Buying a new tower computer
 

Can anyone recommend a brand or processor plus operating system etc, as I will need to purchase a new computer soon.

I don't play games apart from perhaps Yahoo Pool, but I use mp3's and use it mainly for music and such like.

I am slightly afraid that Vista will put too many obstacles in my way, lol

Any help on this would be appreciated.

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you can have a look on www.novatech.co.uk as they still do units with XP on it.

how much you willing to spend on the new rig mate?

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Probably between £300 - £450

:)

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http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/e...&s=PC-1183&v=1 but comes without monitor

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is that not an optional monitor?

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http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...0DDR2%20System

something like this with xp and omcrease the hdd

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http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...0DDR2%20System

of this with xp bigger hdd and enough left over to add another hard drive

Re: Buying a new tower computer
 

erm, sounds like 2.2 intel core 2 duo. integrated graphics, 2 gb 800 ram, 500 gb hdd?
i build computers for a living, pm me if you want more info as quite busy atm so cant do forums too much :P

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your not the only one ;)

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Many thanks ruddock08, I will keep that in mind, and to the others too. :)

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We've had two PC's from this site here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/

Highly recommend them. :)

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Thanks Brother. ;)

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Ok I just costed out on ocuk a

Quad core cpu
Asus mobo
2 gig ram
500 gig hdd
Dual layer dvd rw
basic case
Gigabyte 460 watt psu
8600 GT gfx
OEM Home premium

All for less than £450 quid delivered. And OCUK is not the cheapest place to shop.
No I am sure you could find someone local to knock it up? I often do just builds for not a huge fee as I am not greedy I just enjoy doing it. This should give you an idea of what you can get for the top end of your budget

Having a gfx even if not gaming removes a possible bottleneck. You could save 25/30 quid on an even cheaper one (which woudl come close to getting someone like me to build it ;))

If you went AMD dual core you can knock 50-70 quid at least off the price.

BTW can be built with XP instead

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If you;re upto it then but seperates on eBay from HK or USA, might take time to come in but in the end you;ll pay 20% less than UK pre-built prices and possibly for a better spec..

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what if you get caught with import duty? and then there is warranty? I certainly would not under any circumstances recommend that ;)

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Yeah, I wouldn't have thought so either, thanks for the info on a new PC.

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Try buidlng your pc yourself its rather easy, can also turn out to be cheaper my is dual core with 3gb ram 7300 graphic MSI Gigabit mobo and all that was around £100 and is good enough for using mp3's

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Hi, what about this http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.204-0126.aspx I know its a dell but perfect for you I think although it has Vista, this is the same but with a 19" screen http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.901-2518.aspx in budget, cheaper than buying from dell directly and you get clubcard points lol, also if you search around you will find money off voucher codes to.

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Purely for the hell of it, I just worked out what the current parts in my system have cost me over the years [some bits I've had a while, some bits are brand new] & got a bit of a surprise. I estimate about ~£997 [not including the various seperate delivery charges, or monitors, keyboard, etc]. :shocked: Anyone thinking of gettting in to self-builds should be warned: Yes, it can be cheaper, but as you learn more you can find yourself wanting the better parts, & justifying their cost when you're only buying 1 thing [or a few] at a time, which can end up costing you more in the long run. :disturbd:

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I dont buy new till I can sell a machine. My last upgrade cost me -£50 yes thats means I was in pocket lol

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"sell a machine"? Vot are zees strange vords you speak? ;) Seriously though, I think I'd have trouble parting with my computer bits; I never know when I might need them [in case something fails, etc]. There's also the fact that whilst I can put systems together, I'm absolutely hopeless as a salesman. Whataver that je ne c'est quois is that some people have that enables them to persuade other people to pay for their services or buy from them, I just don't have it. :(

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bummer dude lol

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I know exactly what you mean, infact i've still got a 12gb hdd i pulled from something around somewhere :Yikes:

I did throw a few bigger bits out (Mainly parts for cases i no longer have) but i've still got some surplus parts kicking about.

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Yeah, I know. :(

Oh, I can beat that. :D
1 286 laptop
3 AT cases
3 ATX cases
a few sub-GB HDDs [not sure how many still work]
4 graphics cards [1 PCI Voodoo 3, 3 AGP Radeons]
~8 or 9 mobos [3 or 4 486, 1 Super7 (K6-2), 1 P2 (Celery 233), 2 socket A/462, 1 AM2] [none of that currently in use]
& that's just what I can think of off the top of my head, there's more than that though. :disturbd:

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Alien You sound like my dad, he's usually got a load of old pc stuff kicking around, although depends how much of it I nick off him :p:

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anything pre socket a should be thrown away ;)

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No! My preciousssss! http://homepage.ntlworld.com/alien42/smilies/gollum.gif