Mark Allanson
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| posted on 1/7/07 at 07:40 PM |
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Dead PC? Now need to upgrade
Now I am trying to cope with an athlon1800 instead of my now deceased 3200, I think my socket A days are over.
I want to use as much of my existing hardware as possible, and being a true locoster, dont want to spend a shed load.
I have IDE hard drives, 1.5 gig of PC3200 but could probably sell these on ebay if really necessary.
I have used AMD processors in every machine I have ever built, but am so out of date on what is what, It used to be the bigger the number the faster
it went, but there are so many processor types available now and I dont know which to get for the best value for money.
I have always gone for an advanced motherboard and memory and put the cheapest processor in it and upgraded the processors as the price came down.
What are my best options?
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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clockwork
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| posted on 1/7/07 at 08:41 PM |
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Hi Mark, personally I'd just go and buy a new pc. I used to build all mine, but I've built my last seeing as you can get a built dell
with warranty for easily under £200.
The following is £188.
AMD® Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+
Microsoft Operating System:
Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic - English
Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
1024MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x512]
250GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst cache
Integrated nVidia® GeForce® 6150 LE graphics CD/DVD Drives:
16 X DVD +/- RW Drive 90527
If you have a problem with dell occasionally Tesco have some good deals on PC's, especially if you get hold of some vouchers.
Obviously if you'd rather build your own for £250, I understand
Michael
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Benjamin Franklin.
"Well if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear" Morons the world over.
Locost/Kit builders info and FAQ website:- www.carbuilders.info
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joneh
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| posted on 1/7/07 at 08:59 PM |
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^^ I can't make any money building PC's anymore. Much cheaper at Dell or Comet. You just lose the personal touch.
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pinto
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| posted on 1/7/07 at 09:04 PM |
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Dell works for me changed 6 months ago alls well 
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RazMan
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| posted on 2/7/07 at 07:47 AM |
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[bites tongue] Another vote for Dell. I used to build systems for a living and I can't even come close to the spec that they manage - operating
system, processor, memory, drives, monitor etc are all good spec and I can't see how they make any money.
Recently I was asked by a customer to build him a pc and I ordered one from Dell which arrived two days later, installed his software AND I kept the
19" TFT monitor which came as a free upgrade!
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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britishtrident
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| posted on 2/7/07 at 09:44 AM |
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Ever tried to buy a Dell system at the price they advertise, never known it to happen --- sometimes they also charge £45 to deliver.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 2/7/07 at 09:50 AM |
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Dell got a roasting from Trading Standards last year for loading up the price when you actually tried to buy a system on-line - you had to go through
and delete options to get the price back down.
Maybe they've got their act together since then... maybe...
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James
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| posted on 2/7/07 at 10:14 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by clockwork
Hi Mark, personally I'd just go and buy a new pc. I used to build all mine, but I've built my last seeing as you can get a built dell
with warranty for easily under £200.
The following is £188.
AMD® Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+
Microsoft Operating System:
Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic - English
Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
1024MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x512]
250GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst cache
Integrated nVidia® GeForce® 6150 LE graphics CD/DVD Drives:
16 X DVD +/- RW Drive 90527
If you have a problem with dell occasionally Tesco have some good deals on PC's, especially if you get hold of some vouchers.
Obviously if you'd rather build your own for £250, I understand
Michael
Hey Mate,
Wow! Hadn't realised they were anywhere near that cheap.
Where's that from? I'm quite interested all of a sudden! 
Cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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clockwork
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| posted on 2/7/07 at 11:03 AM |
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http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=uk&fb=1&kc=d&l=en&oc=D07C12&s=dhs
Take off monitor, 1 year collect and return.
Thursday is also normally their best day to buy for deals.
HTH
Edited to add (in caps noless) INCLUDES VAT AND SHIPPING.
[Edited on 2/7/07 by clockwork]
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Benjamin Franklin.
"Well if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear" Morons the world over.
Locost/Kit builders info and FAQ website:- www.carbuilders.info
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