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Mo
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15th Jan 06 at 11:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i'm trying to build a pc from scratch. its for multimedia purposes i.e photo editing, video editing, music, games etc etc

can anyone recommend a good spec. Budget is £500 for tower. no monitor, keyboard or mouse required



[Edited on 09-02-2006 by Mo]
mobymaster
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15th Jan 06 at 13:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Your in manchester aint ya mo?

Go to bowlers on saturday (near trafford) youll get a sh*t hot system for 500 notes from there
Wayne
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15th Jan 06 at 14:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i'll build you one
Wayne
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15th Jan 06 at 14:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
if not you can buy mine as im after getting rid
Wayne
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Operating System Installed
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition

Processor
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 360 Dual Core

Processor technology
with Hyperthreading technology

System bus
800MHz

Cache
Level 2 cache 1MB

Chipset
Intel® 915P express chipset

Standard memory
1GB

Memory type
DDR2-SDRAM

Memory slots
4 DIMM sockets

Internal drives
Internal hard disk drive
500GB (2x250GB)

Hard disk controller
Serial ATA hard drive

Hard disk drive speed
(7200rpm)

Optical drive type
DVD drive

Optical drive speed
16x max.

Second optical drive type
DVD writer

Second optical drive speed
double layer ±R/ ±RW 16x max supporting LightScribe technology

System features
Memory card device
9in1 memory card reader

Network interface
10/100BT network interface

Video capture interface
IEEE 1394 FireWire® Interface

Wireless capability
Wireless 802.11b/g with Software Access Point

Video adapter
NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6600

Video RAM
256MB video memory

Compatible interactive TV services
TV and FM radio tuner card with remote control

Internal audio
Intel® High Definition Audio 7.1

Speakers and microphone
(Speakers provided with Monitors)

External drive bays
2 external optical drive bays, 1 internal HDD bay

Video adapter, bus
1 PCI-Express 16x

Expansion slots
3 PCI

Software
Software - productivity & finance
Microsoft® Works Suite 2005: Microsoft® Word 2002; Microsoft® Works 8.0; Microsoft® AutoRoute 2005; Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia Standard 2005; Microsoft® Money Standard 2005; Microsoft® Picture It!® Photo Premium 10

Included/Pre-installed software
Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0; Microsoft® Outlook® Express; Adobe® Reader 6.0

Optical drive driver software
InterVideo WinDVD Creator; Sonic™ RecordNow CD/DVD; Microsoft® MovieMaker 2; HP Image Zone; Microsoft® Windows® Media Player; Apple iTunes; InterVideo WinDVD with Dolby Digital Playback

Software - education / reference / entertainment
InterVideo Home Theater™ 2

downloadable software
Special offer: for titles available at discounted prices, please check: www.mypcchoice.com

Software - internet & online
Easy Internet Signup with leading Internet Service Providers

Software included
HP Pavilion on-line user's guide; HP Help; HP Pavilion recovery partition (including possibility to recover system, applications and drivers separately); Optional re-allocation of recovery partition; Recovery CD/DVD creation tool; Symantec™ Norton Internet Security™ 2005 (60-day liveupdate)
Mo
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15th Jan 06 at 16:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
^^ impresive. how much u wanting for it?
Wayne
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450 i'd take for it its ideal for what you want it for as well. let me know
Mo
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aye i will do but i'm i'll see what my mate says as he's sorting spec/prices and stuff out for me
Mo
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15th Jan 06 at 17:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
plus i heard everythings going 64bit this year so i'm planning on a 64bit processor
Adam_B
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i shall be joining the 64bit crew in a few days hopefully
Mo
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15th Jan 06 at 18:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what u getting?
Lisa
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15th Jan 06 at 19:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
this is all beyond my comprehension
R Lee
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quote:
Originally posted by Lisa
this is all beyond my comprehension


me too.
anyway, can i drive your car
Lisa
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hello fella not seen you for ages

as for driving car i think you gotta be 25 not sure if you are
R Lee
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i was only joking

to you too
Lisa
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you should know me by now i don't mind its only a car
Wayne
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windows xp is currently 32bit the new xp you can get in 64bit will just run faster be more reliable and stronger and few new features most likely. Used it at work but there's not much physical difference

[Edited on 15-01-2006 by Wayne]
Lisa
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just the phrase building a computer confused me

i don't have a clue about these things
Wayne
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lol easy peasy
Lisa
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thats cos its your job.......if i talk to you about stuff in my job you would be just as confused
Wayne
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Adam_B
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quote:
Originally posted by Mo
what u getting?


AMD 4400 dual core 64bit, 2g DDR2-SDRAM, 250g SATA HDD, nvidia 6600gt graphics, XP pro. 19" TFT monitor, cool looking black keyboard and color coded mouse, FSH, 8 months tax + MOT, EW,and a SR.
Mo
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16th Jan 06 at 14:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
^^ how mucho?
Mo
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bought new pc and built it myself. just got one question really - the usb sockets, the mouse and keyboard seem to be powered all the time even when the pc is switched off?? is this right? or can i change this from bios or summat?
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quote:
Originally posted by Lisa
as for driving car i think you gotta be 25 not sure if you are
Thought it was 30?

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