I've been looking for a general PC for my boys for Christmas, and the spec on this PC looks pretty good to me.
Comments from people more in the know more than welcome. I'm hoping I won't find a better deal before Black Friday as I've hit the 'Buy' button!
The blurb from John Lewis:
The Acer Aspire XC-705 is a sleek and classic desktop tower PC, small enough to fit almost anywhere. Built with the Intel core i7 processor for amazingly fast speed as well as 16GB of RAM and 2TB of storage space, this is a step above your normal desktop computer. A great choice for high performance computing at home or in the office.
Intel processing
With the Intel core i7 processor, you’ll be able to finish tasks, watch programmes, manage multiple tasks and even play games with its speed.
Dedicated graphics
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745 dedicated graphics card gives you a more immersive experience in your favourite applications every time. It allows for stunning picture clarity, smooth video, accurate colour, and precise image scaling for movies and video.
Storage
With 2TB of storage you computer will be the main storage space for all of your videos, music, data, images and documents.
Well connected
Complete with speedy Wi-Fi, Ethernet and Bluetooth, you can stay connected to devices and the internet with ease. The 4 USB 3.0 ports and 4 USB 2.0 ports, as well as 1 HDMI port and a VGA port means you can connect all of the external devices you require to the tower.
Definately. Put an SSD and better graphics card in (and PSU) if needed and this is a good system!
McHotpoon
25 Nov 15#5
Seems great value, including OS.
neovolt
25 Nov 15#6
It seems to me that you would need a low profile graphics card and the PSU doesn't seem to be in a standard form factor. One reviewer of another variant of the XC-705 on amazon.de posted pictures and the PSU in his system is only 220W. http://www.amazon.de/Acer-Aspire-Desktop-PC-i5-4460-schwarz/dp/B00U701NQ8
benny
26 Nov 15#7
Ignoring the fact that this comes with an OS, could you build a same spec PC yourself cheaper?
This_Is_My_Username to benny
26 Nov 15#8
Nada.
blazed1 to benny
26 Nov 15#10
doubt it (only prossecor cost around 250)... pretty sweet deal
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Comments from people more in the know more than welcome. I'm hoping I won't find a better deal before Black Friday as I've hit the 'Buy' button!
The blurb from John Lewis:
The Acer Aspire XC-705 is a sleek and classic desktop tower PC, small enough to fit almost anywhere. Built with the Intel core i7 processor for amazingly fast speed as well as 16GB of RAM and 2TB of storage space, this is a step above your normal desktop computer. A great choice for high performance computing at home or in the office.
Intel processing
With the Intel core i7 processor, you’ll be able to finish tasks, watch programmes, manage multiple tasks and even play games with its speed.
Dedicated graphics
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745 dedicated graphics card gives you a more immersive experience in your favourite applications every time. It allows for stunning picture clarity, smooth video, accurate colour, and precise image scaling for movies and video.
Storage
With 2TB of storage you computer will be the main storage space for all of your videos, music, data, images and documents.
Well connected
Complete with speedy Wi-Fi, Ethernet and Bluetooth, you can stay connected to devices and the internet with ease. The 4 USB 3.0 ports and 4 USB 2.0 ports, as well as 1 HDMI port and a VGA port means you can connect all of the external devices you require to the tower.
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