Very impressed with Bare-Bones PC

[marcus]

I was looking for a PC that would basically sit on my Internet Connection 24/7, and share across my network. I looked at various sites, and was offered base units from friends, but in the end I went for this - http://web6.scan.co.uk/Products/Info.asp?WPID=62006 - a barebones system from Scan.

I recieved everything today, and have now built the PC which took about 30 minutes and first impressions are very positive. The case looks lovely, silver with a thin blue light down the middle, and is solid and well built. Things are housed tightly of course, and importantly it is very quiet seeing as it will be on in my room the whole time. I already had a spare 8GB HD for it (I knew that Xbox drive would come in handy one day!), DVD-ROM and Keyboard & Mouse, and I purchased an Intel P4 2.8GHZ CPU, 256 DDR memory and the base unit itself, and after delivery it came to just under ?250. I dont need a monitor, as I will be using Remote Desktop to view it if need be, whilst the VGA and DVI out sockets mean I can connect it to my spare TFT socket should I wish.

For anyone in the market for a cheap but decent performance PC, with nice looks, Id definitely recommend you checking this out.

[Ish]

Cool. I'll bear that one in mind for myself as I've been looking at building a PC for my living room to replace the ye olde laptop that is currently serving as my MP3 juke box (its wired into my amp and my TV). I was thinking of flexing the art skills and building a custom case but keep swinging between that and a 'off the shelf' box.

The two things important to me are half decent TV out and great audio.

[marcus]

Im unsure as to what the sound and output quality are like just now, but that wasnt my main reason for purchase, I already have a performance PC. Ill let you know though if I get to try it out, reviews suggest its fine though.