Complete Illiterate

Clueless_Tech · 09-01-2009, 05:41 PM

Hey guys, been here a couple of times before but this is my first time posting here.

Basically, I have no idea about computer parts or builds and I dont know anyone who does either

I was wondering if you could help me out and help pick out a computer from this website: www.pcspecialist.co.uk

I would be using it for schoolwork and playing games such as Fallout or some others such as call of duty

My budget is around £600

Cheers

Stokey · 09-01-2009, 06:11 PM

Do you have a monitor? or will that need to be included. Do you have any preference about how many gb of hard drive you will most likely need?

Clueless_Tech · 09-01-2009, 06:30 PM

It doesn't matter what monitor I get does it? Id prefer the money get spent on the components rather than £80 odd get spent on a monitor where i could possibly get cheaper elsewhere. But if I need a specific monitor to go with them then please choose one.

250 GB should be enough memory

**greenbrucelee** · 09-02-2009, 10:17 AM

this is about the best I could build on there for £610

ntel® Core™2 Duo E8400 (3.00GHz) 1333MHz FSB/6MB L2 Cache

Memory (RAM)

2GB CORSAIR XMS2 800MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY!

Motherboard

ASUS® P5QL: DDR2, SATAII, PCI-e x16, 3 PCI, 2 x PCI-e x1

Operating System

Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium 64-bit + Windows 7 Upgrade Voucher (£86)

USB Options

8 x USB 2.0 PORTS (6 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD

Memory - 1st Hard Disk

250GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

2nd Hard Disk

NONE

1st CD/DVD Drive

22x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

2nd CD/DVD Drive

NONE

Graphics Card

1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE 9600GT PCI EXPRESS

2nd Graphics Card

NONE

Sound Card

ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities

ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT

Modem

NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

Floppy Disk Drive

NONE

Memory Card Reader

INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)

Case

STYLISH PIANO BLACK FUSION CASE + 2 FRONT USB

Power Supply & Case Cooling

700W Quiet Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)

Processor Cooling

STANDARD CPU COOLER

Firewire & Video Editing

NONE

TV Card

NONE

Monitor

19 Inch Wide TFT Silver/Black 1440 x 900 5MS, D-Sub, DVI, Audio (£88)

2nd Monitor

NONE

GeForce 3D Vision

NONE

DVI Cable

NONE

Keyboard & Mouse

NONE

Mouse

NONE

Speakers

NONE

Webcam

NONE

Headsets (VOIP)

NONE

Surge Protection

NONE

Printer

NONE

Anti-Virus

NONE

Office Software

NONE

External Hard Drive

NONE

Home Installation

NONE

Warranty

1 Year Return-to-Base incl 1st Month Free Collect & Return

Delivery

STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time

Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days

Quantity

1

Other Features Included As Standard...

Software

CD/DVD authoring software and Power DVD software is included with all DVD Writers.

Ports

Each computer comes with 1 x PS/2 keyboard port and either 1 x PS/2 mouse port or 2 extra USB ports.

Fans

Where necessary your computer will come with extra case fans fitted.

Memory

Our memory comes with a 100% tested lifetime warranty!

Bezels

All our drives come in either silver, black or beige and are all of a
high quality & matched brand.

Support

We offer lifetime hardware technical support during normal office hours.

Cables & Manuals

A power cable, all drivers, manuals, and a heatsink & fan are included with every order.

Service

Our computers come fully assembled & thoroughly tested. We are so confident in the quality of our computers that we offer a free collection and re-delivery service* should you ever have a problem with your computer.

Installation

If you order an operating system it will come fully installed with the CD and licence key.

Low Total Cost of Ownership

Taking into consideration our low cost telephone support, free collection warranty service* and our strive to use energy efficient components where possible, the total cost of owning a pcspecialist computer is reduced as much as possible.

