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Rulkez
FireStar Inc
Lotka Volterra
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Posted - 2007.01.30 18:30:00 -
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Cause i haven't paid much attention to pc tech of late, i don't know wth im doing so........
i have ú1200 to spend on a shiny new setup, please help me spend it 
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Patch86
Di-Tron Heavy Industries
Freelancer Alliance
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Posted - 2007.01.30 18:54:00 -
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ú1200 should buy you quite a beast. Although the golden question of the day: Vista or not to Vista?
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Adam C
0utbreak
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Posted - 2007.01.30 19:45:00 -
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Edited by: Adam C on 30/01/2007 19:43:34
this site helped me brush-up on cpu/grx cards Linkage
and Linkage is the sort of computer topdogs showcase
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Dark Shikari
Caldari
Imperium Technologies
Firmus Ixion
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Posted - 2007.01.30 20:16:00 -
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Not to Vista.
For CPU, get a Core 2 Duo. For RAM, get at least 2GB of good stuff. For a graphics card, an 8800 will do you some good. For hard drives, they're so cheap nowadays you can get 2x250GB drives in RAID 0 for under 150 dollars (USD!)
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Unvisibility
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Posted - 2007.01.30 20:50:00 -
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Put the ú1200 in a freeform contract to me in Jita and I'll eve-mail you when the PC is built. Honest.
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Elliot Reid
Digital Fury Corporation
Digital Renegades
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Posted - 2007.01.30 21:36:00 -
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I just built a very nice, 2 EVE accounts smooth as silk, PC for ú596. If I'd had double the money I think I would have been foaming at the mouth with glee.
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Rulkez
FireStar Inc
Lotka Volterra
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Posted - 2007.01.30 22:41:00 -
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the vista question is a pain, all the dmr stuff makes we not want to get it
and the 8800......its a beast, but i can save money and get 2 x 7900gd sli for 150 cheaper and i figure i can upgrade to a dx 10 card when they become standars and cheaper :P
anyone know any good sites where you can mess about with setups etc ? bit like meshcomputers.com
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Kazuo Ishiguro
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Posted - 2007.01.30 22:50:00 -
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 Originally by: Dark Shikari
Not to Vista.
I hadn't read that, and I'm glad you linked to it. After the rather depressing tone of most of the article, I found this section particularly amusing:
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Note H: I see some impressive class-action suits to follow if this revocation mechanism (ôbrickingö) is ever applied. Perhaps Microsoft or the content providers will buy everyone who owns a device that inadvertently leaks content and is then disabled by the revocation process replacement hardware for their system, although that will in turn trigger the WGA time-bomb.
For anyone who's read ôGuns of Augustö, the situation seems a bit like pre-WWI Europe with people sitting on step 1 of enormously complex battle plans that can't be backed out of once they're triggered, no matter how obvious it is that going ahead with them is a bad idea. Driver revocation is a lose/lose situation for Microsoft, they're in for some serious pain whether they do or they don't. Their lawyers must have been asleep when they let themselves get painted into this particular corner ù the first time some ôfeatureö of Vista's content protection inadvertently takes out a hospital, foreign government department, air traffic control system, or whatever, they've guaranteed themselves a front-row seat in court proceedings for the rest of their natural lives.
(Several people have suggested that this was deliberate in order for the lawyers to guarantee themselves lifetime employment, but this seems highly unlikely. Firstly, lawyers have an obligation to protect their clients, so deliberately getting a client into trouble in order to generate more work would be a severely career-limiting move. Secondly, they're corporate in- house counsel rather than independent counsel, so they'll get paid anyway. Making more work for themselves would not be a big priority for them).
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nillis
Caldari
Dark Light Inc
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Posted - 2007.01.30 23:18:00 -
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anyone know any good sites where you can mess about with setups etc ? bit like meshcomputers.com
www.evesham.com
www.pcspecialist.co.uk
You can configure systems on those two sites,only ones i know of tbh.
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Epoch
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Posted - 2007.01.31 00:49:00 -
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Edited by: Epoch on 31/01/2007 00:49:23
Edited by: Epoch on 31/01/2007 00:47:20
8XXX series would be a huge mistake until vista is released (today!) and driver/compatibility problems are ironed out. besides, its just a matter of time before a 8600gt is released. supposedly already on the drawing boards. . once/if it is released, it will most likely outperform the 7900gt.
whatever you decide to do... throw 1 or 2 150gb Western Digital Raptors in the mix.
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Kazuma Saruwatari
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Posted - 2007.01.31 02:59:00 -
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1200? That'll get a nice PC for sure.
You'd most definately want a PC geared to handle a 8xxx card once they become standard, so that means a beefy mobo/cpu/PSU combo (the 8800 is a wattage eater).
I've stuck with Asus as premiere in quality, and whenever I did get a DOA, it was quickly replaced within the 10 mins I sat waiting at their offices (hate sending stuff, besides, the office isnt that far from me, and I get to see other mobo's made by them).
A Core2Duo is a standard here, though locally where I live, AMD is king (due to the fact that its cheaper to replace from all the stocks).
7900 Nvidia card should be more enough till there are cheaper (and easier-to-live-with) 8xxx cards and DX10 becomes standard.
