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Sat 13/10/01 at 12:32

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Case: Mesh Midi Tower with tool free access

Standard Features: 1.44Mb FDD, USB Ports, Mouse Mat

Processor: Upgrade to AMD Athlon (TM) 1.4GHz DDR (266MHz) at £15

Motherboard: AMD Athlon DDR enabled motherboard with 266MHz bus

Memory: 256Mb PC2100 DDR Memory (266MHz)

Hard Disk Drive: Upgrade to 40Gb ATA-100 7200Rpm with 2Mb Buffer at £15

Graphics: 64Mb nVIDIA GeForce2 MX + TV Out

Monitor: Upgrade to 15'' NEC Multisync 1530V TFT Flat Panel Monitor at £190

DVD-ROM Drive: 16x DVD (40x CD-ROM)

CD Rewriter: Upgrade to Re-writable CDRW (16x10x40) + Buffer Under Run Technology at £60

Sound: Upgrade to the Creative Soundblaster Live! 5.1 at £25

Speakers: Upgrade to the New Creative PC Works Four point surround FPS1600 at £30

Modem: Hardware 56kBPS V90 Modem, featuring voice, data and fax.

Internet: Virgin Free Internet and E-mail

Keyboard & Mouse: Upgrade to Logitech Cordless Desktop I-Touch Keyboard & Mouse at £55

Software: Windows Millennium Edition

Warranty: 3 years hardware warranty - 1st year onsite (UK mainland only)

Delivery: Insured Courier Delivery within Mainland UK at £34

Price Excluding VAT: £1063

Price Including VAT: £1249.03

Is this good?

Firstly the price, secondly, how long it will be able to run top games for.

What needs to be down/up-graded?

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Sat 13/10/01 at 22:46

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And evesham.com. That's my PC, anyway. Or going to be. Once the bloody thing arrives. Windows XP included, hurrah!

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Sat 13/10/01 at 22:42

Rickyfire

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Sounds good, but take a look either at the MaxxPC's or go to Dell, they are really good.

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Sat 13/10/01 at 15:34

Darkness_2K

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I cant get a 19" you see.

I have to have it in a small room(my bedroom), otherwise the price would be down nearly £250 to a 17"

The VAT inclusive price is £1249.03

Anything that can be down or up graded, except the monitor problem?

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Sat 13/10/01 at 13:29

AliBoy

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Price is a bit expesive if you have to pay vat on it. If not then it is a pretty good deal. Would get a 19" monitor as someone else said.

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Sat 13/10/01 at 13:24

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Does seem a bit expensive, but you'll be fine with gaming - although I'd choose a 19" over a TFT panel monitor, usually around the same price...

Also, beware with the cordless keyboard - not a problem most of the time, but when the batteries start going flat then your data will get lagged being sent to the PC, making games react slowly.

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Sat 13/10/01 at 13:16

Gabbo

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The price seems a bit dear to me but it won't have any trouble playing the latest games.

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Sat 13/10/01 at 12:37

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