new desktop advice

hueknight1969

Hi

I'm in need of a new desktop and am after recommedations

Is this one any good?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/POWERFUL-DESKTOP-PC-FAST-DUAL-CORE-COMPUTER-TOWER-1TB-1000GB-HDD-4GB-RAM-DVD-/140612052435?_trksid=p4340.m263&_trkparms=algo%3DDLSL%252BSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%252BDDSIC%26otn%3D8%26pmod%3D290614922275%252B290614922275%26po%3D%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D3282960705811271227

Alternatives gladly sort!

Tia


Hueknight

Just realisedthe one above is used... There was one for 170 on hukd but sold out now.
Any other ideas appreciated....

esuhl

That's not actually a new desktop - it's secondhand with a 30-day warranty. Pentium D chips aren't particularly fast either.

I don't keep my eye on PC prices that closely so don't know if there's anything better available for the money, but for £177 I would either want a better chip, a branded PC with some kind of indication of decent build-quality or a longer warranty...

Having bought custom PCs from eBay before, I haven't been too impressed with the build quality. I don't know if this PC (link below) might be better...? It's one of the HP Compaq SFF PCs that are common in offices. In my experience they are well-made and reliable, and this one has a 3-month warranty.

http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/product_detail/11542/HP-Compaq-DC7100-Desktop-PC/

It only has 512MB RAM and an 80GB HDD, but you can upgrade to 4GB RAM for about £40 and get a bigger hard drive if you wanted...

neilwoods

What you need post is what you want the PC for. Basic browsing, MS office or gaming or high end photo editing, things like that