Is this a powerful machines spec for today's hottest n latest n fastest games?

[qmul]

Originally posted by punkrawk


isnt 600 pounds like 1000 bucks. ibuypower has some very decent systems around that price. perhaps 700 pounds or ~1200 bucks would fetch you a lot better of a sytstem, but 600 is enough. if you havent read this thread starters other posts before, she's on an extremely tight budget, so i think doubling the money alloted for a new computer is out of the question. 1200 pounds would be like $2000, and that would be like a top top top of the line rig. i doubt shipping to the UK is soo high that it prohibits ordering parts or whole computers from america, so give it a shot.

i wish the cost of pc stuff over here is the same in value as the US. but it isn't. to give you an idea of how much more expensive stuff is over here. a geforce 4 Ti 4600 is £300-350 over here. also, she can forget about overseas shipping from the US to the UK because she needs to pay 17.5% on top of what she would be paying as VAT.

[mcarag]

Originally posted by qmul


i wish the cost of pc stuff over here is the same in value as the US. but it isn't. to give you an idea of how much more expensive stuff is over here. a geforce 4 Ti 4600 is £300-350 over here. also, she can forget about overseas shipping from the US to the UK because she needs to pay 17.5% on top of what she would be paying as VAT.

Yikes, if that's the case, then £500 REALLY limits her options. Latest n' greatest is out of the question on that kind of a budget.

[ewitte]

Originally posted by mcarag


Yikes, if that's the case, then £500 REALLY limits her options. Latest n' greatest is out of the question on that kind of a budget.

Make a trip to the US. Buy a whole bunch of them. Take them back and put them on some auction site Just don't tell anyone or your likely to get hit with some sort of taxes

[ThAz]

Im seriously thinking about starting to smuggle computer hardware from the us to europe, with the weak dollar i could be rich in a few months......

[Girl_needs_help]

i wana thanx all of you ppl for advising me. i was gona buy that system and than be dissaapointed. i really apreciate the help you experts have provided. i knew i came to the right place for help. but i m fedup of searching for new pc in the uk. i cant built one myself and geting one built costs too much too. plz help. like the person who wrote in d previous message, if ur up for smugling, than say hi to ur new employee.

[mcarag]

Originally posted by Girl_needs_help
i wana thanx all of you ppl for advising me. i was gona buy that system and than be dissaapointed. i really apreciate the help you experts have provided. i knew i came to the right place for help. but i m fedup of searching for new pc in the uk. i cant built one myself and geting one built costs too much too. plz help. like the person who wrote in d previous message, if ur up for smugling, than say hi to ur new employee.

Man, I hope you find something... It pains me to read that signature of yours.

[ewitte]

Originally posted by Girl_needs_help
i wana thanx all of you ppl for advising me. i was gona buy that system and than be dissaapointed. i really apreciate the help you experts have provided. i knew i came to the right place for help. but i m fedup of searching for new pc in the uk. i cant built one myself and geting one built costs too much too. plz help. like the person who wrote in d previous message, if ur up for smugling, than say hi to ur new employee.

Hmmm. I wonder how much shipping is? I would have to get about 6 cards to make for travel if I flew

[ewitte]

Originally posted by qmul


i wish the cost of pc stuff over here is the same in value as the US. but it isn't. to give you an idea of how much more expensive stuff is over here. a geforce 4 Ti 4600 is £300-350 over here. also, she can forget about overseas shipping from the US to the UK because she needs to pay 17.5% on top of what she would be paying as VAT.

I started checking prices for some reason I found a store that has one for £245.35 including VAT.

http://www.tekheads.co.uk/tekheads/product?id=600812

That is not that much more than it would be here.

Eric

[redwing11]

Originally posted by mcarag


Man, I hope you find something... It pains me to read that signature of yours.

LOL..omg, I literally burst out laughing when I read her signature.

Sorry for laughing though

[steppy76]

I wonder where she found a celeron 166 though...I'm guessing she meant pentium 166.

[CrawlingEye]

(US Prices...)

Audigy OEM - $60
R8500LE/Xabre 400 128MB - $100
256MB Mushkin PC3000 - $100

Make sure you get the DDR333 support, too.

[Maglos]

im helpin my buddy make a pc for him hes got a budget of about $1300 not including moniter canadian dollars

heres our plan:

MSI kt3 ultra w/sound (no raid) 129.95
genaric case w/ 300watt power supply 39.95
AMD 1800+ xp retail 169.95
any old cheap cd rw 69.99
Maxtor 80 gb HD 189.95
Corsair 512mb xms pc 3200 cas 2.5 ddr 359.59
nic 20.00
Geforce4 ti4200 64 mb 269.00

total 1248.38 + %7 tax CND

do the games comin out need the extra 64mb of video ram? cause from what i heard its a waste of $30 for it.

any opinions on these specs. we will be putting it together our selves, im sure u could pay a local geeky co-worker $50 to put it together.. or just lunch if ur hot/friendly.

[purewire]

G_N_H, you may as well look at a med-range to (modern low-range). Cause even a 1 GHz Duron sys will kick the one you have in the butt.

If not what is above, you may want to look into something like this:
1 GHz Duron
MSI nForce Mobo w/ vid, lan, and sound
256MB DDR PC2100
40GB 7200RPM ATA/133 Maxtor Hard Drive
56k Modem
16x LiteOn DVD
24x CD-RW
MidTower ATX w/300W PSU

This system is almost identical to one I built my brother, and I did it under 600US Dollars. Not to mention it's a damn good machine. It does lack some future-proofness, but if you are just looking to forget your old sys, this one will do it.
You may also want to throw a better AGP Card in there with the money you save. Besides, you can upgrade this as needed. When you can afford to do so that is.