New Desktop Advice Needed

bazster

jlt wrote: »

Thanks to everyone who has replied.

So after looking at bazster's link i've got this from Dell:-

Processor:
Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500 (2.93GHz, 1066MHz, 3MB)

Microsoft Operating System:
English Genuine Windows® 7 Professional (32 BIT)

Microsoft Application Software:
Microsoft® Office 2007 Small Business - English

Protect your new PC:
Norton Internet Security™ 2010 - 15 Month Protection

Monitor:
Dell G2410 24-inch Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor – Black (TCO03) -

Memory:
4096MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x2048)

Hard Drive:
500GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 16MB DataBurst™ cache

Video Card:
512MB ATI RadeonTM HD 4350-Low profile card

Optical Devices:
16X DVD+/-RW Drive For Win7

Keyboard:
Logitech MX3200 Cordless Keyboard and Laser Mouse

Base:
Vostro 220 MT Standard Base Slim Tower

Power Cords:
2 Meter Power Cord - UK

Documentation/Disks:
English - Documentation Vostro Desktop

Standard Warranty:
1 Year basic warranty

Order Information:
Vostro Desktop 220ST Order - UK


Sound Cards:
Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio HD

Speakers:
No Speakers

Security Devices:
Belkin 6 Socket SurgeMaster, Tel/Fax/Modem & TV Protection, 2m Cable

Floppy Drives and Additional Storage Devices:
No Floppy Drive

Modem:
No Modem

Price:
£858.31

What does everyone think?

That's more like it. A bit difficult to tell the price of the computer itself though: do you know how much it was before you added Office?

jlt_2

bazster wrote: »

That's more like it. A bit difficult to tell the price of the computer itself though: do you know how much it was before you added Office?

Without Office £150, Monitor £170 & Mouse/Keyboard £32

System comes in at £500+VAT (which i'll be reclaiming).

bazster & others if you wish, can you please help me again.

After your help & everyone elses im leaning towards the dell.

But i've been on pc specialist again & for a very similar price i can get this:-

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Processor i5-650 (3.20GHz) 4MB Cache
Free Item
FREE Operation FlashPoint D.R. Game (RRP: €49.99) with any Intel® Core™ i5/i7 CPU!
Memory (RAM)
4GB CORSAIR XMS3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY!
Motherboard
ASUS® P7H55D-M EVO: DDR3, SATA II, 2 x PCI, 1 x PCI-Ex 2.0
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
USB Options
8 x USB 2.0 PORTS (6 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
22x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NONE
Graphics Card
512MB ATI RADEON™ HD 4350 PCI EXPRESS
2nd Graphics Card
NONE
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Audio (£41)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Floppy Disk Drive
NONE
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK FUSION CASE inc. 2 FRONT USB
Power Supply & Case Cooling
350W Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Firewire & Video Editing
2 x IEEE 1394a FIREWIRE PORTS (1 onboard, 1 at back panel)
TV Card
NONE
Monitor
LG W2353V 23 INCH WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D/D-SUB FULL HD 1920x1080 (£169)
2nd Monitor
NONE
GeForce 3D Vision
NONE
DVI Cable
NONE
Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® Deluxe 660 Cordless Keyboard & Optical Mouse (£16)
Mouse
NONE
Speakers
NONE
Webcam
NONE
Headsets (VOIP)
NONE
Surge Protection
Belkin 8 Socket 2M Surge Protector with £25,000 Protection! (£14)
Printer
NONE
Anti-Virus
NONE
Office Software
NONE
External Hard Drive
NONE
Home Installation
NONE
Warranty
1 Year Return-to-Base incl 1 Year Free Collect & Return (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately


It comes in at £727.66+VAT.

Take away monitor £170, keyboard/mouse £16 & surge protection £14 this system comes in at £527+VAT.

As you can probably tell i can use a computer but know very little about them.

I understand that Dell is a big name brand but what is your opinion on the above.

Should i just go with the big brand or go for a better spec system built by PC Specialist?

Thanks.

jlt_2

welshryda wrote: »

As mentioned, total overkill mate, those specs and price are way of the top for your requirement, any standard twin cpu will handle your requirement and you would be looking to spend less than 400, do you really need a 23 inch monitor? if its just for an office table you can pickup 21" for £110 or even 19 for £80.

Sorry just realised i hadn't replied to you.

I want a large monitor as i have bad eyesight & wear strong perscription glasses.

Also after using a 15inch laptop screen for 3 years a nice wide one would be nice.

bazster

jlt wrote: »

Without Office £150, Monitor £170 & Mouse/Keyboard £32

System comes in at £500+VAT (which i'll be reclaiming).

bazster & others if you wish, can you please help me again.

After your help & everyone elses im leaning towards the dell.

But i've been on pc specialist again & for a very similar price i can get this:-

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Processor i5-650 (3.20GHz) 4MB Cache
Free Item
FREE Operation FlashPoint D.R. Game (RRP: €49.99) with any Intel® Core™ i5/i7 CPU!
Memory (RAM)
4GB CORSAIR XMS3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY!
Motherboard
ASUS® P7H55D-M EVO: DDR3, SATA II, 2 x PCI, 1 x PCI-Ex 2.0
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
USB Options
8 x USB 2.0 PORTS (6 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
22x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NONE
Graphics Card
512MB ATI RADEON™ HD 4350 PCI EXPRESS
2nd Graphics Card
NONE
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Audio (£41)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Floppy Disk Drive
NONE
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK FUSION CASE inc. 2 FRONT USB
Power Supply & Case Cooling
350W Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Firewire & Video Editing
2 x IEEE 1394a FIREWIRE PORTS (1 onboard, 1 at back panel)
TV Card
NONE
Monitor
LG W2353V 23 INCH WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D/D-SUB FULL HD 1920x1080 (£169)
2nd Monitor
NONE
GeForce 3D Vision
NONE
DVI Cable
NONE
Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® Deluxe 660 Cordless Keyboard & Optical Mouse (£16)
Mouse
NONE
Speakers
NONE
Webcam
NONE
Headsets (VOIP)
NONE
Surge Protection
Belkin 8 Socket 2M Surge Protector with £25,000 Protection! (£14)
Printer
NONE
Anti-Virus
NONE
Office Software
NONE
External Hard Drive
NONE
Home Installation
NONE
Warranty
1 Year Return-to-Base incl 1 Year Free Collect & Return (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately


It comes in at £727.66+VAT.

Take away monitor £170, keyboard/mouse £16 & surge protection £14 this system comes in at £527+VAT.

As you can probably tell i can use a computer but know very little about them.

I understand that Dell is a big name brand but what is your opinion on the above.

Should i just go with the big brand or go for a better spec system built by PC Specialist?

Thanks.

Have you noticed that this computer has Windows 7 Home, whereas the Dell specified earlier has Windows 7 Professional? Have you thought about which edition you need?

JasX

jlt wrote: »

Sorry just realised i hadn't replied to you.

I want a large monitor as i have bad eyesight & wear strong perscription glasses.

Also after using a 15inch laptop screen for 3 years a nice wide one would be nice.

think your boss would let you get a second monitor for a dual screen setup, might make life alot easier for you...

Bikertov

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jlt_2

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A huge thank you.

With that i will definitely be getting a Dell.

Special thanks to bazster all your advice has been great & really given me something to think about.

Also thanks to everyone who contributed to the thread.

Now off to order the Dell, i will update the thread when i get it to let you all know what i think of the system.

jlt_2

Just to update everyone.

Received the new system last week.

Been using it for the last week and it's excellent.

Very fast changing between programs etc.

Thanks to everyone who recommened Dell it was the right choice.