Advice on a new system

**Rhone** · May 31, 2007, 02:43 PM

What do you guys think of this system? (the one on the right with the athlon 5000)

http://www.novatech.co.uk:80/novatech/pcrange.html?NFO

Value for money?....how will it run mtw2?

**King Edward I** · May 31, 2007, 04:43 PM

can build a better one for that money, if you arent gonna be ordering for a while id wait as as far as im aware a new online store will be opening which should have some nice offers.

**Rhone** · June 01, 2007, 03:27 AM

Really?....what online store would that be?

**Freddie** · June 01, 2007, 04:01 AM

Originally Posted by Rhone

Really?....what online store would that be?

If one I was hit by a sudden and sustained bout of madness and went and brought my own PC rather then building it, I go and buy a computer from these guys.

Commodore Gaming. I miss my Amiga.

**Rhone** · June 01, 2007, 05:23 AM

I miss my Amiga 500 as well freddie. But i don't really feel confident building my own PC. Know any other decent places to look for a cheapish system?

**Markas** · June 01, 2007, 05:58 AM

Originally Posted by Rhone

I miss my Amiga 500 as well freddie. But i don't really feel confident building my own PC. Know any other decent places to look for a cheapish system?

You need not my good sir. I bought all my components for £550 and attempted to install them myself. Of course, I completely screwed it up and got angry until I swallowed my pride and sent it to my local computer shop. They installed everything and optimised it when I told them it was for gaming. Cost £90*. I recommend doing that if, like me, your expertise is lacking.

*Inc. new floppy and case (£50)

**King Edward I** · June 01, 2007, 05:53 AM

Originally Posted by Rhone

Really?....what online store would that be?

If I told you that Im afraid Id have to kill you *wink*

**Markas** · June 01, 2007, 08:20 AM

Dual core 6600, 2gb 6400 RAM, P5B deluxe motherboard, 8800GTS graphics card. All ordered online from Micro-direct.co.uk. Runs everything like a dream.
I recommend everything except perhaps the motherboard- cheaper but no less effective ones are available. Also in retrospect a new harddrive I would have splashed out on but I was too lazy to reinstall stuff.

**mrmouth** · June 03, 2007, 01:52 PM

I completely agree with Markas, just take the components to a local shop.

Ive built a number of PCs and my last I had built at a shop for $30. They charged $30 per hour and it only took them 1 hour as I chose to install all the software and drivers.

I also bought some parts from them since their prices were so low, only $5-10 more than a internet vendor on average and best of all they guaranteed the parts for 90 days, as well as the build. Meaning if they screwed up somehow, they would make it right.

A shop like that is few and far between though. Most shops charge much more than a internet vendor and Ive never heard of any other shop guaranteeing what you buy from them for 90 days, 30 at the most usually. Most shops also charge more than $30 per hour and I'm sure some of them pad their hours too.