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Original post by mabrookes
The same spec laptop is cheaper from sonys own website - with free engraving as well apparently (I just configured it and at the end it says engraving is free for this item, and gave me the opportunity to do it).
It is a E series vaio, select that and then configure the 15 inch version.
It is a E series vaio, select that and then configure the 15 inch version.
Wow, thanks for that. And they've got some nice offers like the blu ray optical drive being free and the graphics card; NVIDIA® GeForce® 410M GPU 1GB , also free as well, offer ending 2nd of April.
Would you recommend this graphics card?
Do you think overall this laptop would be decent for playing video games as well?
(I mean I need it to be a laptop as I'll need to take it for uni hopefully)
EDIT: Apparently the graphics card needs to be decent for engineering so is this more than good enough would you say?
EDIT 2: Apparently that graphics card is old, I think the best thing would be to wait until just before the start of the course and then going for decent specs
, thanks for the help (edited 12 years ago)
Original post by TheGrinningSkull
Wow, thanks for that. And they've got some nice offers like the blu ray optical drive being free and the graphics card; NVIDIA® GeForce® 410M GPU 1GB , also free as well, offer ending 2nd of April.
Would you recommend this graphics card?
Do you think overall this laptop would be decent for playing video games as well?
(I mean I need it to be a laptop as I'll need to take it for uni hopefully)
EDIT: Apparently the graphics card needs to be decent for engineering so is this more than good enough would you say?
EDIT 2: Apparently that graphics card is old, I think the best thing would be to wait until just before the start of the course and then going for decent specs, thanks for the help
Would you recommend this graphics card?
Do you think overall this laptop would be decent for playing video games as well?
(I mean I need it to be a laptop as I'll need to take it for uni hopefully)
EDIT: Apparently the graphics card needs to be decent for engineering so is this more than good enough would you say?
EDIT 2: Apparently that graphics card is old, I think the best thing would be to wait until just before the start of the course and then going for decent specs
, thanks for the help No problem. For the price the graphics and the laptop in general is not too bad and I don't think you would need more for an engineering course and general usage. It could handle some fairly simple gaming, better than onboard would but not amazing.
But if you do want to game a bit you should maybe get a slightly better graphics card, although you should increase your budget if that is what you want as well - closer to £800 as a starting point.
Original post by mabrookes
No problem. For the price the graphics and the laptop in general is not too bad and I don't think you would need more for an engineering course and general usage. It could handle some fairly simple gaming, better than onboard would but not amazing.
But if you do want to game a bit you should maybe get a slightly better graphics card, although you should increase your budget if that is what you want as well - closer to £800 as a starting point.
But if you do want to game a bit you should maybe get a slightly better graphics card, although you should increase your budget if that is what you want as well - closer to £800 as a starting point.
I'll keep that in mind, thanks very much for the help, I appreciate it.
Original post by SMed
Looks pretty good. I would be careful with the high fins on that RAM, it may interfere with the CPU heatsink, especially if your dual-channel slots on the mobo are the slots closest to the CPU. On my Gigabyte board, it's not, which is good because my heat sink goes over the inner-most ram slot and would hit the ram fins I have (which aren't even that big).
Also, look at the Gelid Tranquillo cooler, less than £10 more but is very very good at that price range.
Also, look at the Gelid Tranquillo cooler, less than £10 more but is very very good at that price range.
Thanks man, took the advice on board and for £10 extra I've switched RAM to a G. Skill 2x4GB Ripjaws-X and added the cooler recommendation.
Brings me up to £750 too, hitting the sweet spot
Original post by LookIt'sPete
How much better is the new 7850 than the old 6870? Quite a big difference in price.
Also, any recommendations on a 120/128 gb SSD. I'm wondering in particular if the crucial M4 is worth the extra money ver an ocz agility 3? Any others in that price range?
Also, any recommendations on a 120/128 gb SSD. I'm wondering in particular if the crucial M4 is worth the extra money ver an ocz agility 3? Any others in that price range?
The 7850 is around the 6950 in terms of performance. Crucial M4's are well regarded, not sure if it is worth the extra money, but I hear about them a lot
Original post by mangoh
Intel core i5 2500k 3.3ghz
8gb ram
1tb hdd
Dvdrewriter
Black case and psu
12 month warranty
No OS
No Monitor/keyboards/mouse
£385 just for the tower? (specs above)
8gb ram
1tb hdd
Dvdrewriter
Black case and psu
12 month warranty
No OS
No Monitor/keyboards/mouse
£385 just for the tower? (specs above)
I'm guessing you intend to use parts from it to make a decent computer? As in adding a good graphics card etc. In that case, look at what components it uses, if it is using a crappy H61 board, a no name junk PSU and some rubbish RAM and HDD, then it isn't worth it, because you would have to replace everything apart from the CPU (and of course a 2500k doesn't cost £385). If it is using a decent Z68 board, some nice good branded RAM and HDD, and a good quality PSU from a respected company like Corsair, Antec, Enermax etc. then go for it.
