Drew
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mainboard - asrock k7 s41 gx
cpu AMD athlon xp 3000 barton
cpu cooler VHQ BB
HD - 200gb 8mb cache
rom - 8x dvd writer + and -
floppy drive
graphics card 128mb radeon (can get upgrade to 256 fx5700 for 52 quid)
£550 built ready to go with year warrenty
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vibrio
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go to ebuyer and compare. maybe £50 overpriced
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Drew
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ebuyer only do parts dont they? or do they do systems built for ya?
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vibrio
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don;t build but then not hard to put it together
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Drew
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yeah true - but then ya need all other little things - case, cables, fans, power packs etc
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vibrio
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cases come with fans and you get teh cables with the motherboard, drives etc etc.
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Sims
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i could build top spec PC from bits with £550
But yeah thats not a bad price. i take that includes ram as well?
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John
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You couldn't build a top spec pc for that price. You could build a relatively fast pc but you would hav to cut corners. A 'top spec' graphics card would use half of that budget.
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Drew
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quote: Originally posted by Sims
i could build top spec PC from bits with £550
But yeah thats not a bad price. i take that includes ram as well?
oh yeah - didnt notice i missed that
1024 mb DDR 400 major if that means anything to ya
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PaulW
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If you could choose the processor in the system, then ask them to put in an Athlon-XP Mobile 2500+, then set it to FSB 200 @ multi of 11... will then be as quick as a 3200+XP and about £50 cheaper...
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PaulW
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btw, DDR400 is PC3200...
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dysonm
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I would get one from Dell. They will do one with the same spec but wiv a 15" tft for that. Its the chip and the graphic card that cost so much in that pc spec the chip is about a tone if u downgrade to a 2.4 u will save a bit
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PaulW
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quote: Originally posted by dysonm
I would get one from Dell. They will do one with the same spec but wiv a 15" tft for that. Its the chip and the graphic card that cost so much in that pc spec the chip is about a tone if u downgrade to a 2.4 u will save a bit
HDD & RAM will be most expensive, not the CPU or Graphics
Athlon 3000+XP is around £75 atm, Graphic is probs an OEM card for £35...
HDD will be near £110 & Ram about a ton...
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Drew
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quote: Originally posted by PaulW
btw, DDR400 is PC3200...
and is that good or what?
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John
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yes
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PaulW
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pretty much entry level now
I've got PC4500 in mine, so plenty of room for expansion!
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