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matpat (70)   ranked 567 out of 3,436 in computers2 months ago

hi, im looking to purchase a new desk top pc tower i was wondering what you guys could recommend within the price range of £200-£300, ive been considering getting the older g4 mac mini ehat do you think many thanks

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 83/100. reploid (275)   ranked 2,829 out of 3,436 in computers   2 months ago

Why don't you buy a laptop. I think you can get a good one in this price range, and why not a mac book, or a dell..

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2. myLot reputation of 89/100. mirage108 (2784)   ranked 160 out of 3,436 in computers   2 months ago

what features do you want in the desktop is the most important thing. I am personally doing away with desktop computers except for using one for a file server in my home. other than that I am going strickly with a laptop

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3. myLot reputation of 73/100. animestan (292)   ranked 3,060 out of 3,436 in computers   2 months ago

Hmm, considering I'm going to estimate thats about 400-600 CAD.
Assuming you're going to do a little bit of gaming, but really, it depends on what you use the computer for. If you're just the average student and all you do is research and word process, get a low end laptop.
If you game a bit this would be nice
Get a Dual Core~150
Get Geforce 9800GT~100
Coolmaster 500W~70
Asus P5Qe Mobo - 100~
Atx Case~50
2 Gb kingston ram + 500 gb harddrive~75


matpat (70)   ranked 567 out of 3,436 in computers  4 weeks ago

thanks where would you reccommend getting the atx case from? sorry for the late reply ive bn busy and unfortunately not been on the good old mylot.


myLot reputation of 73/100. animestan (292)   ranked 3,060 out of 3,436 in computers  4 weeks ago

From where you live, I have no idea what stores are avaliable, but some trusted online sites,
newegg
tigerdirect

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4. myLot reputation of 77/100. Ayoosh16 (155)   ranked 34 out of 3,436 in computers   1 month ago

What kind of computer are you thinking for. If you want a computer for basic needs then, you should go for dell, you can customize it online and at an affordable price. But if you are planning for max ccustom built laptop for high-end performance i recommend u to build your desktop rather than to buy from company as gaming desktops are very expensive. What u need is

1. Core i7/ core 2 quad cpu
2. a compatible motherboard
3. 4 gb DDRx RAM
4. 512/1 GB GRAPHIC CARD FROM PREFERABLY NVIDIA
5. 500 GB hard disk
6. Blu-ray drive (if u want)


matpat (70)   ranked 567 out of 3,436 in computers  4 weeks ago

thanks for the response, i tend to game a fair bit and im trying to get into some photo/video editing, would you say building a pc would be benefical? how long for a first timer to build?

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