Comments on this new PC?

[pzkpfw]

Looking for a new (Windows) PC for my boy, around about the $1k mark.

He doesn't need anything too flash, but I do want to get something with graphics a step or two up from the built-in-to-the-CPU stuff.

I can't be arsed buying bits and putting it together. I like local (Wellingtonish).

I've stumbled on this (new) guy, via his auctions on TradeMe, and like this box (seems good value): http://dgtronics.co.nz/products.php?...c4ac6722c001d1

Comments? Better suggestion? (Have compared with Quay and Atech and it seems pretty good).

Thanks,

[bogan]

Good specs, decent brands, local service, can't go wrong imo. Can you buy me one too?

[SMOKEU]

Get a better PSU, but otherwise it seems great for the price. Ask to upgrade the PSU to a cheap Corsair, shouldn't cost more than $50. Also make sure that it's not a Green HDD as they are slow as fuck (20ms seek time, I have 2 of them).

[pzkpfw]

Thanks,


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[avgas]

If you can, and you son doesn't need the space - swap the hard drive for a smaller solid state drive (SSD). They tend to run faster.

[Gremlin]

If you can, and you son doesn't need the space - swap the hard drive for a smaller solid state drive (SSD). They tend to run faster.

I don't think I've found a boy yet that would survive on 120gb ish... unless they were occupied in other stuff, and therefore didn't need that spec in the first place...

[Akzle]

hah. that tower is at least 4x the spec of my laptop.
put the lazy bastard to work then he can buy his own PC