laptop crashes.. planning to build my own PC. Help Please!

networx · 12 Oct 2006 at 11:06

Hey, i'm quite new to setting up PC's and i'd just wanna ask if you guys could spec me up a PC that will mainly be used for multimedia and basically student works ( word processing, video editing, wideo streaming).

I' currently thinking of buying a mac,because i've heard that they dont really crash, but if you guys would have better specs, then I might change my mind. My budget is about £800 with a monitor and OS and a student and teacher edition of microsoft office. I dont really want it to crash and also i'd like to have atleast 1gb of RAM. Can you guys spec me up a PC with these specs? The problem with me choosing is that i might get uncompatible hardware which is much of a hassle to me... thanks in advance guys!!

burtie · 12 Oct 2006 at 11:27

CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN)
£114.99 £114.99
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£91.99 £91.99
CD-041-NE NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-041-NE)
£18.95 £18.95
MO-017-OK OcUK Value Hanns-G HW191D 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver (MO-017-OK)
£113.99 £113.99
HD-085-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 200GB ST3200820AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-085-SE)
£45.95 £45.95
GX-025-BG BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-025-BG)
£74.99 £74.99
MY-034-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) (MY-034-GL)
£139.99 £139.99
OS-001-MS Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) (OS-001-MS)
£52.99 £52.99
CA-048-AN Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN)
£59.99 £59.99
Subtotal £713.83
VAT £124.93
Total £838.76

squiffy · 12 Oct 2006 at 11:30

A well setup up PC doesn't crash (as in reboot or total hang) At worst the appliciation closes or you lose the taskbar. Apples crash too.

You get far more with your money with PC's. Why do you want a Mac? What software do Mac's have that PC's don't?

networx · 12 Oct 2006 at 19:29

Gee thanks Burtieb.. I like the spec you did.. its cool,.. oh btw, like your spec for your PC.. its really good. thanks for the help again..

Although I was thinking of buying a Gigabyte 3D aurora, do you think it would be alright?

burtie · 12 Oct 2006 at 21:18

networx said:
Gee thanks Burtieb.. I like the spec you did.. its cool,.. oh btw, like your spec for your PC.. its really good. thanks for the help again..

Although I was thinking of buying a Gigabyte 3D aurora, do you think it would be alright?

Well with cases its a personal choice i.e what it looks like, but don`t go on looks look a little deeper into your case buy as cooling and layout are a big factor also.I`ve not see the Gigabyte 3D, ask in case central the guys there will be more helpful on your choice of case