Original post by mangoh
No... I bought it from a computer shop (friend buys parts from suppliers to buy custom built PC and then sells it on)
He told me ASUS were a good motherboard company.
Is this not the case?
He told me ASUS were a good motherboard company.
Is this not the case?
ASUS are a well respected motherboard manufacturer, i have an ASUS motherboard and have had no problems with it at all
Original post by mangoh
No... I bought it from a computer shop (friend buys parts from suppliers to buy custom built PC and then sells it on)
He told me ASUS were a good motherboard company.
Is this not the case?
He told me ASUS were a good motherboard company.
Is this not the case?
Asus is a good company, but let's just say that there is a massive difference between their cheapest H61 board, and their top of the line 1155 board, the Maximus IV Extreme. So it depends on what particular board, not just the company. It also depends on the other components, such as whether it is using a good quality power supply from a respected company, or whether it is just a no-name OEM version. I'm assuming that you intend to add a graphics card?
(edited 12 years ago)
Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA MICRO-ATX CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i3-2130 Dual Core (3.40GHz, 3MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8H61-M LE/USB3 (NEW REV 3.0): M-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6570 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
350W Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£16)
USB Options
4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1
Price: £504.00 including VAT and delivery.
Good PC for the money? I will be mainly using it for watching movies etc.
It would be nice if it is capable of playing games like battlefield 2 , 3 etc.
Thanks
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA MICRO-ATX CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i3-2130 Dual Core (3.40GHz, 3MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8H61-M LE/USB3 (NEW REV 3.0): M-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6570 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
350W Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£16)
USB Options
4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1
Price: £504.00 including VAT and delivery.
Good PC for the money? I will be mainly using it for watching movies etc.
It would be nice if it is capable of playing games like battlefield 2 , 3 etc.
Thanks
(edited 12 years ago)
Original post by Killerstorm2
Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA MICRO-ATX CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i3-2130 Dual Core (3.40GHz, 3MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8H61-M LE/USB3 (NEW REV 3.0): M-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6570 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
350W Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£16)
USB Options
4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1
Price: £504.00 including VAT and delivery.
Good PC for the money? I will be mainly using it for watching movies etc.
It would be nice if it is capable of playing games like battlefield 2 , 3 etc.
Thanks
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA MICRO-ATX CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i3-2130 Dual Core (3.40GHz, 3MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8H61-M LE/USB3 (NEW REV 3.0): M-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6570 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
350W Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£16)
USB Options
4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1
Price: £504.00 including VAT and delivery.
Good PC for the money? I will be mainly using it for watching movies etc.
It would be nice if it is capable of playing games like battlefield 2 , 3 etc.
Thanks
It will be fine for watching movies etc, but not gaming. The graphics card will struggle, if you want a gaming machine it would be a completely different build.... I would go for an AMD rig (to save money on the processor) and get a bigger better GPU battlefield is a hardcore game, struggles to run on my baby which was not cheap
Are you able to build your own PC works out a lot cheaper and you don't get bad PC part's, often when you buy PC's from a store .. or branded for that matter it will have cheap and low quality parts like PSU
I think for the same price you could grab a decent AMD Quad Core build, and a nice GPU but how much are you spending?
----- Also as a student you should be able to get Windows 7 for free
AMD FX - Quad Core £80
Asus M5A97 - £90
Case with PSU - £100?
500GB HDD - £50
8GB Ram - £40
CD / DVD - £10
Wireless card - £10
GPU --- ATI 6870 --- (Should run Battlefield 3 nicely)
----> Cost is around £500 and with double to more the performance..
And cool looking case. A custom build also allows you to upgrade later on with ease, you can put in another 6870 and destroy most games... I would also recommend a smaller HDD for your main OS drive (as the bigger the drive the slower)
Original post by Killerstorm2
Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA MICRO-ATX CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i3-2130 Dual Core (3.40GHz, 3MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8H61-M LE/USB3 (NEW REV 3.0): M-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6570 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
350W Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£16)
USB Options
4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1
Price: £504.00 including VAT and delivery.
Good PC for the money? I will be mainly using it for watching movies etc.
It would be nice if it is capable of playing games like battlefield 2 , 3 etc.
