New computer help

[NorthWestern]

One thing to note is that sometimes particularly with large PC builders like HP is that they can use special versions of motherboards.  We have got them where the MoBo is, for example an ASUS model, on spec it might have 2 PCI slots and 8 DIMM slots but because DELL or whoever buy so many to build the machines they specify slightly different specs, so when we open them up if the PC only sells with 2 DIMM cards the rest have no sockets soldered onto the motherboard, and maybe the PCI Ex slot is missing.  The holes will be there for the plastic socket but they obviously let the manufacturer not to fit it to save cost and therefore you can't actually upgrade as you might have thought.

[fazersharp]

The suppliers website says it has these
Expansion Slots 2 x PCI-E x 1 slots, 1 x PCI-E x 16 slot, 1 x PCI slot

[BBROWN1664]

For HP kit, the spec is accurate. Customers (corporate) buy these things 100's at a time and need them to be identical even when they order some a few months later.

For Dell kit, they have got better. In years gone by, I could open 10 boxes with sequential serial numbers and find two or more different configurations due to their production models. This has changed now though.

Lenovo are as good as HP.

Personally, I would stick with HP or Lenovo if I was buying a ready built PC.

[fazersharp]

Foc it I give in, ive just brought this instead ---------

[NorthWestern]

Now then, that looks like a pine frame. You really need mahogany with stainless rails,

[fazersharp]

:'(

:rollin

[BBROWN1664]

Careful there Fazersharp, excessive pressure on them things ends in tears.

[fazersharp]

I need to go for a ride and blast all this all shit out of my head ---------------------- oh wait a min its raining fooooooooooooooooooooooC

[fazersharp]

:thumbup THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO HAS HELPED ME

I have an announcement to make    :guitar
I have made a purchase

HP 8000 elite - Processor: Core 2 Duo 3GHz
- Memory: 8GB
- Hard Disk Drive: 400GB
- Optical Disk Drive: DVD-RW
- Operating System: Windows 7 Professional (64 bit)
- Graphics Card: NVS290 with DVI cable
£127 delivered 12 mths RTB

[BBROWN1664]

:thumbup

For that price you cant really go wrong.

[Dead Eye]

Good price and enjoy! Computers are definitely complicated things and can drive anyone insane especially when it comes to "I just want it to work and not be slow!"

I sometimes spend weeks designing my new PC's whilst I'm doing research on benchmarks vs cost etc and at the end of the day, some things just don't work no matter how much you try (my system has a few niggly issues with SLI and DPC Latency, but that's a whole other kettle of fish and something to do with a particular Windows update that I'm yet to track down)

Have fun!!!

[fazersharp]

Thats partly why I have stuck with the same old one, I just dont like having to learn a whole new load of stuff --- as the great philosopher Homer (simpson ) said
"Every time I learn something new it pushes something else out my head"

And also why I have stuck with XP because its not supported anymore which is great because that means microsoft arnt braking my pc with every update

[joebloggs]

Glad you got sorted.