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Building a custom PC

  • 12-12-2002 1:43pm
    #1
    Diver79
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭


    I am about to by all the parts needed to build my on PC.

    Seeing that your all techy guys could you take a look and let me know if what I am getting is good value and/or copmpatible.

    Motherboard: Socket A (SIS 735) ATX DDR/SDR With OnBoard Audio €70.74

    Processor: AMD ATHLON XP1700+ Boxed Inc Heatsink & Fan with 3year Warranty €76.80

    Case: Nokia Style ATX Full Midi Tower Case With 300W PSU €32.89

    ram: 256MB DDR PC2100 RAM €78.22

    Hard Disk: Western Digital Caviar 20Gb 7200rpm IDE Disk Drive - OEM €71.38

    CD-RW: Liteon 52x24x52 IDE Internal CD-RW Drive - Retail Box €78.09

    Mouse: Chic 770 Mini PS/2 Scroll Mouse - Retail Box €3.26

    Graphics card: Inno3D Savage2000 AGP 64Mb €37.51

    Speakers: Tsunarmi xx-117AA 580watt With Sub Woofer €14.64

    Monitor: Relisys TE555 15ins 0.27dpi 1024x768 3years Onsite Warranty. €126.32

    Printer: Lexmark Z25 Light USB Inkjet Printer A4 1200x1200dpi
    €44.01
    Scanner: Mustek ScanExpress 1200 UB Plus 600x1200 dpi USB Flatbed Scanner €48.43

    Including postage and packaging it all comes to about 720 euros.

    I am buying from ebuyer.co.uk

    If anyone has used any of the parts listed above could you let me know your opinion

    cheers


Comments

  • #2
    eoinm1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 627 ✭✭✭eoinm1


    You might want to know that AMD XP processors labled AMD ATHLON XP1700 do not run at 1.7 gig but a bit lower that that i am not sure but it could be as low as 1.5 gig.

    I am an AMD user myself amd have a 1 gig duron right now.

    Eoin


  • #3
    koneko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,304 ✭✭✭✭koneko


    At first glace that looks okay, except for:

    The harddrive. WAY too small. You'll need bigger than that, especially if you play games.

    The graphics card. Urghie. Get a GeForce 4 Ti4200 if you can, they're just under 150 now.


  • #4
    MoSeS_.
    Registered Users Posts: 154 ✭✭MoSeS_.


    17" monitor, you'll go blind looking at a 15" one. Really.


  • #5
    Drazhar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 410 ✭✭Drazhar


    dont get a relysis monitor, they are ****e. Your monitor will be with you for a while, so pay the doh for a good one

    Before you buy this, check the prices with Komplett.ie, you might find a few gems, like their 120gb drive this week (one of them por moi, merci :)


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