Decent Office PC

[ltjdangle911]

I am looking for a decent computer in the $350-500 range to use mostly for office tasks (Quicken, documents, etc.), but also some casual multimedia things (i.e. music, cd burning, etc.) Any suggestions?

P.S.

Software bundles are not important to me.

 

[FghtinIrshNvrDi]

What do you need? Just the tower, or do you need the monitor and keyboard and mouse?

Ryan

 

[Trifid]

You probally wouldn't get much cheaper than a dell including a legal copy of XP.

 

[FghtinIrshNvrDi]

Well, I was going to throw a suggestion out there because I was forced into a $700 budget gaming PC for a kid. It's possible when you subtract the video card and the time I charge.

Ryan

 

[ltjdangle911]

sorry i didn't mention this earlier...

I only need the tower portion of the computer, i have monitor, mouse, keyboard, etc.

 

[ltjdangle911]

how about this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16883102651

 

[Trifid]

CP-140-AM AMD Sempron 64 2600+ 1.6GHz (Socket 754) CPU - OEM (CP-140-AM)
£39.95 £39.95
MB-043-GI Gigabyte K8U ULI1689 (Socket 754) Motherboard (MB-043-GI)
£31.95 £31.95
MY-004-GL GeIL 512MB (2x256MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE5123200BHDC) (MY-004-GL)
£27.95 £27.95
HD-051-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 NCQ 80GB ST3808110AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-051-SE)
£34.95 £34.95
GX-048-XF XFX GeForce 6200 128MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (PVT44ARAMG) (GX-048-XF)
£31.95 £31.95
CA-001-AR Arctic Cooling T2 Silentium Silent Midi Tower Case - 450W Seasonic Silent PSU (CA-001-AR)
£49.95 £49.95
OS-001-MS Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM (OS-001-MS)
£50.95 £50.95
Subtotal £267.65
VAT £46.84
Total £314.49



I think that is £15 more than a dell. You could get a cheaper case and a generic PSU for £15 less than that, to put it on par with Dell qualty, and this system has a better graphics card.

 

[ltjdangle911]

i just built a computer and don't really feel like making another one...I just want to buy it already assembled

 

[macdude425]

That's rare...most people (including myself) have an urge to do it again and again once they've done it.

That ABS system you posted above will be good, but it may be a little overkill.

 

[FghtinIrshNvrDi]

That's rare...most people (including myself) have an urge to do it again and again once they've done it.

That's exactly what I was thinking but wasn't sure whether or not to post.

Ryan