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Needing computer advise
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| Cuteprincess |
Posted on 27-08-2010 16:33
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I am looking at buying a new computer... I have a budget of £550 max because I have vouchers for comet.
I have no idea when it comes to choosing the right one so I need your advise, I obviously need a computer than can run wow smoothy, I also use the computer for general internet, pc games etc.
Please let me know your ideas (I am happy with my current monitor, keyboard, mouse etc so am just looking at getting the base unit)
http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/cate...Base-Units |
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| Melos |
Posted on 27-08-2010 21:37
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TBH cutie i wouldnt chose any of em :/ after looking at all of them with dedicated graphic cards i am not impressed :/
Edited by Melos on 27-08-2010 21:45
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| Xengara |
Posted on 28-08-2010 06:41
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Have to agree with Melos here... It's really, really expensive compared to other stores.. at least if you look at danish stores.. and everything is expensive in Denmark..
Would you be interested in merely upgrading a few of your outdated components?
I'm unable to find any hardware on Comet's homepage, so I'm not sure they sell stuff like that, and then you might not be interested... :S
Oh well.. If you're somewhat intriqued please post your current hardware specifications, so we can see if it's even possible ^^ |
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| chazyj |
Posted on 28-08-2010 08:39
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If you can pay a bit more i know of some pc that will play wow and sc 2 at the same time why in a 25 man raid in full graphics and your only looking at about £660 but its up to you lol
1. chesney
slang name for a guy with a huge wang.
"woow your chesney is massive"
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| mato |
Posted on 28-08-2010 08:45
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ar you able to build your self , it maks it cheeper and you normaly get a behter overall system
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| BeastPriest |
Posted on 28-08-2010 08:45
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Yea I wouldn't touch any of those machines from Comet. Even the most expensive ones aren't very well specced.
If I were you I'd save some money and go somewhere else. Maybe even consider getting one custom built, there's several places in the UK that do good ones.
I had my current one built by www.arbico.co.uk. Cheap and good service. I did spend a lot but you can get cheap machines too  |
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| Darkwon |
Posted on 28-08-2010 11:16
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Thats where i got mine too Beast, Arbico have been really good with the computer options and there after sales care is great.
Unfortunately, I think Cutie has got Vouchers from Comet, so is restricted to what she can buy =( |
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| mato |
Posted on 28-08-2010 14:39
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wow the specs realy was horibel on thos at comets
looking at norwegian pages this is not a bad system ( am not expert )
and ther is room to upgrade the meory and cpu to a bether one but i cant link the changes sadly .
http://www.komplett.no/k/config.aspx?...emId=10394
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| BeastPriest |
Posted on 28-08-2010 20:17
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Yea I'm pleased with Arbico 
And about the vouchers, yea, thats why I mentioned save up and get one
I suppose you could buy something with the vouchers and then ebay it and put the money you get towards your new pc instead? |
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| Corthala |
Posted on 28-08-2010 22:50
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An Intel i5 7xx, 4gb of the cheap p13333 ram, preferably kingston value, corsair PSU, ati 5850 and a motherboard that isn't ASUS... That can take ANYTHING you throw at it, at present time, in 1920x1200 8xaa 16xas
if you assemble it youself, or get a nerd to do it, you should be able to get it for around 600 euro
Edited by Corthala on 28-08-2010 22:51
In the presence of greatness, the humble can only bow!
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| Hrothgar |
Posted on 31-08-2010 06:43
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Hey there Cutie. .
I jsut bought a new computer, a hp. never bought hp before, but I must say, this one is really good, and kind of cheap aswell.
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/dk/da/ho/WF06b/321957-321957-3329744-64354-64354-4150017-4232908.html
the link is in danish, but the computer name is hp dv6-3040eo. you could check it out! =)
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| Cuteprincess |
Posted on 31-08-2010 14:09
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Well I managed to get one that is better than the one I had and I will be saving up for a better one. The spec I have have is...
Acer AX3950
Windows 7
Intel Core i3 processor 540
4GB DDR3
1TB hard drive
DVD super multi
Nvidia GeForce 315
I have no idea what any of that means but its running smoother than before, I have currently installing wow and then I guess I will be trying to install all of my add ons and getting in a mess 
Edited by Cuteprincess on 31-08-2010 14:10
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| Corthala |
Posted on 31-08-2010 14:41
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Quote Cuteprincess wrote:
Well I managed to get one that is better than the one I had and I will be saving up for a better one. The spec I have have is...
Acer AX3950
Windows 7
Intel Core i3 processor 540
4GB DDR3
1TB hard drive
DVD super multi
Nvidia GeForce 315
I have no idea what any of that means but its running smoother than before, I have currently installing wow and then I guess I will be trying to install all of my add ons and getting in a mess
Did you... pay for that?
In the presence of greatness, the humble can only bow!
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| Cuteprincess |
Posted on 31-08-2010 18:20
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Yeah, I had vouchers so i had to get one from comet... It was £499 - Now i have the task of saving up for a custom built one. |
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| sunsetfunk |
Posted on 31-08-2010 21:37
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Think with specs like that, you'll be safe for WoW for at least a few years, its not going to be the most powerful, but you wont get much in the way of system lag. Although Id recommend getting a graphics card for it quite soon, as the on board graphics will slow you down a touch; You can get some fairly cheap that will do the trick, an 'Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT 512MB' is a good starter one, and it wont cost the earth anymore. It is fairly basic, but will run WoW now and when the expansion hits with a higher graphical need.
Maybe also if you're playing for a long period of time, take the side off the pc (acer desktops usually have a catch so it pops straight off), so it can stay cooler, as store-bought pc's can sometimes overheat, but other than that, fromt he ones you linked Id say you got one of the better ones
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| Versipellis |
Posted on 31-08-2010 21:47
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well my biggest concern is always the graphic card and my price/performance vise champion these days is Sapphire HD5770 Vapor-X 1 GB 128Bit GDDR5 16X .. now this is a beast in custom pcs which won't cost a fortune for you.. i also am a fan of Sapphire HD5870 Vapor-X 1 GB 256Bit GDDR5 16X which i assembled a pc with this one and this is a BEAST we hit top numbers on benchmark tests but the thing is it costs around 400 euros on its own sooo : (
if u have a discount on that shop use it but do yourself a favour imho lose the nvidia.. it's long dead.. go for ati and go for sapphire chipsets.. gl and hope u get yourself a nice machine : )
DPS with a "tude".. How suprising..
You can run.. But you just die tired.. |
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