toe

heres what i`ll need need it for,

photo editing
video editing
gameing but nothing to serious
backing up video`s to dvd
backing up LP`s to cd
of course tin`ternet

my budget is around £600ish

i would rather buy off the shelf as i dont trust myself to build one up (read into that lack of time/knowledge).

thanks in advance Tony

toe

ive found this at Mesh do you think this will do



Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6400 Dual Core Processor(2.13GHz,2MB Cache,1066MHz)
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium Edition
Midi-Tower ATX Case +550W PSU -Black/Silver
ASUS P5N-E SLI nForce 650i SLI(C55) Mainboard - Core 2 Duo/Quad-Core - ATX
1024MB DDR2 533MHz Memory - (2x512MB)
320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive with 16MB Buffer
Super Format SONY 18x Dual Layer DVD Writer +R/-R/RW/RAM
512MB DDR2 nVIDIA GeForce 7300GS - TV out- DVI - PCIe (256Mb SMA)
5.1 High Definition 6 Channel Audio Codec (on-board)
Classic Warranty - 3 Years Back-to-Base - Parts & Labour

total £549, this is just for the base,no moniter,kb or mouse

lightning101

That graphics card is no better than an onboard one. The 7300 is only £20 if bought seperately, so if their is an option to upgrade the graphics card, thats the first thing i'd do. Seems daft giving you a nice SLi motherboard and an entry level business graphics card

l3wyy

DELL matey - tell then what you need and they will spec. Don't touch a processor that doesn't offer more that 1024 second level cache. You're requirements are quite specific - if you drop on the spec you will notice the performance. If you buy DELL search on GOOGLE for Dell vouchers as you might be able to save a few pennies.

Lewy

toe

thanks for all the advice & to people who have pm`d me selling there systems i`ll bear it in mind,

whats peoples thoughts on this system,

AMD Athlon 64 X2 AM2 4200+ 2.2 GHz CPU
Gigabyte GA-M55plus-S3G Motherboard
ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB PCI-E Graphics Card
2 Gig DDR PC5300 667MHz Memory (2x 1 Gig PC5300 667 MHz in Dual Channel)
250 Gig SATA II 300 Hard Drive
Internal Front Mounted Camera Card Reader
Black Dual Layer DVD Rewriter
Black Keyboard and Optical Scroll Mouse
Thermaltake Soprano Black ATX Case with Top Mounting USB2.0 and Audio Ports
EZ Cool 600 Watt High Quality ATX Power Supply
Windows Vista Home Premium with CD and Licence for Backup
CD/DVD Burning Software