(REQ) desktop with monitor

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thinking of buying a desktop

looking to buy a a desktop with a 768mb graphics card and good monitor
good processor(dual core)

what price am i looking at

i would like to be using the desktop for movies ,games etc

i dont want a top of the range beccause it will cost to much

my price range is around 1000 euro

is that wishful thinking

??

Sqaull20

Yes very wishful thinking....

A 768mb graphics costs min €500 and a decent monitor €250

You can buy a good pre built gaming rig for €1000....

I would build it myself,but if you got say a decent dell pc (they are selling pc's cheaper than anyone else now) and add a very good low cost graphics card your laughing....

This is what I would buy for what you want to do....

This pc will play every game,will play hd video perfectly and is great value....

http://www.euro.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/4x_vostro_200?c=ie&cs=iebsdt1&l=en&s=bsd

(3rd pc,the one for €369 Ex. VAT & Shipping )

E-Value Code

IEBSDONL-D08V03


PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6550 Processor (2.33GHz,1333MHz,4MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition - English edit
HARDWARE SUPPORT Base Warranty - 1 Year Business Hardware Support edit
MONITOR Dell™ 22" Black Wide Flat Panel (E228WFP) - UK/Irish edit
MEMORY 2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024] edit
HARD DRIVE 320GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA/100 Hard Drive with 16MB DataBurst™ cache edit
GRAPHICS CARD 256MB ATI® Radeon® X1300 Pro PCI Express graphics card edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 16x DVD +/- RW Drive edit
KEYBOARD Dell™ Enhanced USB Multimedia Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY) edit
MOUSE Dell™ 2 Button USB Scroll Optical Mouse - Black
FLOPPY/MEDIA DRIVES 13-in-1 Media Card Reader
SOUND SOFTWARE Integrated 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio

Total incl. VAT € 663.79

Replace the ****e X1300 pro with below Ati X1950pro and you will have a very fast pc with a class 22" monitor...

http://www.dabs.ie/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4D6N&CategorySelectedId=11137&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11137,402380000

The X1950 pro at €135 is a steal..it will play any game you can throw it and is a €100 cheaper than the 8600gts,which it beats hands down...

Total cost €800.....

Class graphics card,huge monitor,high end dual core cpu,2gig of ram and windows xp(which I would highly recommend if you plan using this for gaming

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Sqaull20 wrote:

Yes very wishful thinking....

A 768mb graphics costs min €500 and a decent monitor €250

You can buy a good pre built gaming rig for €1000....

I would build it myself,but if you got say a decent dell pc (they are selling pc's cheaper than anyone else now) and add a very good low cost graphics card your laughing....

This is what I would buy for what you want to do....

This pc will play every game,will play hd video perfectly and is great value....

http://www.euro.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/4x_vostro_200?c=ie&cs=iebsdt1&l=en&s=bsd

(3rd pc,the one for €369 Ex. VAT & Shipping )

E-Value Code

IEBSDONL-D08V03


PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6550 Processor (2.33GHz,1333MHz,4MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition - English edit
HARDWARE SUPPORT Base Warranty - 1 Year Business Hardware Support edit
MONITOR Dell™ 22" Black Wide Flat Panel (E228WFP) - UK/Irish edit
MEMORY 2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024] edit
HARD DRIVE 320GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA/100 Hard Drive with 16MB DataBurst™ cache edit
GRAPHICS CARD 256MB ATI® Radeon® X1300 Pro PCI Express graphics card edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 16x DVD +/- RW Drive edit
KEYBOARD Dell™ Enhanced USB Multimedia Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY) edit
MOUSE Dell™ 2 Button USB Scroll Optical Mouse - Black
FLOPPY/MEDIA DRIVES 13-in-1 Media Card Reader
SOUND SOFTWARE Integrated 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio

Total incl. VAT € 663.79

Replace the ****e X1300 pro with below Ati X1950pro and you will have a very fast pc with a class 22" monitor...

http://www.dabs.ie/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4D6N&CategorySelectedId=11137&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11137,402380000

The X1950 pro at €135 is a steal..it will play any game you can throw it and is a €100 cheaper than the 8600gts,which it beats hands down...

Total cost €800.....

Class graphics card,huge monitor,high end dual core cpu,2gig of ram and windows xp(which I would highly recommend if you plan using this for gaming

did you mean the 4th one

also is the pc easily upgradeable?

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Components
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6550 Processor (2.33GHz,1333MHz,4MB cache) edit

OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition - English edit

HARDWARE SUPPORT 2 Year Business Hardware Support - Next Business Day edit

MONITOR Dell™ 22" Black Wide Flat Panel (E228WFP) - UK/Irish edit

MEMORY 2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024] edit

HARD DRIVE 320GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA/100 Hard Drive with 16MB DataBurst™ cache edit

GRAPHICS CARD 256MB ATI® Radeon® X1300 Pro PCI Express graphics card edit

OPTICAL DRIVE 16x DVD +/- RW Drive edit

KEYBOARD Dell™ Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard and Optical Mouse - UK/Irish (QWERTY) edit

MOUSE Mouse Included in Wireless Keyboard and Mouse option edit

Services & Software

ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE SUPPORT No Accidental Damage Support edit
SECURITY SOFTWARE No Security/Anti-Virus Protection - English edit

