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02-16-2007, 09:00 AM
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A big no from me, stick with Xp and wait till they fix all the bugs in vista, otherwise run linux
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02-16-2007, 11:13 AM
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bugs in vista? anyways i dislike linux or mac
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02-16-2007, 12:10 PM
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If you provided a budget for us, we could provide far more acurate advice.
In general, judging by what's been said so far, you're looking at something like an Intel Core 2 Duo E6300/E6400 with 2GB of RAM. The best budget motherboard is the Gigabyte GA965-DS3. Stay away from brands like Asrock, they generally make the worst motherboards on the market.
And build it yourself, because it's not hard at all, it's far cheaper and like others have said, you'll learn something new.
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02-16-2007, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by eravedesigns
amd are dropping their prices so much u can get a dual core from them for $95 bucks now. AMD and Intel are nto comparible in my opion. They are both designed very different in their cores. Intel have longer rods which are better for ps and video editing and then amd has shorter rods which is better for gaming.
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AMD always seem to offer a better deal than Intel. I've used AMD processors for so long now it's probably become ingrained for me to buy AMD though.
Like you said the current AMD and Intel offerings are very different.
I don't think you can complain when AMD offer a Dual Core for $95 though.
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02-16-2007, 03:24 PM
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ok here is what i was going to buy.
Arbico Performance Intel Duo Custom Built Computer
SKU: performance3
Standard Configuration:
* Windows Vista Ready
* Intel Core 2 Duo 6300 CPU (upgradeable to Intel Core 2 Duo 6600 CPU)
* 1024MB PC4200 DDR2 (upgradeable 2048MB PC4200 DDR2)
* 256MB Nvidia 7300 LE PCI-Express Graphics Card
* 16x Dual Layer DVD ReWriter
* 160GB IDE Hard Drive
£361.70 £425.00 Inc VAT
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Arbico Pro Athlon Dual Core Custom Built Computer
SKU: Pro1
Standard Configuration:
* Window Vista Ready
* AMD Athlon 64Bit 4200 x 2 Dual Core Processor (upgradeable to AMD Athlon 64Bit 4600 x 2)
* Quality Asus Motherboard
* 1024MB PC3200 DDR (upgradeable to 2048MB PC3200 DDR)
* 256MB Nvidia 7600 GS PCI-Express Graphics Card
* 16x Dual Layer DVD ReWriter
* 250GB SATA Hard Drive
* Floppy Drive
£404.25 £474.99 Inc VAT
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Arbico Extreme PentiumD Custom Built Computer
SKU: Etreme1B
Standard Configuration:
* Windows Vista Ready
* Intel Pentium 64Bit Dual Core 3.4 x 2 CPU
* Massive 1024MB PC4200 DDR2 Memory
* 320GB SATA Hard Drive
* Sony 18x Dual Layer DVD Rewriter
* 512MB Nvidia 7900GS PCI-E graphics card
* Floppy Drive
£489.36 £575.00 Inc VAT.
It is a verry good site and so on i was wonderign are the graphics cards any good becouse id ont know much about them. I will need a good one as i will mainly design on this pc and if i feel like gamming that it wouldnt make the game look bad and so on.
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02-16-2007, 08:01 PM
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where are those prices from? what site?
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02-16-2007, 08:15 PM
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This is only for Uk i think wait il check..
Q#3: Where you can ship my order to?
A: We can ship to any address in UK. We don’t ship outside UK. For credit card/debit card payments items will only be shipped to card billing address. However for other payment methods like bank transfer, bank deposite etc we can ship to any UK address provided by the customer.
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02-16-2007, 08:19 PM
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The second one in your preferences.
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02-16-2007, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Dream
The second one in your preferences.
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probably it looks fine and the price is ok, i get to choose my cutom box aswell
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02-16-2007, 08:30 PM
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Looking at the gfx cards and they aren't that great. You should look at getting the nVidia 8 series as they support DX10 and would actually run Windows Vista better.
Also, what do you plan to do with this new computer? Are you going to game or do desktop work, or both?
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