Ill Be Interested To Know

Tef_FourtyTwo

<div class="IPBDescription">who can get the the best deal</div> I want a computer that a gamer would be PROWD of ...

and im willing to spend upto £600 (prbably around $800)

lets see what you can come up with!

RPG_Jssmfulhud

You are too lazy. I came up with the internet. Good start with that! <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->

BigMadSteve

If you are prepared to splash out a little more you might be able to buy <a href='http://www.steve9168.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/tandy.jpg' target='_blank'>this</a> beast <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

Nil_IQ

<!--QuoteBegin--Jay123+Nov 10 2003, 03:41 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jay123 @ Nov 10 2003, 03:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If you are prepared to splash out a little more you might be able to buy <a href='http://www.steve9168.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/tandy.jpg' target='_blank'>this</a> beast <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
OMG 20MHZ PROCESS0R!!!!11WUN!

TWO MEG OV RAM OMG! THAT'S <b>TWICE</b> THE RAM OV MY AMIGA!!!!!11ONE!

Only $8900! Bargain!

Bet you couldn't GIVE one away today <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

Nikon

ok, as long as your willing to get your hands a little dirty, you can do that easily.......

heres some links you can find some good prices and cool stuff at

www.googlegear.com

www.xoxide.com

www.svc.com

between those three i build myself a 2.6 Ghz AMD XP, 512 PC3200 DDR, GeForce Ti 4200 DDR, Modders case w/ 8 fans!! thats 8!! Asus Nforce2 Mother board... only cost around 650 u.s w/ tax

esuna

Well, if you want a machine you can be "PROWD" [sic] of, you're gonna need more money. For my next worthy games machine i'm looking at £450 for just the processor and motherboard. Mmmmmmm, 64bit pwnage.

OttoDestruct

I would say newegg but youre one of those freaky european people, so... i gots no clue <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> Dont use amazon though, one of the parts I was going to order I've seen for approx $150 and on there it was 300

esuna

<a href='http://www.overclockers.co.uk/' target='_blank'>OCuk</a> do a lot of quality merchandise, some of their prices are steep, but some are lower than you'll find elsewhere.

CrystalSnake

<!--QuoteBegin--Jay123+Nov 10 2003, 09:41 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jay123 @ Nov 10 2003, 09:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->If you are prepared to splash out a little more you might be able to buy <a href='http://www.steve9168.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/tandy.jpg' target='_blank'>this</a> beast <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Monitor and mouse not included <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->

Venmoch

<!--QuoteBegin--::esuna::+Nov 10 2003, 09:21 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (::esuna:: @ Nov 10 2003, 09:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <a href='http://www.overclockers.co.uk/' target='_blank'>OCuk</a> do a lot of quality merchandise, some of their prices are steep, but some are lower than you'll find elsewhere. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
HOLY COW!

They have like good prices for ASUS cards.

A Radeon 9000 for £35 (Without VAT)? Sign me the hell up!

(What? Its better than the GeForce 2 MX 400 (PCI) thats chugging in this tower at the moment!)

nightdragon

Trust me if you want a pc a gamer would be proud of you cant possibly have a ceiling of $800!

ND

*For UK buyers specifically, try <a href='http://www.dabs.com' target='_blank'>Dabs</a>, they have some great value stuff, the Thermaltake Lanfire ATX case for instacnce is £85 including VAT

Xiile

<a href='http://www.store-istnc.com/' target='_blank'>http://www.store-istnc.com/</a>

Where I bought my computer, some amazing prices, and the service was GREAT.

airyK

ok around 800 dollars *american* from newegg.com
this is w/out monitor and keyboard/mouse/speakers

a7n8X deluxe motherboard- $119

barton 2500+ processor - $85

corsair twinx pc3200LLPT - 2x 256meg sticks - $150

80 gig HD w/8meg cache - $75

52x cdrw drive - $38

128 meg radeon 9800 pro - $305

400 watt psu- $30* seems cheap but im using it in my current computer w/similar specs works great

el cheapo raidmax case - $22

all numbers rounded up and it comes up to a total of $824.49 w/out shipping
if you needed the other things and had to stay within the budget: i suggest getting the 9600 pro and possibly a cheaper motherboard.

Cereal_KillR

it depends what we can get back from your old computer. That would probably include drives, keyboard+mouse, screen, eventually hard drives and PSU... Most probably the case.

Post your current config?

Tef_FourtyTwo

current config

amd 1.79 ghz processor

er... cant remember the motherboard but it cost me like 150£ ish

i have 1x256 and 1x128meg ddr sticks of ram

52 speed cd drive

scsi cd writer

40gb hd and 8gb hd (yes i know its not a lot)

soundblaster live sound card

128mb gforce titanium gfx card

400w psu

floppy

monitor etc

and you know the usual network and stuff

Javert

A machine to be proud of?

<a href='http://www.go-l.com/desktops/machl38/features/index.htm' target='_blank'>Then Get This</a>

Tef_FourtyTwo

omg thats well cheap....

/me starts picking up pennies...

now lets hope i win the lottery or something

Necrotic

<a href='http://www.ebuyer.co.uk' target='_blank'>http://www.ebuyer.co.uk</a> for cheapy computer parts in the UK.

And theres a difference between owning a computer to be proud of, and owning a computer that that forces you to mortgage off your entire family and is out of date in 3 months....

Sandrock

<!--QuoteBegin--Javert+Nov 11 2003, 11:25 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Javert @ Nov 11 2003, 11:25 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> A machine to be proud of?

<a href='http://www.go-l.com/desktops/machl38/features/index.htm' target='_blank'>Then Get This</a> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Thats a scam...

Besides, you could build something better than that for WAY less <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'><!--endemo-->

Cereal_KillR

Well, people are surely going to be interested in having a bright blue LCD, 1 Terabyte in HDDs, 4 Gigs of ram, with the ability to copy programs directly in it, and having 4 screen displays.

btw, you say you have a 1.79 Ghz processor. I would think it's a 2200+ ?

from what it seems, you CAN save yourself some money on the processor and keep the mobo/ram/processor to have a better gfx. What type of memory is it? I would think PC3200? Eventually add 256, BUT make sure they are all going to be same speed. If you don't have enough memory slots, you judge if paying for a new stick is worth the 128.

If the motherboard isn't too old, I would think it would still be quite good.