ok, i'l post back when it arrive sometime next week hopefully. Thanks again for your help.

for a company selling computers they wouldn't know basic things like that? OK what do you think, you say it will have a sound card onboard otherwise you will wear a mankin, but will it have 2.33ghz rather than 2.13ghz, and is it an ixtreme rather than ipower? being refurbished probably has something to do with it? btw why is the pc cheap?

yeah but dixon say it has 2.13ghz? dont get it, thats why im saying that some of the info on dixons are wrong, true? i mean i bought it today, but will it come as 2.33ghz or 2.13ghz?

what about the processer? theres a difference in that too. Is the pc in dixion the same in the PB? http://www.packardbell.co.uk/products/desktops/ixtreme/Ixtreme-8520/productsheet-PB81X09301-900.html btw i have bought it, why was it so cheap?

sorry another issue about that base unit. Just want on the PB website to see the base unit and it seems as though the processers details on dixions are wrong this is what i found on the dixions website Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6550 2.13GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 4MB Cache and this is what i found on PB website CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 - spec_cpu_KC.65501.DE0 - Information and Instructions - IXTREME Y8520 - PB81X09301 - iXtreme - platform_amadeus_ixtreme - Desktop dont get it, the name of the base unit is also wrong according to PB, dixons says it is an ipower and PB says its an ixtreme, if your sure enough that there will be a sound card on board then why are the deatils wrong?

lol, OK than, i was just worried if it doesn't. agin thanks for your help you've been great.

so your just guessing it will? if it doesn't have a seperate card, should'nt say onboard? this is a refurbished base unit btw

btw how are you sure it has build in sound card it says it doesn't, even if it does say on the pb website?

ok thanks than, i am going to order it right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks you've been a right help

OK, just found this, PACKARD BELL IPOWER 8520 RECON Desktop PC - Save on refurbished PACKARD BELL computers including the PACKARD BELL IPOWER 8520 RECON at Dixons http://www.packardbell.co.uk/products/desktops/ixtreme/ixtreme+8520/productsheet-PB81X09301-900.html any better than the chosen one, althoough it doesn't have a sound card.

OK thanks for all you help, haven't yet decided but you really helped me a lot thanks. One last thing, which graphic card is best from all the once mentioned, inculding my current?

not really up to upgrading my current pc because in the past i have upgraded my ram and the pc and went faulty, it started to freeze for no reason and had to take it out, but would it make any difference if i were to buy one of the base units apart from the basics? what can i play with GeForce 7050 256mb http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/store/dix_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1254155723.1250172689@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccekadehmmijddjcflgceggdhhmdgmk.0&category_oid=-33356&sku=334745&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null#productInformationSection what do you think, any better than the pervios base units?

do you think it is worth me buying one of those base units or should i just stick with the one i have? becuase i thought that the graphics card will make a lot of difference comparied to the one i have now but as you said it will only make a bit of a difference. at the moment i am not having any trouble with the one i have now when i am browsing the net, word processing etc but i want it to make a little difference when playing. so is it worth it. btw what can i play with GeForce 7050 256mb?

it does mention that vista is installed, but it doesn't mention anything about other componets installed such as the soud card, thats the issue im getting at the moment, its the lack of details about the system. check the link given on pervious post to see what i mean about the lack of details. abou the games you can play, at the moment i have a windows xp, with 768 ram and an ati readon 9550 128 ram graphics card, and i am ablt to play san andres without any kind of lag, i have also play Driver parellel lines at low settings but it still works, are you saying that my current graphics card is better? About vista basic, can you really tell the difference if you are just browsing around the computer, visually can you see the difference staright away?

still not sure about the first on becuase of the value of details given PACKARD BELL X2326 Desktop PC - Save on refurbished PACKARD BELL computers including the PACKARD BELL X2326 at PC World any ideas on how i can gain more infromation besides phoning? they dont even respond to my email i sent. all i need to know now is, is everything installed, can i just plug it and start using it without any further installations needed.

i am not a genius when it comes to computers, so can you explain to me which is the better graphics card from the both of them, which one would run more games than the other. i can get the cheaper option and change the graphics card to nvdia 9400gt, my only concern is that the is windows vista home basic, does it make a big differnece between the premiuim one? i mean can you notice? i really need to buy one of them by the end of this week and because it is refurbished, i dont think it will be there for long.

will it even start, i mean will it run at least or wont it? also installing another graphics card... wouldn't it break the pc because i had a previous computer and added ram on top, and it just kept on freezing for no reason.

O yea the cheaper option says that it has Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic and the other one says Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium. whats the differences?

specific games? GTA?

thanks for your reply. But specifically which one is better when it comes to gaming and which one would you buy, because i want something which is less than £300 which is reasonable when it comes to normal everyday activities such as watching videos, surfing the net and one which would be OK in gaming, also try to be specific about what sort of games i can play, examples would be great.

Ok, thanks for the replies, really greatful. i just looked at another computer and i was just wondering which is better, specifically looking at the the graphics card, here is the link, PACKARD BELL IMEDA3317 Desktop PC - Save on refurbished PACKARD BELL computers including the PACKARD BELL IMEDA3317 at PC World

Thank you dx for a quick reply, can you send me a link of it please, and also that is according to the pb website, doesn't pcworld take any out due to why it is refurbished.just out of topic, are you a gamer? if so what sort of games do you think the pc can run, examples would help

Hi, I was just looking for a cheap but reasonably priced base unit and came across something that i liked on the PC World website, here is the link, PACKARD BELL X2326 Desktop PC - Save on refurbished PACKARD BELL computers including the PACKARD BELL X2326 at PC World my only concerns i have with it is that it does not provide me with a great amount of details about what comes with the package, i.e does it have a sound card and other parts that doesn't need to be installed. So if anyone can help me and provide me with extra details about it i would be very greatful, i have also tried to email PC World but they have not replied for 2 days now. Thank You