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Dan B

posted on 13th Apr 06 at 21:15

If you're going to be gaming on that machine, don't get a 6200SE......if your budget is small-ish, go for either the 6600 or 6800 (GT, if you can stretch to it).


abdus

posted on 11th Apr 06 at 07:06

as John stated, in 3 yrs time, intel might already have got Pentium Z...LOL....so i wouldnt bother upgrading it,better get a new one keeping the optical drives

getting a 3.2 Ghz or Pentium D with 1024 RAM (yes, this oone needs some free slots for possible upgrade...esp with Vista coming) would allow at least 3 yrs usage without upgrading esp for home use



[Edited on 11-04-2006 by abdus]


Steve

posted on 10th Apr 06 at 19:06

quote:
Originally posted by abdus
I have upgraded some without any problems...

it depends on what kind of upgrade....normally if you buy a good spec one...you won't need to upgrade it until 2-3 after that and that would mean getting another one...


well the main problems are motherboards in my experiences, and usually if you need to upgrade to the latest processor you need to change the motherboard so catch 22


Sam

posted on 10th Apr 06 at 17:09

I bought my Dell PC (base unit only) secondhand off eBay for £75! :lol:

Although it's only a P4 1.6, 256Mb RAM and 20Gb HDD with Win 2000 Pro installed...


John

posted on 10th Apr 06 at 17:05

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
dells are good for work, but i havent been that impressed with them for home from what iv seen, upgrading them is near impossible as most of the components are designed for dell meaning you cant replace them as they are different.

So basically, good for office wher your likely to chuck them out in 3 years, but for home? if your plannig on keeping it and upgrading it then no


In 3 years time the only bits you'd want to keep are maybe optical drives, hard drive and maybe memory.
Probably not any of them though.


Andrew

posted on 10th Apr 06 at 16:37

Much cheaper to buy a system off the likes of Dell than have one custom built.

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
anyone can build a PC, its a peice of piss to be fair, do it yourself


Hey, i get paid for doing that stuff :o :mad: :lol: :lol:


abdus

posted on 10th Apr 06 at 16:00

I have upgraded some without any problems...

it depends on what kind of upgrade....normally if you buy a good spec one...you won't need to upgrade it until 2-3 after that and that would mean getting another one...


Steve

posted on 10th Apr 06 at 15:52

dells are good for work, but i havent been that impressed with them for home from what iv seen, upgrading them is near impossible as most of the components are designed for dell meaning you cant replace them as they are different.

So basically, good for office wher your likely to chuck them out in 3 years, but for home? if your plannig on keeping it and upgrading it then no


abdus

posted on 10th Apr 06 at 15:50

Upto now I have owned 6 Dell systems and always delivers what you are looking for...

The current 3 days deal is just great atm...the Dell 5150c is cool but i'm looking forward for the 9150 ;)

BTW if you already have a proper monitor, don't do it online, phone them and tell them you need only the CPU will save you some £100-150


Steve

posted on 10th Apr 06 at 15:50

anyone can build a PC, its a peice of piss to be fair, do it yourself


Brett

posted on 10th Apr 06 at 15:42

Yeah, definately go for Dell and before the offers run out.

Free shipping alone saves you £60 (which i had to pay :mad: )


abdus

posted on 10th Apr 06 at 15:39

quote:
Originally posted by J1
whats the difference between deleron d and pentium 4, i want it mainly for games and multimedia


celeron d?:boggle:

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/promo.aspx/promocompare?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs

:thumbs::thumbs:No hassle and always great


get pro for only £25 extra...well worth it...
:thumbs::thumbs:

quote:

4 DEALS IN 1: FREE HARD DRIVE UPGRADE, FREE DOUBLE MEMORY, FREE 725 PRINTER and FREE SHIPPING



[Edited on 10-04-2006 by abdus]


PaulW

posted on 10th Apr 06 at 15:32

celeron = pants

if you get a pentium-d you NEED XP Pro...

infact...

I'd advise just going for PRO from the get-go!


J1

posted on 10th Apr 06 at 15:12

whats the difference between deleron d and pentium 4, i want it mainly for games and multimedia


Brett

posted on 10th Apr 06 at 15:09

quote:
Originally posted by J1
got any links to them on dell lads cant ind them


:lol: I tried to look for you mate but cant find them.

It was the Dimension 3100, might have been a limited offer :(

Either way, you can get them off Dell a hell of a lot cheaper than £500


J1

posted on 10th Apr 06 at 15:07

got any links to them on dell lads cant ind them


Melville

posted on 10th Apr 06 at 15:06

quote:
Originally posted by loafofbrett
£500 :!


Brett

posted on 10th Apr 06 at 14:42

£500 :!


mjw_2k2

posted on 10th Apr 06 at 14:15

would be looking at around £500 if bought everything online and put it together


abdus

posted on 10th Apr 06 at 13:53

i would go for a Pentium D

Dell does the Geforce 7300:thumbs:

well depends on what you would do us the pc for;)


[Edited on 10-04-2006 by abdus]


Brett

posted on 10th Apr 06 at 13:51

...only difference being it's P4 3GHz and doesn't have the Geforce card, but they're only a few bob on the bay anyway.


Brett

posted on 10th Apr 06 at 13:50

You can get that spec from Dell for £199 at the moment.


J1

posted on 10th Apr 06 at 13:48

i need a custom spec something like

Intel Pentium 4 Processor
2.8GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2 x 1MB Cache
512MB DDR RAM
At least 80gb Hard Disk Drive
Dual Layer DVD Re-Writer Drive
256MB nVIDIA GeForce 6200 SE Graphics
USB Connections
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
17" TFT Flat Panel Monitor

Anyone be able to give me a price and no stupid comments like "PC World"