Buying a new PC

2007-06-15 14:03:42

#1

[LRDG] Ed: Watch out for that claymore!; +32|6597|UK

Hey all,

I'm going to buy a new PC. My budget is around £500, and I would like a monitor with this as well.

Help finding a good desktop for that price would be nice.

So far the best computer I can find is this one: DimensionTM 9200 http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/produ … &s=bsd (far right)

Thanks,
Ed

Last edited by [LRDG] Ed (2007-06-15 14:08:04)

2007-06-15 14:06:09

#2

buLLet_t00th: Mr. Boombastic; +178|6447|Stealth City, UK

For gaming or for general internet, Word, music stuff?

2007-06-15 14:09:05

#3

[LRDG] Ed: Watch out for that claymore!; +32|6597|UK

General really, and a bit of light gaming here and there. I would like something that could last a while though (2GB RAM would be nice).

Last edited by [LRDG] Ed (2007-06-15 14:10:26)

2007-06-15 14:12:56

#4

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6498|N. Ireland

DELLs aren't the best, I'm sorry! Take a look on eBay for some good systems - you will find some. Just make sure that the seller is trustworthy and you know how you are paying (VAT might need to be added etc).

2007-06-15 14:13:07

#5

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6626|London, England

That excluding VAT. Including VAT it's around 600. That's just leaving it stock and not configuring everything. Even the C251 goes a couple of pounds over 500 after VAT.

Don't splash out on Vista yet. Get it in a few years.

2007-06-15 14:14:20

#6

Microwave: _; +515|6660|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

Suicide is a better option...trust me! [/eemho]

2007-06-15 14:14:58

#7

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6498|N. Ireland

Mekstizzle wrote:
Don't splash out on Vista yet. Get it in a few years.

Don't listen to him Vista is brilliant. You'll all upgrade eventually, and most driver issues are resolved and it is a lot nicer than XP. I'd never go back!

2007-06-15 14:15:53

#8

buLLet_t00th: Mr. Boombastic; +178|6447|Stealth City, UK

This is building it yourself....

Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail    £105.74
Intel Core 2 DUO E4400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail       £93.99
Akasa Ultra Quiet 500W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.2 PSU - Black Nickel       £55.21
Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU    £29.36
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775)    £17.61
Samsung SH-S182D 18x18 DVD±RW ReWriter (Black) - OEM    £15.26
Western Digital Caviar RE 160GB 1600YS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM    £39.94
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300C4 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC)    £52.86
Gigabyte GA_P35_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard    £93.99

Total: £516.84 inc del

Case may look a bit cheap, but its pretty good.

Edit: Whoooops forgot monitor!

Last edited by buLLet_t00th (2007-06-15 14:17:18)

2007-06-15 14:16:32

#9

[LRDG] Ed: Watch out for that claymore!; +32|6597|UK

Examples of PC's I should buy then?

Thanks,
Ed

* I don't think I could build my own computer.

Last edited by [LRDG] Ed (2007-06-15 14:17:02)

2007-06-15 14:18:01

#10

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6498|N. Ireland

pre-manufactured generally aren't that good. see my above post.

2007-06-15 14:19:20

#11

buLLet_t00th: Mr. Boombastic; +178|6447|Stealth City, UK

I think you'll be pushed to find a rig with 2GB RAM and a monitor pre-built for £500.

Building a PC is not hard at all. And remember you have all of us to fall back on if something isn't going right.

2007-06-16 03:06:03

#12

[LRDG] Ed: Watch out for that claymore!; +32|6597|UK

How about the DimensionTM C521? (http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/produ … &s=bsd middle one).

2007-06-16 03:15:09

#13

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|6737|St. Andrews / Oslo

[LRDG] Ed wrote:
How about the DimensionTM C521? (http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/produ … &s=bsd middle one).

No. Do not buy an AMD rig.

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2007-06-16 03:19:01

#14

[LRDG] Ed: Watch out for that claymore!; +32|6597|UK

Jenspm wrote:
[LRDG] Ed wrote:
How about the DimensionTM C521? (http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/produ … &s=bsd middle one).
No. Do not buy an AMD rig.

Eh? Why?

Also, what's bad about Dells, they seem to be good buys to me.

