Pc Spec's - Worth £900??

MobiTec

MobiTec

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Hi All,

basicly i'm after a new Pc as i'm getting fed up with the ongoing problems with my machine..
BSOD.. freazing.. restarting.. list goes on, and i cant seem to figure out the problem..

so i have been looking to replace it and this is what i have come up with for
the spec that seems to be in budget of £800/£900 GBP max..
Pc will be a general all-rounder.. Some gaming, mainly multi-tasking prog's, video editing,
music, net browsing, office (microsoft), file shifting between HDD's, DVD/CD burning, file extracting/compression...

CPU - INTEL® PENTIUM® 4 650 (64 BIT) @ 3.4GHZ 800mhz FSB/HTT/2MB
Memory - 2048 MB DDR2-533 PC4200 WITH LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x1GB)
Motherboard - HIGH END ASUS®: DUAL DDR2, S-ATA, x16 slot, 3 PCI, etc
USB - SIX USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT)
Hard Drive - SATA 80 GB HARD DISK @ 7200rpm 8mb cache
CD/DVD Writer - NONE
Graphics Card - 512MB GEFORCE 6600 PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT
Sound Card - SoundBlaster Audigy 4 7.1 24-bit Player
Modem - NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Network - 10/100/1000 NETWORK CARD FOR BROADBAND
Floppy/Card - INTERNAL 7 IN 1 CARD READER WITH 1.44MB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
Case - Black Neon Bubble case + front USB & front Lights
Power & Cooling - 500W (Peak) Silent Dual Rail PSU + 120mm fan & quiet CPU Cooler
O/S - MICROSOFT® WINDOWS® XP PRO X64 (64 bit) (inc. CD & licence)
Monitor - NONE
Keyboard - NONE
Mouse - NONE
TV Card - DIGITAL TV CARD (TV/Radio/Remote/Pause Live TV)
Warranty - 2 Year Return-to-Base Warranty + 2 Years Free Collect & Return

the low spec stuff and where i have said none, these will be replaced be my own current spec items
(eg, HDD = Maxtor One Touch 3 Diablo 1TB + Seagate 200GB External In Icy Box,
Monitor = Sony 23" LCD, Wireless Mouse / Keyboard (Microsoft Optical)..
it is just a base model..

what sort of pricing do you think it is worth??
i have been quoted £850-£925 GBP From - http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk, does this sound about right??
if not can anyone reccommend anyware cheeper (UK or Int'nal with cheep shipping to UK)

Ps, If I Choose the 64Bit Compatable MOBO and CPU does that mean i have to get 64Bit Windows??
or can i use my own 32Bit version??

Thanks All ;)
 
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MobiTec said:
Ps, If I Choose the 64Bit Compatable MOBO and CPU does that mean i have to get 64Bit Windows??
or can i use my own 32Bit version??
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No, you can use your 32bit version, but it would be nicer to run it in 64bit wouldn't it?:D

By the way what are you using your PC for? Games, work, Video editing, etc....

If you are using your PC mostly for gaming, I think you should go with an AMD processor. Light work and multitasking, you can go either Intel or AMD, but if you go to heavy work like video editing and stuff, you may want to go Intel.
 
ok first of all don't get an AMD if your going to do any gaming if your actually going to be doing alot of multi tasking then you want a dual core AMD processor, if your doing video editing u want a larger HDD a 250gb is good there on newegg for only like $97, also if you use microsoft X64 edition then don't plan on using a anti-virus system until next year or two, there is not compatible anti-virus software thats compatible with X64 edition, get Media center, also you really dont need a sound card it should come with one on the motherboard.
 
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fade2green514 said:
i wouldn't pay that much... id pay probably $750 USD myabe up to $900 USD
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Ya that is quite expensive for a PC. It is about 1,563.07 USD to be exact.
 
if you do end up going with amd then don't plan on using ddr2 because it not compatible yet...
 
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yea and about a earlyer comment arnt the X2's just as good if not better than the intel dual cores for stuff like video editing now.
 
ya it is
It multi-tasks amazing in 2 weeks im getting the 3800 X2, my friend has it he says its pretty good its only like $295.00
 
Praetors specced a general purpose machine for sub £850 and its pretty good

# Q-Tec LMDO2 Case + Junk 350W (£16.33)
# NEC ND4550 (£28.19)
# MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum [NF4U] (£76.37)
# Chieftec ENH-0746GB 460W [12V@29A] (£35.24)
# Club3D 7800GT 256MB (£191.58)
# Athlon 64 X2 4200+ [Manchester, Socket 939 Lidded OmPGA, 2200MHz, ADA4200DAA5BV] (£249.97)
# Arcitc Cooling Freezer64 Pro (£16.32)
# Kingston Value PC3200 1GB CL3 (£55.79)
# Kingston Value PC3200 1GB CL3 (£55.79)
# Seagate 250GB 8MB SATA (£62.22)
# Seagate 250GB 8MB SATA (£62.22)

http://www.computerforum.com/showpost.php?p=267504&postcount=18 (Last set of spec)
 
Cheers Guys,
some nice mixed opinions between AMD / Intel..

personally, i'm an intel man, always have been and most likely always will be..
and i dont think i'll be doing that much gaming to reep the benifits of the AMD's

thanks to LiquidSilver and elmarcorulz for pointing out Praetor post..
didn't notice it... but a lot of help it is.. ;)

and the question about running 32bit o/s off a 64bit mobo/cpu, thanks Dialamo
for clearing that up for me
 
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