Re: FN-FORUM: PC+monitor recommendations

date posted 12th August 2003 18:37

Abit IC7 - £86 - (With the SATA RAID, Dual DDR 400, AGP 8X, IEEE1394a and
SoftMenu™ Technology, this board is the performer of the year. Using the
groundbreaking Hyper_threading Technology and gushing with extra capacity
and peripherals support as well as first class onboard sound, this board can
easily be your foundation for a superb system.)

Intel Pentium 4 'Northwood' 2.6CGHz (800FSB) with HT Technology - £151.50 -
(The new Intel® Pentium® 4 processor at 2.6GHz with an advanced 800 MHz
system bus offers higher levels of performance, creativity and productivity.
Based on Intel® NetBurst™ microarchitecture and built with Intel's
0.13-micron technology, the Pentium 4 processor delivers significant
performance gains for use in home computing, business solutions and all your
processing needs. The Pentium 4 processor at 2.6GHz with an advanced 800 MHz
system bus also supports Hyper-Threading Technology, enabling you to
multitask more efficiently when you run demanding applications at the same
time.)

Western Digital Caviar 120GB Special Edition 8MB Cache Serial ATA - £89.95 -
(WD Caviar SE SATA hard drives are available in capacities of 120, 160, 200
and 250 GB and feature 8 MB cache buffer, 7,200 RPM, SecureConnect,
FlexPower and three-year warranty. Data throughput is 150 MB/second over the
SATA interface. The performance roadmap for SATA extends up to 600
MB/second, ensuring a reliable standard for storage providers and customers
in the years ahead.)

TwinMOS 1GB RAM (2x512MB) DDR PC3200 Dual Channel Kit (MY-007-TM) - £129 -
(The new DDR 400 dual-channel kit comes with a pair of modules that have all
been verified in the dual channel environment and proved through testing to
achieve high performance and stability especially when working with Pentium
4 / FSB 800MHz devices which support dual channel DDR. TwinMOS DDR 400 dual
channel kit is your ideal choice for powerful performance)

MSI GeForce FX 5600TD 128MB (GX-004-MS) - £102 - (nVidia GeForce FX 5600
chipset, 128MB DDR SDRAM, TV-Out (S-Video connector), DVI connector.)

BenQ FP767 17" TFT Monitor (MO-001-BQ) - £269.00 - (The BenQ FP767 17" TFT
Monitor has a super-fast response time of just 16ms making it an ideal
choice for gamers. It features a high contrast ratio is 500:1 and supports
up to 16.7 million colors. The maximum resolution is 1280x1024 with 0.264
pixel pitch and supports up to 76Hz refresh rate.)

How does that sound? £827 Buys you a seriously nice PC.

Hutch


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Norcott" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 5:56 PM
Subject: FN-FORUM: PC+monitor recommendations


>
> Hey Interwebbers
>
> Andy's got me all thinking about computators, and now I want a new one.
>
> I want to find that nice middle ground between "cheap as chips" and "best
> computer in the world". Basically, I've got an old 733 at the mo and it's
> got a laughable little case you can barely fit a hard drive in. So
anything
> would no doubt be better. I want a nice big hard drive, plenty of memory,
a
> nice fast processor (I'm not a processor snob though - as long as it's
> unlikely to set on fire immediately I'm happy), a good 3d card and room
for
> extra drives/cards etc. Preferably bundled with a monitor.
>
> Anybody got any recommendations? Cheapness is more important than
> fantasticism. But after this heap of toss I'll be impressed if it can add
> up right.
>
> Ta,
> Dan.
>
>
>
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