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« on: Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 22:39:24 » |
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My PC has reached the ripe old age of 7 and has begun to really annoy me.......time for a replacement. Any suggestions for a good deal? Ta
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #1 on: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 07:11:41 » |
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Sippo
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« Reply #2 on: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 07:41:18 » |
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How about: [url width=250 height=250]http://www.spire.co.uk/Images/products/AUBBV3-P5G31WEB.jpg[/URL] Specification: Product Description: ASUS PC, V3-P5G31, BLACK & SILVER, S775 CPU TYPE: INTEL E5200 2.5 Ghz Socket Type: 775 Max FSB: 1333 MHz RAM: 4GB DDR2 667 800Mhz Max RAM: DDR2 - 800 Expansion Slots: 1x PCIe x16, 1x PCIe x1, 2x PCI Graphics:Integrated Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5 SATA IDE: 1 SATA: 4 x SATA II LAN: 10/100/1000 Audio: Realtek 6 channel Dimension WxHxD: 168mm (W) x 354mm (H) x 380mm (D) Power Supply: 300 Watt USB Ports: 2x front panel/4x rear panel OS Support: Windows XP/Vista Additional Features: ASUS CrashFree BIOS3 Delivered for £249.00 Inc Vat FREE Delivery No monitor but you can pick them up cheap as chips. |
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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Chubbs
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« Reply #3 on: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 07:46:28 » |
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jayohaitchenn
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« Reply #4 on: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 08:07:06 » |
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http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/Build it yourself on there. I recently got a quad core AMD, 4gb RAM, Nvidia 9800GT, 500gb HDD for less than £400.
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Simon Pieman
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« Reply #5 on: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 09:00:54 » |
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Those Alienware computers have always been horribly overpriced |
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Chubbs
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« Reply #7 on: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 09:18:20 » |
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Those Alienware computers have always been horribly overpriced
i know, i was just being fickle, due to the lack of info given by 4d. I actualy customised in and spec'd it up to the max it cam up about $9,932 but it woulnt let me post that one. :-) |
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Sippo
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« Reply #8 on: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 09:29:12 » |
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I might buy myself one of those for work!
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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Simon Pieman
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« Reply #9 on: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 09:29:54 » |
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i know, i was just being fickle, due to the lack of info given by 4d.
I actualy customised in and spec'd it up to the max it cam up about $9,932 but it woulnt let me post that one. :-)
Oh I'd already assumed that by the fact it had 'Dell' in the link  You can buy a Thai bride with that sort of money. |
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Barry Scott
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« Reply #10 on: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 09:41:15 » |
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Bought a desktop from this eBay seller recently and he seems to have some great prices. |
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Peter Venkman
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« Reply #11 on: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 09:55:19 » |
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Theres loads of good cheap deals out there, wat is your price range? what do you want to do with it? Do you want an operating system included etc etc
Avoid Intel Celery(celeron) or older AMD Phenom processors, go for a minimum of dual core (2.4ghz+ speed), 2gb ram, 500gb hard drive and dont get one with dedicated onboard graphics, even an 8400gs (£12.50p) is better than onboard.
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RJack
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« Reply #12 on: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 10:25:14 » |
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Seriously build one yourself there so easy to build yourself these days. Shop & online prices are so inflated it's disgraceful considering a lot only put cheap parts in.
I built a Quad Core 955 (Black Edition)
ASUS GFX Mobo
8GB Reaper Ram
4890 HD RAdeon GFX Card
1TB HDD
OCZ Heat Pipe (CPU Cooler)
Antec 300 Gaming Case
I also orded a Iiyana 24" HD monitor all came to less than £600
Try and build that spec on a specialist site and that price will literally double.
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Peter Venkman
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« Reply #13 on: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 11:03:08 » |
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I would be very very surprised if you can get that spec for anything under £750 at the moment RJack, the exchange rate is not favourable.
You also have to price in an operating system which will add another £70+ on top of that and running a 4890 you will need a fucking good 650w+ PSU as they eat electric (another £70+ for a good one).
But in essence you are correct, if you have the time and the inclination then building your own PC can be cheaper and rewarding.
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« Reply #14 on: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 11:20:36 » |
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Look on Dells site.
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