Build Or Buy A Computer

[twin2t7]

Here is the computer i could buy for 229 inc vat but no OS or sould i build one ?

Processor

Intel Pentium D 925 Processor Dual Core (i think)
Processor Speed
2 x 3.0Ghz

Memory

1GB DDR2 667MHz Ram
Hard Drive
160GB Serial ATA II Hard Drive
Graphics
Intel GMA 3100 PCI Express Graphics & 1x PCI-E 16 Slot
Drive 1
18x Dual Layer +R/-R/RW DVD burner
Sound
5.1 Channel High Definition Audio
Networking:
Gigabit 10/100/1000 LAN
Motherboard
Intel G31 Chipset MicroATX Motherboard
Case
Micro ATX Mini Tower Case
Drive Bays
2 x 5.25", 3 x 3.5" (1 x Int, 2 x Ext)
Memory Slots
2 x DDR2 Slots
Memory Capacity
4GB
Keyboard & Mouse
Novatech Keyboard & Optical Mouse
Dimensions (mm)
180 (W) x 360 (H) x 390 (D)
Warranty
12 Mths RTB

[MentaL]

[Canon]

Steal One, Costs alot less than both options.

[twin2t7]

Steal One, Costs alot less than both options.

lol do it the ni way
off topic were abouts in ni u from?

[Canon]

Belfast, how comez you wantz to knowz?

[iBimbo]

Lol, thats a cheap one...

I duno if u can get it cheaper if u build it yourself, i think if you buy it, its cheapest..

Offtopic: Lol, i hate my english gramma xD

[Canon]

Lol'd @ Gramma.

I agree it's pretty cheap.

[twin2t7]

Belfast, how comez you wantz to knowz?

because am from belfast aswell i never see people from ireland

Lol, thats a cheap one...

I duno if u can get it cheaper if u build it yourself, i think if you buy it, its cheapest..

Offtopic: Lol, i hate my english gramma xD

lol i hate mimes aswell as i cant spell :juggle:

agreed it is cheap like i can go higher like

[Mazo]

Merged double post and removed spam.

[Canon]

Good Jobz =]

If you want to post what your thinking of going for instead i will tell you whatever you need to know.

[twin2t7]

ok thanks i dont know yet am looking at a cat here i dled off the site and that seems ok but i would put 4gb of ram and probs put on xp but dunno which one pro or home and i will get sp3 on it as i think it will be out by then

[Canon]

If you are going to run it on XP, then 4gb of ram is Great. And will be grand for most things.
If you want to pm me or msn me, thats fine.

[twin2t7]

all right i dont know your msn i probs get sometime

[Mazo]

What do you plan on using said PC for?

Also there's no use in putting 4GB of memory in a PC with a 32bit operating system, as it won't allow you to use all of it. Any of your video ram takes away from the maximum 4GB allowed.

[twin2t7]

i will use for like hosting servers msn and office probs

[Mazo]

If your hosting servers you want that PC to be left alone at all times to do it's job. Your best bet would also be to build a custom one. You don't need anything like sound and such, just buy a really basic mobo that can support the processor and enough RAM to host the servers, you don't really need anything fancy stuff on the mobo.

That being said if its a small scale thing then those specs don't look too bad. P4 3Ghz with 2-4GB RAM will do fine (If your hosting multiple servers, don't forget about your internet bandwidth too.)

[twin2t7]

If your hosting servers you want that PC to be left alone at all times to do it's job. Your best bet would also be to build a custom one. You don't need anything like sound and such, just buy a really basic mobo that can support the processor and enough RAM to host the servers, you don't really need anything fancy stuff on the mobo.

That being said if its a small scale thing then those specs don't look too bad. P4 3Ghz with 2-4GB RAM will do fine (If your hosting multiple servers, don't forget about your internet bandwidth too.)

i mighnt host servers i might just stop as its getting boreding now i will use for movies listening to music and stuff. I might just buy this pc as it cheap and it has the things i like eg the 6ghz proccsser

[Pavy]

I think u made a typo in that last line ;)

But in general, any computer can do those stuff. If your going into HQ then a good cpu is a must (preferable C2D).

[twin2t7]

i did ;] am not the best speller but ohwell do u think that computer will be good at all or sould i go for a better one?

[Pavy]

For that price u get quite a good deal imo, and something newer will definitely set you back a lot more. Only downside is the graphics card though, probably be able to play a 'few' games, but don't expect much.

[twin2t7]

k i dont relly play games that much but if i was going to i would slowly upgrade the computer after a while

[Mazo]

That P4 doesn't have 6Ghz of power. They say it's dual core but really its a thing called hyperthreading. Your only looking at 20-30% extra boost over a non hyperthreaded P4 on multithreaded applications.

[thefalling]

If you dont game much, buy that SOB, and slap some linux on it :P

[omen]

he has to learn linux and if you want php apache mysql and image generation for capchas and so on you need to mess about soo much... if he knoes windows he can use windows xammp if he wants to mess with linux he can try linux but serverwiser inst freebsd more secure than linux and stable and all ?

[twin2t7]

lol i might just be a better one with a 2.66ghz dual core p4 so its 5.2ghz ;] but also on the booklet it says x2 3ghz so its 2 p4 or a dual core am not sure