Any good

[fawcett]

Is this any good from http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk


and is this a trusted website like has any1 else used it

£504.85 in. VAT


Case: Raidmax Sagitta II Mid-Tower Case (Black Color with Blue front panel)
Lights & Illumination: 12& quot; COLD CATHODE NEON LIGHT (BLUE COLOR)
Extra Case Fan Upgrade: Maximum Case Cooling Fans for your selected case, and match the colour of the fans already in the case
Power Supply Upgrade: 500 Watts Power Supplies (NZXT PF-500 500W PSU)
CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8500 CPU @ 3.16GHz 1333FSB 6MB L2 ***Overclockable XXX*** Cache 64-bit
Overclocking Service: No Overclocking
Cooling Fan: ASUS Silent Knight II CPU Cooler ***Overclockable XXX Dual & AM2; S& S Quads***
Motherboard: MSI P43 Neo-F P43 Chipset LGA775 Supports Core 2 Duo CPU FSB1333 DDR2/800 SATA2 Mainboard w/GbLAN, USB2.0, & 7.1Audio
Memory: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)4GB (2x2GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (G.SKILL Value Select or Major Brand)
VGA Power Supply: NONE
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 1GB 16X PCI Express
Video Card 2: NONE
Video Card 3: NONE
Monitor & LCD: NONE
2nd Monitor: NONE
Hard Drive: Single Hard Drive (500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
Data Hard Drive: NONE
Hard Drive Cooler: None
Optical Drive: SONY DUAL FORMAT 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR)
Optical Drive 2: NONE
Sound: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
Speakers: NONE
Network: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
MODEM: NONE
Keyboard: NONE
Mouse: NONE
Extra Thermal Display : NONE (AS SHOWN)
Wireless 802.11B/G Network Card: NONE
Wireless 802.11B/G Access Point: NONE
Flash Media Reader/Writer: None
Cable Wiring: Professional Wiring for All WIRINGs Inside The System Chasis with High Performance Thermal Compound on CPU
Cables: None
Video Camera: NONE
Power Surge Protection: None
IEEE Card: NONE
USB Port: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
USB Portable Drive: NONE
Floppy: NONE
OS: NONE - FORMAT HARD DRIVE ONLY(NO OVERCLOCKING AVALIABLE)
Media Center Remote & TV Tuner: NONE
RUSH SERVICE: NONE
WARRANTY SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT

 

[Ilander]

Depends on what you want to use it for...but not really, no. Also, double-posting is pretty lame.

 

[aevm]

You're getting 9 things, but somehow they made the list look like 42 things. Gotta love those marketing people

Raidmax Sagitta II Mid-Tower Case+Extra Fan //ok, for a 9500GT
NZXT PF-500 500W PSU //ok again, for a PC with minimal demands like this
E8500 //good
ASUS Silent Knight II CPU Cooler //not really necessary, the stock cooler is enough
MSI P43 Neo-F P43 //will do
2x2GB PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory //unspecified manufacturer
9500 GT 1GB //unspecified manufacturer
500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache //not good; 640GB drives are way faster
SONY DVD±R/±RW //not good

I don't like the fact that they refuse to disclose manufacturers. Chances are you'll get something like PNY or Zotac, rather than the more respected brands like eVGA or XFX, so they can save a few pounds.

I don't like the Sony part either.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Sony_BMG_CD_copy_protection_scandal

The HDD will be about 40% slower than a more recent model that costs very little more.

The 9500GT is perfect for work or watching movies or Solitaire. Just don't count on playing Crysis or Diablo 3 on it.

 

[Ilander]

The best part about this computer is the e8500...everything else is not so hot. I also recommend steering away from MSI's budget motherboards. The upper-end ones may be fine, but plenty of people have trouble with the budget ones.

If you can build one yourself, I recommend that. Otherwise...well...this is probably a better deal than what HP or Dell would sell you, but not that much better.