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New Pc Help!!
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i dont now much but if AMD are better how come they seem cheaper this is all i am going off as i dont know anythign about theme xcept dual processor are double obviously can someone help me decide what i should buy then i think i need:
dual processor
DVD/RW + CD/RW
geforce 7300 or better
3 year warranty at least
£400 at most price tagOne Man & His Mission To Save £1 Million :beer:0 -
AMD used to be better, each side wins the war for a few years, currently intel is winning, but only with the Core 2 Duo, this processor beats every other hands down.
Cheeky question but mind if i have your pc then if you dont plan to fix it. My sister needs a pc.0 -
hahha you can buy it for 100 no way i am giving a good pc away for freeOne Man & His Mission To Save £1 Million :beer:0
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not a decent graphics card but 3 year on site warranty
http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=266629&sourceid=60110 -
i'm tempted by the reconditioned ones from pc world they come with 1 year guarentee which almost pays for itself then you can pay £3.99 per month for extra cover not bad at all thats £48 per year.One Man & His Mission To Save £1 Million :beer:0
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Have you tried the Dell outlet store ?
You have a monitor I assume ? These come with speakers and a keyboard too.
Found this...
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]SYSTEM SPECIFICATION[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Dimension E520 (System Identifier. 0GE4LK5B)[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Dimension E520 Pentium D 915 Processor Dual Core (2.80Ghz, 800Mhz FSB, 2x2MB cache
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=arial,sans-serif]System Price[/FONT][FONT=arial,sans-serif]£386.00[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica]Dell recommends Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1] Operating System:[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1] Memory:[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]2048MB DDR2 667 [4*512] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1] Hard Disk Drive:[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]250GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Additional 250GB (7200rpm) SATAII Hard [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1] Video:[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Video card Nvidia Geforce 7300 Turbocache 256MB DVI/VGA output with 1xS-Video Output [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1] Modem:[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]V.92 Modem Data/Fax/Voice PCI UK [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1] DVD Drive:[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]DVD+/-RW Reader 16x Dual Drive[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]DVD-ROM Reader 16x max (1 Drive)[/SIZE][/FONT]
Never buy a stupid dwarf -
Its not big and its not clever.0 -
Cheaper, but less spec...
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]SYSTEM SPECIFICATION[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Dimension E520 (System Identifier. FXDFGTEF)[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Dimension E520 Pentium D 820 Processor Dual Core (2.80Ghz, 800Mhz FSB, 2x1MB cache)
Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=arial,sans-serif]System Price[/FONT][FONT=arial,sans-serif]£324.00[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica]Dell recommends Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1] Operating System:[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1] Memory:[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]1024MB DDR2 533 [2*512][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1] Hard Disk Drive:[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]320GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1] Video:[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Video card Nvidia Geforce 7300 Turbocache 256MB DVI/VGA output with 1xS-Video Output [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1] Modem:[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]V.92 Modem Data/Fax/Voice PCI UK [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1] DVD Drive:[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]DVD+/-RW (Read/Write) 16x (1 Drive[/SIZE][/FONT]
Never buy a stupid dwarf -
Its not big and its not clever.0 -
thanks Viz...all one, I'll have to quicker next time!!
Carmen x0 -
thanks viz but the recondiioned from cp world are cheaper with betetr specs would you risk a reconditioned pc??One Man & His Mission To Save £1 Million :beer:0
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