Is this a good deal?

[HOGEPH]

I need to upgrade my main pc, did consider building my own, but I don't fancy my chances if I end up having to troubleshoot any problems once it's built.

I looked around on ebay and various other places as saw this spec for £414.

Case Type Glossy Black ATX Tower
CPU Type AMD Phenom X4 "Quad Core"
CPU Speed 2300mHz x4 (2.3Ghz x4) Totalling a Powerful 9.2GHZ!
Hardware Tech 64Bit XP Professional, Vista & Windows 7 Ready
Motherboard Latest Socket AM2 Phenom Ready +PCI-Express
Graphics Card 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT HDMI Out GFX Card
Memory/RAM Ultra Fast 4Gb DDR2 667mhz "Dual Channel" (Supports upto 8GB)
Hard Disk Drive Massive 2000Gb (2tb) SATAII 7200rpm (2x1tB)
Network Card Fast 10/100 Ethernet Network (Broadband Ready Plug & Play)
Optical Drive Dual Layer 20x DVD+/-RW Re-Writer
Connectivity Up to 10 x USB 2.0 Ports (2 x front)
All Ports Sound, Vga, PS/2 x2, USB, Microphone, Line In, Line Out
Audio Soundcard 7.1 Channel High Definition Dolby Surround
Operating System Microsoft XP Professional


Anybody out there who can tell me whether that is a good set up for the money? No keyboard, monitor or mouse included.

[Cerberus90]

HOGEPH said:

I need to upgrade my main pc, did consider building my own, but I don't fancy my chances if I end up having to troubleshoot any problems once it's built.

I looked around on ebay and various other places as saw this spec for £414.

Case Type Glossy Black ATX Tower
CPU Type AMD Phenom X4 "Quad Core"
CPU Speed 2300mHz x4 (2.3Ghz x4) Totalling a Powerful 9.2GHZ!
Hardware Tech 64Bit XP Professional, Vista & Windows 7 Ready
Motherboard Latest Socket AM2 Phenom Ready +PCI-Express
Graphics Card 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT HDMI Out GFX Card
Memory/RAM Ultra Fast 4Gb DDR2 667mhz "Dual Channel" (Supports upto 8GB)
Hard Disk Drive Massive 2000Gb (2tb) SATAII 7200rpm (2x1tB)
Network Card Fast 10/100 Ethernet Network (Broadband Ready Plug & Play)
Optical Drive Dual Layer 20x DVD+/-RW Re-Writer
Connectivity Up to 10 x USB 2.0 Ports (2 x front)
All Ports Sound, Vga, PS/2 x2, USB, Microphone, Line In, Line Out
Audio Soundcard 7.1 Channel High Definition Dolby Surround
Operating System Microsoft XP Professional


Anybody out there who can tell me whether that is a good set up for the money? No keyboard, monitor or mouse included.

Its not bad, but don't be fooled by the 9.2GHz bit, it doesn't work like that, really annoys me when people on ebay and places do that because its simply false advertising to trap unaware people.

Why its got Windows XP I don't know, I mean, Microsoft have stopped supporting this now. You really want to get Windows 7.

It all depends on what you want the PC for. If you want it for Gaming, then think again, the graphics card won't be able to handle new games at high settings.

If you just want it for general use, then yes, it'll do nicely. However, be aware that if its from ebay, technical support may not be there, so as you said you didn't want to build one yourself due to tech support, then you may want to look at some PCs from proper companies who'll offer a warranty.

[FourWheelDrift]

Only DDR2 ram, ok it's got 2TB HDD but that can easily be matched.

Frankly rather than trusting Ebay I'd look at these - http://www.meshcomputers.com/Default.aspx?PAGE=PRO...

And others like them.