Purchasing a New PC

[east stand drummer boy]

yeah i am getting that watch tv or your pc thing £1299 from dell plus IPOD (what ever that is) printer and scanner and a few games i am hoping for cm5 as most new pcs come with a free copy of cm and the latest one

 

[Guest]

Well - Evesam in Cambridge have got a Blue Beast in stock and I have reserved it - now to decide to drive to Cambridge and get the machine !!! - hopefully I can claim the VAT back from my mate's company.

Total cost 1,213.99 (inc VAT)

 

[Guest]

Quote[/b] (east stand drummer boy @ Feb. 12 2004,11:22)]yeah i am getting that watch tv or your pc thing £1299 from dell plus IPOD (what ever that is) printer and scanner and a few games i am hoping for cm5 as most new pcs come with a free copy of cm and the latest one

What is the spec of that Dell machine ??

Do you know how long delivery is for that ?

 

[Guest]

After speaking to a friend he's advised me to look at a computer place building my own pc box,etc and buy a TFT as he reckons that these all-in-one systems are grossly over-priced.
So the search and research continues.......

 

[The 4th man]

Actually i was going to recommend the Blue beast as it has the higher mem sync speed , (also its Dual Channel(means teh memory works together instead of wiating for one memory cycle then CPU cycle etc) .

Did either of them state they have a built in or come supplied with a Network card (or NIC) ?

V useful if you want to use say broadband or networking !


Scriv

 

[The 4th man]

Quote[/b] (Rayleigh_Blue @ Feb. 12 2004,12:23)]After speaking to a friend he's advised me to look at a computer place building my own pc box,etc and buy a TFT as he reckons that these all-in-one systems are grossly over-priced.
So the search and research continues.......

Yeah but whats their warrenty, RTB, collcetion from home etc?

Now that if you dont know about PC's is the most important thing to consider !

 

[McScriven]

Quote[/b] (The 4th man @ Feb. 12 2004,12:28)]Scriv

Yes?

 

[The General]

whoooooooooooooooooooooosh!!

 

[Guest]

Processor P4 3.0Ghz 800FSB
Case Colour Special Silver with LCD
RAM 1Gb DDR400
Hard Drive 120Gb 7200rpm
Optical 1 CDRW/DVD Combi
Graphics 128Mb GeF FX5200
Monitor 17" TFT
Input Device Keyboard & Mouse
Warranty 1 Year On-Site
Case ATX Midi Tower
Floppy 1.44Mb
Motherboard JETWAY 848PDBP
Chipset Intel 848P/82801DB (ICH4)
Frontside Bus 800/533/400MHz
Memory 2 x 184-pin DIMM Sockets support max
AGP 1 x AGP 8X/4X (0.8V, 1.5V only)
PCI 5 x PCI
USB 4x USB2.0
IDE On Board IDE,Support 2 X IDE Connectors for up to 4 IDE Drives
Audio On Board 3D Audio Software Audio Controller With On Board CODEC Complete to AC97' 2
Network Realtek RT8100 PCI LAN controller chip
Accessories User's manual

From www.thepcman.co.uk priced at 880.37 inc VAT

 

[Guest]

Quote[/b] (McScriven @ Feb. 12 2004,12:44)]

Quote[/b] (The 4th man @ Feb. 12 2004,12:28)]Scriv

Yes?

Hmm nothing .......

 

[Guest]

The search is over I have ordered the following from www.thepcman.co.uk for £913.24 ex VAT
£1073.06 inc VAT & delivery - should expect it next Friday

( now to claim back that nasty VAT

)

Thanks to one and all for the advice / suggestions.......


Perseus 848PDBP 400W P4 3.0Ghz 800FSB Silver LCD 512Mb DDR400 120Gb Combi FX5200 56k 17" TFT XP Pro W/LESS KB&M 2yr onsite

Based on the JETWAY 848PDBP Motherboard., , 400W, P4 3.0Ghz 800FSB, Special Silver with LCD, 512Mb DDR400, 120Gb, CDRW/DVD Combi, 128Mb GeF FX5200, 56k Modem, 17" TFT, Windows XP Pro, W/Less KB & Mse, 2 Years On-Site,


Processor P4 3.0Ghz 800FSB
Case Colour Special Silver with LCD
RAM 1Gb DDR400
Hard Drive 120Gb 7200rpm
Optical 1 CDRW/DVD Combi
Graphics 128Mb GeF FX5200
Modem 56k Modem
Monitor 17" TFT
Windows O/S Windows XP Pro
Input Device W/Less KB & Mse
Case ATX Midi Tower
Floppy 1.44Mb
Motherboard JETWAY 848PDBP
Chipset Intel 848P/82801DB (ICH4)
Frontside Bus 800/533/400MHz
Memory 2 x 184-pin DIMM Sockets support max
AGP 1 x AGP 8X/4X (0.8V, 1.5V only)
PCI 5 x PCI
USB 4x USB2.0
IDE On Board IDE,Support 2 X IDE Connectors for up to 4 IDE Drives
Audio On Board 3D Audio Software Audio Controller With On Board CODEC Complete to AC97' 2
Network Realtek RT8100 PCI LAN controller chip
Accessories User's manual

 

[Guest]

Quote[/b] (Rayleigh_Blue @ Feb. 12 2004,16:06)]The search is over I have ordered the following from www.thepcman.co.uk for  £913.24 ex VAT
£1073.06 inc VAT & delivery - should expect it next Friday

( now to claim back that nasty VAT  

  )

Thanks to one and all for the advice / suggestions.......


Perseus 848PDBP 400W P4 3.0Ghz 800FSB Silver LCD 512Mb DDR400 120Gb Combi FX5200 56k 17" TFT XP Pro W/LESS KB&M 2yr onsite

Based on the JETWAY 848PDBP Motherboard., , 400W, P4 3.0Ghz 800FSB, Special Silver with LCD, 512Mb DDR400, 120Gb, CDRW/DVD Combi, 128Mb GeF FX5200, 56k Modem, 17" TFT, Windows XP Pro, W/Less KB & Mse, 2 Years On-Site,


Processor P4 3.0Ghz 800FSB
Case Colour Special Silver with LCD
RAM 1Gb DDR400
Hard Drive 120Gb 7200rpm
Optical 1 CDRW/DVD Combi
Graphics 128Mb GeF FX5200
Modem 56k Modem
Monitor 17" TFT
Windows O/S Windows XP Pro
Input Device W/Less KB & Mse
Case ATX Midi Tower
Floppy 1.44Mb
Motherboard JETWAY 848PDBP
Chipset Intel 848P/82801DB (ICH4)
Frontside Bus 800/533/400MHz
Memory 2 x 184-pin DIMM Sockets support max
AGP 1 x AGP 8X/4X (0.8V, 1.5V only)
PCI 5 x PCI
USB 4x USB2.0
IDE On Board IDE,Support 2 X IDE Connectors for up to 4 IDE Drives
Audio On Board 3D Audio Software Audio Controller With On Board CODEC Complete to AC97' 2
Network Realtek RT8100 PCI LAN controller chip
Accessories User's manual

Ditch the manual , REAL TECHIES DONT RTFM !

 

[The Artful Shrimper]

Quote[/b] (Guest @ Feb. 12 2004,16:21)]Ditch the manual , REAL TECHIES DONT RTFM !

No, and us luddites still prefer to use a fist on the monitor to get those gremlins sorted!