2007-06-16 03:20:54

#15

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|6737|St. Andrews / Oslo

[LRDG] Ed wrote:
Jenspm wrote:
[LRDG] Ed wrote:
How about the DimensionTM C521? (http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/produ … &s=bsd middle one).
No. Do not buy an AMD rig.
Eh? Why?

Also, what's bad about Dells, they seem to be good buys to me.

AMD is waay behind atm. You should go for an Intel Core 2 Duo.

And Dells are over-priced.

This one looks good. £599 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … mp;subcat=

2007-06-16 03:27:52

#16

[LRDG] Ed: Watch out for that claymore!; +32|6597|UK

Jenspm wrote:
[LRDG] Ed wrote:
Jenspm wrote:
No. Do not buy an AMD rig.
Eh? Why?

Also, what's bad about Dells, they seem to be good buys to me.
AMD is waay behind atm. You should go for an Intel Core 2 Duo.

And Dells are over-priced.

This one looks good. £599 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … mp;subcat=

£703.83 inc VAT. It's a wee bit expensive.

Also, Dell seems to be the only manufactuer that's selling a 2GB RAM system at around £500 (including monitor).

What do you think of this one: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/INTEL-DUAL-CORE-6 … dZViewItem ?

Last edited by [LRDG] Ed (2007-06-16 03:36:43)

2007-06-16 04:16:25

#17

Mitch92uK: aka [DBS]Mitch92uK; +192|6240|United Kingdom

seems good if you want to risk ebay .... onboard graphics tho + no monitor

2007-06-16 04:21:51

#18

SgtHeihn: Should have ducked; +394|6492|Ham Lake, MN (Fucking Cold)

I have AMD and its runs faster than my buddys Intel Duo. If your not going to build a system, take a look at HP/Compaq. http://www.hp.com/
I have one and they run great and i threw in a gfx card and 1gig of ram. It came with a 19" LCD monitor and ran about $1000 US

2007-06-16 04:29:24

#19

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|6721

SgtHeihn wrote:
I have AMD and its runs faster than my buddys Intel Duo. If your not going to build a system, take a look at HP/Compaq. http://www.hp.com/
I have one and they run great and i threw in a gfx card and 1gig of ram. It came with a 19" LCD monitor and ran about $1000 US

Faster in what? AMD's are only faster for load times due to their IMC...

https://cache.www.gametracker.com/server_info/203.46.105.23:21300/b_350_20_692108_381007_FFFFFF_000000.png

2007-06-16 04:31:27

#20

r'Eeee: That's how I roll, BITCH!; +311|6453

Get dell, they are really good. And get intel's chip rather than AMD.

2007-06-16 04:42:49

#21

Noobeater: Northern numpty; +194|6452|Boulder, CO

Don't get a dell, build your own its alot cheaper and you'll be better off for the experience of building it and you shall learn how to build them in the future and generalyl swap parts etc...
I built this but kinda ran out of parts so instead of a fancy core 2 duo i settled for a 2.8 amd dual core as although it wasn't as good it was alot cheaper. not regrets about it really.

2007-06-16 04:56:20

#22

[LRDG] Ed: Watch out for that claymore!; +32|6597|UK

Thanks guys, I've been looking into building my won and decided I might give it a go.

What do you think of this:

https://img100.imageshack.us/img100/9549/scan2po9.jpg

TOTAL: £529.53
I'm buying from www.scan.co.uk. Anything I should change or add?

Thanks,
Ed

Last edited by [LRDG] Ed (2007-06-16 04:56:37)

2007-06-16 05:00:16

#23

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|6761|Scotland

Bin that GFX card. You either get the 8800 series or you get a 7900/600 series. NEVER a 8600 or 8500. They are worse than the 7 series....
The rest seems alright.
The Vista you are getting is shit though. No aero and barely any features.

2007-06-16 05:00:41

#24

Noobeater: Northern numpty; +194|6452|Boulder, CO

why did everything seem to be listed twice?
also if you can afford it get dual channel ram, it works slightly faster if you're getting two as they're built to work with another piece of ram the same make and speed. it just makes it faster somehow.

2007-06-16 05:02:04

#25

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|6761|Scotland

Noobeater wrote:
why did everything seem to be listed twice?
also if you can afford it get dual channel ram, it works slightly faster if you're getting two as they're built to work with another piece of ram the same make and speed. it just makes it faster somehow.

That is dual channel RAM....

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