[Carcon]

It was built in 2007 so it is a few years old, however it's been offered at quite a cheap price so i'm tempted!

Advice please!




Motherboard : ASUS P5B Deluxe - http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Int...75/P5B_Deluxe/


Processors : Intel Core 2 6600 x2 - http://ark.intel.com/products/27250/...z-1066-MHz-FSB)


RAM : Geil Ultra DDR2 2.0GB PC6400 - http://coolermaster.hugeshopping.co.uk/80194884.html


Operating System : Windows Vista Home Premium 32-Bit


Graphics/Display Card : Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX - http://www.nvidia.co.uk/page/geforce_8800.html


Monitor : LG L226W (Digital) - http://www.lg.com/uk/monitors/lg-L226WTQ-PF-lcd-monitor


Sound Card : Creative SB X-Fi - http://uk.store.creative.com/sound-b...r/1-15853.aspx


Speakers : Logitech X-540 5.1 surround sound - http://www.logitech.com/en-gb/suppor...kers-audio/234


HDD : Samsung HD501LJ SATA - http://m.samsung.com/au/consumer/pc-...d/HD501LJ-spec


DVD/CD-ROM Drive 1 : Samsung DVD-ROM SH-D162C (grey) - http://www.samsung.com/ae/consumer/c.../SH-D162C/BESE


DVD/CD-ROM Drive 2 : Samsung CDDVDW SH-S203B (black) - http://www.samsungodd.com/eng/produc...level_idx=4403


PSU : Corsair HX620 (620W) - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/114941


CPU Cooler : Arctic Freezer 7 Pro - http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/detail?sArticle=4.%3F


Mouse : Logitech G5 Gamers - http://www.logitech.com/en-us/support/mice/359


Keyboard : Logitech G11 Gamers - http://www.logitech.com/en-gb/support/keyboards/285


Tower : Antec 900 - http://www.scan.co.uk/products/72ant...op-fan-w-o-psu

[anniebrion]

That shows its age also what you need depends on the games you want to play and at what setting, some games at max need quite a hefty PC.

Vista is not what I'd use now a minimum would be Windows 7 64bit with at least 6GB RAM and an intel i5 processor or better.

[Carcon]

Thanks for the reply.

I realise it would need the upgrades you mentioned.

I'm just trying to figure out if it's worth buying and upgrading myself or just holding off till i can save enough to buy a custom build of my own choosing.

Running out of patience with my current PC!

[anniebrion]

You have not mentions the price other than cheap AFAICT so we cannot say if it is good or not.

[Carcon]

Been offered at £100 which i thought was quite a decent price!

[anniebrion]

Not bad. It should tide you over whilst saving up for a mega games PC: http://pcspec.abcde.co.uk/

[max99]

£100 for all that is a very good price. You could even sell it in a years time and get a large chunk of the money back. Or keep the monitor and speakers for your next machine.

[fmradiotuner1]

Originally Posted by Carcon

Been offered at £100 which i thought was quite a decent price!

Good price that is

[Chanfron]

For £100 thats a good buy, considering if you were to buy the equivalent PSU today it would cost approx £90.

As already suggested dump vista and go for Win7 64 bit and upgrade the memory.

[1saintly]

Bargain, buy it, even just for the case speakers keyboard and mouse would cost you lots more than that.

Originally Posted by anniebrion

Not bad. It should tide you over whilst saving up for a mega games PC: http://pcspec.abcde.co.uk/

Z68 chipset thats so last years tech










But i wouldnt say no to that set up

[LION8TIGER]

If that computer has no problems then it would be a real bargain at £100.

Edit: The OP's computer not annie's .... that's got to be worth at least £150 .