HP 8 GB Ram 2 TB HDD for under £400 - any good?

Hey_Dude

Morning dudes,

I'm looking to upgrade my desktop to a machine that can cope with high end photography and run lightroom in a snap... this caught my eye in Currys and looking on-line I'm sure that it's a bargain:

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/desktop-pcs/desktop-pcs/hp-110-052ea-desktop-pc-21469775-pdt.html?gclid=CIbHpf3p0bkCFXHMtAodUkcA_w&srcid=198&cmpid=ppc~gg~~~Exact&mc!!!!!gg_goog_7904&s_kwcid=AL!3391!3!30417261444!!!g!60594960715!&ef_id=UjXl@gAABNaVECnw:20130917064225:s

Any comments on this machine - good or bad?

MTIA

Duder

Cisco001

For £400, I would suggest you consider these
http://www.ebuyer.com/519893-zoostorm-desktop-pc-7873-0477

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/GLADIATOR+Intel+i3-3220+Ivy+Bridge+Dual-Core+Next+Day+Windows+8+Desktop+PC+?productId=56504

MandyAW92

Yeah I'd say the links from Cisco001 should be considered

danthemoneysavingman

is it that £400 is your budget? if you want fast processing, get a fast processor I suggest, i.e. ivy bridge or haswell i7 quad core. but obv these will be more expensive. hard drives and memory a relatively cheap, i suggest

Cycrow

depending on what version of lightroom you are using, it might be better to get a PC with a pretty decent nvidia gpu in.

dont worry too much about ram, ram is cheap and easy to upgrade so adding more wont be much of a problem