2GB ram. The good stuff. Asus boards do get picky with ram, so check up on their QVL lists depending on mobo model (on their website)
HDD are cheap, you can get, as suggestion, a pair of HDD's and run them in RAID 0.
PSU will be a problem, since the 8800 is a power guzzler, so think ahead.
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Rulkez
FireStar Inc
Lotka Volterra
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Posted - 2007.01.31 11:13:00 -
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Processor (CPU)
INTEL« Core 2 Duo E6600 (2 X 2.40GHz) 1066MHz FSB/4MB L2 Cache
Memory (RAM)
2048 MB CORSAIR DDR2 667MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x1GB)
Motherboard
ASUS« P5N-SLI: DUAL DDR2, S-ATA, 2 PCI, etc
Operating System
WINDOWS« VISTA Home Premium (inc Genuine CD & License) (ú70)
Vista Upgrade
NONE
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
320GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
NONE
RAID (HDD 1 & 2)
NONE
1st CD/DVD Drive
18x DVD¦RW/RAM + Lightscribe (48 x CD-RW) (ú18)
2nd CD/DVD Drive
NONE
Graphics Card
640MB GEFORCE 8800GTS PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT
2nd Graphics Card
NONE
Sound Card
6 Channel SoundMAX High Definition Audio (Standard on P5N-SLI)
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (ETHERNET)
Floppy Disk Drive
NONE
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 57 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD FORMAT)
Case
Silver Neon Bubble case + front USB & front Lights
Power Supply & cooling
700W Quiet Quad Rail PSU incl Case Fan & CPU Cooler (ú99)
Firewire & Video Editing
NONE
TV Card
NONE
Monitor
WIDESCREEN 19 INCH TFT SIL/BLACK 1440 x 900 RES 8MS (ú125)
2nd Monitor
NONE
Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech« Cordless Internet Pro Desktop Keyboard + Mouse (Black) (ú16)
Mouse
NONE
Speakers
NONE
Printer
NONE
Surge Protection
NONE
Webcam & VoIP
NONE
Anti-Virus
NONE
Office Software
NONE
Warranty
1 Year Return-to-Base incl 1st Month Free Collect & Return
Delivery
Standard Insured Delivery to UK Mainland (Free)
Quantity
1
hiows this look ??
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Rulkez
FireStar Inc
Lotka Volterra
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Posted - 2007.01.31 11:33:00 -
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or
Genuine Windows« Vista Home Premium
Intel« CoreÖ 2 Duo E6600 Processor
(2.40GHz ,4MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz)
ASUS P5N-E SLI nForce 650i Mainboard
2048MB DDR2 Memory
320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive
2 x 256MB nVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT sli - Dual DVI
19" Sony LCD TFT Display (DVI, 8ms)
Sony 18x Super Format DVD Writer
Sony 16x DVD-ROM Drive (40x CD-ROM)
Creative's Sounblaster X-FI Xtreme Audio
T7900 7.1 Speakers & Subwoofer
6 USB, 2x Firewire, GB LAN
Logitech Cordless KB & Optical Mouse
Classic Plus Warranty - 1 Yr Onsite + 2Yrs BTB
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Beetle Boy
Minmatar
Hybrid Syndicate
Curse Alliance
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Posted - 2007.01.31 22:51:00 -
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ok there 2 options i see:
1. Do what the other guys in the thread have posted and get a nice computer
2. i know this is hard to say but want to waste ú1200... Buy a.....
DELL!!!
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Plaetean
Blood Sweat and Tears
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Posted - 2007.02.01 00:01:00 -
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Originally by: nillis
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anyone know any good sites where you can mess about with setups etc ? bit like meshcomputers.com
www.evesham.com
www.pcspecialist.co.uk
You can configure systems on those two sites,only ones i know of tbh.
Has anyone here ever ordered from pcspecialist.co.uk? I ask as I'm in pretty much exactly the same situation as the OP, and they seem to have some good deals. Just wondering about reliability etc.
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nillis
Caldari
Dark Light Inc
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Posted - 2007.02.01 00:21:00 -
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Has anyone here ever ordered from pcspecialist.co.uk?
m8,check my post on page 2 of out of pod (http://oldforums.eveonline.com/?a=topic&threadID=467973) asking the same thing.
I have pretty much decided not to buy from them,after looking around the net and asking on here about pcspecialist tbh. Going to buy my new rig from www.evesham.com. bought my last 2 PC's with them so im gonna stick with it. 
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Plaetean
Blood Sweat and Tears
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Posted - 2007.02.01 16:19:00 -
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Edited by: Plaetean on 01/02/2007 16:20:50
Originally by: nillis
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Has anyone here ever ordered from pcspecialist.co.uk?
m8,check my post on page 2 of out of pod (http://oldforums.eveonline.com/?a=topic&threadID=467973) asking the same thing.
I have pretty much decided not to buy from them,after looking around the net and asking on here about pcspecialist tbh. Going to buy my new rig from www.evesham.com. bought my last 2 PC's with them so im gonna stick with it.
Hmm that's a pain..
Look what I found :(
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Rulkez
FireStar Inc
Lotka Volterra
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Posted - 2007.02.01 17:39:00 -
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once i seen how crap the website looked, i had already decided pcspecialists were cowboys
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