3 options Which 1 to Buy & Modifications

Irish Gunner

Hi

Going to buy a PC which I want them to assemble as stated in previous posts

The budget is maybe a max of €1,000 at a max

It is for home use and what I use it for is

Internet
Email
Burning (need a CD / DVD r/w)
Printing

I also need enough USB ports to hook up Broadband modem / Printer etc
Also want speakers to listen to sound
Don't need massive amounts of memory enough to store images and Mp3's
Printer - Print out a few photos and CD covers

I have the windows xp pro/Nero applications

Got the below 3 quotes, which I posted previously.

However not sure if they are fleecing me in relation to CPU's etc
as I know SOD all about them, not that technically minded

Anyone advise which is the best buy and what modifications I should get
in relation to Cpu or Memory or anything

Cheers

Jaguar
JAGUAR INTEL CELERON 2.4GHz
Graphics & Sound & Lan On Board
256MB DDR Ram
40GB Hard Drive
1.44 Floppy Drive
Creative Labs 5.1 Digital Sound Card
52/32/52 Internal CD Re-Writer
BTC Internal DVD Re-Writer
Set 1500 Watt Sub Woofer Speakers
FREE 56K INTERNAL FAX MODEM
Deluxe Midi Tower ATX Case
PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse
1 Year Guarantee - Back To Base Warranty
PRICE: ?430.00 + VAT @ 21% = ?520.00
15" TFT Flat Screen Monitor (3 Year RTB Warranty) - Black ? 235.00 + VAT
@ 21% = ?284.0
17" TFT Flat Screen Monitor (3 Year RTB Warranty) Black ? 270.00 + VAT
@ 21% = ?326.70
Deduct €7.75 from the total price for the modem. Also the cost of 17" CRT
monitors €89.00 + Vat.

Marx Computers
- AMD Sempron 2400+ (quiet cooler)
- 256MB DDR-RAM PC2100/266
- 300W ATX Midi tower (USB+Audio in front panel)
- Asrock K7VT4A+ Via KT400A chipset (200/266/333Mhz FSB)
- 64MB Radeon 7000 AGP4x graphics card
- 40GB Hard drive UDMA100, 7200rpm
- Floppy drive,
- 5.1 Sound and 10/100 network on board
- 16x/48x DVD-ROM
- NEC 16x DVD-/+ Writer
- PS/2 Keyboard + PS/2 Mouse
- internal 56k Modem
- 200W Speakers
Price: Eur 565 incl. VAT

Elara
Motherboard : SKT 478 Motherboard
Processor : Intel Celeron 320/2.4GHz
Memory : 512MB DDR RAM PC-2700 SDRAM at 333MHz
Hard Disk : 200GB (7200rpm) IDE Hard Disk
Hard Disk : None Selected
Optical Drive : None Selected
Optical Drive : 16x DVD±R/W Drive
Sound Card : Integrated Sound
Network Card : Integrated 10/100 Ethernet Adaptor
Video Card : Integrated Graphics
Keyboard : Keyboard and Optical Wheel Mouse
Mouse : None Selected
Monitor : Relysis 17" CRT Black
Monitor : No Monitor
Speakers : Inspire T3000 2.1
Operating System : No Operating System
Productivity Software : None Selected
Modem : None Selected
Printer : None Selected
Headset : None Selected
Game Controller : None Selected
Additional Games : None Selected
Anti Virus Software : None Selected
Additonal Storage : 1.44Mb Floppy Drive
Warranty : 1 Year Collect & Return
Total: €742.02 Incl VAT.

paddy

Why not have a look at Komplett.ie , you will probably get it cheaper again

Irish Gunner

Went into Komplett and got this

Komplett
Sapphire Radeon 9200SE Atlantis 128MB
Sony CD recorder 52x/32x/52x IDE black
Samsung 19" CRT Syncmaster 957p TCO99
Trust Power Plus Keyboard
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 40GB
Creative Mouse Optical 3000,USB
Q-Tec Midi tower ATX L-MD02, Black
Sony Floppy Drive, 3,5" 1,44MB Black
Abit IS7 Mainboard for S478/800mhz
Intel Celeron D 320 2.4 GHz Boxed
TwinMOS PC3200 DDR-DIMM 512MB Dual Pack
PC with no operating system

647.28

jessy

This is a little bit more expencive but a much much nicer spec. €886

Crucial PC3200 DDR-DIMM 512MB CL3 5ns
Sapphire Radeon 9200SE Atlantis 128MB
MSI CD recorder 52x/32x/52x IDE black
Samsung 19" CRT Syncmaster 957p TCO99
Trust Power Plus Keyboard
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 160GB S-ATA
Creative Mouse Optical 3000,USB
EPoX EP-8KDA3J Mainboard for Socket 754
MSI DVD recorder DR8-A2 IDE Retail
Q-Tec Midi tower ATX L-MD02, Black
Sony Floppy Drive, 3,5" 1,44MB Black
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 2.0 GHz
PC with no operating system


From Komplett

gamer

my advice get pentium 4 at least 2.8ghz or the best cpu to get is athlon64 about 125euro celoran is waaaay too slow for mulitimedia dvd burn u need speed 2.8ghz celoron is yellowpack cpu grossly underpowered in comparison with p4 or atlon athlon is the most p0werfulcpu 64bit for av multimedia,,,

forget about celorons .

BloodBath

Get a p4 over a celeron. It's way faster for encoding dvd's. It's better than the a64 at doing this as well. If your not gaming don't bother with the a64. A 2.8 is plenty. Make sure that the socket of the mobo and cpu are the same as p4's are on s478 and s775.


Also why not get a dvd-writer instead of just a cd writer. They are only 10e or so more nad they burn dvd's and cd's.

I'd recomend this hard-drive as well. It's a lot faster than any listed and is a very good price for the size. 40gb's is nothing these days and will fill in no time.


BloodBath

Ciaran500

Irish Gunner wrote:

Q-Tec Midi tower ATX L-MD02, Black

Stay away from anything made by Q-Tec. Very poor quality.

gamer

If u get 2.8 p4 cpu i,1 dvd writer u may wanna go for 1 that has dual layer capability,and 1 dvd drive ,both dvds same brand, u,ll have a good system for burning ,get 2.8ghz cpu at least,om that budget u cud get whole system from Komplett.u should be able to afford 3.2 p4 as in post above, for av dvds etc u,ll need at least 140gig hard drive,512ram ddr.3.2ghz cpu would be ideal.athlon 64 is cheaper than p4 ,but i dont know which is faster to be honest ,i,ve never burned any dvds so i,d tend to agree with bloodbath.re cpu.

gamer

I wud never buy plasma or tft cos in my experience crt monitors give better display,cheaper, and they can be adjusted precisely to ur display,preferences regarding, brightness,color,contrast,sharpness,cos signal is analogue,u can adjust anyway u want down to rgb outputs if u wish and u can watch dvds on a 19inch crt screen at a reasonable or even buy a hiquality monitor on boards.ie ,i think they r like cds there is a loss in quality fom analog to digital.try and get case with 2 usb 2.o connectors at front of case.very handy for usbdrives etc.