TeabagMum Posted July 11, 2011 Posted July 11, 2011 Hi I am looking to buy a new computer but have been confused by the sales people in the usual high street stores so went to an independent shop who gave me these specs: AMD Phenom II X2 555,3.2 GHz 4GB Corsair DDR3 1333MHz 500GB SATA II NVIDIA GeForce GT220 1Gb Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (SP1) 1 Year Onsite Warranty £415.27 inc VAT My question is - is this going to be a good config for a family PC - doing usual things, kids homework, old games (theme park, sims etc) plus banking, browsing, music, and my charity work (trying to set up a group for young people) I can't stand the noise of fans whirring all the time so would like a good quiet - if not silent PC - please tell me honestly if I can get this from the above spec or if I could get something better for the price Quote
KenB Posted July 11, 2011 Posted July 11, 2011 Hi and welcome to ExTS I like your choice of forum name :) so went to an independent shop Make sure that these guys are reliable and trustworthy. Have they been in business for long? Have they been recommended to you? ==================== Are they building this for you or are they selling you a mass-produced HP / Dell / Acer machine from stock ? ==================== 1 Year Onsite Warranty Is this their own warranty ? If so - do you get a written copy and is it parts and labour ? =================== Laptop or Desktop ? I am assuming a desktop due to Video Card quoted. =================== Presumably you will want to connect to the internet. If it is a laptop - does it come with an internal wireless adapter ? If a desktop you could have an internal wireless adapter or provision for an ethernet cable. Does it ? ==================== If it is a laptop - does it come with a web-cam fitted ?(not an external one that you can add ) ==================== Is Win7 an OEM installation ? ( no support from Microsoft ) If it is (and it probably will be for that price) then do they supply the OEM disk with it? ==================== The specs that you have given above will be fine for what you want to do. For comparrison only take a look here: http://www.dinopc.com/shop/pc/pcs-gaming.asp?idcategory=94&gclid=CI6wy4K3-akCFUFC4QodOGvaXw There is not much difference in the specs for the £395 one and yours. Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
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