TV Tuner Yes
Built-in Digital TV Tuner Yes
Remote Control Yes
802.11g Wireless Network Ready Yes
Graphics Memory 256 mb
Graphics Description Power Colour ATI X600
Sound Card Azalia (ALC880) 8 Channel Onboard
Soundcard included No
Media Card Reader 7-In-1
Built-In HP Docking Station No
No of USB connections 5
No of PCI Slots 4
No. of Firewire Connections 2
Keyboard Yes
Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Yes
Mouse Yes


£1050
Features for this PHILIPS LS1300

- Intel Pentium 4 640 Processor HT Tech
- 3.2GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2Mb Cache
- 1024Mb DDR RAM
- 300Gb Hard Disk Drive
- Multi-Format Dual Layer DVD-RW Drive
- 256Mb Power Colour ATI X600 Graphics
- 5 USB connections
- Built-in TV Tuner + Remote Control
- 802.11g Wireless Network Ready
- 19" Samsung TFT Flat Panel Monitor

Specification for this PHILIPS LS1300

Processor Type Intel Pentium 4 Processor 640 Hyper-Threading tech
Clock-Speed 3.2GHz
Front Side BUS 800MHz
Cache 2 mb
Operating-System Windows XP Media Centre Edition
RAM Memory 1024 mb
Hard Disk Capacity 300 Gb
Optical Drive 1 Multi-Format Dual Layer DVD Re-Writer Drive
Plug In Removable Hard Drive No
Built-in TV Tuner Yes
Built-in Digital TV Tuner Yes
Built-in Radio Tuner Yes
Remote Control Yes
802.11g Wireless Network Ready Yes
Graphics Memory 256 mb
Graphics Description Power Colour ATI X600
Sound Card Azalia (ALC880) 8 Channel Onboard
Soundcard included No
Media Card Reader 7-In-1
Built-In HP Docking Station No
No of USB connections 5
No of PCI Slots 4
No. of Firewire Connections 2
Keyboard Yes
Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Yes
Mouse Yes


i wish i didnt have to get a pc from pc world but never mind

 

[McBunny]

bump bump

 

[geordiepaul]

Why do you have to get it from PC world? Seems a high spec for running XP Media Centre Edition!

 

[Darren S]

LOL - keep your cash m8. I've spoken to a few staff at PCW regarding those Philips PCs - they've had loads of returns on them as they had quite a few issues.

See if someone will spec & build you one for the same cash?

D.

 

[Lee]

I built this the other day:
Item: Enermax Noisetaker 600w series
Qty: 1
Cost: 73.98

Item: Enermax CS-718-B PC case with LCD display (no power supply)
Qty: 1
Cost: 93.97

Item: Ebuyer Extra Value Serial ATA cable right angled 24" in Blue
Qty: 4
Cost: 0.67

Item: LG GDR-8164BL 16x52 DVD-ROM Internal IDE (Black) - OEM
Qty: 1
Cost: 12.29

Item: DFI Lanparty UT RDX200CF-DR SKT939 CROSSFIRE Dual PCI-E ATI RD480+SB450 Chipset Dual DDR400 SATA ATX
Qty: 1
Cost: 127.64

Item: AMD (San Diego) Athlon FX57 939Pin 1mb L2cache Retail Boxed Processor With 3 Year Warranty and Fan Included. (ADAFX57BNBOX)
Qty: 1
Cost: 596.68

Item: Gecube ATI Radeon X850 CROSSFIRE MASTER PCI-E
Qty: 1
Cost: 191.77

Item: Hitachi 0A31636 Deskstar T7K250 250GB SATA II 7200rpm 8mb
Qty: 2
Cost: 63.10

Item: Corsair (CMX512-3200C2PT) 512MB, DDR400 / PC3200, non-ECC, unbuffered, CL2, lifetime warranty, silver heat spreader
Qty: 4
Cost: 36.68

Item: Microsoft OEM Windows Xp Professional Edition SP2 - 1Pk
Qty: 1
Cost: 79.96

Item: Acer AL1951A 19" TFT 8ms 700:1 Multimedia Monitor - Silver & Black - 3 Years Warranty
Qty: 1
Cost: 220.75

Item: Logitech Media Keyboard - Retail Box
Qty: 1
Cost: 11.96

Item: Microsoft Black PS2/USB 3-Button Optical Wheel Mouse-Retail Box
Qty: 1
Cost: 12.04

Item: GECUBE RADEON X850XT UNIWISE EDITION PCI-E 256M DDR3 520Mhz Core
Qty: 1
Cost: 201.32

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Shipping method: Standard Service* at: 13.24

Subtotal: 1911.20


All bits from ebuyer.

 

[geordiepaul]

Lee that's well expensive for the spec!!

Check out the Overclockers full systems...

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/full_systems.html

 

[McBunny]

it has to be pcw as its the f**king pc lease scheme so 1200 is about £22 a month and id only pay about 816 for it in total

 

[Lee]

Lee that's well expensive for the spec!!

Check out the Overclockers full systems...

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/full_systems.html

Not really. Looks pretty close to me. There's no monitor on the OC machine either. Shame the X1800XTs aren't out just yet or I'd have added those.

I didn't want another SLI'd nVidia system as the 34 Athlon X2 4800 systems with dual 7800GTX in them are sh*te.

 

[geordiepaul]

What about the Advent ones?

ADVENT T9306 INTEL PENTIUM 630 PROCESSOR + 19" TFT FLAT PANEL MONITOR £999

 

[McBunny]

the case is too big really its off under a tv but its a good spec

 

[McBunny]

oh + i need media center

 

[Tiger]

what are yous planning to do with these pcs? take over the world?!

 

[McBunny]

nah just use it for upscaling dvd's and playing 1080i hd content etc etc oh and making backup copies of dvd's and games etc etc oh and a pvr

 

[David]

dude u can backup dvd's on a well low spec machine...u don't need a high spec one for that.

 

[McBunny]

i know been doing it for ages but as i said this is on the pc scheme so the difference is about £5 a month the most expensive one is only about 22 a month iirc