Worth it ?

[~Lazarus~]

Presario 5330EA
Form Tower
Processor 1.3GHz AMD Athlon
Memory 128MB 100MHz SyncDRAM
Hard Drive 20GB Ultra DMA
CD-ROM / DVD Drive 16x DVD
Modem PCI 56Kbps ITU V.90 modem
Cache 256KB L2
Video Memory 8MB SyncDRAM shared video memory
Graphics S3 Savage 4, 8MB SDRAM (shared), 4X AGP
Audio Integrated SoundBlaster compatible audio, AC97 AD1886/1885 Audio Codec
Easy Access Buttons and Keys Compaq Internet USB Keyboard:
• E-Mail, Shopping, Entertainment, Community, Instant Internet, Search & Instant Answers buttons
• Volume Up/Down/Mute
• Help, Favourite Application, Sleep
• Play/Pause, Next Track, Previous Track, Stop, Eject buttons
• E-Mail Notification Light (requires POP3 mail or AOL)
Diskette Drive 3.5" 1.44MB diskette drive
Keyboard / Mouse Compaq Easy Access Internet Keyboard and Compaq Scroll Mouse
Available Expansion Bays Six drive bays, three open for expansion
Available Expansion Slots Two open PCI, one PCI with modem installed
One open AGP
Back I/O Interfaces Two USB ports • Serial RS-232C port/DB9 connector • Parallel EPP/ECP standard Centronics compatible port/DB25 connector • RJ-11 phone jack • Audio ports (Line out, line in, mic in) • Mouse and keyboard ports • Monitor
Front Facing I/O Interfaces Two USB ports
Pre-Installed Software Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition • Word 2000 for WinXP • Works 2000 for WinXP • Easy CD Creator (on models shipped with CD-RW drives)
Monitor/Display Not Included

£299.

Already have a GF4 Ti4200 which will replace the shitty gfx card.

 

[danger]

Errrm sorta but why are you planning on putting an OK graphics card in such a wank spec machine?

//ED: It's not that bad I spose... I'd stick another 128 ram in there though if you want XP to function

 

[Will]

I'd build something from scratch instead. For slightly more money you could do a far better machine. Have a look at the Shuttle barebone systems.

 

[Testin da Cable]

I'm with Will on this one. Have a look/shop round, then build from scratch. You may thank us later

 

[Will]

Link here. You have an AGP card already, so I'd go for either the XPC SS51G (P4 on a SiS651 mobo), XPC SB51G (P4 on an Intel 845GE mobo), or (personal call) XPC SK41 (AMD on a Via KM266 mobo).

 

[mank!]

This should be in the hardware forum ffs!

 

[xane]

Its a fair price, I've bought Compaq machines before through the discounted company scheme, the ones without monitors are actually a good spec.

If you go through eBuyer and Dabs and pick out the cheapest of every item, like the £15 cases, £2.50 keyboards, £35 disks, a combo mobo/video/sound/lan, low speed Duron, etc you'll probably come close to that figure, the difference is the software, if you already own XP, it probably is not worth it.

 

[Trem]

Originally posted by mank!
This should be in the hardware forum ffs!

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[stu]

White box machines are shit, because they invariably skimp on the components - usually the hard disk, the ram, or the graphics card. "20GB Ultra DMA" isn't exactly specific

 

[Will]

And they tend to have overheating problems, component failure. I'd self-build.