New PC, Any suggestions?

[Jahova]

I'm thinking of buying a new pc, in the next year.
I have found one, I think is good, but I'm wondering if their are others that are better spec, for the same price.

I have around £600 to spend, I want somthing under that though, tbh.

So far, I am intrested in;

Mesh Computers (http://www.meshcomputers.com) - Elite M6600 Quad
Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor(2.4GHz,8MB Cache,1066MHz)
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium Edition with Service Pack 1
New MESH Mini-Tower Micro ATX Case +300W PSU
PCI-Express Nvidia Geforce Mainboard Intel Core™ 2 Duo/Quad Core MATX
2GB DDR2 667MHz Memory - (2x 1GB)
500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive with 16MB Buffer
Super Format 20x Dual Layer DVD Writer +R/-R/RW/RAM
256MB nVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS - DVI, HDTV, TV-Out
19" Widescreen LCD TFT Display with internal speakers
5.1 High Definition onboard sound card - 6 Channel Cinema sound
Logitech Desktop Keyboard & Optical Mouse
Free Microsoft® Works® 8.5 + 60 Days Microsoft Office Trial
Free Cyberlink Video Editing Suite - 7 titles (oem)
Multi-format Memory Card Reader (matx)
1 Year Hardware Warranty - Back to Base (UK Mainland only)
All for £538.98 With Tax.

I use my pc for alot of things such as; Music, Gaming, Web Design and also hosting stuff on my localhost with xammp.

Also, I have alot of apps running at the same time, take that into account.

+REP for all sensible ideas, Thanks =D

[Recursion]

If you feel confident enough then give building your own a go :)

You will get a better computer for your money then.

[DarrenToogood]

I just built a:

Core 2 Quad
4GB RAM
500GB HDD
Antec Gaming Case

and it came to £540 overall, and that was without a monitor, keyboard/mice, graphics card and software.

[N!ck]

300W PSU :S.

[Jahova]

300W PSU :S.

What's that mean then?
Rubbish or good, or what, lol =D

[N!ck]

It's not good in comparison to the rest of the system.

[Jahova]

What do you think it should be then?
Tell me and I'll add it in =D

[Wootzeh]

I just built a:

Core 2 Quad
4GB RAM
500GB HDD
Antec Gaming Case

and it came to £540 overall, and that was without a monitor, keyboard/mice, graphics card and software.
Yes, you seem to tell us in every thread.

[Jahova]

Ok, I've upped the case so now the PSU is 550W.
Total cost including keyboard, monitor, graphics card and mouse is - £560.12
The graphics card isn't the best, but it'll do - nVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS

[Stephen!]

Yes, you seem to tell us in every thread.

FTW. I was about to post that.

[Flisker]

FTW. I was about to post that.
i was also thinking it xD

and Tom, Nice specs but if your gonna but it next year best wait till then? You dont know what new stuff for PC's may come out?

[Zaub]

I'd defanatelygo with building a custom PC if you can. I know some of the sites you can order all the parts and even get them to install components like the motherboard and the CPU. You can save a couple of hundred $ by doing so.

[jwm123]

I just built a:

Core 2 Quad
4GB RAM
500GB HDD
Antec Gaming Case

and it came to £540 overall, and that was without a monitor, keyboard/mice, graphics card and software.

Cant believe you paid £540 for a poverty spec PC without Monitor,keyboard, gfx card and speakers :eusa_wall

Only paid £55 more in total for:
Core 2 Extreme - QX9650
Basic Case - who needs some fancy case...dont do anything
4gb of Geil ram
NVidia 9600GT
Basic 600w PSU
250gb Boot Drive
750gb Drive for storage
Vista & Office Pre-Installed
Basic Keyboard/Mouse
Philips Widescreen Keyboard

Wouldnt listen to this matey...he seems to just know how to get ripped off!
Try eBaying a PC base system, should be able to get a similar spec as mine for about £450 without monitor etc

[N!ck]

Basic Case - who needs some fancy case...dont do anything

Basic 600w PSU

Better cases offer better cooling features and are just generally better for airflow. A basic (generic by the sounds of things) PSU is not a good idea in a high end system.

[DarrenToogood]

JWM where the hell did you get yours from :S?

[Stephen!]

That processor is worth £630 and performs worse than my Quad which cost £150

[Agnostic Bear]

I just built a:

Core 2 Quad
4GB RAM
500GB HDD
Antec Gaming Case

and it came to £540 overall, and that was without a monitor, keyboard/mice, graphics card and software.

Haha you got ripped off, just for a processor ram hdd and the 900 I assume, should come to no more than £400 if that

Quad is like £110, 4GB ram is like ~100, HDD is about ~50-70, Case is something like £70 the last time I checked, could be wrong.

[Stephen!]

The Quads are no less than £140
4GB RAM is only £70 - Crucial (the best brand)
Hard Drive you can get for around £60
Case is £70

Total - £340.

Ouch.

[N!ck]

The Quads are no less than £140
4GB RAM is only £70 - Crucial (the best brand)
Hard Drive you can get for around £60
Case is £70

Total - £340.

Ouch.

Think you need to include a mobo as well but still lol.

[Recursion]

Ok, I've upped the case so now the PSU is 550W.
Total cost including keyboard, monitor, graphics card and mouse is - £560.12
The graphics card isn't the best, but it'll do - nVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS


Personally I wouldn't ever use a PSU that came with a case.

[Jay.]

Personally I wouldn't ever use a PSU that came with a case.

Lol, same.

[Stephen!]

Think you need to include a mobo as well but still lol.

Well add another 60 for Mobo. That's still £400. He's £140 out of pocket

[RYANNNNN]

Yeah, don't use that PSU - it's going to be a crappy no name PSU and will just die and take your other parts with it.

I think Darren's rig also included the corsair 520hxw psu and p5k mobo, he didn't get ripped off.. lol @ q6600 for 110

[Stephen!]

From what he told us, he said he payed £540 for these:

Core 2 Quad
4GB RAM
500GB HDD
Antec Gaming Case

He did not state the power, motherboard or anything else.

[RYANNNNN]

Right, but he even posted a thread asking what to buy and I think you posted in it, if he was getting ripped of I think we'd say in the OP, he was probably just showing off the good parts of his rig.

[Hypertext]

Stop centering your text!

This seems ok but it'd be better to go with an iMac.

@Darren:

Those specs aren't great... give us them all so we can judge it... eg gfx card, mobo, etc.

[Recursion]

an iMac for gaming, are you crazy? :|

[Stephen!]

an iMac for gaming, are you crazy? :|

I think so.

[jwm123]

and i thought you people knew a lot about stuff like this!
both iMacs & MBP's running windows can outperform many pc's - friend of mine has a 2.6 MBP 4gb ram and the latest gfx card they run and can run any game he wants at full settings .... not bad for a laptop... has been debated that macs run windows better than PC's simply because of the higher quality components used!