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if im gonna be building a desktop in the next few weeks or so, how much would i need for a top spec? and ne recommendations for bits

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estel

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Top top top spec? You could go anywhere, but reserve about £1800 or so

(Based on decent sound card, FX60, SLI 7900something)

Reply 204

estel

Top top top spec? You could go anywhere, but reserve about £1800 or so

(Based on decent sound card, FX60, SLI 7900something)

Dont forget the 24' TFT. :wink:

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lol .... ok i need sum help on this bit? graphics/processor/mobo ..... which 1s?

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Day Dream

lol .... ok i need sum help on this bit? graphics/processor/mobo ..... which 1s?

SLI'd Geforce 7900GTX/Athlon 64 X2 4400/DFI SLI-DR Expert or Asus A8N-SLI Premium

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lol .... jus checkd my budgeting ..... i got bout 1000 to spend cant get all that i dnt fink can i? dnt wana spend it all, so wana reeli find summin like 'optimum' spec lol .... so much for the top sepc dream :frown:

Reply 208

Day Dream

lol .... jus checkd my budgeting ..... i got bout 1000 to spend cant get all that i dnt fink can i? dnt wana spend it all, so wana reeli find summin like 'optimum' spec lol .... so much for the top sepc dream :frown:

Get a single 7900GTX, Athlon 64 3700 and either of the above motherboards. You could still fit in 2GB RAM and a nice TFT though (19')

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which site would get the best deals on all this?

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What do you guys think of a Dell Dimension 9150?

Reply 211

Mad Vlad

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anycon

What do you guys think of a Dell Dimension 9150?

Terrible. Its a Dell desktop. Its a lose lose proposition.

Reply 212

Day Dream

which site would get the best deals on all this?

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showpost.php?p=4294176&postcount=193

Try Dabs first, but do shop around.

Reply 213

Mad Vlad

Terrible. Its a Dell desktop. Its a lose lose proposition.

Oh great right fine ... so I have about £1500 to spend on a home desktop computer, some of which will be spent on a 19" TFT. What's the best company/manufacturer to go for if I want to buy it online from their website?

Reply 214

anycon

Oh great right fine ... so I have about £1500 to spend on a home desktop computer, some of which will be spent on a 19" TFT. What's the best company/manufacturer to go for if I want to buy it online from their website?

I just built someone a PC with a 20' widescreen viewsonic tft for £550. Go figure.

Edit: Exact spec -

AMD Sempron 3000+ (socket 754, 1.8ghz, 128kb L2 cache)
Chaintech VNF3-250 motherboard (AGP)
512MB Corsair DDR400 RAM
80GB Samsung SATA 7200rpm 8mb cache hard disk
ATi Radeon 9500 128MB (connected via DVI)
NEC ND3540A 16x DVD-RW Dual layer
Logitech Internet Pro keyboard and "Pilot" optical mouse
Logitech S200 2.1 Speakers
Viewsonic VA2012W 20' Widescreen TFT (1680x1050)

Reply 215

Mad Vlad

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anycon

Oh great right fine ... so I have about £1500 to spend on a home desktop computer, some of which will be spent on a 19" TFT. What's the best company/manufacturer to go for if I want to buy it online from their website?

Build your own... or pay me to build you one. :biggrin:

What are you using the machine for?

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I want it built for me, by a company, because I'm lazy and afraid.
Use it for home ****. No games. Just internet, music, etc. But I want it to run really smoothly. And I don't want a Mac.

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PS If I download a torrent of the Adobe Font Folio v.10 but it says '[mac pc]' will the fonts work with Word?

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Mad Vlad

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anycon

I want it built for me, by a company, because I'm lazy and afraid.
Use it for home ****. No games. Just internet, music, etc. But I want it to run really smoothly. And I don't want a Mac.

This is where Dell rape people. You dont need to spend anywhere NEAR £1500! Nearer £500 inc. a lovely monitor - like sr4470 suggested.

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