Tiger
Member
Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
User status: Offline
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Processor (CPU)
AMD ATHLON™ 64 X2 5000+ (2.6GHz) 2 x 512K L2 Cache (Socket AM2)
Memory (RAM)
4GB CORSAIR DDR2 667MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x2GB)
Motherboard
ASUS® M2N: DUAL DDR II, S-ATA, x16 VGA, 3 PCI
Operating System
WINDOWS® VISTA Home Premium (inc Genuine CD & License) (£59)
USB Options
4 PORT USB 2.0 CARD (TOTAL: 10 USB 2.0 PORTS!)
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
250GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
NONE
RAID (HDD 1 & 2)
NONE
1st CD/DVD Drive
20x Dual Layer LightScribe DVD Writer ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd CD/DVD Drive
NONE
Graphics Card
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
2nd Graphics Card
NONE
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® Audigy® SE with 7.1 Surround Sound: £15
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Floppy Disk Drive
NONE
Memory Card Reader
NONE
Case
Stylish Silver Aluminium Trigon Case + 2 Front/Side USB
Power Supply & Case Cooling
500W (Peak) Quiet Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£25)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22 dBA AMD CPU COOLER (£14)
Firewire & Video Editing
NONE
TV Card
NONE
Monitor
LG L196WTQ 19 inch Wide: HDCP/DVI/2MS/1440 x 900 (£139)
2nd Monitor
NONE
DVI Cable
NONE
Keyboard & Mouse
NONE
Mouse
NONE
Speakers
NONE
Printer
NONE
Surge Protection
Belkin 4 Socket 2M Surge Protector with £25,000 Protection! (£7)
Webcam & VoIP
NONE
Media Center Kit
NONE
Anti-Virus
NONE
Office Software
NONE
£650 delivered and inc. VAT.
[Edited on 09-01-2008 by Tiger]
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Cosmo
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
Location: Im the real one!
User status: Offline
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Dont go for AMD when dual core Intels are dirt cheap.
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Ian
Site Administrator
Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
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If you're installing the video card yourself then might it also be cheaper to source your RAM from elsewhere?
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Tiger
Member
Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
User status: Offline
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This then?:
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™2 Duo E4500 (2 X 2.20GHz) 800MHz FSB/2MB L2 Cache
Memory (RAM)
4GB CORSAIR DDR2 667MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x2GB)
Motherboard
ASUS® P5K SE: DDR2, SATAII, PCI-e x16, 2 PCI, 3 x PCI-e x1
Operating System
WINDOWS® VISTA Home Premium (inc Genuine CD & License) (£59)
USB Options
4 PORT USB 2.0 CARD (TOTAL: 12 USB 2.0 PORTS!)
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
250GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
NONE
3rd Hard Disk
NONE
1st CD/DVD Drive
20x Dual Layer LightScribe DVD Writer ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd CD/DVD Drive
NONE
Graphics Card
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
2nd Graphics Card
NONE
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® Audigy® SE with 7.1 Surround Sound: £15
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Floppy Disk Drive
NONE
Memory Card Reader
NONE
Case
Stylish Silver Aluminium Trigon Case + 2 Front/Side USB
Power Supply & Case Cooling
500W (Peak) Quiet Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£25)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 19 dBA INTEL CPU COOLER (£14)
Firewire & Video Editing
NONE
TV Card
NONE
Monitor
LG L196WTQ 19 inch Wide: HDCP/DVI/2MS/1440 x 900 (£139)
£680 all Inc.
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Jamescorsa97
Member
Registered: 19th Aug 04
Location: Middlesbrough Drives: Cliosport 182
User status: Offline
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Ben, what exactly is this pc going to be used for?
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Tiger
Member
Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
User status: Offline
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
If you're installing the video card yourself then might it also be cheaper to source your RAM from elsewhere?
Well I have an Nvidia Gforce 8600 GTS HDTV 256MB card sitting next to me unused.
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Tiger
Member
Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
User status: Offline
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamescorsa97
Ben, what exactly is this pc going to be used for?
Mega amounts of Photo and Video editing, possibly Music Software too.
Dont say a Mac either - I cant afford one.
[Edited on 09-01-2008 by Tiger]
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Jamescorsa97
Member
Registered: 19th Aug 04
Location: Middlesbrough Drives: Cliosport 182
User status: Offline
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GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £29.99
(£35.24) £59.98
(£70.48)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Samsung SH-S203NBEBN 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case with Free Call of Juarez Game £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2200 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.20GHz (800FSB) - Retail £51.99
(£61.09) £51.99
(£61.09)
Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £58.99
(£69.31) £58.99
(£69.31)
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 320GB ATA-100 16MB Cache - OEM (WD3200AAKB) £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
Asus VW193S 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £104.99
(£123.36) £104.99
(£123.36
Total : £555.61
The video card i was going to add is alot better than what you currently have too.
It came to £700 delivered.
[Edited on 09-01-2008 by Jamescorsa97]
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