The time has cometh for me to upgrade the dinosaur that I am using as a computer atm. My current specs are:
1.8ghz processor
764mb RAM
256 nvidia 5200fx card
Soundblaster
60gb Hard drive
17" not flat monitor
The computer is about 4-5 years old now & just doesn't cut it when it comes to gaming now
So I need advice please, does anyone know of a good place for purchasing a computer (cheeply). I can't afford to pay much more than £850 atm, so thats what I'm setting my computer price at. I have looked around a wee bit & found this:
Dell 9200
Components
PROCESSOR = Intel® Viiv™ Core™ 2 Duo E6400 Processor (2.13GHz, 1066MHz, 2MB)
OPERATING SYSTEM = Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 (Incl Operating System Re-installation CD) - English
VISTA UPGRADE = MCE to Vista Premium Upgrade
SUPPORT SERVICES = Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
MONITOR = Dell™ 19" Value Flat Panel (E197FP) - UK/Irish
MEMORY = 2048MB Dual Channel DDR2 533MHz [2x1024] Memory
HARD DRIVE = 320GB Serial ATA RAID 0 Stripe [2x160GB 7200rpm drives with DataBurst™ cache]
OPTICAL DRIVE = 16x DVD +/- RW Drive
GRAPHICS CARD = 256MB nVidia® GeForce® 7900GS graphics card
Accessories
SOUND CARD = Sound Blaster® X-Fi Xtreme Music PCI Soundcard
SPEAKERS = Dell™ A525 Speakers with Subwoofer
KEYBOARD = Dell™ Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Ire (QWERTY)
MOUSE = Dell 2 Button USB Scroll Optical Mouse - Black
FLOPPY/MEDIA DRIVES = Internal 13-in-1 Media Card Reader & 1.44MB Floppy Drive
MODEMS = No Modem (I have external DSL anyway)
TV TUNERS = Free Analogue TV Tuner & Media Center Edition Remote Control
Services & Software
SECURITY SOFTWARE = No Security/Anti-Virus Protection
MICROSOFT SOFTWARE = Microsoft® Works 8 - English (have office already)
PHOTOGRAPHY SOFTWARE = No Photo Organising & Sharing Software/No Photo Editing Software (& photo software)
Also included with your system
Gedis Bundle Reference List D01925a Dimension 9200
Shipping Documents 9200 Documentation with UK Power Cord
Adobe Reader Adobe Reader 7.0.8 - English
Order Information Dimension Order - UK
Standard Warranty Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
Dell Internet Order Dell Internet Order.
Promotions Hidden Option Class Free Upgrade to Microsoft Media Center from XP Home
NETWORK ASSISTANT Network Assist 1.2 - 90day
SYSTEM MEDIA Resource CD - contains Diagnostics and Drivers
So basically this would be 2-3x processor, 2-3x RAM, Better GX card & Sound card, 5x HD, & biggerr monitor 2" more flat monitor. With current offers available for the next few days the above package is £870, which includes £110 off (internet), some free shit, Free shiping/delivery (save £60).
What do you guys think? help needed. Should i go for something like this, or can you come up with a reliable computer for gaming as cheep as poss without cutting back on gaming.