Andy_sxi
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Something similar to this would be good.
E6750 £115.74 BT Shop
Asus P5K-e/wifi ap £94.46 Scan
Crucial Ballistix 2GB Kit PC2-5300 £63 Ebuyer
Samsung Spinpoint 500gb £59.76 Dabs
Leadtek 8800GTS 640MB £206.04 Ebuyer
Samsung SH-S203 £18.79 Scan
Corsair 520W Modular PSU £64.95 Dabs
Antec P180 £69.98 Ebuyer
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dave17
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£700 though.....was looking for more around £500ish............
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Andy_sxi
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Could get a cheaper psu, drop the graphics card for a 320mb one or just use the one you already have. Get a cheaper mobo about £70ish
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dave17
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Ok really needing some help here on this people. Got a load of private work in and now is the time to get a new pc.
Looking around £550ish mark, obviously the best i can get for around that price?
I could possibly upgrade other bits to higher spec at a later date, but need it pretty nippy at standard, and be able to play the latest games, obviously not at the highest spec, il leave that for a later date.
So any ideassss?
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dave17
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Andy - Would my current graphics card run in that machine? Or would it be a serious slow down to the system?
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Andy_sxi
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Have you got any stuff you can transfer into your new pc? Do you need a new case and everything? Will spec a pc up for you.
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dave17
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I have a DVD-RW drive, my Radeon 9800PRO 128mb graphics card, 180gb HDD and 1gb of RAM (how do i find out if i have the right type?)
Those are the only bits really transferable? Current processor is a P4 2.8
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dave17
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oh and floppy disc drive 
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dave17
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+ im not too fussed what the case looks like, aslong as it does the job and is quiet, all good.
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Andy_sxi
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E6750 £115.59 Ebuyer
Abit IP35-e £65.20 Scan
OCZ 2GB Platinum £60.98 Dabs
Samsung 500GB £59.76 Dabs
Corsair HX520W £63.32 Dabs
Leadtek 8800GTS 640MB £206.04
That comes to 570 ish. You may be able to get free delivery from dabs and a fiver off too.
You could use your old dvd drive or get a new one for about £18. Then you just need a case, find a nice one you like and thats it.
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Andy_sxi
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Graphics card is the most expensive thing that hits the budget, but its a good price for one. Or you could get a 320mb version instead.
Possibility of getting a cheaper cpu and overclocking it aswell.
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Cosmo
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Antec Nine Hundred Case - £65
Abit FP-IN9 SLI - £72
Intel E6750 - £115
2GB Crucial Balistix PC2-6400 - £83
Sapphire X1950XT GPU -£105
Corsair 520W Modular PSU - £65
Vista Premium (OEM) - £65
Own HDD
Own DVD-RW
Own Floppy 
Total - £570
Few options....could use your old GPU (although probably not upto most modern games) and get a better MoBo making the PC more future proof and then upgrade GPU later. Could also lower price by getting a slower CPU and then upgrading this later.
Personally I would say to sacrifice a decent GPU for now and get a good Mobo, but really depends how long you intend to keep this comp.
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dave17
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Really need a case as this one is smashed to bits and i doubt the PSU is upto much.
Andy - First off a new case is going to put £100 on that, and then i need an OE which is another £70ish 
Cosmo - I quite like the look of that. I could build that and use my current GFX card, then upgrade that at a later date, Vista + applications dont really use the card for processes, its more the RAM and processor??
I think i will need a new HDD though as i want to keep all my music & pics on this current one now, and install it in the new pc.
I thought the prices of PCs had come down  Maybe i need to increase my budget.......
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Cosmo
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if your keeping your old GPU then you could easily afford a better mobo (extra £40ish) and a new HDD (£60ish) 
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dave17
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Will my old card work with the new MOBOs though??
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Andy_sxi
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Ok how about this,
Case Antec P180 £69.98 Ebuyer
CPU E6750 £115.59 Ebuyer
Mobo Abit IP35-E £65.20 Scan
Ram OCZ 2gb £60.98 Dabs
HDD Samsung 500gb £62.14 Dabs
GPU Sapphire X1950 Pro 512MB £96.93 Dabs
PSU Corsair HX520 £63.32 Dabs
OS Vista Home Premium £62.55 Dabs
That comes to £596.69, plus you might be able to get £5 off with dabs + free delivery. Select free delivery option from ebuyer and can also get free delivery from scan.
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Cosmo
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quote:
Originally posted by dave17
Will my old card work with the new MOBOs though??
Yeah, shouldnt have a problem.
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dave17
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Case - Case Antec P180 £69.98 Ebuyer
GPU - Leadtek 8800GTS 640MB £206.04 Ebuyer
MOBO - Abit FP-IN9 SLI - £72
CPU - Intel E6750 - £115
RAM - 2GB Crucial Balistix PC2-6400 - £83
HDD - Samsung Spinpoint 500gb £59.76 Dabs
PSU - Corsair 520W Modular PSU £64.95 Dabs
OS - Vista Home Premium £62.55 Dabs
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dave17
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oh goddamn that comes yo £733
mmmm worth stretching??
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Cosmo
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cut back on the GPU to a 320MB model (the 640MB is only good at much larger resolutions anyway) and then get a much better MoBo.
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dave17
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reccomendations for a deacent MOBO?
the one andy reccomended?
Asus P5K-e/wifi ap £94.46 Scan
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dave17
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just seen this card:
EVGA 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 for £179.....
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Cosmo
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Yup, atleast that one. Or the Asus P5K Premium which is about £130. That supports the new Intel chipsets so should be fairly future proof (although wont support DDR3 memory, but thats still majorly expensive at the moment anyway).
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dave17
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or
Point Of View 8800GTS 320MB, same price
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Cosmo
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The EVGA one is meant to be fairly good, excellent cooler on their too!
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