i was just showing you what you could have for going a little over your budget
could swap the quad core for a c2d,that wouls bring the price down a bit.
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| Author: | flatline=GCHQ= [ Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: advice on new pc... |
i was just showing you what you could have for going a little over your budget could swap the quad core for a c2d,that wouls bring the price down a bit. |
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| Author: | Lur =GCHQ= [ Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:48 am ] |
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right....time to mix things up a bit...ive got the finished (i think) list of what to get for my pc... but ive just been and had a look on pc world.... all i need to know is which is better, my proposed pc or THIS theres less than 20 quid difference soo the price doesn't matter.... here's my completed list. CASE - Antec Nine Hundred 900 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/118268 - £67.78 MOBO - Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H 780G - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/142347 - £55.34 PSU - Corsair 650W TX Series PSU - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135514 - £60.25 PROC - AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (3GHz) - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/128510 - £64.95 GFX - PowerColor HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146428 - £35.23 HDD - Samsung HD753LJ 750GB - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/139739 - £58.74 DVDR - Optiarc AD-5200A-0B 20X DVD±RW - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/138750 - £14.36 RAM - Crucial 2GB kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/119279 - £29.77 SINK - Cooler Master Hyper 212 All-in-one - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/136638 - £23.50 PAST - Arctic Silver 5 High-Density - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/126410 - £4.93 GRAND TOTAL = £488.19 soo, should i build my own, or buy the one from pc world?? |
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| Author: | Tjolbi=GCHQ= [ Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:06 am ] |
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your own is better, the graphics card on the packard bell is rubbish. but the prices you gave aren't correct, the gpu costs 111 pounds not 35,... better make sure it's right before you order double of what you wanted to spend 
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| Author: | Lur =GCHQ= [ Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:18 am ] |
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lol...forgot to change that, nah the grand total is correct (give or take £1) i just forgot to change the individual price...the RAM is probably wrong too. |
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| Author: | Lur =GCHQ= [ Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:31 am ] |
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grrrr...had to change the heatsink as the original one i chose isn't in stock anymore... soo thats bumped the price up a wee bit. CASE - Antec Nine Hundred 900 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/118268 - £67.64 MOBO - Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H 780G - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/142347 - £55.35 PSU - Corsair 650W TX Series PSU - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135514 - £60.25 PROC - AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (3GHz) - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/128510 - £64.95 GFX - PowerColor HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146428 - £111.92 HDD - Samsung HD753LJ 750GB - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/139739 - £59.89 DVDR - Optiarc AD-5200A-0B 20X DVD±RW - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/138750 - £14.72 RAM - Crucial 2GB kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/119279 - £36.28 SINK - Zalman CNPS 9700 LED - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/120876 - £35.16 GRAND TOTAL = £506.16 |
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| Author: | flatline=GCHQ= [ Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:32 pm ] |
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the one i said is better and not that much more 
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| Author: | Lur =GCHQ= [ Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:06 pm ] |
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flatline=GCHQ= wrote: the one i said is better and not that much more fair point.... but is there any point in a quad-core on xp?? thought they were only really worth it on 64-bit vista?? |
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| Author: | Johns [ Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:48 pm ] |
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Lur =GCHQ= wrote: flatline=GCHQ= wrote: the one i said is better and not that much more fair point.... but is there any point in a quad-core on xp?? thought they were only really worth it on 64-bit vista?? quad core on xp yes. and whats wrong with saving for a bit and upgrading then. quad core is much more future proof all for 50quid more? if yer gonna build my advise is to do it right, make sure it lasts you 
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| Author: | flatline=GCHQ= [ Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:35 pm ] |
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the HX psu is better than the TX to but both will do the trick,im a big fan of corsair psu's as its served me well so far
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| Author: | Lur =GCHQ= [ Sat Sep 06, 2008 4:24 pm ] |
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right...i get the point. when i get my first payment for my student loan through (shoulda got it on monday but noooo) ill order everything on my list but the mobo and quad core you've said flatline. im gonna stick with my psu as you've just said it will do the job...and it's cheaper. i imagine this pc won't be upgraded for a year or 2 at least...ive got my xbox 360 for getting new games... can't be assed updating the list ive done it that many times...but it should come out around £530 ish.... cheers for the help and suggestions guys 
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| Author: | flatline=GCHQ= [ Sun Sep 07, 2008 2:04 pm ] |
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good stuff 
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| Author: | Lur =GCHQ= [ Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:40 am ] |
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ok...got my payment. soo i can now order the pc parts..but the gfx card is sold out. im guessing i should get this one?? http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148952 what does PCS+ edition mean??? |
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| Author: | Lur =GCHQ= [ Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:58 pm ] |
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well guys, that the gear ordered  soo hopefully ill have a few boxes to come home to after college on wednesday woop woop. can't wait to get some games going on it, might even get cod4 and join you lot 
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| Author: | Johns [ Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:09 pm ] |
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Lur =GCHQ= wrote: well guys, that the gear ordered soo hopefully ill have a few boxes to come home to after college on wednesday woop woop. can't wait to get some games going on it, might even get cod4 and join you lot you still have yer christmas sig.. HA Early for this year? |
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| Author: | maddog-easytarget=GCHQ= [ Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:14 pm ] |
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Johns=GCHQ= wrote: Lur =GCHQ= wrote: well guys, that the gear ordered soo hopefully ill have a few boxes to come home to after college on wednesday woop woop. can't wait to get some games going on it, might even get cod4 and join you lot you still have yer christmas sig.. HA Early for this year? everywhere around here has started selling christmas stuff  
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