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<blockquote data-quote="bigrandydavid" data-source="post: 27586" data-attributes="member: 175233"><p>Christ on a bike <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite53" alt=":confused" title="Confused :confused" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused" /> </p><p></p><p>The more I look in to buying a PC the more confused I get. Can anyone help me! </p><p></p><p>This is the spec I put together with a local shop but they`re sooooooooooooo slooooooow i`m beginning to think they see me as a problem punter just because I don`t want their bog standard pre determined PC.</p><p></p><p>Jetway Motherboard - shops choice</p><p>Pentium 4 - 2.6 processor (i was told pentium have more history than athlon!)</p><p>17" monitor - Samsung Syncmaster - Computer Buyer recommended</p><p>512MB DDR - ADATA Double Sided DDR333 C12.5 16 CHIP - shops choice</p><p>DVD/CD Rewriter NEC IDE ND 1300A - Computer Buyer recommended</p><p>DVD Rom - Separate Drive ARTEC 16x IDE DVD DHM G48 - shops choice</p><p>80GB Hard Drive - MAXTOR HD IDE UDMA133 7200rpm - my brother said get Maxtor!</p><p>128MB Video Card - Jetway Geforce 4 - shops choice</p><p>Separate Soundcard - Creative SB Live Player 5.1 - shops choice</p><p>Speakers - Mercury 5.1 - shops choice</p><p>Firewire port - shops choice, no spec given</p><p>TV Card - Jetway PCI JW-TV878 DKI with remote - shops choice</p><p></p><p>This comes with 4 x USB2 ports, 1 x parallel port, TV Out socket, Ethernet port, floppy drive, Microsoft XP Home, 56kps modem & Cordless keyboard & mouse & 12 months Parts / 3 yrs labour RTB warranty and is working out about £1000</p><p></p><p>I want to use it for DVD copying, listening to / watching DVD`s/CD`s, hooking my camcorder up and recording tapes onto CD and then pretty much other standard things.</p><p>Questions I can`t find an answer for as follows....</p><p>Is that a balanced set up or are some bits too good/not good enough for the rest?</p><p>Am I wasting my time upgrading certain bits for a `better`make or model? Should I just save some cash and get what I`m given?</p><p>Ultimately, am I better off just going to PC World/Currys/Toys R Us and buying something off the shelf?</p><p></p><p>Cheers for any help you can offer. Here`s looking forward to buying one at some stage and passing through more often :-cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigrandydavid, post: 27586, member: 175233"] Christ on a bike :confused: The more I look in to buying a PC the more confused I get. Can anyone help me! This is the spec I put together with a local shop but they`re sooooooooooooo slooooooow i`m beginning to think they see me as a problem punter just because I don`t want their bog standard pre determined PC. Jetway Motherboard - shops choice Pentium 4 - 2.6 processor (i was told pentium have more history than athlon!) 17" monitor - Samsung Syncmaster - Computer Buyer recommended 512MB DDR - ADATA Double Sided DDR333 C12.5 16 CHIP - shops choice DVD/CD Rewriter NEC IDE ND 1300A - Computer Buyer recommended DVD Rom - Separate Drive ARTEC 16x IDE DVD DHM G48 - shops choice 80GB Hard Drive - MAXTOR HD IDE UDMA133 7200rpm - my brother said get Maxtor! 128MB Video Card - Jetway Geforce 4 - shops choice Separate Soundcard - Creative SB Live Player 5.1 - shops choice Speakers - Mercury 5.1 - shops choice Firewire port - shops choice, no spec given TV Card - Jetway PCI JW-TV878 DKI with remote - shops choice This comes with 4 x USB2 ports, 1 x parallel port, TV Out socket, Ethernet port, floppy drive, Microsoft XP Home, 56kps modem & Cordless keyboard & mouse & 12 months Parts / 3 yrs labour RTB warranty and is working out about £1000 I want to use it for DVD copying, listening to / watching DVD`s/CD`s, hooking my camcorder up and recording tapes onto CD and then pretty much other standard things. Questions I can`t find an answer for as follows.... Is that a balanced set up or are some bits too good/not good enough for the rest? Am I wasting my time upgrading certain bits for a `better`make or model? Should I just save some cash and get what I`m given? Ultimately, am I better off just going to PC World/Currys/Toys R Us and buying something off the shelf? Cheers for any help you can offer. Here`s looking forward to buying one at some stage and passing through more often :-cheers [/QUOTE]
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