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northwind · 12-05-07, 08:09 PM

At that price it'd be fairly difficult to do a quality homebuild inc software... The processor's a bit behind the curve but really who needs the latest thing? The graphics cards offered there would be a total joke for gaming, but that's OK for you. Hard drive's not big but fitting another is dead easy, specially in that chassis- it's got a great hard drive mounting system. Be warned though, the case can be VERY noisy, mine's developed all sorts of annoying rattles and hums, so now it's got bits of cardboard stuck in every crevice. Not a particularily quiet PC if it'll be in a living room either.

I'd maybe upgrade the screen to the widescreen- I had that screen on mine and it's pretty good, not all that sharp but it worked well. But for a lot of stuff, widescreen is just better.

What will you actually be using it for? Web, home office, video maybe?

12-05-07, 08:09 PM	#9
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	Re: Looking for a new family pc At that price it'd be fairly difficult to do a quality homebuild inc software... The processor's a bit behind the curve but really who needs the latest thing? The graphics cards offered there would be a total joke for gaming, but that's OK for you. Hard drive's not big but fitting another is dead easy, specially in that chassis- it's got a great hard drive mounting system. Be warned though, the case can be VERY noisy, mine's developed all sorts of annoying rattles and hums, so now it's got bits of cardboard stuck in every crevice. Not a particularily quiet PC if it'll be in a living room either. I'd maybe upgrade the screen to the widescreen- I had that screen on mine and it's pretty good, not all that sharp but it worked well. But for a lot of stuff, widescreen is just better. What will you actually be using it for? Web, home office, video maybe? __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed" Last edited by northwind; 12-05-07 at 08:12 PM.