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BikerGran · #1 Post by **BikerGran** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 6:30 pm

Advertised near me

For Sale Packard Bell Computer IXtreme M5722
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.50ghz
1TB Hard Drive
6 Gig Ram, 64 bit OS Windows 7 Home Premium.
Exellent condition

Multi Card reader 4 USB ports on the front 4 at rear.
NVidia GeForce GT220 VGA, DVI, HDMI out
Packard Bell Viseo 230 WS, 23” Monitor
Bought for £750 asking £400

Whatdja reckon?

Aladinsaneuk · #2 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 7:08 pm

I think you can do better for 400 quid

flatlander · #3 Post by **flatlander** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 7:12 pm

See Packard Bell read shite if you re desperate to give money away for old crap you could have saved me a trip to we steal any car

edelliot has a laptop on rsvr net which would be better value at 200£ delivered prolly

Willopotomas · #4 Post by **Willopotomas** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 8:44 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:I think you can do better for 400 quid

I would also be inclined to agree with Alad.

BikerGran · #5 Post by **BikerGran** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 9:52 pm

Cheers m'dears!

It's actually down to £300 now so I guess others agree.......

Flatlander - not looking for a laptop!

D-Rider · #6 Post by **D-Rider** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 11:19 pm

Yep - that's expensive for that spec

flatlander · #7 Post by **flatlander** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 6:26 am

My advice for what it's worth is stick to "known"makes check eBay for compatible spares and prices as stuff wil break at some point.

Aladinsaneuk · #8 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:56 am

I would also add

AVOID HP COMPAQ DELL etc that do not use standard cases - they are difficult to upgrade and invariably will not take standard size components like power supplys etc.....

Gio · #9 Post by **Gio** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 1:34 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:I would also add

AVOID HP COMPAQ DELL etc that do not use standard cases - they are difficult to upgrade and invariably will not take standard size components like power supplys etc.....

Incorrect Sir, I have a HP/Compaq, I have upgraded the power supply to a 850w Baracuda and it runs 2 x AMD Radeon HD 7865 video cards on crossfire, they both have their own cpu's and 4 gigs of memory as well as the max on the system of 16 gig. It was the easiets upgrade I've ever done on a computer and I also have spare sockets for stuff like tv cards and the latest adaptors for other stuff i might add on later.

Aladinsaneuk · #10 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:38 pm

you are very lucky Gio....

i know hanna has a compaq, less than 3 years old and that was a struggle to get a decent PCIe graphics card in to it....

Gio · #11 Post by **Gio** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:37 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:you are very lucky Gio....

i know hanna has a compaq, less than 3 years old and that was a struggle to get a decent PCIe graphics card in to it....

I imagine its come about because of their server technology which the now are starting to use in ordinary comps, ie economy of scale. I know they used to be utter b'stard's to change ( spsh the old 286-486 series)