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[TheBoy]

Lets start with power supply

Cooler master extreme 500 W..

Chasis:

A well ventilated big one without PSU and have enough bays for disks:

like this one(coolermaster, thermaltake etc)

http://www.mavibilgisayar.com/ud/4759

CPU:
Core 2 duo E 8400 6 MB cache FSB 1333 mhz 3.0 Ghz

Mobo:
Asus striker II or Asus Maximus or Gigabyte GA45T -Extreme

Disk

Samsung 7200 RPM SATAII with  any capacity

or

if more speed is concern Western Digital raptor 10 K RPM (used , no problems but not big difference to fast 7200 RPMs)

Graphics

Nvidia 8500 or more

Monitor

22 to 24 inch LCD depending on budget

but in job where I use dual screens I prefer and OLD 19 CRT as no #1

and LCD as #2 as I can dimm its contrasts much better than LCDs :-/

in home where I use Samsung 22 LCD makes my eyes tired

Thats overkill for Hotel21's usage I think...

[TheBoy]

Just a thought, Hotel21, but won't you find a laptop useful?

[Pete Elite]

 I bought a Mesh computer about 3 1/2 years ago now and to be honest i've not had a bit of trouble with it .

  The build quality in my opinion is 100% as is the reliability and are easy to upgrade.

    Pete .

[Mr Skrunts]

Have heard quite a few good things about Dell, solid and reliable.  Anyone to the contrary?

have had a few.

Have all been Optiplex models,  tried the entry level ones but for the same processor speed found they were inferior.

As you say a balanced box of bits with some thought behind it, but Optiplex V enntry level (Dimention I thik they were) the Motherboard was far superior and the Bios made for far better throughput.

Optiplex are design for corporates, as such tend to be slower/older tech for same money. Corporates have different needs, mainly around model stability, rather than latest and greatest.

At the time the Optiplex made thier other models look like they were going backwards.  Either way.  They offer plenty of options

[hotel21]

Just a thought, Hotel21, but won't you find a laptop useful?

Yes, probably, but to be honest, whenever a laptop is being used it would plain and simply be for mobile broadband web browsing (OOF!) when at the tin tent, nothing more.  perhaps some retro gaming, reliving the old days, so to speak, but no hard pressure stuff.....

[cem_devecioglu]

Lets start with power supply

Cooler master extreme 500 W..

Chasis:

A well ventilated big one without PSU and have enough bays for disks:

like this one(coolermaster, thermaltake etc)

http://www.mavibilgisayar.com/ud/4759

CPU:
Core 2 duo E 8400 6 MB cache FSB 1333 mhz 3.0 Ghz

Mobo:
Asus striker II or Asus Maximus or Gigabyte GA45T -Extreme

Disk

Samsung 7200 RPM SATAII with  any capacity

or

if more speed is concern Western Digital raptor 10 K RPM (used , no problems but not big difference to fast 7200 RPMs)

Graphics

Nvidia 8500 or more

Monitor

22 to 24 inch LCD depending on budget

but in job where I use dual screens I prefer and OLD 19 CRT as no #1

and LCD as #2 as I can dimm its contrasts much better than LCDs :-/

in home where I use Samsung 22 LCD makes my eyes tired

Thats overkill for Hotel21's usage I think...

 

[Mr Skrunts]

Lets start with power supply

Cooler master extreme 500 W..

Chasis:

A well ventilated big one without PSU and have enough bays for disks:

like this one(coolermaster, thermaltake etc)

http://www.mavibilgisayar.com/ud/4759

CPU:
Core 2 duo E 8400 6 MB cache FSB 1333 mhz 3.0 Ghz

Mobo:
Asus striker II or Asus Maximus or Gigabyte GA45T -Extreme

Disk

Samsung 7200 RPM SATAII with  any capacity

or

if more speed is concern Western Digital raptor 10 K RPM (used , no problems but not big difference to fast 7200 RPMs)

Graphics

Nvidia 8500 or more

Monitor

22 to 24 inch LCD depending on budget

but in job where I use dual screens I prefer and OLD 19 CRT as no #1

and LCD as #2 as I can dimm its contrasts much better than LCDs :-/

in home where I use Samsung 22 LCD makes my eyes tired

Thats overkill for Hotel21's usage I think...

 

I certainly think the PSU and Motherboard is.

[TheBoy]

I bought a Mesh computer about 3 1/2 years ago now and to be honest i've not had a bit of trouble with it .

  The build quality in my opinion is 100% as is the reliability and are easy to upgrade.

    Pete .

Pretty certain they are still tits up.  They go tits up so often, and restart, I've lost a grip of their status.

Never impressed with them - they go for the big spec numbers, but aren't very good at getting the best from them, ultimately ending up with a bunch of bits thrown together.

[hotel21]

Just a thought, Hotel21, but won't you find a laptop useful?

I have an aged old lappy that can/will be rebuilt with W98 as it also has a serial port etc - just no friggin' staying power, despite a new battery...  Seems like the batt charger circuits are FUBAR..

[theolodian]

I'd go with TB's spec, although you'll only get Vista now so you can go higher on the RAM.  Stay with 32-bit Vista.

Dell desktops are OK.  Not perfect on reliability, but they come fix it at your place the next day which is good enough in my book.  I would consider other LCD suppliers though.

[TheBoy]

Just a thought, Hotel21, but won't you find a laptop useful?

I have an aged old lappy that can/will be rebuilt with W98 as it also has a serial port etc - just no friggin' staying power, despite a new battery...  Seems like the batt charger circuits are FUBAR..

The will do for that particular task, ideal if it can run XP ok.

[hotel21]

Just a thought, Hotel21, but won't you find a laptop useful?

I have an aged old lappy that can/will be rebuilt with W98 as it also has a serial port etc - just no friggin' staying power, despite a new battery...  Seems like the batt charger circuits are FUBAR..

The will do for that particular task, ideal if it can run XP ok.

Got valid (and legal!!) XP set up at the moment, just needs the mains lead plugged in to keep it working.....

[cem_devecioglu]

I think everybody deserves a good PC

and even that configuration compared to lappies you buy doubled power (means workstation not a PC)  for the same price..

[TheBoy]

I'd go with TB's spec, although you'll only get Vista now so you can go higher on the RAM.  Stay with 32-bit Vista.

Dell desktops are OK.  Not perfect on reliability, but they come fix it at your place the next day which is good enough in my book.  I would consider other LCD suppliers though.

The savings for not taking the LCD are small, so often worth having the panel.  I have found their panels to be fairly reliable, but not the best picture quality - but still perfectly acceptable, unless doing photoshop work...

[hotel21]

I'd go with TB's spec, although you'll only get Vista now so you can go higher on the RAM.  Stay with 32-bit Vista.

Dell desktops are OK.  Not perfect on reliability, but they come fix it at your place the next day which is good enough in my book.  I would consider other LCD suppliers though.

The savings for not taking the LCD are small, so often worth having the panel.  I have found their panels to be fairly reliable, but not the best picture quality - but still perfectly acceptable, unless doing photoshop work...

Currently sitting in front of an LG Flatron L1917S which does all that i need it to do.  refresh rate is not brilliant but, as said, the days of playing Quake until the wee sma' oors are now long gone....