Is this good value for desktop?

Big Knox

(Unsure if this is correct place to post this, apologies mods if its not).

Looking to get a decent spec Desktop PC ready built for under €600 and came across this on elara.

http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfullft.asp?productcode=MME865N951#spec

Product Description Acer Veriton M464 - Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5 GHz
Type Personal computer
Form Factor Mini tower
Dimensions (WxDxH) 18.3 cm x 45.5 cm x 37 cm
Localisation United Kingdom
Processor 1 x Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 / 2.5 GHz ( Dual-Core )
Cache Memory 4 MB L2 Cache
Cache Per Processor 4 MB
RAM 4 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 667 MHz - PC2-5300
Storage Controller Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 )
Hard Drive 1 x 640 GB - standard - Serial ATA-300
Optical Storage DVD-RW
Monitor None.
Graphics Controller NVIDIA GeForce 7050
Audio Output Sound card - 7.1 channel surround
Networking Network adapter - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
OS Provided Microsoft Windows Vista Business / XP Professional downgrade
OS Preinstalled Windows Vista
Manufacturer Warranty 1 year warranty

It's €562 including VAT which seems a good price to me, any opinions on this or could anyone point me in the direction of a better deal??

Thanks in advance.

Spear

Big Knox wrote: »

(Unsure if this is correct place to post this, apologies mods if its not).

Looking to get a decent spec Desktop PC ready built for under €600 and came across this on elara.

http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfullft.asp?productcode=MME865N951#spec

Product Description Acer Veriton M464 - Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5 GHz
Type Personal computer
Form Factor Mini tower
Dimensions (WxDxH) 18.3 cm x 45.5 cm x 37 cm
Localisation United Kingdom
Processor 1 x Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 / 2.5 GHz ( Dual-Core )
Cache Memory 4 MB L2 Cache
Cache Per Processor 4 MB
RAM 4 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 667 MHz - PC2-5300
Storage Controller Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 )
Hard Drive 1 x 640 GB - standard - Serial ATA-300
Optical Storage DVD-RW
Monitor None.
Graphics Controller NVIDIA GeForce 7050
Audio Output Sound card - 7.1 channel surround
Networking Network adapter - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
OS Provided Microsoft Windows Vista Business / XP Professional downgrade
OS Preinstalled Windows Vista
Manufacturer Warranty 1 year warranty

It's €562 including VAT which seems a good price to me, any opinions on this or could anyone point me in the direction of a better deal??

Thanks in advance.

What's the intended use?

Big Knox

Spear wrote: »

What's the intended use?

It's for a friend in college who does architecture so he will be using programs like autocad and such on it, he won't be using it for gaming etc.

He has a budget of €600 and wants the best possible system he can get with that.

Spear

Big Knox wrote: »

It's for a friend in college who does architecture so he will be using programs like autocad and such on it, he won't be using it for gaming etc.

He has a budget of €600 and wants the best possible system he can get with that.

Is his CAD app CPU dependant, or does it benefit from GPU acceleration?

cherryghost

CAD doesnt require much power. A machine with vista, you can get away with a low core 2, 2gb ram and intel integrated graphics and breeze through CAD with no problem

GerardKeating

Big Knox wrote: »

It's for a friend in college who does architecture so he will be using programs like autocad and such on it, he won't be using it for gaming etc.

He has a budget of €600 and wants the best possible system he can get with that.

ALDI have this on sunday for €489.99, cheaper, but slower processor...

Connections: 6 x USB 2.0, 2 x PS/2, 1 x HDMI, 1 x VGA, 1 x DVI-I, 1 x LAN (RJ45), 2 x microphone in7, 1 x headphone in7 , 1 x eSATA, 1 x Firewire, 1 x Front Line Out, 1 x Back Surround Line Out, 1 x Center/subwoofer Line Out, 1 x Side Surround Line Out, 1 x Line In, Integrated USB 2.0 Flash memory card reader (Memory cards not supplied)

Impressive processor
Intel® Core™2 Quad processor Q8300 (2.5 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB, 4 MB Cache)

Brilliant graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT220 DirectX® 10 graphics card with 1024 MB dedicated memory on board and D-Sub VGA, DVI and HDMI connection

Huge memory
4 GB (4096 MB)1 DDR2 SDRAM

Massive storage space
640 GB hard disk – For more than 120.000 songs or photos2

Newest Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11 n-Draft technology
with up to 300 Mbit/s. 802.11b/g compatible3

Upgrade4 with no licence fees
from Windows Vista® to Windows® 7

Multiformat DVD/CD burner5
supports all the usual DVD/CD standards, incl. dual layer DVD-R and DVD+R.

Network controller Gigabit LAN
10/100/1000 Mbit/s. on board

eSATA connection
for connecting external SATA devices

8 Channel High Definition Audio6

Huge software package (OEM versions) with Windows Vista® Home Premium 32 Bit
with new Media Center interface (32 Bit version preinstalled, 64 Bit version included in delivery)

Big Knox

GerardKeating wrote: »

ALDI have this on sunday for €489.99, cheaper, but slower processor...

Processor is actually the very same a q8300 but the graphics card is better and its cheaper with a 3 year warranty!! :eek:

I think that might be a safe buy considering how much cheaper it is, so might be worth the trip to aldi on sunday.

Thanks

Panrich

You might also keep an eye on the DELL outlet store where good bargains appear from time to time. I ordered the following for €570 inc VAT the other day:

Dell 435 MT with

Intel i7 920 CPU
4GB RAM
640 HDD
NVIDIA Geforce GT220

I bought 2 PC's through the outlet before and they lasted well. The latest one is replacing one got four years ago.