O.k Guys, you've heard it no doubt a hundred times before, but I need some advice on a new system an am looking to spend around £1000. I am looking to play games (some fairly new) and edit a few home movies, a bit of accounting work and surf the internet, for space reasons I would like a TFT screen. I have no real knowledge of building a system so I need an 'off the shelf model' which will last me a while. After reading a few threads on here and my own research, I have narrowed my choice down to two options;
1) CCL built which comprises of:
* Soltek SLKT400 Motherboard
* 15" TFT CTX 5500 Monitor
* 512Mb DDR 333 RAM (pc2700)
*AMD XP PR2500+ Barton Chip
*60Gb Maxtor D'Max Plus 9 HD
*128Mb GeForce FX5600 Video Card
* Toshiba DVD-Rom & Lite-on CDRW
All in for £829.47 or
2) Mash Matrix TFT
*ASUS A7N8X Deluxe MB
*17" Sharp TFT Monitor
* AMD 2400+ Processor
* 512Mb (PC2700DDR) 33Mhz
*120Gb (7200 rpm)
*128Mb ATI 9600 Video Card
DVD ROM & CDRW
All in for £984.65
Is it worth paying the extra for the MESH system. I have no experience of CCL before and am cautious should there be any problems with the after sales service. MESH seem to be a much bigger company which gives me more confidence, but is it really worth paying the extra for a system that seems better on paper.
Your views and experiences with these companies would be appreciated - THANKS!!!!
1) CCL built which comprises of:
* Soltek SLKT400 Motherboard
* 15" TFT CTX 5500 Monitor
* 512Mb DDR 333 RAM (pc2700)
*AMD XP PR2500+ Barton Chip
*60Gb Maxtor D'Max Plus 9 HD
*128Mb GeForce FX5600 Video Card
* Toshiba DVD-Rom & Lite-on CDRW
All in for £829.47 or
2) Mash Matrix TFT
*ASUS A7N8X Deluxe MB
*17" Sharp TFT Monitor
* AMD 2400+ Processor
* 512Mb (PC2700DDR) 33Mhz
*120Gb (7200 rpm)
*128Mb ATI 9600 Video Card
DVD ROM & CDRW
All in for £984.65
Is it worth paying the extra for the MESH system. I have no experience of CCL before and am cautious should there be any problems with the after sales service. MESH seem to be a much bigger company which gives me more confidence, but is it really worth paying the extra for a system that seems better on paper.
Your views and experiences with these companies would be appreciated - THANKS!!!!