Accessories
SOUND SOFTWARE Integrated 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio edit
SPEAKERS Dell™ A225 Speakers edit
FLOPPY/MEDIA DRIVES 13-in-1 Media Card Reader edit
MODEMS No Modem edit
MICROSOFT SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 8.0 - English edit
Also included with your system
Dell System Media Kit Resource DVD - (Diagnostics & Drivers)
Shipping Documents English Documentation with UK/Irish Power Cord
Gedis Bundle Reference List D08V03 Vostro 200
Order Information Vostro Desktop Order - Ireland
Standard Warranty Base Warranty - 1 Year Business Hardware Support
Money Off - Shows in Strikethrough Save Euro 30 Ex VAT
Online Promotion Option for GEDIS Configs Dell Internet Order


all for 815.00 incl vat
is that a good spec

only thing im worried about is upgrading

and would it be cheaper to bulid one

Sqaull20

Well I picked the third pc of that dell page and added the better cpu manualy,but the 4th one has that cpu and a 500gb hard drive and windows xp pro,so its probably the better deal at 90 euro more....

On your recommendations I picked out the below pc...

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6550 Processor (2.33GHz,1333MHz,4MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Professional - English edit
HARDWARE SUPPORT 2 Year Business Hardware Support - Next Business Day edit
MONITOR Dell™ 22" Black Wide Flat Panel (E228WFP) - UK/Irish edit
MEMORY 2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024] edit
HARD DRIVE 500GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 16MB DataBurst™ cache edit
GRAPHICS CARD 256MB ATI® Radeon® X1300 Pro PCI Express graphics card edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 16x DVD +/- RW Drive edit
KEYBOARD Dell™ Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard and Optical Mouse - UK/Irish (QWERTY) edit
MOUSE Mouse Included in Wireless Keyboard and Mouse option
FLOPPY/MEDIA DRIVES 13-in-1 Media Card Reader

Total incl. VAT €862.23

Its the same as the one you picked,but has xp pro and a 500gb hard drive for an extra €50.....

Its touch and go if its better value or not...I like Xp pro so that swung it for me :P

Anyway take out the Ati x1300pro graphics card (you should get €30 on ebay for it) and replace it with the very good Ati x1950pro for €135 (€143 including shipping)

http://www.dabs.ie/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4D6N&CategorySelectedId=11137&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11137,402380000

So altogether your talking €1000

For a

2.33GHz Core 2 Duo E6550
2gigs of ram
512mb Ati X1950pro
500gb Hd
22" Monitor
Windows Xp Pro
13 in 1 Media Reader
2 Year warranty

Its a great deal imo,pc is very upgradeable,has a few free pci slots,decent psu and sound pacakge.....

Its perfect for gaming and as a media centre and its cheap :P

With the rip off that is Ireland I dont think you could get a similar spec as that one for €1000....A 22" Monitor would set you back at least €320,then add graphics card,cpu,hard drive....time need to build it,hassle etc....

Sqaull20

For argument sake I built a similar spec pc on dabs.ie (cheapest seller imo)


Case: http://www.dabs.ie/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=3SHJ&CategorySelectedId=11145&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11145,50915 CoolerMaster Centurion 5 Black/Silver Case
€56.21 inc vat

Psu: http://www.dabs.ie/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=3PM9&CategorySelectedId=11259&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11259,12 Antec 500Watt psu
€58.29 inc vat

Cpu http://www.dabs.ie/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=4MMF&CategorySelectedId=11022&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11022&InMerch=1 Intel Core 2 Duo E6550
€154.62 inc vat

Motherboard:http://www.dabs.ie/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=451B&CategorySelectedId=11143&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11143,48760000,50509 Gigabyte S775 DS3
€93.52 inc vat

Ram:http://www.dabs.ie/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=3R5L&CategorySelectedId=11150&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11150,48820000,4294959239 Crucial 2x1GB PC2-5300
€73.32 inc vat

Hard Drive: http://www.dabs.ie/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=44FH&CategorySelectedId=11154&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11154,50410 Seagate 500GB
€107.96 inc vat

Graphics Card:http://www.dabs.ie/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=4D6N&CategorySelectedId=11021&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11021&InMerch=1 Ati X1950 PRO 512MB
€136.63 inc vat

Operating System: http://www.dabs.ie/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=44S6&CategorySelectedId=11004&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11004&InMerch=1 Win XP Pro
€122.69 inc vat

Monitor:http://www.dabs.ie/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4LNJ&CategorySelectedId=11109&NavigationKey=11109,396680000 Iiyama 22" 5ms Monitor
€250.59 inc vat

Bluetooth keyboard and Mouse:http://www.dabs.ie/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=44TV&SearchType=1&CategorySelectedId=11016&SearchTerms=bluetooth&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=11016 Microsoft Optical Desktop Elite for Bluetooth
€104.73 inc vat

Total price including Vat and delivery €1228.82

Its a better pc,the power supply is very good,motherboard is better quality and an amazing overclocker,case is great,monitor is better...


Altogether a much better pc,its pretty easy to set up.....putting it together is the easy part,the only thing that is time consuming/annoying is installing windows....

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thanks sqaull20 for the post very helpful

iv decided to bulid a system

and uve helped me alot

i wouldn't mind if the price was lower but its a great system