CPU, MB & Memory bundle advice

leowyatt · 05-06-2012, 16:03

Haven't bought PC equipment for a long long time but a mate at work needs new bits for a machine which will be used purely for media.

It'll hooked up to a TV & Projector plus will serve media to various devices around the house.

Has anyone seen any good deals? Not too sure on price but say up to £250 for the lot.

Dymetrie · 06-06-2012, 07:45

Any of the bundles in my recent upgrade thread would probably be good.

The Llano has a GPU on board, which is apparently very good when twinned with a complimentary GFX card.

I bought the i3 and have found it to be incredibly good and runs Fallout New Vegas so much better than my old machine

leowyatt · 06-06-2012, 10:49

The main thing he is after is playing 1080p 3D movies as he's got himself a 3D TV.

He's got £90 worth of vouchers for currys so I suggested this: http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/asus-in...28589-pdt.html

divine · 06-06-2012, 10:57

Given OcUK sell that bundle for £165, I wonder if he'd be better off saving the vouchers for something else rather than buying it at £199 just to use them?

As for the 3D thing - not sure how that operates really through PCs at the moment. Most of it seems geared towards gaming and high power graphics cards, i'm not sure what the score is with 3D films and whether an i3 would manage 3D 1080p.

leowyatt · 08-06-2012, 13:17

Cheers for the response guys. He went with Currys anyway and I installed it the other day, works a treat!

05-06-2012, 16:03	#1
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	CPU, MB & Memory bundle advice Haven't bought PC equipment for a long long time but a mate at work needs new bits for a machine which will be used purely for media. It'll hooked up to a TV & Projector plus will serve media to various devices around the house. Has anyone seen any good deals? Not too sure on price but say up to £250 for the lot. __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

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Dymetrie A large glass of Merlot Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Letchworth with a Lightsaber Posts: 5,819	Any of the bundles in my recent upgrade thread would probably be good. The Llano has a GPU on board, which is apparently very good when twinned with a complimentary GFX card. I bought the i3 and have found it to be incredibly good and runs Fallout New Vegas so much better than my old machine __________________ Khef, Ka and Ka-Tet.... Last edited by Dymetrie; 06-06-2012 at 07:47. Reason: stoopid auto-correct!

06-06-2012, 10:49	#3
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	The main thing he is after is playing 1080p 3D movies as he's got himself a 3D TV. He's got £90 worth of vouchers for currys so I suggested this: http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/asus-in...28589-pdt.html __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

06-06-2012, 10:57	#4
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	Given OcUK sell that bundle for £165, I wonder if he'd be better off saving the vouchers for something else rather than buying it at £199 just to use them? As for the 3D thing - not sure how that operates really through PCs at the moment. Most of it seems geared towards gaming and high power graphics cards, i'm not sure what the score is with 3D films and whether an i3 would manage 3D 1080p. __________________

08-06-2012, 13:17	#5
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Cheers for the response guys. He went with Currys anyway and I installed it the other day, works a treat! __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"