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Mike=GCHQ=
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Post subject: Considering a new pc  Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:35 am |
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see last pages ...
looking at a new pc £650-750
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:18 pm |
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Would you concider getting a 64 bit machine?
It might be better and good for future proofing.
Mate of mine got a decent 64 gaming rig for £900.
Latest amd processor and everything.
Rig on the dell site looks pretty cool anyway it would serve you for a good while  .
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:48 pm |
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yer i would consider it
any drawbacks though? like i hear BF2 doesnt run on it, as it stands.
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 3:23 pm |
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build your own....£800 got me a rig that can play fear at high at 60fps, and COD2 maxed out, built in much less than the time it takes to order through dell
dells aren't gaming PCs, whatever they put in them - they don't understand cooling, and they're noisy as buggery (i'm sitting next to one)
plus theres lots of hoohaa about the warrenty and software (if you replace the mobo, none of the OEM software will work i think)
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Post subject: what about Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 3:36 pm |
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buy an intel dual core mac, excellent speeds and looks great too.
an added bonus is the boot camp option
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:20 pm |
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defo build your own mike
Dont waste your money on dell
Will offer assistance with finding good stuff (and tbh, for 900 quid, you'd defo get a good pc...mine was bought for 500 and plays all modern games on high)
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:27 pm |
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oh yes, build your own,
absolutely crapped it when i built mine (it was my first  ) was well impressed with everything and it worked right first time WOOHOO 
seriously though you should consider it 
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:48 pm |
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yeh i would recommend building it can be up to £200 + cheaper than simply buying. I bought my PC from pcworld (grrrrrrrrr) and i kinda regret it as i've had to put an extra gig of ram and i'll probably have to put in a new graphics card to replace this poor 6200SE
also i built my bro's pc and it's not as hard as it seems kinda like a more modern mecanno set
oh btw that link is dead
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Mike=GCHQ=
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:10 pm |
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rite well i'm thinking i will build it then..
so when i finally convince my dad of a sum of money i will ask for people to help me choose some hardware as i'm not clued up on what is leet and value for money.
i Reckon between £600 - 900
but i reckon more 700-800 max is as far as my dad will be willing to spend.
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:21 pm |
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good luck mike 
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:39 pm |
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don't worry mike £600-800 will be plenty for a really decent pc. you'll get plenty of advice on here on what to buy and what to ignore.
you should try overlcokers.co.uk and go on there forum post a message saying "i've got £700 to spend on pc" and someone will spec you it from their website good for n00b builders
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:45 pm |
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overclockers will cost you about £100 more than scan and ebuyer.....
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:53 pm |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 2:02 pm |
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jojothemonkey69 wrote:
heheh.....
just match your mobo and graphics card makes and it should be fine.... (That said i'm MSI and BFG, but what the hell) and the corsair memory checker is good too
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 7:02 pm |
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as mentioned in another post, recently CustomPC mag (issue 034 July '06) ran an article on 'How To Build The Best PC For Your Money' 'twas very interesting indeed
£670.14 spec
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (very overclockable)
MSI K8N SLi-Fi
7900GT gfx card
1 Gb Crucial PC3200
160Gb maxtor DiamondMax Plus 10
generic 500w psu
chieftec tower
stock cooling
onboard AC97 sound
reckon the above spec is jolly decent
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