Help buying new pc

[ian]

as i am in need of buying a new pc i am searching and i have come across this www.pcworld.co.uk/product.php?sku=476216&camp_id=ppc_kelkoo_search.

this seems rather cheap for a computer of this spec anybody heard anything about it? i have not got alot of money to spend on a new pc at the moment so.

[zombieButcher]

I dunno crap about computers, *looks at the community*.

[Doomest]

Doesn't look to bad but I'm iffy about the Graphic Card (need to see more specs on that) also another 512 MB of Ram after you get it should make it's run smoothly.

[ian]

yeh im iffy about the graph card i found a site which has info about the cpu and how it performs
www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/pentiumd-820_10.html

this is the results for it running ut04 and others are the results gd or bad? i know the higher the number the better but dunno if it would run ut04 gd.

edit: i know that this dont normaly matter but my dad brought a pc with a overclocked cpu in which made it always overheat and restart without warning

[ian]

can anybody recomend a decent pc which will play games well and isnt too expensive as i am at max able to spend £800.

[Grim]

Well, that computer there, you could get a lot better for that kinda money really. I dislike the specs on it personally, I will find you a nice one probably by tomorrow if I can, right now I'm too tired

[Doomest]

256 or 512 doesn't mean much but I have a nVidia 256 7600 GeForce. Only cost me $150 and with it I play F.E.A.R. on pretty high settings

[Armakuni]

Im buying new comp "soon" too, and all i know is : Never buy built PCs
If you build it yourself its cheaper and in most cases better... but this requires that you know how to build ( or know someone who can).

[Grim]

Exactly! I built my for 1,000, and it's better then a 4,000 dollar computer I could of bought at the store. Granted, I did get a whole hell of a lot of luck with the parts, with the pricing and all, but still. Good computer, for a good price.


If you could provide me with some sites Ian that you able to buy from that are, you know, in your area and all, if you don't want to customize it that is, and want it pre-done, I will be happy to browse around it and find you a good, cheap computer and even show you a trick or two how to make it run faster after you recieve it.

[ian]

oh yeh building your own is alot better.
i know how to build a pc but ive never done it yet then it would be getting the time to build it as i dont know how long it would take.
but that is certantly a option

[Grim]

You know how...But you've never once did it? So then how do you know if you know how? Anyways, if you build your own, you'll have a lot more work to do personally after you get it, updating it, making sure drivers work, etc.

[ian]

i did 2 computer courses and have some experience but ive never completly built from start. the amount of work involved does put me off the idea but i dont know my income/outcome yet to say i can spend £600+ on a pc.
upgrading this piece of shit might be a idea but il have to check that one out