[danny251]

http://www.meshcomputers.com/Default...UCT&KEY=232139
Is this pc worth the money?
If not can anyone suggest a better alternative by maybe posting a link to a pc or posting specs.
Cheers!

[Spencer2004]

very nice, go for it!!

[pete21]

very nice the specs excellent thought id rather buid it hehe..the case isent my taste but again that cud be changed..but again am not the one bying it hehe

[alex]

It's ok for the money when taking into account all the peripherals (speakers, screen etc).

But the main unit has it's faults.

A Dual card setup will only give you the performance boost in SLI enabled games, comparatively speaking these are few and far between. So most of the time you'll be gaming on a single card. That card, when you're gaming on games coded for a single card, will struggle at the resolution of the screen.

The ram will strangle the quad due to it's lack of bandwidth. You'll really need at least 800mhz ram when you've a quad in your build, 1066mhz if at all possible and budget allows.

The motherboard has a lousy chipset, 650i is nothing to write home about.

If you're not gaming, ignore everything I've said. But I'm guessing you are due to going for dual graphics cards.

[danny251]

Thanks mate you saved me buying that. No point if what you said is true.
Can you give me specs that you think are good? I have a £900-1000 budget.
cheers

[alex]

PCSpecialist

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™2 Duo E6750 (2 X 2.66GHz) 1333MHz FSB/4MB L2 Cache
Memory (RAM)
2GB CORSAIR XMS2 800MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x1GB)
Motherboard
ASUS® P5K SE: DDR2, SATAII, PCI-e x16, 2 PCI, 3 x PCI-e x1
Operating System
WINDOWS® VISTA Home Premium (inc Genuine CD & License) (£59)
USB Options
8 x USB 2.0 PORTS (6 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
NONE
1st CD/DVD Drive
20x Dual Layer LightScribe DVD Writer ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd CD/DVD Drive
NONE
Graphics Card
512MB GEFORCE 8800GT PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT
2nd Graphics Card
NONE
Sound Card
8 Channel Realtek ALC883 High Definition Audio (P5K-SE)
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Floppy Disk Drive
NONE
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Case
Stylish Silver/Black Trident case + 2 front USB
Power Supply & Case Cooling
600W Quiet Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD CPU COOLER
Firewire & Video Editing
NONE
TV Card
NONE
Monitor
WIDE 22 INCH TFT Silver/Black 1680 x1050 5MS D-Sub, DVI (£165)
2nd Monitor
NONE
DVI Cable
NONE
Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® Cordless Internet Pro Desktop Keyboard & Mouse (Black) (£16)
Mouse
NONE
Speakers
CREATIVE INSPIRE 2.1 T3100 SPEAKER SYSTEM (£22)
Printer
NONE
Surge Protection
NONE
Webcam & VoIP
NONE
Media Center Kit
NONE
Anti-Virus
NONE
Office Software
Microsoft® Works 9 - Word Processing, Spreadsheets, etc (£6)
Warranty
1 Year Return-to-Base incl 1 Year Free Collect & Return: £5
Delivery
Standard Insured Delivery to UK Mainland (Mon-Fri 8am-6pm) (Free)


Total: £946

Very balanced spec. Very good company.

[danny251]

cheers!
Should I not get the Quad core 6600?
Would I be able to go with the core 2 and then later upgrade to the quad core without replacing motherboard etc?

[alex]

You can go quad if you want, no harm in it. Future proofing your pc has never been a bad thing.

But there's not many (as in about 4 now I think) games that are coded for multiple physical cpu's. It took 3 years for gaming on dual's to take off.

Plus, the E6750 is an awesome cpu. Second best dual out there.

Yup, should you go the E6750 route you could upgrade to a quad later down the line. Same physical size/pins etc and the board will handle any current Intel cpu.

The same build from the same site with the E6850 was £996.

The same build from the same site with the Q6600 was £982

But for a quad core gaming build I'd recommend faster ram and a slightly more powerful psu than the one quoted orginally. So, the same Q6600 build but with 1066mhz ram and a 700w psu (they don't do 650w) from the same site was £1087.

If it was me? and I was after a gaming build? It'd be the E6850 build. No better cpu, quad or otherwise, currently being made for gaming usage.

You have to beef the build up slightly for a quad to get the best out of the system, this then means extra cost. No point going quad if you're not going to enable it to run at it's best.

Granted the majority of games are gpu dependent (and I've spec'd you the card of choice at the moment) but a good cpu prevents any bottlenecks.

[danny251]

Taken into consideration what you have said about beefing up the system to assist the Quad does this system do that?
My main concern is future proofing my pc so that's why I have gone quad.

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™2 Quad Q6600 (4 X 2.40GHz) 1066MHz FSB/8MB L2 Cache

Memory (RAM)
2GB CORSAIR DOMINATOR DDR2 1066MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY

Motherboard
ASUS® P5K SE: DDR2, SATAII, PCI-e x16, 2 PCI, 3 x PCI-e x1

Operating System
64 BIT WINDOWS® VISTA Home Premium (inc CD & License) (£69)

USB Options
8 x USB 2.0 PORTS (6 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7200rpm)

2nd Hard Disk
NONE

1st CD/DVD Drive
20x Dual Layer LightScribe DVD Writer ±R/±RW/RAM

2nd CD/DVD Drive
NONE

Graphics Card
512MB GEFORCE 8800GT PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT

2nd Graphics Card
NONE

Sound Card
8 Channel Realtek ALC883 High Definition Audio (P5K-SE)

Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT

Floppy Disk Drive
NONE

Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)

Case
Stylish Silver Aluminium Trigon Case + 2 Front/Side USB

Power Supply & Case Cooling
700W Quiet Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£79)

Processor Cooling
STANDARD CPU COOLER

Firewire & Video Editing
NONE

TV Card
NONE

Monitor
LG L196WTQ 19 inch Wide: HDCP/DVI/2MS/1440 x 900 (£139)

2nd Monitor
NONE

DVI Cable
NONE

Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® Cordless Internet Pro Desktop Keyboard & Mouse (Black) (£16)

Mouse
NONE

Speakers
NONE

Printer
NONE

Surge Protection
NONE

Webcam & VoIP
NONE

Media Center Kit
NONE

Anti-Virus
NONE

Office Software
NONE

Warranty
1 Year Return-to-Base incl 1st Month Free Collect & Return

Delivery
Standard Insured Delivery to UK Mainland (Mon-Fri 8am-6pm) (Free)

Quantity
1
New Total Price
£1066

[alex]

Short answer: Yup!