Looking for a powerful pc...

biged670

Hiya fellas I'm looking for a good pc that can deal with converting and burning movies easily and gaming every now and then. For this I think I'll need a pretty strong processor and was wondering if some of you more advanced guys could help me look around please. I have about 500/600 quid. Cheers guys.

CAT-THE-FIFTH

Check these threads out for starters:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=277103

and

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=3109066#post3109066

biged670

any more availible plz?

banger9365

AMD and Intel due core are good so are single cores ,they are all good ,you can build your own for about 600 put say you need a pretty strong processor for burning discs inc converting ,
some thing like
Intel Pentium D 930 (BX80553930) Dual Core 3.00GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 2.2 GHz Socket AM2 L2 1 MBor a single core or you can buy one built like these http://www.meshcomputers.com/VIEW%20ALL%20DESKTOPS.ASPX..
you can do what you want to do with any pc with in an hour now a days

tr3mor

If you're building your own go for a Intel core2duo, they are honestly worth the extra money over a pentium or athlon.

I'd say something like...
core2duo 6300
1gb ram
GF7300GT graphics
MSI Neo7 965p mobo

That should be a flier and probably come in just under £600 with a 19" TFT.

walks

My partner saw, a pc in gthe paper at the wk/end that he wanted,when he logged on to dell last night it was not there.
the thing is both of us have not much idea about comps so could do with a lot of help.

He needs one that he can surf the net, do some paper work on every now and again, he dont need it for games but said he would like to be able to watch tv as well ? so can anybody point anything out for him plus he would like it to be fast.

thanks so very much for any help.

pip
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CAT-THE-FIFTH

Like I said check out the threads I mentioned before as they have the latest desktop deals for 450-600 quid!!

biged670

Can anybody help me find a pretty powerful pc, with a duel core processor please? I have 650-700 tops, desperate to buy just need to find the 'best' offer about

f1charlie

I noticed in the newsagents this morning that the latest issue of Computer Buyer has a group test of £599 dual core processor models. Couldn't have a quick look as it was in a sealed bag, so don't know what the rest of their specs are.

Might be worth having a look, as review models tend to have a higher spec than usual for the price to help boost their rating.

I noticed from the cover photo that one was a Mesh, and looking on the Mesh website, it appears that their one was the Best Buy, but it must have been a test of bases only (no monitor).

http://www.meshcomputers.com/Default.aspx?PAGE=PRODUCTVIEWPAGE&USG=PRODUCT&ENT=PRODUCT&KEY=121551

biged670

I'm looking for a monitor thrown in as well really. Would you guys reccomend this one???

http://www.meshcomputers.com/Default.aspx?PAGE=PRODUCTVIEWPAGE&USG=PRODUCT&ENT=PRODUCT&KEY=116787

CAT-THE-FIFTH

f1charlie wrote:

I noticed in the newsagents this morning that the latest issue of Computer Buyer has a group test of £599 dual core processor models. Couldn't have a quick look as it was in a sealed bag, so don't know what the rest of their specs are.

Might be worth having a look, as review models tend to have a higher spec than usual for the price to help boost their rating.

I noticed from the cover photo that one was a Mesh, and looking on the Mesh website, it appears that their one was the Best Buy, but it must have been a test of bases only (no monitor).

http://www.meshcomputers.com/Default.aspx?PAGE=PRODUCTVIEWPAGE&USG=PRODUCT&ENT=PRODUCT&KEY=121551

This is a really good deal! Add a HannsG HW191D and you will a decent system.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=3214420#post3214420

The 7600GT is a budget gaming card and if you want to play at high resolutions and detail settings a 7900GS or X1950pro would be a better bet.

However if you want to play Directx10 games next year you will need MS Vista and a Directx10 graphics card so it would be better to save up for this over getting a better graphics card at the moment!! Don't worry as native Directx10 games will only probably become more common at the end of next year when more budget Directx10 hardware is released.In the next month or some Nvidia will release their first Directx10 card it may cost well over 400 quid alone!!