Solid Pre-Built Desktop around £450 all in

danrow_99

danrow_99

danrow_99

Associate
Joined
16 Oct 2003
Posts
770
Sorry for the boring question, but can anyone recommend a decent pre-built system, fairly future proof, difficult to break?
My next door neighbour has just started a beginners' computer course and wants to get something for emails, basic photo editing etc.
I reckon something with about 160GB\1024MB RAM\Wireless\17" LCD\DVD Writer\512MB Graphics would do, although I've lost track of what's going on in the CPU world recently, any suggestions?
All advice gratefully received.

Thanks in advance,

Dan.
 
CHUDS said:
for that price i would get a joiner in and get one the build a high quality from scratch...design it all yourself then
Click to expand...

Thanks for that, I like building and messing around with my own systems, constantly tweaking, overclocking etc...
However, I don't want to be getting a call every few weeks to go and sort my next door neighbour's PC out, so just a fairly basic, robust system with a decent warranty would be ideal...
 
blitz2163 said:
unless any of the prebuilts on OcUK sound good then i dont think anyone will be able to help as they will probably need to mention shops who are competitors
Click to expand...

Is it OK to just mention the company who produces the systems (e.g. HP, Packard Bell), rather than a specific retailer? If OcUK sold such basic systems then fair enough, but they are not competing in the market for pre-built basic desktops so maybe that's OK?

I was looking at a system with Pentium D 820 processor, anyone know if this is decent? Does the D stand for Dual Core (I assume Dual Core is the way forwards)?
 
Thanks for advice everyone, have found a decent enough HP system for 299 (without monitor):
Pentium D820, 1GB RAM, card reader, DVD RW,256MB GeForce 6200, XP Home, will grab a PCI wireless card and a reasonable 17" monitor.
Should do nicely!

All the best, thanks again, Dan.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom