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Probably achievable with adaptors, but is the audio connected ? Connectivity for a prebuilt pc is what it's all about for me. Gfxcard with a HDMI socket & HD audio.There are a few things that stick out for me in terms of the finished product: Pricing wize, giving it a comparison with those other prebuilt pcs out there, I'd stick this somewhere at the top. I just think the review tried too hard to sell it to the home-builders amongst us when none of us would probably choose any of those parts ourselves, and we all know the value of a great mobo/PSU as the foundation for a system.

Kudos to MESH for trying and, to the right audience, succeeding at a great price. The HD is smaller than necessary considering the miniscule price differential, the PSU is woeful and leaves no room for upgrades, the case is out of a Fisher Price packet and whilst it is a Logitech kb/mouse combo it's the bottom end one again.

So what it's got a Phenom II and reasonable RAM. But the moment I see a bottom end mobo and PSU combination you know that the manu isn't trying for good value for those of us who build our own because of the terrible pre-built specs available, as the review implies, rather they are trying to woo the 'big numbers in PC World' brigade. Ã¢Â€Â¢ 10 x USB Ports (8x Rear / 2x Side) Ã¢Â€Â¢ 8 Channel Realtek ALC888 - Both these features are part of the motherboard so. Ã¢Â€Â¢ HEC 550W ATX2.0 Power Supply Unit - Stupidly cheap barely adequate PSU as per usual Ã¢Â€Â¢ NZXT Hush Alumium ATX Mid Tower Chassis - Case by Bobs budget cases Ã¢Â€Â¢ Samsung 750GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0GB/s HDD - Only 750GB when 1TB is about a fiver more? Ã¢Â€Â¢ HIS Radeon HD 4870 512mb Graphics Card - Very reasonable bang for buck Ã¢Â€Â¢ Gigabyte GA770T-UD3P Socket AM3 Motherboard - Once again a bottom end Gigabyte board used in a Prebuilt. However a few things spring to mind about this particular PC (and understand I accept this low price-point means compromises) : The Mesh Matrix II 955BE Hush desktop computer. So today, we'll be looking at an example of a prebuilt computing solution that fits all of the aformentioned criteria. Futher, the state of economic affairs have also resulted in “credit crunch” deals to convince the buyer to spend spend spend and as a result the pricing isn't even much higher than the DIY route. We live in a day where most manufacturers conform fully to the ATX industry standard and a handful of manufacturers even have local call centres. We live in a day where major manufacturer Dell offers both Intel and AMD Desktops that can be overclocked. Hypothetically speaking, would DIY builders notice if computer manufacturers were to suddenly offer everything that they want in a computer in a single ready made package, all at a price tag similar to the computer's internal components? Times have changed and manufacturers have cottoned on to the needs of some (if potentially niche) users. Some of us may have been building our own computers for 5, possibly 10 or more years and so it's left me wondering. Personally speaking, all of the above applied to me in some way, while #2 and #3 were the main factors that influenced me to take the DIY route.

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