Core 2 Duo refurb at pcworld £214.99

ryouga

From what I have heard, its internal so it takes off ram from the PC, luckily im goint to use my £100 graphics card if I get my PC, and buy more ram and a second HD(im just like that)

kacee

lellie wrote: »

Btw. I was hoping someone could tell me what model the graphics card is - and does it have connections for dual monitors. Also what is the motherboard too?

There is a graphics card on the motherboard, but it also has an x1300 as well, cannot remember the manufacturer. This card does have connections for dual monitors. I cannot remember the motherboard. I would have a look, but it is wrapped and hidden away for a birthday present.

lellie

ryouga wrote: »

From what I have heard, its internal so it takes off ram from the PC, luckily im goint to use my £100 graphics card if I get my PC, and buy more ram and a second HD(im just like that)

no I know there is a separate graphics card - I just needed to know if it had dual monitor support as that's kinda vital when you have 2 monitors! Not interested in fancy graphics anyway - It will be more than capable of running illustrator, photoshop and inDesign so that's all I'm bothered about.

I will also be getting more RAM though and putting my old HD in it.

Stageshoot

Yes it has Dual Monitor Support,

the Video card has 128mb of ram of its own and a VGA output and a DVI output (And SVideo for connection to a TV)

There is also a VGA output from the built in on board video, but not worth bothering with.

My daughter has hers running to a monitor and to LCD screen on bedroom wall, dual support works fine


As for upgrading

1 SATA Connector in use 250GB HDD (3 Spare available)
1 IDE Connector (1 Channel in use by DVDRW) 1 spare for IDE HDD

2 Memory slots 1 in use with 1Gb Memory so room for upgrade

The Built in Networking is Gigabit not 10/100 so no upgrade worries there.

There is no chance of overclocking it as the board is locked down solid, and no signs of a replacement BIOS, which is a shame as its a stonking CPU for overclocking if you are into it, overclocks of 80 to 120% are common on this chip

2 Spare PCI slots + 1 Spare PCI E once the built in Modem is removed.

So all in all easy to upgrade, the only thing I may consider in the future is 40 quid on a mew Motherboard to allow overclocking if she needs more umph from it in the future.


Cheers

ryouga

Still no dispatch emails from PC world, anyone any luck?

kacee

ryouga wrote: »

Still no dispatch emails from PC world, anyone any luck?

Yes, got one about 1400 today, so should arive tomorrow.

lellie

Yep! I got my dispatch a few hours ago..

I was also thinking a new motherboard in a year or so's time would be a plan - you will be able to get them for next to nothing by then for this CPU and then you could overclock it - and this processor is meant to be amazing overclocked!

statto_2

Received my confirmation email at 4.45

ryouga

Recieved confirmation at 4.15, and checked status and says dispatched at 4.15 from Hatfield Terminal, so hope I get it tommorow!

veedubjai

PC World = Pricey World :rotfl: