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A home PC for multimedia use?

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  • 30-09-2010 4:34pm
    #1
    LiNgWiStIkZ
    Registered Users Posts: 582 ✭✭✭


    Hey guys, I recently told a friend that I'd help him pick a computer for his house. His laptop recently broke and he wants a home desktop now for the family, and for personal use.

    Budget? Under 900€

    I saw this in soundstore today, and I'm wondering - anything wrong with the specs?

    http://www.laskys.com/computing/pcs_and_monitors/pcs/compaq_sg3_150uk__668630.html

    It's €629.95 with a 20" LCD monitor with keyboard and mouse.

    I'm knowledgeable enough regarding computers, etc. but I haven't been keeping up with the latest hardware so I don't know about the GPU or the CPU in that desktop lol

    Should be grand yeah?

    Cheers:pac:


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    #2
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    if you can spend upto €900, you could put an absolute beast together.

    if you budget €130 for a 1080p 22" monitor, head on to the budget gaming sticky and find something for around the 500 euro mark. it'll run circles around that COMPAQ.

    mice/keyboards can be got cheaply.

    is the OS salvagable from the laptop?


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    DECEiFER
    Registered Users Posts: 3,212 ✭✭✭DECEiFER


    On the other hand, if you're looking to just buy a pre-built OEM PC, you could always find it cheaper from the UK.

    PC:
    http://www.ebuyer.com/product/200544 - £615.80 (Convert to Euro - live rates)

    Monitor (I've been eyeballing this one for myself lately):
    http://www.ebuyer.com/product/194238 - £168.39 (Convert to Euro - live rates)


    Total:
    £784.19 (Convert to Euro - live rates)


    Preferably I'd build the unit myself and pick what parts I want because I can plan ahead that way, especially if I know what the exact motherboard and PSU models are. Those OEM models leave out that sort of information from the specs, it's usually where they skim their costs.


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    RobTheLad
    Registered Users Posts: 396 ✭✭RobTheLad


    that same compaq is available in click for €599 seen it in the brochure the other day, comes with 20" monitor aswell


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    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    If you're willing to build it yourself €900 goes a very long way...

    €800 shipped and including a decent 22" monitor, not including OS:

    HWVS011010.png


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