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Ok, plain and simple. I have never bought a pc for myself and know little about the internal workings of it, which means that now that i am trying to find a pc 'right for me' i'm having many difficulties. From what i know of computers i have compiled a minimum spec. which i would like for a desktop or laptop (still undecided) and i'm asking you for help finding one for a reasonable amount (i'm not about to spend £1.5K on a new pc).

Min. Spec.
2.4GHz dual-core processor
2GB RAM (preferably 3GB)
512MB graphics card (preferably 1GB)
120GB HDD
Monitor included (if it is a desktop)
UK delivery
price: preferably around £600, no more than £800

i know this may seem like a simple spec. to find, but i'm never sure if i'm interpretting the descriptions correctly.

thank you in advance
 
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Video card - 512MB/ 1 GB RAM is not important if you are not hooking it to 32" monitor

I assume you are not heavier gamer, here are some machine provide good value

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-180-OK&groupid=43&catid=1445&subcat=

Add Home Premium 64bit, £460
Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black
ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache
Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX Dual Channel
Gigabyte GA-M61PME-S2P
LG GH22NS30 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter
Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 7850+ Black Edition 2.80GHz
Warranty 1 Year Onsite Collect & Return Warranty


Monitor - try ebuyer.com, they got plenty options.
I recommend resolution 1920 x 1080.
http://www.ebuyer.com/search?sort=pricelow&ca149=1920+x+1080&store=5&cat=12&limit=10&page=1

Cyberpowersystem.co.uk
Infinity Yin - £685
*BASE_PRICE: [+477]
Cyberpower Gangster Mid Tower 420W Black
AMD Phenom™ II X3 720 Black Edition
LG 22X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (Black Color)
500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
Asus M3A78-EM AMD 780G
4GB (2x2GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (G.SKILL PQ Series w/Heat Spreader)
20" TFT Active Matrix LCD Display [+71] (Samsung SM2033BW 20" 5ms Wide LCD DVI Display Monitor [-19])
OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1 [+19] (64-bit Edition)
OS_UPGRADE: Upgrade to Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium [+10] (64-bit Edition)
580 Watts Power Supplies [+32] (Hiper Type-M SLI/Crossfire Ready 580 Watt Power Supply)
WARRANTY: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
 
Right, ok. I've found a desktop from cyberpowersystem.co.uk
It's an infinity yang costs £679.65.
Here's the spec:


*BASE_PRICE: [+477]
CAS: COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 Mid Tower Case
CASUPGRADE: NONE
CS_FAN: Default Case Fan
CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.5GHz 1333FSB 4MB L2 Cache 64-bit [+26]
CD: (Special Price) LG 22X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (Black Color)
CD2: NONE
CABLE: None
FLASHMEDIA: None
FA_HDD: None
FAN: INTEL LGA775 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
FLOPPY: NONE
HOMEINSTALL: NONE
HDD: Single Hard Drive (500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
HDD2: NONE
IEEE_CARD: NONE
KEYBOARD: Logitech PS/2 Keyboard (Black)
MOUSE: Logitech Optical PS2 Mouse (Black)
MODEM: NONE
MOTHERBOARD: MSI G31M3-F Intel G31 Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)4GB (2x2GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (G.SKILL PQ Series w/Heat Spreader [+10])
MONITOR: 19" TFT Active Matrix LCD Display (VIEWSONIC VA1916W 19" 5MS TFT LCD Display Wide Monitor [+12])
MONITOR2: NONE
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking
OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1 [+19] (64-bit Edition)
OS_UPGRADE: Upgrade to Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium [+10] (64-bit Edition)
PS_VGA: NONE
POWERSUPPLY: 500 Watts Power Supplies (CyberPower 500W Power Supply)
PRO_WIRING: None
RUSH: NONE
SOFT: Microsoft® Works v9.0 [+7]
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: Logitech S120 2.0 Stereo Speaker Set [+7] (BLACK COLOR)
TEMP: NONE (AS SHOWN)
TVRC: NONE
UPS: None
USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
USBHD: NONE
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 512MB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Power by NVIDIA) More Brand... [+23]
VIDEO2: NONE
VIDEO3: NONE
WEBCAM: NONE
WNC: NONE
WAP: NONE
WARRANTY: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Is this a good spec for the price and are there any problems with the components I have chosen?
 
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