Wez Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Hey All, I am still running a PIII desktop at home and think its about time to upgrade, what do you think of these components. I hardly play games but do use the comp for photo/movie editing and a small bit of dev work. * Intel Pentium 4 650 3.4Ghz Socket 775 800mhz 2mb Cache Retail Boxed * Gigabyte GA-945PL-S3 Socket 775 onboard audio ATX * 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz PC2-6400 240pin Extra Value Ram * Innovision 3D 8500GT 256MB DDR2 DVI PCI-E Graphics Card * Extra Value Black Luster Mid Tower Case - With 500W PSU * Western Digital WD2500KS 250GB 7200RPM SATAII/300 16MB Cache Hard Drive - OEM This lot is only about £300 and dont want to spend much more than that really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guru Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Sounds good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 May work out cheaper if you go for a AMD processor instead of the Pentium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 what about looking at dual core cpus?? Also Iam not sure the drive size... for audio video work, would need a load of spare space!! is the video card enough for what you want/need??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 May work out cheaper if you go for a AMD processor instead of the Pentium. He's right it would be cheaper but theres advantages and disavantages to both Cpu's so stick with Intel they tend to be more reliable. (Im not saying that because im an Intel partner even though i am its just the honest truth). Amd tend to be better for games but the new Core Duo's piss all over them with their high Cache. (4mb - 8mb are good chips)!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 what about looking at dual core cpus?? Also Iam not sure the drive size... for audio video work, would need a load of spare space!! is the video card enough for what you want/need??? Good point. If you're doing music editing i'd suggest getting a seperate Sound card. Quality is usually higher an a Pci Card rather than onboard although i use onboard and i edit music and dont see a huge diference in quality but its just a thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted June 2, 2007 Author Share Posted June 2, 2007 Thanks for the info guys Intel all the way for me, they are more reliable plus I use to work for them Drive space is fine as my current PC which I do everything on is only a PIII with 80GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Wez, i would personally take the opertunaty to go duel core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted June 2, 2007 Author Share Posted June 2, 2007 What something like this an Intel PentiumD 945 3.4ghz Lga775 Fsb800 2 X 2mb. Its not a core 2 duo but still dual core I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Meh, sorry i should have said core 2 duo It will firstly last you a good few years but when you wnat to upgrade you should be able to just pop a quad core CPU into that motherboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted June 7, 2007 Author Share Posted June 7, 2007 Would this spec be better as its only 40 quid more. * Intel PentiumD 945 3.4ghz Lga775 Fsb800 2 X 2mb No Vt Retail Boxed * Gigabyte GA-945P-DS3 Socket 775 I945P onboard audio ATX * Kingston 2GB KIT (2X1GB) DDR2 667MHz/PC2-5300 CL5 Non Ecc 1.8V * Hitatchi Deskstar T7k500 HDT725032VLA360 320GB SATAII - 3.5in 7200RPM 16MB Cache * Extra Value Black Luster Mid Tower Case - With 500W PSU * Sparkle 8600GT 256MB GDDR3 DVI-I PCI-E Graphics Card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 I swear by these Ebay machines http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/INTEL-DUAL-CORE-6-4-GHZ-2GB-DDR2-320GB-18X-DVDRW_W0QQitemZ280122387051QQihZ018QQcategoryZ179QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Would this spec be better as its only 40 quid more. * Intel PentiumD 945 3.4ghz Lga775 Fsb800 2 X 2mb No Vt Retail Boxed * Gigabyte GA-945P-DS3 Socket 775 I945P onboard audio ATX * Kingston 2GB KIT (2X1GB) DDR2 667MHz/PC2-5300 CL5 Non Ecc 1.8V * Hitatchi Deskstar T7k500 HDT725032VLA360 320GB SATAII - 3.5in 7200RPM 16MB Cache * Extra Value Black Luster Mid Tower Case - With 500W PSU * Sparkle 8600GT 256MB GDDR3 DVI-I PCI-E Graphics Card You can try and tempt me with other options but im not going to say yes until you get a real core 2 duo Think about it, 3 years time, you will be able to plonk a quad core cpu in a core 2 duo envirinment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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