Which desktop pc is better?

Trillionaire

My hubby isn't happy:( with the amount that no.1 costs. So - could my son play minecraft on this one?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zoostorm-7877-0095-Premium-i5-2320-Windows/dp/B006ZINMP6/ref=lh_ni_t

Zoostorm 7877-0095 Premium PC (Intel Core i5-2320, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, DVDRW, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit)

gonzo127

this would eb an acceptable base http://www.dinopc.com/shop/pc/configurePrd.asp?idproduct=1571

having a quick play around with the spec i would
up the motherboard to the M-LX to get a SATA3 port
up the graphics card to a 7770
up the monitor to the LG ips one
up the case to the fratal design or the asgrad one
up the PSU to the 500w xigamatek one

this brings to system to roughly £680 plus £25 for delivery so to your basic £700 budget (you could up the hard drive to 1tb but thats another £15 so is starting to creep above your budget)

ok it hasnt got a SSD which are a very nice adition, but would take too much out of the budget that you would have to compromise elsewhere which i dont feel would be worth it, this also leaves the SSD option as a future upgrade that you have spoken about

ACTUAULLY SCRUB THE ABOVE http://www.dinopc.com/shop/pc/configurePrd.asp?idproduct=1454 is basically the same as the above spec but has the SSD included!

Cisco001

Trillionaire wrote: »

My hubby isn't happy:( with the amount that no.1 costs. So - could my son play minecraft on this one?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zoostorm-7877-0095-Premium-i5-2320-Windows/dp/B006ZINMP6/ref=lh_ni_t

Zoostorm 7877-0095 Premium PC (Intel Core i5-2320, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, DVDRW, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit)

It would be best to have a decent video card for gaming machine. Or go for AMD A series

http://www.dinopc.com/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=1469
Customizations:
CPU: Intel Pentium G630
Included
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows 8 Standard 64-bit
Included
Motherboard: NEW! Asus P8B75-M LX
£8.80
RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333mhz (1x4GB)
Included
Hard Drive: 500GB S-ATAIII 6.0Gb/s
Included
Optical Drive: 22x DVD±RW DL S-ATA
Included
Graphics card: AMD Radeon HD 7750 1GB
£79.59
Sound card: Onboard 7.1 Audio
Included
Case: NEW! Fractal Design Core 1000
£13.70
PSU: 500W Xigmatek
£20.60
Warranty: 3 Year SureCare Warranty
Included

Product Subtotal: £371.69

Or
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-315-OE&groupid=43&catid=2385&subcat=2418

Trillionaire

Thanks Cisco. I've had a look. That's a good price even with the customization.

Thanks Gonzo. I'm trying to keep costs down though!

mroing

Just a heads up, don't be too concerned about the graphics card for Minecraft. It's a processor and memory intensive game.

Which rules out options 2 and 4. Personally I'd lean towards the Lenovo.

Trillionaire

mroing wrote: »

Just a heads up, don't be too concerned about the graphics card for Minecraft. It's a processor and memory intensive game.

Which rules out options 2 and 4. Personally I'd lean towards the Lenovo.

Thanks - that's what I needed to know.

I like the Lenovo too:j but, they're not great on customer service and, if anything goes wrong after the 1 year guarantee, they'd be a pain to deal with and expensive to phone (as they're not based in the UK).

I've just added in option 5. Would that play Minecraft nicely? I admit though, I'm looking at the one on Overclockers that Cisco & Gonzo linked me to.