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Help - First Time Build

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  • 11-12-2010 8:43pm
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    Jackobyte
    Registered Users Posts: 6,321 ✭✭✭


    I was looking at this system but I asked about it in the Computers forum and they said that I could build a better machine for little more than half the price I was looking at. I want a powerful versatile system that is capable of running heavy programs such as picture editing and games such as Football Manager. I also want to put a Ubuntu partition on it at some stage so a sizeable HDD would be necessary

    Can you please advise me on how I could build a system better than the one below and how much it would cost? I've never built before so I'll need exact parts named for me.

    Thanks,
    Jackobyte.
    HP 6658

    AMD Phenom II X4 820 2.8 gHZ

    4gb DDR3 RAM

    1TB HDD

    BluRay/ DVD burner with LightScribe

    NVIDIA GeForce GT 320 1gb DED

    HDMI/VGA/DVI/WiFi/Remote Controller

    Windows 7 Home Premium

    23' HP HD monitor

    (This was for €1000+)


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    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    The graphics card in the above build isnt good at all


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    Jackobyte
    Registered Users Posts: 6,321 ✭✭✭Jackobyte


    nuxxx wrote: »
    The graphics card in the above build isnt good at all
    What graphics card would you recommend?


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    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    Jackobyte wrote: »
    What graphics card would you recommend?

    A 6870 or 6850, or a gtx 460 1gb model. If your willing you buy online a nice site is www.hardwareversand.de. As far as i know they only accept bank transfer.

    I bought my rig from them myself and can recommend them. Bit wrecked now, ill post up a build tomorrow thats in your price range. Alternatively theres many threads here with similar questions such as yourself and screenshots of builds there


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