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Old September 11th, 2004, 05:17 PM
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Question sff-pc spec

i have made a spec for my pc and i will give u a few ideas of what i expect out of it first
1.portabilty
2.small
3.modertae gaming abiltys
4.at a budget of about £400

here is the spec sorry its so ouqward tell me if the links don't work and i will copy and paste oit all from the website

case =http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Antec_Cases.html (Antec
Aria Micro ATX Cube Case - 300w PSU (CA-021-AN))
price =£70.44 Including VAT at 17.5%
mobo = http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/asus_amd_motherboards.html
(Asus A7V400-MX (Socket A) Micro ATX Motherboard (MB-033-AS))
price = £37.01 Including VAT at 17.5%
cpu = http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/amd_athlon_xp_barton.html
(AMD Athlon "Barton" XP2500+ 333FSB (Socket A) CPU - OEM (CP-039-AM))
price = £61.69 Including VAT at 17.5%
ram = http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Corsair_Value_Select.html
(Corsair 256MB DDR Value Select PC2700 (MY-047-CS))
price = £30.49 Including VAT at 17.5%
cpu cooler = http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Akasa_119.html
(Akasa AK-827 Ultra Quiet 3400+ XP Heatsink/fan (Socket A) (HS-013-AK))
price = £11.69 Including VAT at 17.5%
hard-drive = http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/seagate_ide.html
(Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 40GB ATA-100 2MB Cache - OEM (HD-006-SE))
price = £36.42 Including VAT at 17.5%
cd-rom = http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_CD_ROM_Drives_113.html
(LG GCR-8523BL 52x CD-ROM - (Black) OEM (CD-014-LG))
price = £10.22 Including VAT at 17.5%
floppy drive =http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Other_Drives.html
(OcUK Value Floppy Drive - Black (HD-001-OK))
price = £7.64 Including VAT at 17.5%
speakers = http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Logitech_166.html
(Logitech X-120 Speakers - Retail (SP-018-LG))
price = £15.86 Including VAT at 17.5%
keyboard = http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Keyboards_2.html
(Logitech Deluxe Keyboard (White) - OEM (KB-013-LG))
price = £5.29 Including VAT at 17.5%
mouse = http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Optical_Mice.html
(Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 4.0A - OEM (KB-003-MS))
price = £15.86 Including VAT at 17.5%
graphics =http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/9700_to_9800_Series.html
(Sapphire ATI Radeon 9800SE 128MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Lite Retail (GX-042-SP))
price = £91.06 Including VAT at 17.5%
total price = £393.67 including vat


to find out which part on the page i am talking about for example the case look at the clcik the link and then look for the product which i have put in in brackets beside or under the link if its to much bother just say

case =http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Antec_Cases.html (Antec
Aria Micro ATX Cube Case - 300w PSU (CA-021-AN))
price =£70.44 Including VAT at 17.5%

edit>oh sry well just copy and paste the link into ure browser sry for the trouble<edit

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Old September 11th, 2004, 11:56 PM
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I would definitely advise against the 9800SE unless you're planning to softmod it. The 9600xt is similarly priced, and will outperform the 9800SE substantially.
Also, 256mb of ram just isn't enough for any real gaming ability (or even running windows xp well.) You probably don't need a floppy drive at all, and could put that money towards more ram.
Finally, you really want a cd burner for backups, music, etc. The plain cd-rom probably isn't enough.
These changes will add a bit to the price. However, they are very well worth it and will give you much more functionality from your computer.
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Old September 12th, 2004, 04:47 AM
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well i praobly should have said i am getting another computer aswell allready ordered spent 948 pounds on it has

athlon 64 3000+
512 ddr ram
160gb harddrive
1.44 floppy drive
16x dvd rom
52x cdrw
17 inch crt monitor
128mb ddr ati radeon 9800 pro
logitech keyboard and optical mouse
win xp pro
5.1 channel audio
5.1 surround speakers + subwoofer
then the 3 year warranty

so this computer is really just one that i can do very moderate gaming on so i can take it to my m8s (to game) or mums (when on holiday) or over to computer m8s (to just be nerds for awhile) so by games i mean like diablo morrowind fallout tactics the old classic games and could u help me out are there any alternatives for a monitor like using the tv as a monitor o something cos a 17 inch crt is not really portable

edit>if fact why should i even get a graphics card like that for games like that could i not just spen a extra 20 quid on a mobo with onboard geforce4 graphics insted of buying a graphics card for about 90 i would save like 70 quid is this a good idea?<edit

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I don't recommend onboard graphics for any kind of gaming, especially if you only have 256mb of RAM.
I also still say 256 RAM is not enough for a computer nowdays, but you can always add more later if money is a problem now.
The burner is only for backups and such, so if you aren't keeping anything important on that box, its not a necessity. I'll stick to my video card and ram recommendations however. I believe the 9600xt has a video out, so you could use a tv as a monitor.

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well thanks for the help i will get a graphics card but not on that expensive maybe liek 40-60 quid and make sure it has a tv out but 1 think is the picture on the tv not crap?

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The picture shouldn't be too bad.
This site has lots of graphics cards compared, so you can find whats in your price range and get the one with the best performance.
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thxs for the help

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