Which of these 3 computers?

[Del Boy]

Guide me please kind people.

Option 1 DESKTOP PC
Packard Bell IXTREME 1907
Intel P4 P650 IXTR 1907 Desk PC

Intel Pentium 4 Processor 650
Window XP Home Edition
3.4GHz Clock-Speed
800MHz Front Side BUS
2048 mb RAM Memory
400Gb Hard Drive
M-Format Dual Layer DVDRW & DVD ROM Drive
256 Mb ATI RADEON 9550 Graphics
15 in 1 Media Card Reader
Wireless Keyboard and Mouse
?900


Option 2 SONY VAIO LAPTOP
SONY VAIO LAPTOP
SONY S4M
Intel Pentium M 730 S4M PM 730

Intel Pentium M 730 Processor 1.60GHz
533 MHz FSB
2Mb cache
512 Mb RAM
60 Gb Hard drive
Double Layer DVD RW Multi Drive
13.3" Widescreen X-black LCD
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
128Mb nVidia GeForce Go 6200 graphics
?900


Option 3 Living Room PC
Advent DHE
Living Room PC DHE 1000 630

Intel Pentium 4 Processor 630
3.0GHz Clock Speed
800MHz FSB
2Mb Cache
Windows XP Media Centre Edition 2005
1024 Mb DDR RAM
250Gb Hard Disc Capacity
Multi Format Dual Layer DVD RW
TV Tuner and Remote control
128Mb nVidia 6600 graphics
802.11g Wireless Network Ready
?900


Pointers on what type of games i can play on them(especially Football Manager - how many leagues), best value for money, recommended one. Just any info you can give i would be most greatful.

[Ajay1986]

I would personnally go for the 3rd. The first one has a ?30 graphics card which sucks, and the 2nd also has a crappy graphics card, im assuming you will be wanting to play games.

[SubparMario]

Yeah, third one's the best package.

Personally I'd go for the first one and and put in a good graphics card such as a Geforce 6800 though. It's always the way with pre-built systems, really powerful PCs let down by low end graphics.

[capcom_suicide]

Yeah, third one's the best package.

Personally I'd go for the first one and and put in a good graphics card such as a Geforce 6800 though. It's always the way with pre-built systems, really powerful PCs let down by low end graphics.

Yes, but do make sure that it has a decent PSU, and that the case excepts a larger card and required power connector. (If adding a new PCI-E card)

/C_S

[Hohum]

I'm fairly sure the 9550 card (on the first machine you list) is only available in AGP format... therefore you won't have PCIe slots. I dunno if this will be a problem for you, however AGP is being phased out in favour of PCIe.

[kernow]

please dont buy packard bell

[Mr Ono]

Matrix Ascenda Plus
(Base Price: ? 594.89 ex VAT)
Case: Micro ATX Mini-Tower with tool free access
Operating System: Microsoft? Windows? XP Home Edition
Motherboard Features: ASUS A8NE-FM Mainboard - DDR400, LAN, IEEE 1394, SATA, PCIEX16
Processor: Upgrade to AMD Athlon 64 3800+ at ?100
Memory: 1024MB PC3200 DDR Memory 400MHz
Hard Drives: Upgrade to 250GB Serial ATA (150MB/s) Ultra Fast Hard Drive at ?30
Video Card: Upgrade to 128MB nVIDIA 6600 GT - TV Out + DVI - PCI Express at ?50
Monitor 1: 19'' TFT Flat Panel Monitor - DVI & Analogue (DVI cable sold separately)
Optical Drives: SONY 16x Dual Layer DVD-Re-Writable +R/-R/RW
Sound: Onboard 5.1 Surround Sound 6 Channel Audio
Speakers: Creative Soundblaster SBS260 Speakers
Modem: 56kbps V92 Modem, featuring data and fax.
Keyboard & Mouse: Logitech Internet Keyboard & Optical Mouse (Black)
Video Editing: Cyberlink PowerDVD, Power2Go, PowerProducer3, PowerDirector3, PowerBackup, MediaShowSE, PowerCinema4 (oem)
Software: Microsoft? Works? 8.0
Warranty Options: Classic Warranty - 1 Year Back-to-Base - Parts & Labour (Mainland UK only - Terms Apply)
Delivery: Insured Del within Mainland UK (+ ?39) at ?39
Price Excluding VAT: ? 813.89

Price Including VAT + DEL: ? 956.32



At MESH

[AlwaysAce]

none mate tbh, go to www.overclockers.co.uk and find an amd rig if you want to play games(football manager though )


they sell some nice made to order rigs that will have better components than the ones you have been looking at.

[Shimmyhill]

Dont touch the Advent either, Most are made by Trigem who have gone bust.

Look at Mesh, Dell or Compaq/hp

[Resonance]

If you want a good laptop go for this...

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/ASUS-W3V-H007P-W3V-H007P-/version.asp

Mine arrives on Tuesday XD
2 years global warranty, really good build quality too.

[SubparMario]

Now that's a nice looking laptop.