Help buying a new PC

[Crimson Day]

Ok so my brother wants a PC for his birthday, and to be honest as i normally build my own computers i dont no the best place to look for a pre build package only a small budget of about ?350-500

• needs to come with vista
• needs to be able to run battlefield 2 fine
• needs to be well rounded for internet use
• come with a flat screen monitor.

if anyone has any recomendations it would help me tremendasly. thanks in advance.

[Kit]

Try Meshcomputers.

http://www.meshcomputers.com/Default.aspx?PAGE=PRODUCTVIEWPAGE&USG=PRODUCT&ENT=PRODUCT&KEY=158091

[oblivion_6]

I can also recommend mesh, i bought my pc of em about a year ago and its been superb, the customer service of them is also top notch

[Crimson Day]

http://www.meshcomputers.com/Default.aspx?PAGE=PRODUCTVIEWPAGE&USG=PRODUCT&ENT=PRODUCT&KEY=163427

ok going for this one i think, not sure about the specs will this comfortably run battlefield 2?

[eastyy]

hmm the only thing i am not sure about is the graphics card i dont think that is a very good one

the rest of it seems fine though

[Crimson Day]

http://www.meshcomputers.com/Default...UCT&KEY=158091 this is the upgrade i was looking at instead as with you was a bit worried about the graphics card

[eastyy]

i have never heard of that....its a in built intel one i reckon that wont be any good at all

that previous one i did have a quick check for benchmarks and in unreal tournament 2004 did about 40-50fps a sec which is not to bad but i think for more modern games that will be less

[Crimson Day]

can upgrade to this one 512MB DDR2 nVIDIA GeForce 7300GS - TV out- DVI - PCIe (256Mb SMA)[upg ? 35.00] any better? not really into pc gaming so dont know what to look for thanks for your help though

[eastyy]

http://www.penstarsys.com/reviews/video/evga/7300gs/7300gs_3.htm

gives a few benchmarks there not that great either

does have a battle field 2 bench mark on the next page though playable rate but not the best

[SubparMario]

The £469 PC has one of the better on-board graphics cards, but it's still not too hot for modern games. You might have to be wary about adding a separate graphics card as those PCs only have 250W power supplies.

[Crimson Day]

well the graphics upgrade is offered buy the company so i assume its ok, not for me as i wouldnt buy it but the only game he will play is battlefield he wont buy newer games so just need one that will comfortably play that online(doesnt have to be max spec) if anyone knows a good one to get for ?500 price range it would really help im quite stumped atm

[Kit]

The first one you posted (x2 3800) with a 7600gs would be my choice - cost ?540.

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/geforce_7600_gs_preview/page8.asp

Slightly above ?500 but it'll definitely get the job done.

[Duk]

How about this one from Dell :-

http://www.hotukdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52310

And fit this graphics card before giving it to your brother :-

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=457256

The graphics card will be more than fast enough for Battlefield 2 and Dell's warranty is still valid if you fit your own parts to the system.

[Dezm0nd]

Thanks for pointing out mesh computers to me, I need a gaming rig and these boys look to be top dog.

[Sogeking]

I too will be considering Mesh for my next machine.. thanks ppl!