Dacads · 09-02-2009, 10:18 AM

the graphics card could be better for £600.
check out this arbico system
http://arbico.co.uk/Arbico-AMD-Pheno...r-p-18353.html
change graphics card to radeon 4850 and cpu to amd phenom 720 black edition 2.8GHz

dai · 09-02-2009, 10:40 AM

to change to those the power supply will also need to be upgrded

Clueless_Tech · 09-02-2009, 02:45 PM

How would this fare? Would it run games and other stuff okay?

Processor (CPU) AMD PHENOM II X3 720 BLACK EDITION 2.8 GHz SOCKET AM3 6MB CACHE

Memory (RAM) 4GB CORSAIR XMS2 800MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x2GB)

Motherboard ASUS® M4N78: DUAL DDR2, S-ATA II, PCIe x16, 2 x PCIe x1, 3 x PCI

Operating System Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium 64-bit + Windows 7 Upgrade Voucher (£86)

USB Options 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD

Memory - 1st Hard Disk 250GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

2nd Hard Disk NONE

RAID (HDD 1 & 2) NONE

1st CD/DVD Drive 22x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

2nd CD/DVD Drive NONE

Graphics Card 1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 4850X2 PCI EXPRESS (Special Offer)

2nd Graphics Card NONE

Sound Card ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT

Modem NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)

Case STYLISH BLACK ALUMINIUM TRIGON CASE + 2 FRONT/SIDE USB
Power Supply & Case Cooling 450W Quiet Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£25)

Processor Cooling STANDARD CPU COOLER

Firewire & Video Editing NONE

TV Card NONE

Monitor 19 Inch Wide TFT Silver/Black 1440 x 900 5MS, D-Sub, DVI, Audio (£88)

dai · 09-02-2009, 07:37 PM

a 450w will not run it

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...nc.-_-17139009

**greenbrucelee** · 09-03-2009, 11:31 AM

you will need a good 700watt psu

09-01-2009, 05:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
Clueless_Tech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3 OS: XP SP2	Complete Illiterate Hey guys, been here a couple of times before but this is my first time posting here. Basically, I have no idea about computer parts or builds and I dont know anyone who does either I was wondering if you could help me out and help pick out a computer from this website: www.pcspecialist.co.uk I would be using it for schoolwork and playing games such as Fallout or some others such as call of duty My budget is around £600 Cheers

09-01-2009, 06:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
Stokey Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 50 OS: Vista	Re: Complete Illiterate Do you have a monitor? or will that need to be included. Do you have any preference about how many gb of hard drive you will most likely need?

09-01-2009, 06:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Clueless_Tech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3 OS: XP SP2	Re: Complete Illiterate It doesn't matter what monitor I get does it? Id prefer the money get spent on the components rather than £80 odd get spent on a monitor where i could possibly get cheaper elsewhere. But if I need a specific monitor to go with them then please choose one. 250 GB should be enough memory

