How decent are the specs?

[DLTE]

Hi guys, I'm bout to buy a PC but being computer illiterate I have no idea if the specs are as good as what the seller says.

Specifications as follows:

AMD Athlon X2 250 Processer 3.00 GHz
2 Gigabyte RAM
Seagate 500 Gigabyte Harddisk
BioStar Motherboard
On-board Sound
XFX 512MB Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
550W PSU

Considering this would only cost me $400 is it worth it?

[vuzedome]

For $400 it looks decent.

[erious]

Yup, not bad for the price(though I have only an idea about prices here, which sometimes are a bit high), only thing it lacks is a bit more RAM, but you can take care of it yourself later if you decide you need it.

[nstgc]

Not bad. Who makes its? Whats the warranty like? Does it come with an OS?

[morrefule]

Doesn't look bad, except is it DDR2 RAM or DDR3?

If it is DDR3, i would say it is a decent buy if you are talking US Dollars.  If it is DDR2, you should keep looking.

[sdedalus83]

What are your plans for the system?

For $550 you could build something with the following:

Athlon II X4 635
Asus AM3 785G MB
4 GB DDR3 1600
Radeon 5770
Lian Li mini tower
Antec NEO 520
1TB 7200 RPM HDD

And add about 18 to 24 more months of comfortable usability.

I'm assuming that whomever you are buying it from hasn't installed a legit copy of windows.

[DLTE]

Its DDR2, does not have windows OS installed but i'm not worried about it. My current setup is just a old Compaq Presario B2800 laptop connected via VGA cable to a 26inch lcd, so this would very much be my "for everything" pc, from playing 1080p to gaming. Its about US$290 ($SG400).

[xfreidax]

You buying from Sim Lim Square dude? I noticed the SG$.

For 400, that's ok.

[sdedalus83]

Its DDR2, does not have windows OS installed but i'm not worried about it. My current setup is just a old Compaq Presario B2800 laptop connected via VGA cable to a 26inch lcd, so this would very much be my "for everything" pc, from playing 1080p to gaming. Its about US$290 ($SG400).

$290 would be about equal to the new component cost for that build over here.  At that price the most urgently needed upgrades (RAM, a storage hdd, and GPU), would still keep you well under the cost of building the one I mentioned.

[DLTE]

You buying from Sim Lim Square dude? I noticed the SG$.

For 400, that's ok.

No man, buying from a guy @ vr-zone. Guessing hes selling from a lanshop since he told me got 12 sets available.

[morrefule]

You buying from Sim Lim Square dude? I noticed the SG$.

For 400, that's ok.

No man, buying from a guy @ vr-zone. Guessing hes selling from a lanshop since he told me got 12 sets available.

I would say pass on it man, you would get it cheaper from building it.  And believe it or not you can walk down to an Office Depot or Best Buy and get a lot more for $400.  I would never buy any of those machines, but still the specs don't lie.

[DLTE]

Change of specs

Mainboard - Biostar MCP6P M2+
Processor - AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core Processor 2.70GHz
RAM - Team Elite DDR2-800 DDR2 4GB Kit
GPU - nVidia Geforce 9600 GT 512MB
HDD - Western Digital 250GB
DVD - Samsung 22x DVDRW
Chassis - CoolerMaster Centorion 5 wtih side window drill for fan to be installed to cool the GPU
PSU - iCute 420W


Price is now $300 lol. ( US$220 )


Processor slightly downgrade from original, RAM +2GB, not too worried about harddisk space (got a 2TB external) +DVDRW, Same GFX card

Should I be concern about the lower 420W PSU compared to the original 550W PSU? Whats the difference it could make?

[vuzedome]

I suggest swapping the PSU out for something a little more reliable.

[x5ga]

The PSU could handle the current configuration pretty well. The only problems you could have with it would arise if you decide to overclock the system or if there would be a nasty power spike that could fry it, but then again, not many PSUs have protection against those.

[nekozelda]

not bad.

mine are...
64 bit opperating system.
AMD Phenom II X4 810 Processer.(260 ghz)
ATI Radeon HD 4200.
8gb RAM.
750 GB hard drive with an external 1 TB hard drive.
four usb ports.
multimedia optical drive.
and like a ton of card slots.
and I think a fire wire connector in the back.
mines pretty good,you should get something like that I got mine for $799
but theres ones with 1 tb hard drives for cheaper now.

[Xtras]

Here is a pretty user friendly place to get some accurate feedback on the power supply part:
http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

Often times what the manufacturers report as the required PSU is a bit inflated. That above link will give you a better idea for all customizations.

[flynn]

Get with i7 !! That and sli gtx 480's

you will wonder how you lived without them....

If you Google about abit, you can get a good deal on parts,
its a real sense of achievement building your own rig!!

But I dont know your skills or if You can be bothered to compare and research parts
Which I find is the main 'put off'  for people not doing it xd!

Seriously consider making it future proof,  it may be worth the little extra cost
And you never know what You might need of to do!!! >_<!!

Im guess your not UK, but I live off scan.co.uk next day delivery staaandard!!!