Is this PC any good?

maniac886

I was just wondering if you could give me your opinions on this PC please...

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I need the AGP support for my 256mb graphics card, the hard drive storage is low but i have 2 x Maxtor Diamondmax 80GB 7200RPM ATA/133 8MB Cache to bump the storage up.

Any thoughts welcome!

Thanks

Omertron

Looks a good deal, especially given your other post. The sound's better 5.1 surround, but note that there is no OS (windows) with this one. It will be able to take your gfx card and you can sell you current memory on ebay to offset the cost

alba37

I would have a good read at sellers feedback, before final decision. To me it looks like his parts can be problematic. Just a personal oppinion.

hechizero

I would check out https://www.novatech.co.uk Design the PC yourself with an OS and a decent warranty. Spend an extra £50-£100 for quality and peace of mind.

maniac886

In the end I decided to pay a little bit extra and get this one.

I will buy extra PC3200 512mb memory by selling two other ones i have from my old pc. I can also stick another 80 gig hard drive in and also my 256mb graphics card.

GoofyGAT

maniac886 wrote:

...I will buy extra PC3200 512mb memory by selling two other ones i have from my old pc. I can also stick another 80 gig hard drive in and also my 256mb graphics card.

Please be aware that you can stick in your present g'card into the Lenovo system only if its motherboard:

1. Has an AGP/PCI-E slot, and

2. Its interface type (AGP/PCI-E) matches your g'card

From the motherboard specs (if it's the correct one!) it has an AGP slot, so if your graphics card is AGP you shouldn't have a problem (but the PC's power supply may need an extra power connector/splitter depending on your g'card's requirement).

Adding a stick of 512Mb ram to make it 1Gb will require one vacant slot (of the two).

Also, before you add anything, it may be worth finding out if opening the case/adding your own components will not invalidate the PC's warranty. G

maniac886

GoofyGAT wrote:

Please be aware that you can stick in your present g'card into the Lenovo system only if its motherboard:

1. Has an AGP/PCI-E slot, and

2. Its interface type (AGP/PCI-E) matches your g'card

From the motherboard specs (if it's the correct one!) it has an AGP slot, so if your graphics card is AGP you shouldn't have a problem (but the PC's power supply may need an extra power connector/splitter depending on your g'card's requirement).

Adding a stick of 512Mb ram to make it 1Gb will require one vacant slot (of the two).

Also, before you add anything, it may be worth finding out if opening the case/adding your own components will not invalidate the PC's warranty. G

I do believe the PC motherboard has one spare memory slot. I dont have much choice with the warranty as my old PC died and I would like to use the spare parts in my new computer.

GoofyGAT

maniac886 wrote:

I do believe the PC motherboard has one spare memory slot.

You're right , look at the bottom of the extended specs.

maniac886 wrote:

I dont have much choice with the warranty as my old PC died and I would like to use the spare parts in my new computer.

I understand - I would've done the same in your position.

I like the fact that it comes with WinXP Pro (may be I'm biased, as it's what I have ). Wonder if they supply the XP disk though?

Good luck with it all , G