New PC

[Lennon 18]

Im thinking of buying a new PC a 512MB of Ram ones but the question is can I just buy the tower.. Not a new keyboard.. not a new monitor just the tower... if yes how much would it cost round about?

 

[Flight643]

check Dell.com for stuff like that. And get 1gb of ram, 512 isn't enough these days.

 

[Lennon 18]

I cant find just the towers on Dell... how much are we speaking for 1GB roughly?

 

[Flight643]

Not too sure beggsy, you need to research it m8.

 

[Lennon 18]

I'll try PC shops at my area....

 

[Flight643]

Dont goto PC World.. if you have that over there. They are con artists

 

[Oranje]

Beggsy, what are you looking to do with the pc? If you walk into a pc shop, thats the 1st thing theyll ask you.

And I agree with flight, certainly get greater than 512MB of ram, i got 2GB. Also, get DDR2 ram as its faster.

I just got a new comp:

Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 ghz
2GB DDR2-RAM
Nvidia 7900GTX 512MB

For that, i ordered the parts separately, and got a local pc shop to build it for me

 

[Lennon 18]

Im using it for gaming... photoshop CS 3 etc...

 

[Oranje]

If your gonna use it for gaming, a good guide is to look at the recommended system requirements of new games, and go one step above them.

 

[Lennon 18]

and CS3, storing albums .... movies etc

 

[Oranje]

If you get a pc for games, itll pretty much do everything else.

 

[bbwMax]

<div class="quote_poster">Flight643 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Dont goto PC World.. if you have that over there. They are con artists</div>

yeh i got my PC from there but i didn't need a monitor and they just deducted it from the price.

Are there PC Worlds in scotland?

 

[Lennon 18]

<div class="quote_poster">Maxdaman91 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">yeh i got my PC from there but i didn't need a monitor and they just deducted it from the price.

Are there PC Worlds in scotland?

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ROFL Yeah.. Sorry for laughing but I thought that was funny.. Thats like asking is there any chip shops in England..

 

[Flight643]

Want a gaming PC, try Alienware.com the best gaming pc's / laptops you will ever find.

 

[Lennon 18]

Thanks for the site Flight..

 

[Lennon 18]

Alienware[dot]com = Very Expensive... Im looking to buy a PC around 700 quid or less..

 

[Oranje]

<div class="quote_poster">.67Lion Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Alienware[dot]com = Very Expensive... Im looking to buy a PC around 700 quid or less..</div>

Yeah alienware is expensive.

Just research what you want in a comp (ie: what type of processor etc) and buy it at a local shop. Theyre generally cheaper.

 

[Lennon 18]

I guess.. I dont know very much about PC's and processors etc..

 

[Oranje]

<div class="quote_poster">.67Lion Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I guess.. I dont know very much about PC's and processors etc..</div>

Read reviews. they'll always give you a good indication.

I spent 2,500 AUD on mine but thats not very helpful.

 

[bbwMax]

Why not build your PC

Case no more then £40 quid for a nice looking one e.g. this for £39.99 on Xcase Database Design Software

 

[Lennon 18]

How the fuck do I build a PC any tutorial sites.

 

[Wolf]

Nope, no tutorial sites, but i know all the components come with books etc. that may tell you where to put stuff.

I know someone who can get me lotsa good stuff and then build it.

anyway, cant you get your local PC shop to build it for you?

 

[Lennon 18]

Much will it cost roughly..

 

[Wolf]

u need to know what you want first.

 

[bbwMax]

<div class="quote_poster">.67Lion Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Much will it cost roughly..</div>

well i got top of the range graphics card, RAM and Hardrive and pretty good everything else and it cost me ?750 including one of those cool projector keyboards

 

[Wolf]

mine was £400

 

[Flight643]

If you dont know how to build a pc then dont build one. I have built one and they aint easy, trust me. Leave it to the shops beggsy.

 

[Lennon 18]

Fine any suggestions on what I should get like
Processor
Ram
HD
Graphics card

keeping in mind I only want to spend around 700 quid or less

 

[Oranje]

This what I have, but i went overboard with mine

Processor: Intel Core 2 duo 2.4 Ghz
Ram: 2GB DDR2
Video: Nvidia 7900GTX 512MB
HDD: 120Gb

HDD's are really cheap nowadays, i got mine for about 90 Australian.

My graphics card cost 700 AUD so you probably dont need sumthing that powerful

 

[Lennon 18]

wow thats alot for a GFX card im guessing?