[Carbon]

Yes, this is impossible. Double your budget and you have a chance.

[rbscooby]

is this computer any good, and is it value for money, also will it play the games i specified earlier (apart from the graphics needs doing, but will change it at a later point) Cost is £306

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™2 Duo E4700 (2 X 2.60GHz) 800MHz FSB/2MB L2 Cache
Memory (RAM)
2GB CORSAIR DDR2 667MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x1GB)
Motherboard
ASUS® P5N-MX: DDR2, S-ATA II, 1 x PCI-E x16, 2 PCI, etc
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
80GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
NONE
RAID (HDD 1 & 2)
NONE
1st CD/DVD Drive
16x DVD-ROM WITH 48x CD-ROM
2nd CD/DVD Drive
NONE
Graphics Card
Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce 7050 CineFX 3.0 Graphics
2nd Graphics Card
NONE
Sound Card
6 Channel SoundMAX High Definition Audio (Standard on P5VD2-VM)
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100 LAN PORT
Floppy Disk Drive
NONE
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Case
Stylish Black/Silver Trident case + 2 front USB
Power Supply & Case Cooling
500W (Peak) Quiet Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£22)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD CPU COOLER
Firewire & Video Editing
NONE
TV Card
NONE
Monitor
NONE
2nd Monitor
NONE
DVI Cable
NONE
Keyboard & Mouse
NONE
Mouse
NONE
Speakers
NONE
Printer
NONE
Surge Protection
NONE
Webcam & VoIP
NONE
Media Center Kit
NONE
Anti-Virus
NONE
Office Software
NONE
External Hard Drive
NONE
Warranty
1 Year Return-to-Base incl 1st Month Free Collect & Return
Delivery
Standard Insured Delivery to UK Mainland (Mon-Fri 8am-6pm)
Quantity
1

[Krlll]

I reckon its worth the money.
They have used pretty much the cheapest of everything(not even a DVD RW included!)but with a decent graphics card it will be good enough to play the games you want.

[rbscooby]

no i selected it my self, i took the DVD-RW out, and changed to a core 2 duo, i just wanted to know if the specs would be good enough

[rbscooby]

plus will it be ok for future gaming?

[Krlll]

Well if you selected it yourself well done.
Future gaming?
Well it can be upgraded to quad core,4GB ram and pretty much whatever graphics card you want though a new PSU might be in order for that.
So yes I suppose but the phrase "Future Proof" is a lie.
I can make my own rig struggle with some of todays games if I max everything out.

[Carbon]

Grab that and a 9600GT and you're good to go. Though you could probably build a better system (better processor and memory esp.) for cheaper.

[Eltocliousus]

Just adding to the posts here but, like everyone else has said, 180 pounds is not going to get you a system you would like.


My advice is to save up ( 300-400 ) come back here and get yourself a mighty fine rig. It will be alot worth it.

[rbscooby]

alrtie then guys thanks for the info, that has been putted in, but just one more thing, if i have a fast FSB does it make much of a difference?

[alex]

Short answer is yes.

The faster your cpu/ram/expansion card(s) can communicate the 'faster' your pc will run.

I notice you don't relate a screen resolution when quoting your gaming build.

This is by far the most important thing to think about when spec'ing a gaming computer/build. A system that games at 1280x1024 (17-19" screen) with AA/AF and details sliders set to 'high' with no problems may not be able to game above that resolution (1680x1050 - 20-22" screen/1920x1200 - 24-27" screen).

And let's face it, why compromise on your gaming enjoyment when (generally speaking now) when there's build spec's out there that can pretty much allow AA/AF and high detail settings on any resolution on just about any game.

So, before giving you any advice, what's your screen resolution?

Nice to see you spec'ing from PCSpecialist; good company.