Might be buying new PC

[SmavidDavid]

ok, atm im on family pc, and mum was going to help me buy a new one, i got a budget of £350-£500, depending on how many jobs i do in holidays, and what i get for birthday n crimbo (birthdays in december -.-) But im allowed prezzies early coz im special

So what would i need to get?, like graphic cards etc... (i have no clue about this shizzle :P)

 

[¤]´)÷¤--§îr Äürøñ--¤÷(`[¤]

You want an Intel Core 2 processor, and an nVidia 8-series graphics card.

Other than that, depends on your requirements.

If you find yourself getting below an 8600, though, consider opting for an nVidia 7-series card.

 

[SmavidDavid]

Well i was speaking to bro he said get a good basic sysytem, whith dual graphic card slots, and 4 ram slots??, which i could then upgrade later on when i got money.

 

[¤]´)÷¤--§îr Äürøñ--¤÷(`[¤]

Well i was speaking to bro he said get a good basic sysytem, whith dual graphic card slots, and 4 ram slots??, which i could then upgrade later on when i got money.

Unless you're looking to upgrade within the next 6 months, abandon that idea.

DDR3 is on the horizon, and running two graphics cards isn't a good option at the best of times.

 

[JoeAshton]

dont rly need to spend over 250 lol i just bought a new pc
specs r
AMD Athlon™ X2 Dual-Core Processor
GeForce Go 7900 GTX
1.5 gig ddr2
120 gig hdd
Cooler INTEL EKL
dvd rw and cd rw all for

£240

shop around hell even go to computer sales(like a car boot but for computer stuff) and u will easily pick up what u need cheaper than going in to a shop. and get some 1 who u know to make it for in stead of paying for it at a shop.

 

[SmavidDavid]

what about TV cards, how easy would it be to get one of them put in :P?

 

[Tomz]

if u mean tv out slot then just get decent gfx card most of them have them now adays or hdmi out.

 

[SmavidDavid]

ye proberly, becasue i got a old TV, its good, but i want a nicer one :P, and i was thinking of getting a real nice big , but not huge Pc screen, and linking TV onto it, only other issue is linkin XBox etc onto it, would that be an issue?

 

[Perebble]

ye proberly, becasue i got a old TV, its good, but i want a nicer one :P, and i was thinking of getting a real nice big , but not huge Pc screen, and linking TV onto it, only other issue is linkin XBox etc onto it, would that be an issue?

Should get something like I have, a ViewSonic 20" (I think), widescreen tv/monitor, HD ready, blah blah.

Love the fact you can switch between pc, games console and tv in a click of a button.

 

[SmavidDavid]

ye i wanna do that, purley coz i can spend TV Budget, and screen budget together and get a mint screen, (could always sell my TV to little bro :P)

 

[Tomz]

ye i wanna do that, purley coz i can spend TV Budget, and screen budget together and get a mint screen, (could always sell my TV to little bro :P)

if u gunna get a big monitor and hook ur tv into it or something then if the monitor is up to date it will have normal cable input and vga or whatever it called.. u could plug xbox360 or xbox into 1 and comp into other.. but u will need a vga cable what i had i had my 360 plugged into 19" monitor and just switched between 1 and 2 if i wanted to play pc or xbox was sick plus it was in HD lol

 

[SmavidDavid]

well getting the cables is easy enough, as dad works for eletrical company and he can get stuff like that cheap.