Thanks
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA MICRO-ATX CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i3-2130 Dual Core (3.40GHz, 3MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8H61-M LE/USB3 (NEW REV 3.0): M-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6570 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
350W Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£16)
USB Options
4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1
Price: £504.00 including VAT and delivery.
Good PC for the money? I will be mainly using it for watching movies etc.
It would be nice if it is capable of playing games like battlefield 2 , 3 etc.
Thanks
Where you buying this from?
The motherboards is minimal, the processors ok and the graphics are not amazing it's more for entertainment like videos, etc.
I'm guessing you configured it from PCSPECIALIST???
Quickie - Aunt's asked for a new PC. Spotted this nettop. Wants something small and quiet that can check emails, chat on Skype and use Picasa. Man enough for it?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006YB9Q72/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&s=computers&psc=1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006YB9Q72/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&s=computers&psc=1
Original post by Minardi
Quickie - Aunt's asked for a new PC. Spotted this nettop. Wants something small and quiet that can check emails, chat on Skype and use Picasa. Man enough for it?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006YB9Q72/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&s=computers&psc=1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006YB9Q72/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&s=computers&psc=1
Definitely should be able to do those things.........thought the processor may cause some issues if there's a lot of demanding things open in browser tab.
Has anyone tried comparing the Radeon 7850 OCed to over 1200 core to a Stock Gtx 580s? I've been told they're neck and neck...soo GTX 580 preformance for £196 sounds pretty good to me
You sure you are not trying to compare a 7870 to a 480 rather than a 580?
Original post by DarkTitan
Has anyone tried comparing the Radeon 7850 OCed to over 1200 core to a Stock Gtx 580s? I've been told they're neck and neck...soo GTX 580 preformance for £196 sounds pretty good to me
It depends whether you get a board which will allow you to perform the overclock.
From what I've heard it is far from the majority of 7850 cards which can tolerate such a high overclock.
ive got two old laptops on is a hp 530 and the other is a packard bell easynote argo c2 i think. The packards screen is smashed and the hp only 512mb ram and is too slow to use.
would it be possible to take the ram from the packard and put into the hp
would it be possible to take the ram from the packard and put into the hp
Hi. I'm about to start uni and I'm looking to buy a laptop for under £400. I'll mainly be using it for web browsing, skype, video streaming and essays so nothing elaborate. I've been looking around and think the HP Pavilion G6-1334sa for £370 is my best bet. It's got 8gb ram, 750gb hard drive and an AMD Radeon HD 6380g discrete class graphics card. Are these the main specs for me to look at?
Basically shall I buy it!?!
Cheers.
Basically shall I buy it!?!
Cheers.
Anyone have any thoughts/see any problems with this set up
For semi serious gaming (ie the new simcity/minecraft/the odd other strategy game/maybe a pc fps)
I don't need a monitor yet (got an old 1280x1024, not great but fine atm) and would like to stay as far below £400 as possible.
I was wondering whether a 6850 would be justifiable given the extra £20 cost?
For semi serious gaming (ie the new simcity/minecraft/the odd other strategy game/maybe a pc fps)
I don't need a monitor yet (got an old 1280x1024, not great but fine atm) and would like to stay as far below £400 as possible.
I was wondering whether a 6850 would be justifiable given the extra £20 cost?
(edited 12 years ago)
Original post by thefunktopus69
Anyone have any thoughts/see any problems with this set up
For semi serious gaming (ie the new simcity/minecraft/the odd other strategy game/maybe a pc fps)
I don't need a monitor yet (got an old 1280x1024, not great but fine atm) and would like to stay as far below £400 as possible.
I was wondering whether a 6850 would be justifiable given the extra £20 cost?
For semi serious gaming (ie the new simcity/minecraft/the odd other strategy game/maybe a pc fps)
I don't need a monitor yet (got an old 1280x1024, not great but fine atm) and would like to stay as far below £400 as possible.
I was wondering whether a 6850 would be justifiable given the extra £20 cost?
Build looks fine. I would recommend swapping the CPU and mobo for intel versions though. Try and go for an i3 2100 as its better performance and upgrade path.
This will bump up the costs a bit (i3 2100 is around 90 quid I think and a 1155 mobo's start at around £60.) But I think this will be a better choice.
You got a disc drive to install windows? I almost forgot mine when I ordered my PC
As you want the rig primarily for gaming I would go for the 6850. This may make your budget tighter but a 700W PSU for a 6850 is overkill. Can maybe drop it to 500W or 550W to save a bit of cash.
(edited 12 years ago)
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