new puter

Gavin · 16-09-1999 8:12pm #1

Howdy, kind of same message as Zero's 'cept I have a a price range of 1000 pounds. Went to gateway site just to get an idea of

prices£ 824 excl. VAT, IR£ 997.04 incl. VAT

That is for config below
Mouse: MS® IntelliMouse & Mouse pad
Keyboard: Windows 105-key Keyboard
External Ports: 1 Parallel, 2 Serial Ports, 2 USB ports
Monitor Service Program: One year Limited monitor Warranty
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 98 second edition on CD
Monitor: 15" EV500 colour Monitor (13.9" viewable area) Subtract: IR£55 (IR£66.55 incl. VAT)
Multimedia: Creative 1373 Digital Sound Card & Creative GCS200 Speakers
Graphics Accelerator: VOODOO 3 3000 16MB Graphics Card
Fax/Modem: Telepath Pro 56K Voice Modem with free gateway.net Internet Access
Hard Drive: 20.5GB Western Digital Hard Drive Ultra ATA Add: IR£80 (IR£96.8 incl. VAT)
Bios Chip: Phoenix BIOS
CD-ROM: LG 17X min/40X max IDE CD-ROM Subtract: IR£50 (IR£60.5 incl. VAT)
Application Software: MS Works Suite 99
Application Software: Internet Explorer 5.0
Memory: 128MB 100MHz SDRAM (expandable to 768MB)
Chipset: Intel 440BX chipset
Expansion Slots: 4 PCI, 1 shared PCI/ISA slot + 1 AGP slot
Processor: Intel 500MHz Pentium III Processor
Case: 200 Watt ATX Tower Case
Service Program: Three years Limited Warranty, one year onsite
Floppy Drive: 1.44MB 3.5" Panasonic Diskette Drive (Upgradeable to SuperDisk LS120)
Additionnal Software: McAfee Antivirus
Cache: 512K L2 Cache

So.. what do ya think ?
Should i just get the bit;s 'n peices and make my own PC, will it be cheaper? Should i go for a slot 1 motherbrd with a soecket 370 adaptor and get a celeron, that way being able to upgrade?
Just any ideas in general would be appreciated.. Thanks V. much !
Gav

mobius · 16-09-1999 8:55pm

Nice specs, the price ain't bad from what I've seen... but shop around for a better deal, and make sure you don't get a win-modem.
Oh and get a TnT2, something like a Xentor32 is always nice... Unless you want to use 3Dfx-Glide.
Good hunting.

-SMACK MY B1TCH UP-
www.gibworld.com/mobius

Helv · 17-09-1999 9:10am

WTF are you doing. Whatever you do dont get a 15inch monitor!!! Get a 17 at least. The price of monitors has dropped off in the past year because of manufacturers flooding the market (like RAM). You might even consider getting a 19inch. Its about £150 more but its worth it!

Helv · 17-09-1999 9:13am

Oh and get a Dell.

Monty - the one and only · 17-09-1999 9:53am

Dell pc's are getting worse...Or maybe thats just the optiplex range

[This message has been edited by Monty - the one and only (edited 17-09-99).]

Helv · 17-09-1999 10:17am

Yeah it is the Optiplex. They have released a slim-down version of the old Optiplex with no expansion. Fine for businesses, but why would you buy one for home use?

[This message has been edited by Helv (edited 17-09-99).]

gandalf · 17-09-1999 10:22am

Yep,

My Dull Dimension is a nice system. Easy to upgrade and decent enough performance. I have changed a few bits in it. A Voodoo3 and a Creative DVD Rom Drive. I agree with Helv thou DO NOT GET A 15" Monitor, go for a 17" or 19".

Gandalf.

www.gibworld.com/gandalf