whats this pc like ?

[paul321wales]

been to my local pc shop who build them up and was offerd this base unit
400w case £32
mother board am2 £40
processor 5000x2 £50
memory 2gb£35
hard drive 500gb £50
dvdrw £25
vista home prem £75
in total £307 built and ready to use is this a good package for the price or would it need upgradeding very soon etc i only use pc for general internet no games etc

 

[McBunny]

average

oh and no mouse keyboard or monitor or speakers ?

it will work well enough though if you dont do games

id ask about getting vista downgraded to xp though or upping the memory to 3 gig

 

[paul321wales]

na ive got all the bits like mouse etc, you think xp still? lad in shop was saying vista has settled now, i dont want to be upgrading in 6mths if that makes sence

 

[KDF]

I prefer core 2 duo myself..


Its average spec at best. And stick with XP its tried/tested and works well.. vista is all kinds of crap.

 

[McBunny]

if you get vista you can downgrade to xp as part of the license so you get best of both worlds

 

[iain187]

it is an average spec but if you are not playing any games its ample for that

 

[paul321wales]

ok thats cool, thanks guys, any mods u lot would do to it before i order it ?

 

[MDP91]

I would go the extra way and get core 2 duo, much better. Or if, like me get quad core (quick as fudge), but for home use theres no need at all (I game and video edit). But that set up will do you fine for general use. If your planning on running Vista maybe add another 1 or 2 gb's or ram, but 2gb will still be fine. I still run XP, its a legend, but if you feel like you'll get XP then want to upgrade, get Vista. Yes Vista still has bugs and doesnt run as well as XP, but XP will soon be outdated and Vista. For home use it will do you fine. And for that price its not bad. However always spend as much you can, its always better to be happy with your spec when you buy it, then thinking later on about upgrades that are a hassle and are sometimes expensive.