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04-30-09, 04:59 PM | #1 |
Navy Seal
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Buying a new PC: It's a nightmare
It come time to buy a new PC and I have £1000 ready to spend.
However, I have no idea where to start! Is £1000 even a reasonable budget or do I need to stretch to more? How on earth do I know if I am getting my money's worth when I know little about how much things are worth and I don't know where I can get independent advice? I have made my own PCs back in the late 90s and would be happy to do this again, but I have no idea what the best set of components to buy might be. Does anyone have any advice?
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04-30-09, 06:12 PM | #2 |
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Well first thing is what your trying to build? Gaming rig? and if so how powerful. 1000 pounds should, I think, be plenty sufficient to build a good system.
As for where to start, start digging around sites that offer built computers of the kind your looking for, then see what components they are using (or poke around the threads here for builds). Then start researching components, like video cards, motherboards, cpus, etc. Look for reviews and customer feedback (like say newegg.com). Also ask questions here about parts your interested in. When you have narrowed your build down you could ask for comments on it from us on it as a whole. That or just buy from Dell or the like. XPS is their gaming rigs (or Alienware but I don't like them as you pay through the nose for the name) |
04-30-09, 06:23 PM | #3 |
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How much is L1000 worth in real money Letum ?
Is it like that Canadian Monopoly money ? :rotfl::rotfl: |
04-30-09, 06:36 PM | #4 |
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Thanks Neon, Yup, it's a gaming rig.
Looks like I had better start doing my homework. I'll come back when I have some ideas. Firewall: what are you on?
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04-30-09, 06:57 PM | #5 |
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Look for processor and mobo packages. Once decided, the rest falls into place.
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04-30-09, 07:25 PM | #6 |
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