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I am Bying a New PC
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bartyl
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2. June 2005 @ 04:16 |
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i current pc has broken after i had the problem with the hard drives.
I have a budget of around £500 and was wondering if anyone knows of some good deals that i can look at.
I like to play games and so need an average gfx card.
i would like a large hard drive.
Thanks in advance
Barty
AMD athlon 64 3500+
2Gb DDR400 Ram
2 160Gb hard drives
Radeon 9550 256MB
Abit Guru AV8
Labtec Arena-875 Surround Speakers
4 12" Blue Lights
I-Cute 0314Tl Gaming Case
19" Benq fp937s
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2. June 2005 @ 04:55 |
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aye aye man
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bartyl
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2. June 2005 @ 05:13 |
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thanks.ill have a look
AMD athlon 64 3500+
2Gb DDR400 Ram
2 160Gb hard drives
Radeon 9550 256MB
Abit Guru AV8
Labtec Arena-875 Surround Speakers
4 12" Blue Lights
I-Cute 0314Tl Gaming Case
19" Benq fp937s
Win Xp Pro
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wells86
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2. June 2005 @ 05:29 |
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try ebay, lots of bargains
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bartyl
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2. June 2005 @ 05:42 |
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I dont do ebay.
Im looking at ebuyer.com and buying all the parts myself and gettin sum1 to build it for me.
Barty
AMD athlon 64 3500+
2Gb DDR400 Ram
2 160Gb hard drives
Radeon 9550 256MB
Abit Guru AV8
Labtec Arena-875 Surround Speakers
4 12" Blue Lights
I-Cute 0314Tl Gaming Case
19" Benq fp937s
Win Xp Pro
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bartyl
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2. June 2005 @ 05:56 |
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can some1 please xplain the difference between ide and sata hard drives. also what cables do you use and how do u install them.
Thanks
Barty
AMD athlon 64 3500+
2Gb DDR400 Ram
2 160Gb hard drives
Radeon 9550 256MB
Abit Guru AV8
Labtec Arena-875 Surround Speakers
4 12" Blue Lights
I-Cute 0314Tl Gaming Case
19" Benq fp937s
Win Xp Pro
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2. June 2005 @ 06:40 |
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aye aye man
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bartyl
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2. June 2005 @ 07:39 |
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AMD athlon 64 3500+
2Gb DDR400 Ram
2 160Gb hard drives
Radeon 9550 256MB
Abit Guru AV8
Labtec Arena-875 Surround Speakers
4 12" Blue Lights
I-Cute 0314Tl Gaming Case
19" Benq fp937s
Win Xp Pro
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wells86
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2. June 2005 @ 08:22 |
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bartyl
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2. June 2005 @ 08:30 |
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thanks, but could someone just have a look at my previous post and give me an answer
Barty
AMD athlon 64 3500+
2Gb DDR400 Ram
2 160Gb hard drives
Radeon 9550 256MB
Abit Guru AV8
Labtec Arena-875 Surround Speakers
4 12" Blue Lights
I-Cute 0314Tl Gaming Case
19" Benq fp937s
Win Xp Pro
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2. June 2005 @ 09:36 |
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yea that HD should work fine.
for £500 you can get a pretty decent pc, especially if you dont need a new monitor.
go for athlon64 3700 if your getting a 939 motherboard & can afford it.
I have the 3800 and i was extremely impressed with its performance in games such as hl2 and farcry compared to my old ath64 3000.
if you cant afford that i would suggest the 3200 & the most expensive graphics card you can afford and 1 gig of ram (only about £50 if you buy 2x 512 and then u can run in dual chan also) in my experience cheap generic ram is every bit as good as that £150+ performance stuff.
obviously it would be a waste of time getting a nice ath64 3700 with a shitty geforce fx 5200.
depending on what games you would like to play (d3 or hl2 ect i would go for a minimum of either a rad 9800 pro at about £80 - 90 or one of the cheaper gf6's.
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2. June 2005 @ 09:40 |
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oh yea also, the difference between sata and ide is speed, sata is faster. and the cables you need should be included with the motherboard if it is sata compatible.
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bartyl
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2. June 2005 @ 10:13 |
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I am using old parts with new parts for my new pc.
This is a possible spec:
Abit AV8 SKT939 K8T800PRO 800FSB 8xAGP SATA motherboard
AMD athlon 64 3500+,
2 X corsair (1024mb) RAM,
My current Radeon 9550,
2 X western digital 160Gb hard drives
Audigy 2 ZS
Case-undecided
No moniter.
Does anyone have any comments on this. should i spend a bit extra and get a new gfx card?
Barty
AMD athlon 64 3500+
2Gb DDR400 Ram
2 160Gb hard drives
Radeon 9550 256MB
Abit Guru AV8
Labtec Arena-875 Surround Speakers
4 12" Blue Lights
I-Cute 0314Tl Gaming Case
19" Benq fp937s
Win Xp Pro
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2. June 2005 @ 10:20 |
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Corsair Ram is the best. Just make sure when you buy more Ram you make sure it is compatible with your system. (PC 2700, PC 3200 ) etc.
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ddp
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2. June 2005 @ 10:21 |
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what size psu are you going to get??
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2. June 2005 @ 10:22 |
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if you want some good game performance then definately get a better gfx card, a 9550 has its limits and would be a little too slow for the cpu.
prehaps only get 1 hd for now and i would definately consider using cheaper ram instead of the corsair.
www.aria.co.uk does generic ram for around £24 inc vat for 512mb.
the differnce between performance ram and standard cheap stuff is literally 2 - 3 fps in games (and some cool looking lights if you pay an extra £100!).
with the money you can save i would then buy an 9800 pro.
but thats just what i would do :)
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bartyl
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2. June 2005 @ 10:44 |
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I am getting a good deal on the ram. £100 for 2GB.
I might not get the sound card as i have a sb live already(it just doesnt work with my centre speaker at the moment) to save some money. ill buy the parts soon and when i get more money ill upgrade the gfx card.
barty
AMD athlon 64 3500+
2Gb DDR400 Ram
2 160Gb hard drives
Radeon 9550 256MB
Abit Guru AV8
Labtec Arena-875 Surround Speakers
4 12" Blue Lights
I-Cute 0314Tl Gaming Case
19" Benq fp937s
Win Xp Pro
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2. June 2005 @ 10:48 |
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sounds fine then. nice price on the ram too.
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bartyl
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3. June 2005 @ 00:04 |
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i am buying the parrts today:
amd 64 3500+,
2GB corsair Ram,
Motherboard
2 160Gb hard drives
I-Cute Gaming Case.
The GFx card and dvd drives i already have.
What extra things do i need to buy?
Cables, fans?
Barty
AMD athlon 64 3500+
2Gb DDR400 Ram
2 160Gb hard drives
Radeon 9550 256MB
Abit Guru AV8
Labtec Arena-875 Surround Speakers
4 12" Blue Lights
I-Cute 0314Tl Gaming Case
19" Benq fp937s
Win Xp Pro
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ddp
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3. June 2005 @ 09:19 |
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data cables come with motherboard, get a couple of case fans & a system blower to sit beside the videocard to keep it cool
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