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Ive tried to choose th components but i dont think i came close to that. Would you be able to give me a spec from ebuyer for a 939 set up for as little as possible.

I hope you dont think im being lazy but i want to see how much i could get it for.

I really appreciate your help.

Reply 161

sr4470

Hard disk: http://www.ebuyer.co.uk/customer/products/index.html?rb=16736623727&action=c2VsZWN0X3Byb2R1Y3Rfb3ZlcnZpZXc=&product_uid=80963

Case:
http://www.ebuyer.co.uk/customer/products/index.html?rb=16736773874&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=66124

CPU:
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2VsZWN0X3Byb2R1Y3Rfb3ZlcnZpZXc=&product_uid=88109

Motherboard:
http://www.ebuyer.co.uk/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=95458

RAM:
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2VsZWN0X3Byb2R1Y3Rfb3ZlcnZpZXc=&product_uid=48122

Unfortunately it comes to over £300. I found virtually the same stuff on dabs.com for a total of £278.

Reply 162

Steezy20

Right, I'm wondering whether the PSU I've found is suitable for a PC I'm planning to build.
PSU - Levicom vp450W Blue LED Fan P4, TCE, TC, SATA
Mobo - Asus A8N5X nForce4 AMD Athlon 64 939
Graphics - Gainward GF 6600GT PP Ultra 1960PCX SLI, 128MB DDR3, PCI-E, DVI, TV Out, Retail
Case - Ebuyer Extra Value Kg-188 ATX Midi Tower Case In Black With USB/Audio No Psu

I.e. will it;
a) fit in the case
b) work with an AMD64 given it says P4
c)work with a PCI-E graphics card

Cheers.

Reply 163

sr4470

Nope, I'd go with: www.aria.co.uk/ProductInfoComm.asp?ID=18026

Good PSU that doesnt hurt your wallet too much. Will allow room for future upgrades as well.

Reply 164

Steezy20

sr4470

Nope, I'd go with: www.aria.co.uk/ProductInfoComm.asp?ID=18026

Good PSU that doesnt hurt your wallet too much. Will allow room for future upgrades as well.

What part makes this one work over the one I saw? I take it it's the ATX2.0 as opposed to just regular ATX?
In which case will this one work as well?

Reply 165

james101

WHta do you think about this psu?

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=17180446181&action=c2VsZWN0X3Byb2R1Y3Rfb3ZlcnZpZXc=&product_uid=98562

What one would be the best out of the three if you forget the price differences?

Reply 166

sr4470

Steezy20

What part makes this one work over the one I saw? I take it it's the ATX2.0 as opposed to just regular ATX?

Its also a reputable brand, has sufficient amperage and generally I've seen no problems with Akasa PSUs. Thermaltake PSUs, on the other hand, seem to be lacking this quality - I bought a 480W Thermaltake some time ago that turned out to be a waste of money, wasnt sufficient to power an athlon 64 system.

Reply 167

halloweenjack

AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 4200+ with HT Tech.
Brushed Aluminium ATX Midi Tower +550W PSU- Silver
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe PCI-Express Mainboard - ATX
6x USB Ports, GB LAN, Dual Channel Memory, 8 Channel Audio, 4x SATA ,2x UDMA, RAID 0,RAID1,RAID 0+1
2048MB DDR400 Memory - PC3200 (2x1024)
250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive with 16MB Buffer
16x DVD-ROM Drive (40x CD-ROM)
512MB DDR2 nVIDIA GeForce 7300GS - TV out- DVI - PCI X (256Mb SMA)
7.1 Channel Surround Sound Audio (on-board)

Just bought this for £839 incl delivery....

is it any good ?

I know for gaming purposes i need to upgrade the 3dfx card

Reply 168

sr4470

That graphics card was a waste of money...also, what brand is the hard disk?

One other thing, that power supply had better be a good make or it wont handle those components...

Reply 169

halloweenjack

suggestions for a 3dfx card for around £200 ?

Reply 170

sr4470

halloweenjack

suggestions for a 3dfx card for around £200 ?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/7800__Series.html - first one on that page.

Reply 171

estel

What brand is the RAM? Otherwise, probably a good buy :smile:

Reply 172

TheWildChild

hey people. my parents wanna get me a pc or laptop for me for my birthday. can anyone point out any good deals for eitherof these? please :smile:

my parents have no idea about them and neither do i!budget i guess is cheaper the better, but willign to go up to 800. dunno if thats enough for a laptop so a pc is kool. Liked the idea of a laptop so can take it to and from uni next year

anyway, any help would be appreciated. any sites or anything you know of.

Reply 173

sr4470

£800 is way above what you need for a basic PC (or indeed, a laptop). Laptops start at ~£350 and PCs can be made for about £250 including a monitor.

Dabs (www.dabs.com/uk) have a good selection of laptops (starting at £369).

As for PCs, well it depends if you're able to build one yourself (this will certainly save money and provide you with a better system).

Reply 174

TheWildChild

ohw thanks for that!

my parents will be really pleased with the price range! :wink:

Reply 175

estel

Regardless, I'll be taking my PC to and from Uni, just don't know whether to get a laptop to supplement it going _around_ Uni :smile:

Reply 176

sr4470

Up to you estel, but I dont think its worth the money just for that use.

Reply 177

TheWildChild

acer aspire laptop £399
15" tft
64mb graphics
256 mb memory
40 gb hardrive
cd/dvd combo
4 cell battery??
56 kbps modem
fast ethernet
microsoft xp home
microsoft works

like i say i know nothign abt laptops, and found that in the paper so it any good? im basically gonna be using it for college/uni work, msn, surfing the net, music (i download lots and lots of music!), dont really watch dvd's on the comp at the moment but i might do at uni cos i doubt ill have my own tv and dvd player. dont really play games so that makes a difference to what i need doesn't it? soemthign with long battery life is good, cos i do leave my comp on for loooong priods of time, but i guess i could just connect it up to mains then.