Need help !!!!! What to buy ?

Alfman

Alfman

Alfman

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Ok guys and dolls can you help me need a pc for my kids
Have been reading post after post about building pcs and what not to buy and to buy over the last few months great site !!!
What a need .... Something for gaming online and something that can be linked to a 32 lcd TV and be used for downloading movies and playback
budget £500 / 700 can go higher want something to last and that can be upgraded
Stuff I already have keyboard mouse 19" screen 250gb ext. toshiba HD
This would be my first build ever so it needs to be easy :D

Here is a spec I can buy form a high street i havent named for £499 or is it a load of rubbish ? or can a build better cheaper
You would say more like £400 because there is a 19" screen I dont need
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Processor
-1.86GHz, 1GHz FSB, 2MB Cache
-Genuine MS Windows XP Home Edition
-Multi-Format Dual Layer DVD RW Drive
-512MB nVidia Geforce 7300se Graphics

-1GB DDR RAM
-200GB Hard Disk Drive
-19" Samsung TFT Monitor
 
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Always remember when you purchase pre built pcs from well known manufacturers the reason why they cheap is because they use low quality parts. Ok stuff like cpu and gpu wont be but the mobo and other things will be.

If you been reading around forums recently you would have noticed so many ppl buying pre built machines when they go to upgrade they find its better to start again because a affects b and b is not powerful enuff blah blah...

In my honest opinion I think you should build your own pc....

To begin with here is a link to to help to you:

a) http://www.buildyourown.org.uk/pc-building/

theres also other one i cant find atm corsair something or other with a picture of a dude with a pilot hat on...hmmm

anyway re parts:

best to go conroe atm

MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£91.99 £91.99
MY-017-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 PK PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK) (MY-017-GS)
£164.99 £164.99
HS-003-SY Scythe Ninja Plus Rev.B Heatpipe CPU Cooler (478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA755) (HS-003-SY)
£29.99 £29.99
CD-020-AS Asus DRW-1608P3S 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - Retail (CD-020-AS)
£20.99 £20.99
GX-026-BG BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GS 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-026-BG)
£61.99 £61.99
CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN)
£114.99 £114.99
CA-048-AN Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN)
£59.99 £59.99
Subtotal £590.92
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £9.95
VAT £105.16
Total £648.03


Thats a good system, you can also get 1g RAM instead of 2g to make it cheaper..and get a cheaper mobo like the asrock if you wanted..

Something like the system above means when you came to upgrading it wouldnt be a headache, like having to upgrade half the system i.e. more then 1 component, more importantly it would be easily done...Unlike when you buy pre built systems..

Remember its not the name like "dell, packard bell, hp" etc etc that you are after the point is to purchase parts which are stable and can be upgraded easily at a later date....

Also if you learn now how to build a pc then your pretty much sorted for life, its like ripping the chains off around your ankles that are firmly put into place by main dealers etc etc

Good luck..
 
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