p c world p/bell offer.good??

catford

what do you experts think of the pc world offer of £577.99 for a packard bell amd athlon 64 processor 3400+ .Is this a good price for the package?or can I get better/cheaper?? If I can--what?& where? closing date 5/7/05 thanks!

woo

it seems pretty reasonable for the money, only slight concern would be integrated graphics.

catford

what might be a prob with intergrated graphics? we're not too well up on pc specs etc.

blinky

read http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=69390

boogiemaster

It means the graphics is built into the motherboard; most people go out and buy a separate graphics card because the graphics are much better than onboard graphics.
It also takes the strain off the Cpu

user1234_2

If you don't play games or do any graphics intensive work then integrated graphics isn't that big a concern - it does not make Windows graphics look better! You can always install your own graphics card afterwards should your needs change (obviously you would have to factor in the price of this option).

blinky

user1234 wrote:

If you don't play games or do any graphics intensive work then integrated graphics isn't that big a concern - it does not make Windows graphics look better! You can always install your own graphics card afterwards should your needs change (obviously you would have to factor in the price of this option).

No, you will still notice a difference.

T4i

You might notice the lack of RAM.

catford

T4i wrote:

You might notice the lack of RAM.

how noticable would the lack of ram be?we wont be using the pc for much /if any gaming.and this system has 1024Mb DDR RAM.

T4i

Not much. If it has 1GB or RAM it shouldnt be a problem. Just means your p.c will boot with more RAM used than a system with non-onboard GPU.

wolfman

It won't be just games that eat up the RAM. However, 1gb (1024mb) of RAM is more than enough for using Windows, and any applications within it. I doubt you'll ever use more than 300-400mb when using Windows. It's when you play games (Battlefield 2 is a good example) where you'll maybe want 1.5gb+ of RAM.