09-02-2009, 10:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
greenbrucelee Mentor Hardware team Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,930 OS: XP SP3 My System	Re: Complete Illiterate this is about the best I could build on there for £610 ntel® Core™2 Duo E8400 (3.00GHz) 1333MHz FSB/6MB L2 Cache Memory (RAM) 2GB CORSAIR XMS2 800MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! Motherboard ASUS® P5QL: DDR2, SATAII, PCI-e x16, 3 PCI, 2 x PCI-e x1 Operating System Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium 64-bit + Windows 7 Upgrade Voucher (£86) USB Options 8 x USB 2.0 PORTS (6 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD Memory - 1st Hard Disk 250GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm) 2nd Hard Disk NONE 1st CD/DVD Drive 22x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM 2nd CD/DVD Drive NONE Graphics Card 1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE 9600GT PCI EXPRESS 2nd Graphics Card NONE Sound Card ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD) Network Facilities ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT Modem NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND Floppy Disk Drive NONE Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) Case STYLISH PIANO BLACK FUSION CASE + 2 FRONT USB Power Supply & Case Cooling 700W Quiet Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59) Processor Cooling STANDARD CPU COOLER Firewire & Video Editing NONE TV Card NONE Monitor 19 Inch Wide TFT Silver/Black 1440 x 900 5MS, D-Sub, DVI, Audio (£88) 2nd Monitor NONE GeForce 3D Vision NONE DVI Cable NONE Keyboard & Mouse NONE Mouse NONE Speakers NONE Webcam NONE Headsets (VOIP) NONE Surge Protection NONE Printer NONE Anti-Virus NONE Office Software NONE External Hard Drive NONE Home Installation NONE Warranty 1 Year Return-to-Base incl 1st Month Free Collect & Return Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI) Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days Quantity 1 Other Features Included As Standard... Software CD/DVD authoring software and Power DVD software is included with all DVD Writers. Ports Each computer comes with 1 x PS/2 keyboard port and either 1 x PS/2 mouse port or 2 extra USB ports. Fans Where necessary your computer will come with extra case fans fitted. Memory Our memory comes with a 100% tested lifetime warranty! Bezels All our drives come in either silver, black or beige and are all of a high quality & matched brand. Support We offer lifetime hardware technical support during normal office hours. Cables & Manuals A power cable, all drivers, manuals, and a heatsink & fan are included with every order. Service Our computers come fully assembled & thoroughly tested. We are so confident in the quality of our computers that we offer a free collection and re-delivery service* should you ever have a problem with your computer. Installation If you order an operating system it will come fully installed with the CD and licence key. Low Total Cost of Ownership Taking into consideration our low cost telephone support, free collection warranty service* and our strive to use energy efficient components where possible, the total cost of owning a pcspecialist computer is reduced as much as possible. __________________ Microsoft certified professional, Network +, A+ certified

09-02-2009, 10:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
Dacads Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Posts: 188 OS: XP SP2 My System	Re: Complete Illiterate the graphics card could be better for £600. check out this arbico system http://arbico.co.uk/Arbico-AMD-Pheno...r-p-18353.html change graphics card to radeon 4850 and cpu to amd phenom 720 black edition 2.8GHz Last edited by Dacads; 09-02-2009 at 10:20 AM.

09-02-2009, 10:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,759 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Complete Illiterate to change to those the power supply will also need to be upgrded __________________

09-02-2009, 02:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
Clueless_Tech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3 OS: XP SP2	Re: Complete Illiterate How would this fare? Would it run games and other stuff okay? Processor (CPU) AMD PHENOM II X3 720 BLACK EDITION 2.8 GHz SOCKET AM3 6MB CACHE Memory (RAM) 4GB CORSAIR XMS2 800MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x2GB) Motherboard ASUS® M4N78: DUAL DDR2, S-ATA II, PCIe x16, 2 x PCIe x1, 3 x PCI Operating System Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium 64-bit + Windows 7 Upgrade Voucher (£86) USB Options 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD Memory - 1st Hard Disk 250GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm) 2nd Hard Disk NONE RAID (HDD 1 & 2) NONE 1st CD/DVD Drive 22x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM 2nd CD/DVD Drive NONE Graphics Card 1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 4850X2 PCI EXPRESS (Special Offer) 2nd Graphics Card NONE Sound Card ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD) Network Facilities ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT Modem NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) Case STYLISH BLACK ALUMINIUM TRIGON CASE + 2 FRONT/SIDE USB Power Supply & Case Cooling 450W Quiet Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£25) Processor Cooling STANDARD CPU COOLER Firewire & Video Editing NONE TV Card NONE Monitor 19 Inch Wide TFT Silver/Black 1440 x 900 5MS, D-Sub, DVI, Audio (£88)

09-02-2009, 07:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,759 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Complete Illiterate a 450w will not run it http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...nc.-_-17139009 __________________

09-03-2009, 11:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
greenbrucelee Mentor Hardware team Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,930 OS: XP SP3 My System	Re: Complete Illiterate you will need a good 700watt psu __________________ Microsoft certified professional, Network +, A+ certified