Good P.C Or Not !!!!!
 

Vortex 530

3.0GHz Intel Pentium 4 800MHz FSB
512MB PC3200 400MHz DDR RAM
160GB 7200rpm Hard Drive
128MB DDR GeForce FX5500 AGP Card
8x Dual Layer +/- DVD Burner
5.1 6-Channel Capable Sound
1 x RJ45 Network Port (10/100)
56K Modem
Order Code: PC-0702T
£399 Ex Vat £468 Inc Vat


Can anyone tell me if this is a good spec pc for the price , as i am looking to upgrade :confused:

its ok... but you could provably do better yourself in any computer fair

thx for the reply, :D
I know computer fairs are a lot cheaper but i thought it is easier to buy from a reputable company.
All i want the pc for is so i can play the latest games with ease ?
I have been told thou that a AMD 64 is better than a p4 of equivalent spec is this true ? for less money
i have a AMD 2.0 ghz pc downstairs which i want to upgrade and a Intel Celeron 2.8 ghz upstairs with 512 ddr in both.
The celeron plays half life 2 and counter strike source no problem but takes ages to load up.

ok well what you need to upgrade is say... for example to 1gig ram and an up to date 256mb graphs card. dont go below the geforce fx5900 if you want a decent gaming life-spam ;)

and buy an athlon64.much better much cheaper

Thx for the advice :D .
Will go shopping right away,
Don't suppose you know of any half decent places to purchase these from ??

Thx again

since ur from the uk, www.microdirect.co.uk :) (sometimes the site seems to be down, but dont worry, they are tottally trustworthy).

Hi, Sorry to be a noob but how do i find out what my motherboard is, so i know what i need to upgrade.
Looked in my manuals,on box, in system information :(

Hi, i found out what motherboard i have its :-
Board: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD MS-7042
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
processor :-
2.80 gigahertz Intel Celeron
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
128 kilobyte secondary memory cache.

would my motherboard be able to be upgraded ?

you can upgrade your m/b whenever you want man.it's just what ram and cpu a m/b can handle

Bit late but oh well :)

When u update make sure ur the parts u order are going to work with the other parts, no compatibility problems or anything...