[beetee]

Below are three specs for 3 base units is there any one of them that is much better or much worse than the others??
This computer will be for general use(ie I am not a dedicated gamer).

Intel Core 2 Duo E6320
Intel graphics media Accelerator 950
320Gb Hard Drive
Memory Size 2x 1Gb
Optical Drive Type DVD Rewriter
PCI Express Ports 4 slots
Processor Cache 4MB L2 Cache

Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 CPU
256MB X1200 Graphics Card
2GB DDR2 Ram
250GB SATA 2 Hard Drive
Quiet 20x Samsung DVD +/- Rewriter

Intel Core 2 Duo E4500
Graphics ATI 2400Pro
500GB SATA Hard Drive
Memory Size 3GB
No of PCI Express Ports PCI - 2 slots, PCIe x1 - 1 slot, PCIe x16 - 1 slot
Dual Layer DVD RW Super Multi Drive.

Thanks in advance

BW

[KanoakaVirus]

I would personaly go for

Intel Core 2 Duo E4500
Graphics ATI 2400Pro
500GB SATA Hard Drive
Memory Size 3GB
No of PCI Express Ports PCI - 2 slots, PCIe x1 - 1 slot, PCIe x16 - 1 slot
Dual Layer DVD RW Super Multi Drive.

The third one.

[beetee]

Thanks for your thoughts,Kav,Iput up the three because they are about the same price but from different sources,and was just wondering which one was better if any.
cheers
BW

[Macmac508]

I would agree but it depends on a few things so don't go rushing in.

What operating system are you going to be running?
How big is the screen you are using going to be?

I ask because the graphics card in the third option is a must if you are running Vista. And will help with running DVDs and Pictures on a high resolution monitor.

[beetee]

Vista is the OS that will come with the thid option,although I currently use XP,the screen is a 19" TFT.Would you know by looking at the spec of the third option if i could run 2 monitors of that graphics card??
BW

[4D(Fordy(Ford) Ollie]

I really would not go for the middle one..

The third option will support two monitors, however one DVI and one VGA (not two digital signals)

[Macmac508]

If you are having trouble finding the right combination of things it will be helpful to maybe go to a custom building computer website. These are often cheaper than looking at brands such as HP and Dell and you can pick and choose the components you use so you can get exactly what you want out of your computer.

http://www.meshcomputers.com/

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/

Try these maybe, and post if you are unsure on something.

[beetee]

I have been going through various sites and combinations but I think I have found as good a deal as I can(not that I know a lot about computers).I had finally come down to either no2 or no3 which are about the same price.It probably wont matter much in the end up as either will most likely be sufficient for my needs.I just thought I would ask incase there was something I had missed or if there was a big difference in the 3 specs.As i say they are all about the same price and I will go with number 2,as long as it looks an OK system to everyone who has viewed this thread.
Many thanks
BW

[beetee]

Sorry i meant to say ,i will go with option 3 ......It has been ordered this morning.
No doubt I will be back with further questions.
Thanks again
BW