New Pentium 4 Upwards Desktop Advice

jwelambert

Hello everyone, I need some advice, I am looking to buy a new/reconditioned P4 or above desktop, this would be for standard and general office based duties and admin stuff.

I would also need a higher spec new desktop and I have a budget of around £600,

Any advice on where to buy this or anywhere that currently has offers or deals available?

Thanks for your help and advice.

James

sidthesexist

Gah double

sidthesexist

Not a great gfx chip? but it should pwn most office applications?
http://www.aria.co.uk/Systems/Office+Range/Centurion/Gladiator+Centurion+Business+Performer+Plus+PC+?productId=32080

i assume you already have a monitor/keyboard? if not some of their other office rigs should also be more than capable? you could also check out Dell although they can be expensive for parts when they go wrong?

MORPH3US

Check out Dell, some great deals...

Gambler

MORPH3US wrote: »

Check out Dell, some great deals...

I have to agree. I have found the PC I want @£629 but am now impatiently waiting for a new 10% code to become valid.

Gambler

Gambler wrote: »

I have to agree. I have found the PC I want @£629 but am now impatiently waiting for a new 10% code to become valid.

Anybody know if I can access previous deals by DELL anywhere? I'm pretty sure the PC I had my eye on was £629 and included free speakers. The same PC is now £699 without the speakers as they now have a 3 yr home warranty. Can't seem to change this to the bog standard warranty.

jaydeeuk1

If you phone up, you can usually haggle them down

Mr_Yoda

Here's a pretty good machine from PC Specialist

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400 (2 X 3.00GHz) 1333MHz FSB/6MB L2 Cache
Memory (RAM)
2GB CORSAIR XMS2 800MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x1GB)
Motherboard
ASUS® P5N-MX: DDR2, S-ATA II, 1 x PCI-E x16, 2 PCI, etc
Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium + SP1, CD & Licence (£59)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st CD/DVD Drive
20x Dual Layer LightScribe DVD Writer ±R/±RW/RAM
Graphics Card
Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce 7050 CineFX 3.0 Graphics
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100 LAN PORT
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Case
Stylish Black/Silver Trident case + 2 front USB
Power Supply & Case Cooling
300W Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
STANDARD CPU COOLER
Warranty
1 Year Return-to-Base incl 1st Month Free Collect & Return
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Price: £390 inc VAT and delivery.

It doesn't come with a monitor (although you can add one if you wanted to upgrade your monitor).

Also, apart from the operating system there is no other software installed, however you could install the hard drive from your current desktop as a secondary hard drive.