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"What PC should i get?"

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.

Armatige Shanks wrote:

> lol.. I dont know, I think theres a cheap 32MB 3D graphics card stuck
> on (which I why I suggested using the rest of the cash on a flashy
> GeForce4 card...)
>
> Sorry man, I'm not going to specify a manufactuer, though I'm sure it
> really wouldnt take you that long to find them on the net... try
> checking the biggest names. :)

get a Gainward 128mb Geforce 4 Ti4200 (golden sample) cos it's quite cheap, respected company
and if you overclock it (which is encouraged cos they even include software etc for that to be done) then you should be going at the speed of Ti4400
goto www.overclockers.co.uk for this card!

Thegerrid wrote:
> PC world could be good on your budget

lol




as if.

Unless you can avoid VAT, it is actually just iver £700. I doesn't have a DVD drive, and the offer ends next week.

Like I said, if you wait for the new celeron, you will find processors alot cheaper, and you will be able to get a really good graphics card etc...

A waterproof one...

oh-kay.
thanks anyway.
it's strange how pc prices go down so quickly.

'DELL Dimension 4500 2.0GHz

- P4 2.0GHz
- 256MB DDR RAM
- 20GB Hard Drive
- 17" monitor
- 16MB ATI Rage graphics card
- CD-RW Drive
- Windows XP

Errrm, good, considering it's only £549. Especially since you can still customise it to make it better, falling well within your 700 quid budget if you want a better graphics card, bigger hard drive and better monitor.

www.dell.co.uk

Thegerrid wrote:
> hmmmmm. But does it have an onboard graphics card?
> give me a link and then I will be happy.
> SR can't get that mad. People mention Play.com all the time, saying
> how good it is and SR never get angry, it just makes them more
> determined.

lol.. I dont know, I think theres a cheap 32MB 3D graphics card stuck on (which I why I suggested using the rest of the cash on a flashy GeForce4 card...)

Sorry man, I'm not going to specify a manufactuer, though I'm sure it really wouldnt take you that long to find them on the net... try checking the biggest names. :)

hmmmmm. But does it have an onboard graphics card?
give me a link and then I will be happy.
SR can't get that mad. People mention Play.com all the time, saying how good it is and SR never get angry, it just makes them more determined.

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.