New PC - good spec?

kev007

Hi guys

I'm finally ready to replace my old PC; I have a budget of about £350 and use it to play games (nothing very modern), emails, internet, social media, some office tasks.

I have seen this model which looks good, would appreciate any suggestions / feedback etc before I take the plunge...!

Zoostorm Desktop PC

AMD Elite Quad-Core A8-6600K 3.9Ghz Accelerated Processor
Maximum turbo Frequency: 4.2Ghz
Cache: 4MB
Memory
8GB DDR3 1600Mhz RAM
Supports up to 16GB
Config 1 x 8GB
2 x DIMM sockets (1 Used)

Hard Drive
2TB SATA HDD
Optical Drive
DVDRW
Software
Operating System: Windows© 8.1 64 Bit
Chipset
AMD A55

Display
N/A
Graphics
AMD Radeon™ HD 8570D Graphics,
up to 4GB graphics system memory

Price £349.99

Thanks everyone.

Kev007

donny-gal

I am out of touch with AMD -v- Intel so cannot comment on the spec.

Do you have the model no. There are quite a few comments out on Google, some old, not majorly drastic. Also seems quite a few people sell, Amazon, eBuyer, Dabs, etc., and prices seem to vary.

Have you done a google search on the model no?
DG

kev007

donny-gal wrote: »

I am out of touch with AMD -v- Intel so cannot comment on the spec.

Do you have the model no. There are quite a few comments out on Google, some old, not majorly drastic. Also seems quite a few people sell, Amazon, eBuyer, Dabs, etc., and prices seem to vary.

Have you done a google search on the model no?
DG

Thank you - it is for sale on ebuyer

I can't post a link but the manufacturers id is 7873 0522

Kev

NiftyDigits

If you are not afraid of the Refurb tag, I like this better.

Intel ® Core ™ i5 3350P processor, Windows 8, NVIDIA ® GeForce ® GTX650 graphics, 2TB HDD, 4GB RAM, Medion ® data port, WiFi, USB 3.0

colin79666

Looks good. If you prefer Intel then there is an i3 model with Nvidia graphics not too far off your price range:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zoostorm-7877-0404-Premium-Processor-Graphics/dp/B009PNCT5C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394363127&sr=8-1&keywords=zoostorm+geforce

bluesnake

Nifty's is the winner

donny-gal wrote: »

I am out of touch with AMD -v- Intel so cannot comment on the spec.

http://www.game-debate.com/cpu/index.php?pid=1248&pid2=1087&compare=apu-a8-6600k-vs-core-i5-3350p-3-1ghz
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html

kev007

Thanks guys!

Kev

kev007

Thanks NiftyDigits!

Kev

NiftyDigits

Comparison:

AMD Radeon HD 8570D

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

CPU Benchmark:
Intel Core i5-3350P 6156
AMD A8-6600K 4692

kev007

Thanks to everyone who has replied, any more suggestions / ideas?

Kev

gonzo127

for the money your not likely to beat the one niffty has posted and i5 and dedicated graphics for £350 is a pretty damned good deal