without the foggiest idea about what makes a computer good.

 

 

 

could anyone recommend a desktop, including a monitor?

 

preferably with a large hard-drive, plenty of ghz.. (2-3)

 

used for light gaming, and then general use.

 

 

 

I'm from the uk, but I shouldn't think that would affect anything.

What do you mean by light gaming? Light in playing Runescape or light in not needing to play games on high detail?

What do you mean by light gaming? Light in playing Runescape or light in not needing to play games on high detail?

 

 

 

well, a computer not purley aimed on gaming, because it'd be a waste of money on graphics cards and other game.. related.. things.. :anxious:

 

so, basically an all-rounder.

What do you mean by light gaming? Light in playing Runescape or light in not needing to play games on high detail?

 

 

 

well, a computer not purley aimed on gaming, because it'd be a waste of money on graphics cards and other game.. related.. things.. :anxious:

 

so, basically an all-rounder.

 

 

 

That still doesn't help.

 

 

 

If the computer is aimed at gaming, it can run everything else.

 

 

 

If you want to game but don't want to spend money on a graphics card, then you can't game.

 

 

 

Why I'm asking is if the most demanding game you play is Runescape you can get away with an onboard card, if not, and you play something like WoW or something else then you will need a dedicated graphics card.

What do you mean by light gaming? Light in playing Runescape or light in not needing to play games on high detail?

 

 

 

well, a computer not purley aimed on gaming, because it'd be a waste of money on graphics cards and other game.. related.. things.. :anxious:

 

so, basically an all-rounder.

 

 

 

That still doesn't help.

 

 

 

If the computer is aimed at gaming, it can run everything else.

 

 

 

If you want to game but don't want to spend money on a graphics card, then you can't game.

 

 

 

Why I'm asking is if the most demanding game you play is Runescape you can get away with an onboard card, if not, and you play something like WoW or something else then you will need a dedicated graphics card.

 

 

 

okay :XD:

 

 

 

I get you.

 

 

 

I'd play games like battlefield 2142 on-line, and flatout 2, probably quite a few others too.

Do you need the following;

 

*Monitor

 

*CD/DVD Drive

 

*Mouse/Keyboard

 

*Case

Do you need the following;

 

*Monitor

 

*CD/DVD Drive

 

*Mouse/Keyboard

 

*Case

 

 

 

Monitor: yes.

 

CD/DVD Drive: yes.

 

Mouse/Keyboard: no/yes.

 

Case: case?

I would suggest that you build your own for that much money below is a list of pc parts which cost just under ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã600 and will perform better then any prebuilt for the same money.

 

[hide=PC Parts]This was tough as heck, mainly because I wanted to put some quality parts in there and allow you to game well as well as keeping it under ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã600.

 

Motherboard

 

CPU (Processor)

 

RAM

 

GPU (Graphics Card)

 

PSU (Power Supply Unit)

 

HDD (Hard Disk Drive)

 

OS (Operating system)

 

DVD/CD

 

Monitor

 

Case and Mouse, there ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã30 left so so I'll let you choose them

 

EDIT: You might want to look at this combo (PSU and Case, as it would drop the cost of the case to about ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã10's or so, meaning you can spend more on a mouse.

 

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If you want a prebuilt pc is recommend that you look at dell or pc world and add a new graphics card too it.

If not all sold out, there was the Medion MD8824 in Aldi, at ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã399 (they probably had TFT screens as well.

 

 

 

The specs, as I remember, were:

 

CPU: Core 2 Duo E4300 (the baby of the Core 2 range, but quite adequate for general & light gaming)

 

Nvidia 8400 graphics - the "baby" DX10 card... maybe ok for light gaming, but it's a bottom end card in range that is a shade weak at the middle levels and below.

 

2 GB RAM - probably the optimum amount for Vista 32 bit

 

The motherboard is a weak point, VIA chipset and lacking dual RAM channels - an "Intel on Intel" setup would have an advantage.

 

 

 

The biggest plus of the Medions at Aldi (they'll run a more expensive / more powerful model later in the year, if they run to the usual schedule) is they have a 3 year warranty - which would cost quite a bit extra on many other systems.

 

 

 

 

 

Mind you, if you can build, or get a friend to, then you lose the big gun's economies of scale, but you gain from being able to pick what is best at the time - for instance, falling prices on the E4400 have left the E4300 looking a little too cheapskate on current prices.

 

 

 

 

 

PS. Nice build above, but have to shave another ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã100-ish off to make room for a monitor

PS. Nice build above, but have to shave another ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã100-ish off to make room for a monitor

 

:oops: My bad I had in the cart (so it was included in the price), but I forgot to add it to the post.

 

BTW. I love Aldi stuff, hardware that is. So cheap and works.