New PC (Desktop)

John_G66

£399.00 in PC world. looking to update family PC, the kids are big on the Sims, will this cope.
SPECS:

Features for this COMPAQ 1819

- AMD Sempron 3000+ Processor
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
- 512MB DDR RAM
- 80GB Hard Disk Drive
- Dual Layer DVD ReWriter Drive
- 256MB ATI Radeon X200 Express Graphics
- 9-In-1 Media Card Reader
- 7 USB Connections
- 4 PCI Slots
- 15" TFT Flat Panel Monitor

Specification for this COMPAQ 1819

Processor Type AMD Sempron processor 3000+
Operating-System Windows XP Home Edition
RAM Memory 512 mb
Hard Disk Capacity 80 Gb
Optical Drive 1 DVD writer Double Layer
Plug In Removable Hard Drive No
Built-in Digital TV Tuner No
Remote Control No
802.11g Wireless Network Ready No
Graphics Memory 256mb mb
Graphics Description ATI Radeon X200 Express
Sound Card Integrated 5.1 sound solution
Soundcard included No
Media Card Reader 9-In-1
Built-In HP Docking Station No
No of USB connections 7
No of PCI Slots 4
Keyboard Yes
Wireless Keyboard and Mouse No
Mouse Yes
Weight 12.8 kg
Height 182 mm
Width 420 mm
Depth 390 mm
Network LAN 10/100 BT Network Interface
Software Titles Included Microsoft Works 8.0

albertross_2

the screen is a bit small..

John_G66

albertross wrote:

the screen is a bit small..

Size isn't everything (As I've told Mrs Bluenose!!)

abdulinyourface

that will be sufficient for your needs.

always worth haggling with the sales guy/manager of the department to see if they will knock some extra money off, maybe if you purchase a printer or something.

worked for me.

albertross_2

once you've used a 19", you'd never want a 15" again.

Seems a bit mismatched, (presumably to keep the price down), 256MB graphics card and a piddly screen.

abdulinyourface

albertross wrote:

once you've used a 19", you'd never want a 15" again..

True, my laptop has got a 17" screen and I dont think I could go down to a smaller size but I guess it depends on what everyone can afford.

fox2319

John_G66 wrote:

£399.00 in PC world. looking to update family PC, the kids are big on the Sims, will this cope.
SPECS:

Features for this COMPAQ 1819

- AMD Sempron 3000+ Processor
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
- 512MB DDR RAM
- 80GB Hard Disk Drive
- Dual Layer DVD ReWriter Drive
- 256MB ATI Radeon X200 Express Graphics
- 9-In-1 Media Card Reader
- 7 USB Connections
- 4 PCI Slots
- 15" TFT Flat Panel Monitor

I was looking for a machine for a guy at work 2 days ago and spotted a similar Dell with:
Dell Dimension C521
Athlon 64 3200+ (Sempron 3400 is around £10 cheaper but this is worth it!)
512MB / 160GB / DVDRW
15” TFT (+£20 for 17”)
Onboard Nvidia graphics
Loadsa USB / Ethernet / etc.

I think the price was around £340 for the basic system but spend another £30 and get the athlon and the bigger screen.

Hope that helps

f1charlie

Compare with Dell prices here:

http://www.wizmarkcomputers.co.uk/hotdealsdell5150.htm

You can get a 3GHz P4 with 128Mb graphics card, but double the disk size and a 17inch monitor for £449 (less 4.5% from Quidco).

Charlie

postingalwaysposting

albertross wrote:

once you've used a 19", you'd never want a 15" again.

Seems a bit mismatched, (presumably to keep the price down), 256MB graphics card and a piddly screen.

albertross you are so right when i use my brother pc 14" i hate it if anything when i upgrade (when this 19" crt goes bang) i want a bigger tft one :rotfl:

Gib_Gib

albertross wrote:

Seems a bit mismatched, (presumably to keep the price down), 256MB graphics card and a piddly screen.

Its express x200 onboard graphics. It will run the sims, but that is about it for games. The memory is probably shared with your system memory.

It really depends what your old machine was to say if this is worth updating to. This has the components of a 4 year old pc.