is this a good deal

Discussion in 'New Build / Upgrade Advice' started by 06ryan06, Nov 8, 2006.

  1. 06ryan06

    06ryan06 Geek Trainee

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    need a little feedback,buying a new pc,wondering what u think about the price with what im getting,i have a monitor so this is mainly on the tower,


    PROCESSOR Intel® Pentium® D 945 Dual Core Processor (3.40GHz, 800MHz, 2x2MB)

    OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition (Incl Operating System Re-installation CD)

    MEMORY 1024MB Dual Channel DDR2 533MHz [2x512] Memory

    HARD DRIVE 80GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst™ cache

    OPTICAL DRIVE(S) 48x CDRW/DVD Combo Drive

    GRAPHICS CARD Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3000

    KEYBOARD Dell™ Black Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Ire (QWERTY)

    MOUSE Dell 2 Button USB Wheel Mouse - Black

    FLOPPY/MEDIA DRIVES 1.44MB Floppy Drive

    MODEMS Dell™ v92 Data/Fax Modem

    i paying £502 for it
     
  2. sabashuali

    sabashuali Ani Ma'amin

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  3. Big B

    Big B HWF Godfather

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    I agree, that's a bit pricey. If it were around £350, that'd be better, but you're getting taken at that price.
     
  4. Exfoliate

    Exfoliate Geek Trainee

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    Nothing special there mate, the Pentium D's are fine and all but they're pretty ho hum these days and the price has dropped big time. Otherwise there's nothing of any major value in that rig so I think you're getting somewhat cheated.
     
  5. 06ryan06

    06ryan06 Geek Trainee

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    the cpu no way as good as mine tho.and there no mention of the hard drive.
     
  6. Big B

    Big B HWF Godfather

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    The 945 was one of the top-end non Extreme Edition CPU's and it says it has an 80GB hard drive. The price of the system is put mostly into the CPU and skimps on the graphics and hard drive.
     
  7. 06ryan06

    06ryan06 Geek Trainee

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    i brought it customised from dell.got a external hd drive of 120 gb for £30 so i gna use the 80 gb for start up and simple things like that n leave the 120 gb for data.good idea u think?
     
  8. Big B

    Big B HWF Godfather

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    Yeah, that's a good idea. While you will have to reload your programs if you reinstall Windows, having the data on a hard drive makes things much simpler and faster overall from start to finish.
     
  9. 06ryan06

    06ryan06 Geek Trainee

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    ye £30 is a brill price for external 120gb.the max hd space iv had is 40 gb lol.so 80 is gna realy help with start up compared to 40 gb i had b4.then i dont have to worrie about keeping space for start up.i didnt think bout it b4 n didnt leave nothin.left lyk 1 gb n the start up rle slowd down n i only realised the hd is used for start up the last few days lol
     
  10. 06ryan06

    06ryan06 Geek Trainee

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    shabashuali.hte bundle u showd me.aswell as the rest of the bundles on that page do not include floppy drives.dvd rom drives. dvd rw drives.not keyboard,mouse or speakers involved.2.6 ghz maximum on the £528 bundle.totally nothin like myn compared to money.think about it agen.u want value for money.include floppy drives,dvd rom and rw drives keyboard,mouse and speakers.ull be paying more then £600,thn u gota pay delivery charges.
     
  11. sabashuali

    sabashuali Ani Ma'amin

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    I thought you wanted opinions....

    If you think you have a good one - god bless! ;)
     
  12. Karanislove

    Karanislove It's D Grav80 Of Luv

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    DVD RAM
    [link=http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?SON-AWG17B]Sony Black AW-G170AB2 Dual Layer 18X DVD+/-R/RW 12X DVD RAM Burner OEM[/link]£22.31 Inc VAT
    Floppy
    [link=http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-FD144B]1.44MB 3.5 Inch Floppy Disk Drive (Black)[/link]£8.22 inc vat

    Mobo
    [link=http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?il-965lt&P=1]Intel BOXDP965LTCK ATX P965 LGA775 Core 2 Duo 1066FSB DDR2 10/100/1000 LAN Audio Firewire [/link]£79.90 Inc VAT

    Core
    [link=http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?IL-E6300]Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 2 x 1.86Ghz 2Mb Cache 1066 FSB Dual Core Processor[/link]£133.95 inc vat

    Memory
    [link=http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?RAM-53/1GB]1GB 240Pin 533 DDR2 RAM DIMM 1.8V[/link] £67.21 inc vat

    Graphics
    [link=http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-X5525]Novatech X550 256MB PCI-E DVI TVO [/link]£38.19 inc vat

    Keyboard
    [link=http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-PS2KBL]Novatech White Value Keyboard PS2 [/link] £2.94 inc vat

    Mouse
    [link=http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-OPSMB]Novatech Black Optical Scroll Mouse PS/2[/link]£3.50 inc vat

    OS
    [link=http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?MS-WXPHVU]Windows XP Home OEM Service Pack 2 [/link]£63.50 inc vat

    HDD
    [link=http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?SAM-S80S2]Samsung Spin Point SATAII NCQ 80GB 2Mb Cache Hard Disk Drive <9.0ms 7200rpm - OEM [/link]£30.05 inc vat

    Speakers
    [link=http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-SP51]Novatech 2500 Watt 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers [/link] £25.73 inc vat

    £475.5 inc Vat
    I dont know if they charge for delivering goods but I doubt if they charge u more than 25punds....which will make the amount equal to urs...but if they dont then u can add that amount to ur graphix card....
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    Compare it with your system..
     
  13. Karanislove

    Karanislove It's D Grav80 Of Luv

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    but remember, its still an unfinished rig. U still need a decent PSU, case and a monitor to run this....which will cost u around 300punds or more.
     
  14. 06ryan06

    06ryan06 Geek Trainee

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    i have the case and monitor already. what you mean psu?
     
  15. Matt555

    Matt555 iMod

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    PSU = Power Supply Unit

    With new systems clean and stable power is a must, you don't want your PSU giving out on your and possibly taking your lovely components with it. Generic PSU's are more likely to do this than a branded trusted PSU from a decent manufacturer. See the link in Big B's signature for info on PSU's.
     

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