NovaGTE
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Rite need a new PC as my laptop screen has given up the ghost; gonna try and build it at easter.
Seen this spec PC on currys for a good price at £469 and link this spec would be enough, although would prob go for a better processor
AMD Sempron 3000+ Processor
512MB DDR RAM
80GB Hard Disk Drive
Dual Layer DVD-RW Drive
ATI Radeon X200 Express Graphics
9-In-1 Media Card Reader
7 USB Connections
3 PCI Slots
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
19" TFT Flat Panel Monitor
Should it be quite a straight fwrd job, also does that spec seem half decent and what sort of price should things be
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Daniel_Corsa
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price the parts up on www.ebuyer.co.uk for a rough idea i would do it but gotta shoot off!
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Planty02
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depends what you're wanting it to do really.
I think the main reason for it being so cheap is that its a sempron (AMD equivelant of the Celeron) which isnt as powerful as an athlon
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kz
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quote:
Originally posted by NovaGTE
Rite need a new PC as my laptop screen has given up the ghost; gonna try and build it at easter.
Seen this spec PC on currys for a good price at £469 and link this spec would be enough, although would prob go for a better processor
AMD Sempron 3000+ Processor
512MB DDR RAM
80GB Hard Disk Drive
Dual Layer DVD-RW Drive
ATI Radeon X200 Express Graphics
9-In-1 Media Card Reader
7 USB Connections
3 PCI Slots
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
19" TFT Flat Panel Monitor
Should it be quite a straight fwrd job, also does that spec seem half decent and what sort of price should things be
you can get the same spec but with a different monitor for £249 from dell
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Leighton
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KZ hang your head in shame
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Planty02
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http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/shopping/index.html?rb=17319635384&action=c2hvd2NhcnQ=
there ya go mate - couldnt find the graphics card so just add one of your choice and that should be fairly similar to the currys one but with a better processor 
[Edited on 18-03-2006 by Planty02]
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PhilC
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Baskets aren't stored in the URL...???
Drop in a few quickfind codes...
Argee with above post about Semprons not been that great... go for an athlon if u can stretch
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Dan B
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I'd tend to avoid the ATI Express X-x00 series aswell, as they tend to be woefully underpowered "onboard" cards......that is, assuming that you're going to be using the PC for gaming.
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PaulW
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tbh you can get a far better system for the price!
also i'd never trust currys/dixons/pcworld in regards to buying a PC (there all the same damned company anyways)
best getting one custom built or something tbh if you want to know exactly whats in it!
alot of pc manufacturers get custom-build motherboards and such, which actually limit future upgrade possibilities
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Planty02
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quote:
Originally posted by PhilC
Baskets aren't stored in the URL...???
Drop in a few quickfind codes...
Argee with above post about Semprons not been that great... go for an athlon if u can stretch
doh 
My GF had a compag pc from PC world and when we opened it up for an upgrade it was an absolute nightmare - even the case was built in such a way that made it very difficult to upgrade - in the end we built up an entirely new system (starting with a nice windowed case)
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kz
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quote:
Originally posted by Leighton
KZ hang your head in shame
whys that?
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Sam
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Unless you know someone that can get you the parts at trade prices, I would just buy a read made system as I reckon it's gonna be cheaper that way.
Dell's prices seem quite
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A1EX
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looked at building my own high spec pc, in the end just opted for a dell, was about 80quid odd more for similar spec and all built for me etc and so far its been spot on!
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