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Old 09-12-2016, 21:52
xxtimbo
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I know its not fashionable in these days of tablets... laptops etc and ever smaller devices.... but Im thinking of going for a desktop .... this one in fact
http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5481710

Intel Pentium quad core.
N3700.
Processor speed 1.6GHz.
8GB RAM.
1000 gig hard drive

the memory seems important and this one has 8 gb of ram memory

Is this a good choice ? anyone suggest something better ? or a better place to buy from !
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Old 09-12-2016, 23:53
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I had a pentium P4 in my last PC running XP and it was just about ok but got hot and because it was 32bit only 4GB Ram.

You could have a look at cpu benchmark to see how processors perform.

Lower rankings best .....

My old P4 2328
My present Q6600 926
Your one 1293
My suggestion 540 which is a Dell Inspiron, which costs £29 more.

There are of course many more to choose from, I'd advise to get an i3 with 8GB RAM for the money you have to spend, doesn't have to be the Dell just that I like them.
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Old 10-12-2016, 02:15
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THANKS for the tip...
you reckon that the

6th Generation Intel® Core™ i3-6100T Processor in the Dell

beats the quad core in the HP Slimline ?
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Old 10-12-2016, 06:22
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THANKS for the tip...
you reckon that the

6th Generation Intel® Core™ i3-6100T Processor in the Dell

beats the quad core in the HP Slimline ?
Yes. Definitely.
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Old 10-12-2016, 10:38
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I know its not fashionable in these days of tablets... laptops etc and ever smaller devices.... but Im thinking of going for a desktop ...
I have all of these, and much prefer my desktop. Great performance, easy to add extra stuff, comfy high-back swivel chair, large screen monitor... I hardly ever use my laptop.

Go for it.
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Old 10-12-2016, 13:56
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I know its not fashionable in these days of tablets... laptops etc and ever smaller devices.... but Im thinking of going for a desktop ....
Is this a good choice ? anyone suggest something better ? or a better place to buy from !
I have all of these, and much prefer my desktop. Great performance, easy to add extra stuff, comfy high-back swivel chair, large screen monitor... I hardly ever use my laptop.

Go for it.
I agree with Jeff. I have tablets and laptops, which do come in handy, but my PC is my first choice and the item I use on a daily basis.

Can't really recommend a particular desktop as, like most things, it's down to wants / needs etc. I bought my last desktop from pcspecialist.co.uk - I emailed them, told them what I wanted / what I would be mainly using the PC for and they gave me some specs to look over, they eventually built a custom PC for me. Very pleased with it. Price, delivery and support all very good.
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Old 10-12-2016, 14:11
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It seems to me that the system that the OP mentions offers a small footprint by using laptop type componentry but at the price of lack of expansion or upgrade options. Unless you really have a space problem why not have a more conventional tower with space for extra drives and cards?
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