need help

will13 · 25 Jan 2010 at 15:27

hi, my friend needs a new pc, his budget is £500, but he also needs keyboard, mouse and monitor, he mainly uses it for WoW, thanks

will13 · 25 Jan 2010 at 15:46

I know, thats what Ive told him, and I'm not to sure about that old parts, because his keeps breaking down, so maybe only the hard drive, and dvd drive can be re-used

will13 · 25 Jan 2010 at 16:38

nope, it has a OEM copy of xp, and the case is basicly useless, I have told him he will have to spend more then £500, but thats all he can afford at the moment

will13 · 25 Jan 2010 at 16:43

well I'll ask him about the monitor later, I have got a spare 19" 1 I could lend him, so that would give more budget for the pc

will13 · 25 Jan 2010 at 16:48

R088ieS86 said:
Most likely going to have to try and find a second hand 4800 series graphics card. hes really going to strugle!

yeah I know

will13 · 25 Jan 2010 at 16:49

paradisiac said:
for £500 for a tower he could scrape something together, but its not going to be great.
unless he looks second hand for some parts as suggested.

well, I haven't looked at his pc, but by the sounds of it, anything new'ish is gonna be a lot better then his

will13 · 25 Jan 2010 at 16:56

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
This is what I would get:

AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 240 ~ £47

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-252-AM

Asus M4A78L-M ~ £47

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-377-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1482

4GB 1066MHZ DDR2 ~ £71

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-192-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=

OCZ StealthXStream 500w ~ £40

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-026-OC

Samsung F3 500GB ~ £40

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-081-SA

Asus TA-8H3 Midi Tower Case ~ £20

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-040-AS&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4670 512MB GDDR3 ~ £56

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-184-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=

ViewSonic VA2013wm ~ £97

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-079-VS&groupid=17&catid=948&subcat=

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit ~ £82

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-127-MS&groupid=33&catid=1555&subcat=

ok I'll show him that later, thanks

will13 · 25 Jan 2010 at 17:51

quick question, can you copy the contents of 1 hard drive, to another?