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I'm on the look out for a PC.My main use would be playing games and using the internet for SR/ online gaming. I will have a budget of 700 quid.
My spec's would be:
loads of memory
fast modem
could play the lastest games
3D graphics card
Good speakers
As for screem i'm not too bothered as long as it's sharp and it you can see the action on the screen clearly.
I you've got a PC or thinking of getting one then could you please tell me any information you've found.
My spec's would be:
loads of memory
fast modem
could play the lastest games
3D graphics card
Good speakers
As for screem i'm not too bothered as long as it's sharp and it you can see the action on the screen clearly.
I you've got a PC or thinking of getting one then could you please tell me any information you've found.
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I'm on the look out for a PC.My main use would be playing games and using the internet for SR/ online gaming. I will have a budget of 700 quid.
My spec's would be:
loads of memory
fast modem
could play the lastest games
3D graphics card
Good speakers
As for screem i'm not too bothered as long as it's sharp and it you can see the action on the screen clearly.
I you've got a PC or thinking of getting one then could you please tell me any information you've found.
My spec's would be:
loads of memory
fast modem
could play the lastest games
3D graphics card
Good speakers
As for screem i'm not too bothered as long as it's sharp and it you can see the action on the screen clearly.
I you've got a PC or thinking of getting one then could you please tell me any information you've found.
evesham.com do nice pcs
you can customise really great pcs at buyanicepc.com too
you most probably want an athlon XP 2100+, with 256/512MB of RAm, A Geforce 4 Ti4400 and a 40GB HDD. Creative make good sound cards. I think Evesham should be the first stop.
you can customise really great pcs at buyanicepc.com too
you most probably want an athlon XP 2100+, with 256/512MB of RAm, A Geforce 4 Ti4400 and a 40GB HDD. Creative make good sound cards. I think Evesham should be the first stop.
But... 700 squids isn't going to get you that much these days, and you're going to have to settle for a deal. Most probably a 1.4Ghz with 128MB of RAM and a Geforce 2/Geforce 4 MX. Don't expect a great PC for £700.
Do you know if Pc world any good?
If your going to be using your PC mainly for gaming, you'll want one with a decent sized monitor as a 15inch screen is just too small. It may add to the price though.
PC world could be good on your budget
Get the fastest CPU you can afford.
Get plenty of Ram fitted (nothing less than 256Mb)
All hard discs should now be big enough to cope, so the standard drive should be fine.
A good graphics card.
A sound system - i would personally not spend much on this if money is tight.
Most PC's now come with a 56k modem.
100Base ethernet card would be nice as well.
A 15inch CRT screen should be good enough - don't spend loads on a giant screen if you don't need it.
Get plenty of Ram fitted (nothing less than 256Mb)
All hard discs should now be big enough to cope, so the standard drive should be fine.
A good graphics card.
A sound system - i would personally not spend much on this if money is tight.
Most PC's now come with a 56k modem.
100Base ethernet card would be nice as well.
A 15inch CRT screen should be good enough - don't spend loads on a giant screen if you don't need it.
Thegerrid wrote:
> But... 700 squids isn't going to get you that much these days, and
> you're going to have to settle for a deal. Most probably a 1.4Ghz with
> 128MB of RAM and a Geforce 2/Geforce 4 MX. Don't expect a great PC for
> £700.
naaa... 700quid is plenty... if you look around, there are reputable dealers offering 2Gig desktops with 15inch flatscreen montors, 256MB RAM 80Gig HDD, etc... for around 499.99
Which leaves you 200quid to upgrade the graphics card to a 64/128MB GeForce4?
> But... 700 squids isn't going to get you that much these days, and
> you're going to have to settle for a deal. Most probably a 1.4Ghz with
> 128MB of RAM and a Geforce 2/Geforce 4 MX. Don't expect a great PC for
> £700.
naaa... 700quid is plenty... if you look around, there are reputable dealers offering 2Gig desktops with 15inch flatscreen montors, 256MB RAM 80Gig HDD, etc... for around 499.99
Which leaves you 200quid to upgrade the graphics card to a 64/128MB GeForce4?
I don't think anyone is offering a 2Ghz Pc for £499. Especially not with an 80GB HDD and 256MB of RAM. Maybe you would get a 2Ghz with 20Gb, 128Mb of RAM, and an onboard graphics card (which are hard to override). And I am sure that anyone offering your deal isn't going to be the most reputable dealer, and (much like tiny, time etc) will make PCs on the cheap, without much assembling expertise, causing problems later on.
Thegerrid wrote:
> I don't think anyone is offering a 2Ghz Pc for £499. Especially
> not with an 80GB HDD and 256MB of RAM. Maybe you would get a 2Ghz with
> 20Gb, 128Mb of RAM, and an onboard graphics card (which are hard to
> override). And I am sure that anyone offering your deal isn't going to
> be the most reputable dealer, and (much like tiny, time etc) will make
> PCs on the cheap, without much assembling expertise, causing problems
> later on.
lol... no, thats what they are offering...
They are also one of the largest PC companies in the world :)
(although for obvious reasons I'm not going into any deatils here, especially since SR make their own line of fabulous PC's which I would always recommend above all others ;))
> I don't think anyone is offering a 2Ghz Pc for £499. Especially
> not with an 80GB HDD and 256MB of RAM. Maybe you would get a 2Ghz with
> 20Gb, 128Mb of RAM, and an onboard graphics card (which are hard to
> override). And I am sure that anyone offering your deal isn't going to
> be the most reputable dealer, and (much like tiny, time etc) will make
> PCs on the cheap, without much assembling expertise, causing problems
> later on.
lol... no, thats what they are offering...
They are also one of the largest PC companies in the world :)
(although for obvious reasons I'm not going into any deatils here, especially since SR make their own line of fabulous PC's which I would always recommend above all others ;))
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