any computer builders out there?

[stubbs]

hi guys im buying a new pc at the moment and just wondering if this pc
Intel Pentium Dual Core PC - With AMAZING SPECIFICATION on eBay, also, Desktop PCs, Computing (end time 25-Jan-08 19:53:16 GMT)

would be able handle this graphics card
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

would the pc be able to keep up, any advice?

[Maxxeh]

I'm not sure if it would or not..
your better off buying one with some good base parts..

It only has a gig of ram, the sound/graphics card are terrible..
and the pentium D isnt too great


for £26 its not bad though..lol

[stubbs]

yeah thats what i was wonderring the base parts could keep up.

yeah 26 is a bargain, will go up a bit though. think I'll keep looking

[TEMPLE3188]

Are you looking to buy the PC for gaming purposes?

If so, you'll definitely need at least another stick of 1GB DDR2 RAM, if hes got a Intel Duo CPU running at 6GHz, my guess is that he has overclocked the CPU and it doesnt look like he has much of a cooling system to go along with the overclocking (Id recommend keeping it well ventilated)

I've personally never heard of a QwE Socket 775 Motherboard, so i wouldnt be able to provide much advice of whether it will support the 8800GT, but seeing that it comes only with a poor Unichrome 128MB Memory graphics card, probably indicates that it wouldnt be able to handle a graphics card such as a 8800GT.

If your looking for a Gaming PC or just a PC with decent spec for as low as price as possible, i'd recommend these guys Ginger6 Ltd - Custom Built PC Base Units - 0871 230 7170

Hope this helps

[stubbs]

yes for gaming but im looking to buy a pc that has everything apart from a decent graphics card but could handle a good graphics card (nvidia 8800 gt or gtx) so i can use the pc then when i have the money install the card myself. i have a screen already aswell btw

[Funky]

Had a look and your talking bargain basement PC none of the parts have any named brands so your looking at a PC that has been built from the cheapest parts around and when it comes to memory HDD etc it's worth investing. After all who wants a PC that will crash every five minutes and in a couple weeks time it's HDD crap out on you and you loose everything.

As the old saying goes you get what you pay for!!! not the best saying for a freebie forum as we all plan on paying nothing

[Maxxeh]

lol i like how funky put things

he is right

Its hard on a budget to get a decent gaming PC..I paid £3k for mine

[stubbs]

CORE2QUAD 9.6GHZ / 400GB SATA/ 2GB DDR2 / 1024MB 8500GT on eBay, also, Desktop PCs, Computing (end time 26-Jan-08 11:19:21 GMT)

how does that look? how can it be 9.6ghz??? with that i don't think i would buy another graphics card just the operating system and some cooling maybe

[Funky]

What's your budget for the PC?

[nizmo]

My advice is to stay away from the pc's there on ebay, they are crappy parts in my opinion

they saying its 9.6ghz because its quad core, they are taking 2.6ghz(the speed of each core) and multiplying it by the 4 cores to make it loook better to non suspecting people.

Whats your budget ?

[Cefca]

Originally Posted by Maxxeh

lol i like how funky put things

he is right

Its hard on a budget to get a decent gaming PC..I paid £3k for mine

Why so much? You can certainly get a good gaming PC for a lot less than that. =/

[SwedishTom]

Its not a 9.6GHz.. its more like a 2.4GHz Quad core computer.. they just done it times 4 to make it look more powerful.. also, the max amount of memory you can have in that PC is 2GB and if you going to use Vista 4 GB is recommended.. to be honest with you, you would be better off building one yourself.. if you let us know what you want to spend maximum.. and if you need a monitor, keyboard and such.. or if it just the machine I am sure some of us will be able to help you out either finding a decent pre-build machine or list the components that you need..

Cheers
Tom

Edit: Darn I am to slow!

[stubbs]

ok cool, well my budget is about 600-650, i already have a screen, keyboard, mouse, speakers etc. its low because im getting a mac (of some kind) aswell.

i would like it to be able to play games, be quick enough for music editing and photoshop etc. any help would be great, thank you

[Cefca]

What about this?

AMD Nvidia Ultra 600 Gaming PC - Custom Built PC Base Units - 0871 230 7170

[Maxxeh]

Why so much? You can certainly get a good gaming PC for a lot less than that. =/

I wanted the BEST!

It even has 2 SLI'd 8800 ULTRA's in it!

I don't just use my Pc for gaming though, I do alot of 3D rendering, So I like to have good performance!
Unfortunately I have nearly filled my TB of HDD Space

[Cefca]

What on earth have you got on your computer to fill up that much space?

[stubbs]

Originally Posted by Cefca

What about this?

AMD Nvidia Ultra 600 Gaming PC - Custom Built PC Base Units - 0871 230 7170

yeah that looks pretty good, im not gonna get much better for that price am i. all it needs is an operating system.

yeah thanks for that link, its a strong contender.

any others?

[Cefca]

You can add an OS to that one, although it would make it cost £657.84.

[Cefca]

That's for XP by the way, Vista Home Basic is about £1 more.

Sorry for the double post, whenever I tried to edit my last post, it just froze.

[Funky]

Hey maxxeh what you need is to find someone getting rid of a vapochill for cheap to cool that bad boy!

Hey guess what....