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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 tag
    One Man & His Mission To Save £1 Million :beer:
  • 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.
  • hahha you can buy it for 100 no way i am giving a good pc away for free
    One Man & His Mission To Save £1 Million :beer:
  • Carmen
    Carmen Posts: 1,732 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Starsky72 wrote:
    STOP!!

    nobody NEEDS Vista mate - you really DONT!!



    It is quite difficult to find a new PC without Vista :mad:
  • 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:
  • Viz_2
    Viz_2 Posts: 720 Forumite
    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]1x1.gif [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]
    1x1.gif [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.
  • Viz_2
    Viz_2 Posts: 720 Forumite
    Cheaper, but less spec...

    [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]SYSTEM SPECIFICATION[/FONT]1x1.gif [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]
    1x1.gif [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.
  • Carmen
    Carmen Posts: 1,732 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    thanks Viz...all one, I'll have to quicker next time!!
    Carmen x
  • 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:
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