PC for ~£800

RTNI

Hi everyone :hello:,

I am looking to buy a PC over the next few months, with a budget of around £800. I am aware that come the new year prices may be cut in the sales, but in the meantime I am looking to get a rough idea of what I can get for my money.

I would be using this for university work, as well as some gaming (not very much though), video editing, and general word processing/ internet surfing etc.

With prices low at the moment would it be best to opt for a quad core processor?

I would appreciate any recommendations you may have.

Thanks!

Robin.

:xmassign:

epz_2

how serious are you about the video editing, its one of the few things in the world that actually makes use of multiple cores.

if you hadnt mentioned that i would have just said to get a laptop like a vostro 1700, a core 2 duo and 8600gt graphics card is more than enough for most people and should start at £550 odds.

if you really are serious about video editing be awair it still woulnt be in reall time but if you get a desktop with quad core and 8800gt card you should be able to play most games except crysilis who nobody can play on high. fyi there are 24" lcds for £200 these days so that should provide plenty of spexe to edit vids on.

chuckles1066

RTNI wrote: »

Hi everyone :hello:,

I am looking to buy a PC over the next few months, with a budget of around £800. I am aware that come the new year prices may be cut in the sales, but in the meantime I am looking to get a rough idea of what I can get for my money.

I would be using this for university work, as well as some gaming (not very much though), video editing, and general word processing/ internet surfing etc.

With prices low at the moment would it be best to opt for a quad core processor?

I would appreciate any recommendations you may have.

Thanks!

Robin.

:xmassign:

Go to Dell via Quidco and use eValue code D015012.

Upgrade the monitor to the 22" flat panel and the graphics to the 256mb card.......just about £600 so you've got another £200 to spend on other extras.

mortimer89

hiya

I have just brought a new pc from pcspecialist - you can choose each exactly what you want and then they build it for you. i would definatly recommend looking on their site even if you do just get a quote

James