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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
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9th Jan 08 at 18:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Processor (CPU)


AMD ATHLON™ 64 X2 5000+ (2.6GHz) 2 x 512K L2 Cache (Socket AM2)

Memory (RAM)


4GB CORSAIR DDR2 667MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x2GB)

Motherboard


ASUS® M2N: DUAL DDR II, S-ATA, x16 VGA, 3 PCI

Operating System


WINDOWS® VISTA Home Premium (inc Genuine CD & License) (£59)

USB Options


4 PORT USB 2.0 CARD (TOTAL: 10 USB 2.0 PORTS!)

Memory - 1st Hard Disk


250GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)

2nd Hard Disk


NONE

RAID (HDD 1 & 2)


NONE

1st CD/DVD Drive


20x Dual Layer LightScribe DVD Writer ±R/±RW/RAM

2nd CD/DVD Drive


NONE

Graphics Card


NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD

2nd Graphics Card


NONE

Sound Card


Sound Blaster® Audigy® SE with 7.1 Surround Sound: £15

Modem


NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

Network Facilities


ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT

Floppy Disk Drive


NONE

Memory Card Reader


NONE

Case


Stylish Silver Aluminium Trigon Case + 2 Front/Side USB

Power Supply & Case Cooling


500W (Peak) Quiet Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£25)

Processor Cooling


SUPER QUIET 22 dBA AMD CPU COOLER (£14)

Firewire & Video Editing


NONE

TV Card


NONE

Monitor


LG L196WTQ 19 inch Wide: HDCP/DVI/2MS/1440 x 900 (£139)

2nd Monitor


NONE

DVI Cable


NONE

Keyboard & Mouse


NONE

Mouse


NONE

Speakers


NONE

Printer


NONE

Surge Protection


Belkin 4 Socket 2M Surge Protector with £25,000 Protection! (£7)

Webcam & VoIP


NONE

Media Center Kit


NONE

Anti-Virus


NONE

Office Software


NONE

£650 delivered and inc. VAT.

[Edited on 09-01-2008 by Tiger]
Cosmo
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
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9th Jan 08 at 18:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Dont go for AMD when dual core Intels are dirt cheap.
Ian
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9th Jan 08 at 18:43   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

If you're installing the video card yourself then might it also be cheaper to source your RAM from elsewhere?
Tiger
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This then?:

Processor (CPU)


Intel® Core™2 Duo E4500 (2 X 2.20GHz) 800MHz FSB/2MB L2 Cache

Memory (RAM)


4GB CORSAIR DDR2 667MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x2GB)

Motherboard


ASUS® P5K SE: DDR2, SATAII, PCI-e x16, 2 PCI, 3 x PCI-e x1

Operating System


WINDOWS® VISTA Home Premium (inc Genuine CD & License) (£59)

USB Options


4 PORT USB 2.0 CARD (TOTAL: 12 USB 2.0 PORTS!)

Memory - 1st Hard Disk


250GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)

2nd Hard Disk


NONE

3rd Hard Disk


NONE

1st CD/DVD Drive


20x Dual Layer LightScribe DVD Writer ±R/±RW/RAM

2nd CD/DVD Drive


NONE

Graphics Card


NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD

2nd Graphics Card


NONE

Sound Card


Sound Blaster® Audigy® SE with 7.1 Surround Sound: £15

Modem


NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

Network Facilities


ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT

Floppy Disk Drive


NONE

Memory Card Reader


NONE

Case


Stylish Silver Aluminium Trigon Case + 2 Front/Side USB

Power Supply & Case Cooling


500W (Peak) Quiet Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£25)

Processor Cooling


SUPER QUIET 19 dBA INTEL CPU COOLER (£14)

Firewire & Video Editing


NONE

TV Card


NONE

Monitor


LG L196WTQ 19 inch Wide: HDCP/DVI/2MS/1440 x 900 (£139)

£680 all Inc.
Jamescorsa97
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Registered: 19th Aug 04
Location: Middlesbrough Drives: Cliosport 182
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9th Jan 08 at 18:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Ben, what exactly is this pc going to be used for?
Tiger
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
If you're installing the video card yourself then might it also be cheaper to source your RAM from elsewhere?


Well I have an Nvidia Gforce 8600 GTS HDTV 256MB card sitting next to me unused.
Tiger
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9th Jan 08 at 18:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Jamescorsa97
Ben, what exactly is this pc going to be used for?


Mega amounts of Photo and Video editing, possibly Music Software too.

Dont say a Mac either - I cant afford one.

[Edited on 09-01-2008 by Tiger]
Jamescorsa97
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9th Jan 08 at 18:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £29.99
(£35.24) £59.98
(£70.48)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Samsung SH-S203NBEBN 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case with Free Call of Juarez Game £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2200 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.20GHz (800FSB) - Retail £51.99
(£61.09) £51.99
(£61.09)
Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £58.99
(£69.31) £58.99
(£69.31)
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 320GB ATA-100 16MB Cache - OEM (WD3200AAKB) £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
Asus VW193S 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £104.99
(£123.36) £104.99
(£123.36

Total : £555.61


The video card i was going to add is alot better than what you currently have too.

It came to £700 delivered.

[Edited on 09-01-2008 by Jamescorsa97]

 
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