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| 451816 | 2006-05-03 12:29:00 | Here goes........ I have a $1000 [maybe stretch to $1100] to spend on a new puter (don't need monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers) What can I expect to get for this money. Confused about whether to go Intel, AMD, Anything I should avoid like the plague? Wants: Good quality graphics card, sound card, DVD burner Would appreciate some system recommendations The old Packard Bell's gonna bite the dust, but to a good home. Its been a trusty reliable companion (if a hunk of metal can be a companion LOL) Thanks in advance P/S: Kudos to the Govt for having the guts to force Telecom into unbundling :stare: |
Baldy (26) | ||
| 451817 | 2006-05-03 12:33:00 | Suggest buy a used case with power supply then you can splash out reasonably well on hard drive, motherboard and vid and sound cards. | Greg (193) | ||
| 451818 | 2006-05-03 13:22:00 | Hi Baldy, long time no see. How are you?. Maryann has one built by Metla, here in Wanganui. Doesn't help you much, but she is more than happy with it. PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 451819 | 2006-05-03 20:51:00 | Hey - we got our computer from a shop in christchurch (computerbarn or something) for $600 - excluding monitor, keyboard, etc. maybe you would mant something more powerful that our one - it is just a standard type. But still, you could buy extras to add. |
chyurutay (10345) | ||
| 451820 | 2006-05-03 21:16:00 | Here goes........ I have a $1000 [maybe stretch to $1100] to spend on a new puter (don't need monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers) Anything I should avoid like the plague? Wants: Good quality graphics card, sound card, DVD burner Would appreciate some system recommendations For gaming or not? ASUS motherboard, AMD CPU, Liteon or Pioneer or ASUS DVD. Graphics card - whatever except Pxelview. What specs depends on the gaming question. Avoid cheap dodgy shops. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 451821 | 2006-05-03 21:24:00 | Here goes........ I Anything I should avoid like the plague? :stare: Yes. Anything by HP/Compaq. Probably Dell too. You'd get a good second hand machine for that sort of money. Have a look through "Trade ME" |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 451822 | 2006-05-03 22:26:00 | Baldy, have a look here (www.pbtech.co.nz) for PB Technology's upgrade box. At $843 incl GST, you can add another 512 Mb RAM to make it 1 G RAM total. You might even be able to afford to upgrade the video card if you need it for gaming. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 451823 | 2006-05-04 23:27:00 | Baldy, have a look here (www.pbtech.co.nz) for PB Technology's upgrade box. At $843 incl GST, you can add another 512 Mb RAM to make it 1 G RAM total. You might even be able to afford to upgrade the video card if you need it for gaming. Have had a look at PTTech website, but not sure I can buy direct from them as they are wholesalers? |
Baldy (26) | ||
| 451824 | 2006-05-04 23:31:00 | They're wholesalers as well as retailers. | Greg (193) | ||
| 451825 | 2006-05-05 00:02:00 | Have had a look at PTTech website, but not sure I can buy direct from them as they are wholesalers? They are retailers who resell a few products to other smaller retailers. Not really wholesalers as such. |
pctek (84) | ||
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