Which Box would be best?

srhutch · 2009-03-03, 07:41 PM

I need to replace the kids PC, so my idea is to give them my current GBPVR Server and replace with one of these two, but which would be best.

I would have to put a 3GHz CPU and 2GB ram in the Siemens box but think the cost difference between the two would be Â£10 or so.

I would transfer my exisitng hard drives so no extra cost there.

Question is which one would you recommend, The Siemens looks good and could be used under the TV but that isnt where it's going to live, so would I be paying extra for this feature or is the spec as good as the HP?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HP-XW6000-Dual-Xeo...240%3A1318

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Barebones-Fuji...240%3A1318

fuzzweed · 2009-03-03, 08:18 PM

AGP video cards are getting rarer so that might be a consideration....

srhutch · 2009-03-03, 10:05 PM

Do you consider the AGP card a problem for a server only?

fuzzweed · (This post was last modified: 2009-03-04, 06:12 AM by fuzzweed.)

not if it's effectively headless (my GBPVR 'server' is my main htpc) if you're only using it to serve mvps etc. it's probably got quite a bit going for it.

srhutch · 2009-03-04, 08:12 AM

Looking at the Siemens again, as there is no HDMI connector it's unlikely that I would ever user under the TV as the PCH has HDMI support.

Does the HP offer more bang per buck do you think?