New PC

[Kent Shrimper]

Right i have a grand to spend on a new PC, it need to be powerful enough to do some video editing via Adobe Premiere Elements, Bit of Photoshop, Web browsing, Video streaming, P2P file sharing and obviously Shrimperzoning.

What would out resident Guru's recommend?

Cheers
Andy

 

[Southendsleeper]

Obvious suggestion, one that should stand out a mile

Dont by all that is holy go to PC World at the Airport

 

[Pubey]

if you are confident then i would recommend building your own. it's really simple and quite useful to know how a computer goes together. i built my machine 4 years ago and it runs like a dream to this day, has a really good spec and only cost a grand then (2.54Ghz 1gb RAM, Shuttle PC)

 

[canveyshrimper]

I'd suggest you shove it in the whip on Thursday night.:D

 

[Cricko2]

I'd suggest you shove it in the whip on Thursday night.:D

Either that Harry, or my fund for the fact finding trip to the Maldives.

I mean who needs computers these days anyway:confused: :p

 

[canveyshrimper]

Either that Harry, or my fund for the fact finding trip to the Maldives.

I mean who needs computers these days anyway:confused: :p

:hilarious:
Agreed.

If you cop for the grand John, I should accompany you as your official scribe.:p

 

[moneypit23]

Are we talking all the odds and sods like keyboard, mouse, monitor etc. or just the box?

 

[SUFC_Al]

if you are confident then i would recommend building your own. it's really simple and quite useful to know how a computer goes together. i built my machine 4 years ago and it runs like a dream to this day, has a really good spec and only cost a grand then (2.54Ghz 1gb RAM, Shuttle PC)

that's what I done, £625 P4 3.2g, 250MB harddrive, 1gig RAM, Creative X-Fatality souns card, my bro put it together and it runs a treat.

Got it from AUT.

 

[Kent Shrimper]

Are we talking all the odds and sods like keyboard, mouse, monitor etc. or just the box?

Thanks for most of your input (CS and Cricko - You both look as if you have had far to many holidays in your life time already :p ),

I have thought about building my own but not sure i can be bothered. I have added memory, changed HDD, added DVD burners in the past but im not sure i can be arsed to do it from scratch.

It will be the whole shabang Money Pit, Monitor the lot.

I have found this puppy

http://www.meshcomputers.com/Default.aspx?PAGE=PRODUCTVIEWPAGE&USG=PRODUCT&ENT=PRODUCT&KEY=221594

 

[palexander]

Hmmm... I'd avoid Mesh - not got a good name.

I personally use Aria (www.aria.co.uk) who are good and build good machines - plus do good deals. Other major stores are good too - ebuyer, dabs etc.

 

[TrueBlue]

that's what I done, £625 P4 3.2g, 250MB harddrive, 1gig RAM, Creative X-Fatality souns card, my bro put it together and it runs a treat.

Got it from AUT.

AUT superb shop

 

[Cricko2]

I have found this puppy

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Wow the dogs are highly trained from birth these days ..whatever will they think of next .:p

 

[SUFC_Al]

AUT superb shop

aye sir, very good indeed. The guy behind the counter was even nice enough to attach the CPU etc to the motherboard for nish.

 

[StainesShrimper]

Right i have a grand to spend on a new PC, it need to be powerful enough to do some video editing via Adobe Premiere Elements, Bit of Photoshop, Web browsing, Video streaming, P2P file sharing and obviously Shrimperzoning.

What would out resident Guru's recommend?

Cheers
Andy

well a few weeks ago I put an ad on here saying that I was selling a brand new custom built pc. unfortunatly i failed and my business failed to take off how i wanted it to, but i do have an amazing pc with xp pro for sale on ebay with a buy it now price of £550 (and for those who take a look at it and know about computers will know it is worth quite a bit more). here's the link on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gaming-PC-Dual-Core-X1950-Pro-2GB-RESERVE-LOWERED_W0QQitemZ120147357641QQihZ002QQcategoryZ179QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem and if you bought it for £550 then you've got another £450 to spend on software.

If you don't like the look of that pc you can visit my shop www.cell07.com and get a quote for a custom built pc and choose your components, and there's a special discount for p&p and overall price for shrimperzoners ;)

Hope this helps!!

 

[Pubey]

i have to say that is quite a serious bit of kit... add on a couple of hundred for a 19inch flat screen and other bits and you'll have a nice machine for doing all the stuff you want to do!

 

[osymandus]

Hmmm... I'd avoid Mesh - not got a good name.

I personally use Aria (www.aria.co.uk) who are good and build good machines - plus do good deals. Other major stores are good too - ebuyer, dabs etc.

Really how bizzare , they've always made good systems ?? (in fact my new one is working fine ). Ah wait your recommending Dabs nah ;)

Honestly what you can get for a grand these days (and its a lot ) . I would recommend Mesh or any company that will custom build your pc.
Even the top end Dell gaming systems are worth a look .

Lol yes or Staines pc's ;) (spend it on a monitor afterwards )

 

[Kent Shrimper]

Im considering this from PCSpecialists, what do the IT gurus think?

CPU
Intel® Core™2 Duo E6850 (2 X 3.00GHz) 1333MHz FSB/4MB L2 Cache

Memory (RAM)
2048 MB CORSAIR XMS2 800MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x1GB)

Motherboard
ASUS® P5N-E SLI: Quad-core CPU Ready, NVIDIA® Dual X8 SLI

Operating System
WINDOWS® VISTA Home Premium (inc Genuine CD & License) (£59)

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
74GB WD Raptor® SATA 16MB CACHE (10000rpm)

2nd Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7200rpm)

1st CD/DVD Drive
20x DVD±RW/RAM/Dual Layer + Lightscribe (48 x CD-RW) (£16)

Graphics Card
256MB GEFORCE 7600GT PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT

Sound Card
Sound Blaster® Audigy® SE with 7.1 Surround Sound: £15

Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT

Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)

Case
Stylish Silver/Black Sigma case + 2 front USB

Power Supply & Case Cooling
500W (Peak) Quiet Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£25)

Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 19 dBA INTEL CPU COOLER (£14)

Firewire & Video Editing
3 PORT FIREWIRE (IEEE1394) PCI CARD (£9)

Monitor
LG 20" LCD L204WT
http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku=324783
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[Pubey]

very nice bit of kit, how much is it?

 

[Kent Shrimper]

Just over a grand, i need to spend it before Canvey Shrimper comandeers it for the whip tonight

 

[canveyshrimper]

Just over a grand, i need to spend it before Canvey Shrimper comandeers it for the whip tonight

:hilarious: Bugger foiled again.