yeah easy in that price, 150gb of storage is a bit low so ill over spec that....what sort of monitor you got in mind? 17" big enough?
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- Thread starter Lump
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dell dell dell dell dell dell dell... 
I always build my own desktop pc but I have had loads of different laptops from dell and they are always top quality.
Cannot be beaten on price and thats cos they are the biggest in the world and can afford to reduce profit margins.
FYI: 3 processors isn't an option. hehe
EDIT: also all the system we use at work, in the animation department and other departments all use dells
and no I am not a dell rep.
I always build my own desktop pc but I have had loads of different laptops from dell and they are always top quality. Cannot be beaten on price and thats cos they are the biggest in the world and can afford to reduce profit margins.
FYI: 3 processors isn't an option.
heheEDIT: also all the system we use at work, in the animation department and other departments all use dells
and no I am not a dell rep.
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=657881 £44.17
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=600158 £42.99
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=402849 £34.83
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=811005 £38.60
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=678208 £52.75
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=755649 £16.91
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=340995 £14.91
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=754615 £42.88
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=527303 £53.76
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=796344 £143.98
total 485.78
that will get you a pritty well respected motherboard, a very flexible processor which is definatly the one to go for at the lower end of the market for processors atm, will overclock easily to 3gb if you want to get a little adventurous, 500gb of storage with a fast access time, the cooler will work a hell of a lot better than a standard one and will be almost silent when set up. high quality ram and a graphics card more than capable of doing what you said it will be used for and a hell of a lot more, a 20 inch monitor running vista and £15 quid change.
the case/keyboard/mouse/speaker combo you can upgrade later if you wish....id be tempted to throw one of these in as well and blow the budget by a fiver, razer mice are the dogs danglies, i wont use anything else
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=394444 £27.55
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=600158 £42.99
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=402849 £34.83
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=811005 £38.60
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=678208 £52.75
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=755649 £16.91
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=340995 £14.91
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=754615 £42.88
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=527303 £53.76
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=796344 £143.98
total 485.78
that will get you a pritty well respected motherboard, a very flexible processor which is definatly the one to go for at the lower end of the market for processors atm, will overclock easily to 3gb if you want to get a little adventurous, 500gb of storage with a fast access time, the cooler will work a hell of a lot better than a standard one and will be almost silent when set up. high quality ram and a graphics card more than capable of doing what you said it will be used for and a hell of a lot more, a 20 inch monitor running vista and £15 quid change.
the case/keyboard/mouse/speaker combo you can upgrade later if you wish....id be tempted to throw one of these in as well and blow the budget by a fiver, razer mice are the dogs danglies, i wont use anything else
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=394444 £27.55
If you are going for business storage, you may want to consider a RAID setup for the hard drives. I cant remember if it is RAID 0 or 1 etc but...
It uses two drives and stores info on both drives. If one drive fails, you only have to replace that and you get all of your info back. Rather than, one drive with all your info, or one extra, backup drive.
Good RAM is really cheap now as well, due to DDR3 being about, you can get very high quality DDR2 on the cheap.
Let Jahlad build you one.
Jahlads case keyboard combo. http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=811005
£39
This Mobo, RAM etc
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-091-OK&groupid=701&catid=339&subcat=791&name=Intel%20Core%202%20Quad%20Pro%20Q6600%20%22Energy%20Efficient%20SLACR%20Edition%22%20Retail%20/%20OcUK%20Value%20IP35%20Pro%20Intel%20P35%20Motherboard%20/%202GB%20OCZ%20PC-8500%20Dual%20Channel%20DDR2%20Kit%20-%20Bundle
£255
Nice fast 19 inch Widescreen jobbie
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=774793
£101
One or two of these 250Gb, decent HDD.
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=247245
£38
Comes to £433 plus shipping.
Quad core, very fast machine. You would need an operating system though, if anyone has one. Forgot graphics card
It uses two drives and stores info on both drives. If one drive fails, you only have to replace that and you get all of your info back. Rather than, one drive with all your info, or one extra, backup drive.
Good RAM is really cheap now as well, due to DDR3 being about, you can get very high quality DDR2 on the cheap.
Let Jahlad build you one.
Jahlads case keyboard combo. http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=811005
£39
This Mobo, RAM etc
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-091-OK&groupid=701&catid=339&subcat=791&name=Intel%20Core%202%20Quad%20Pro%20Q6600%20%22Energy%20Efficient%20SLACR%20Edition%22%20Retail%20/%20OcUK%20Value%20IP35%20Pro%20Intel%20P35%20Motherboard%20/%202GB%20OCZ%20PC-8500%20Dual%20Channel%20DDR2%20Kit%20-%20Bundle
£255
Nice fast 19 inch Widescreen jobbie
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=774793
£101
One or two of these 250Gb, decent HDD.
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=247245
£38
Comes to £433 plus shipping.
Quad core, very fast machine. You would need an operating system though, if anyone has one. Forgot graphics card
or a better case/keyboard etc
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=141417 £15.26
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=534748 £28.07
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=478304 £5.28
and the razer mouse £27.55
gives you a total of £ 523.34
that case will be far better to work with, the included 2 x 120mm fans and the 120mm fan on the psu will cool the whole lot a lot better and combined with the artic7 cpu cooler will be as good as silent.
id say its worth getting a better quality keyboard and mouse, after all they are the bit you actually use
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=141417 £15.26
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=534748 £28.07
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=478304 £5.28
and the razer mouse £27.55
gives you a total of £ 523.34
that case will be far better to work with, the included 2 x 120mm fans and the 120mm fan on the psu will cool the whole lot a lot better and combined with the artic7 cpu cooler will be as good as silent.
id say its worth getting a better quality keyboard and mouse, after all they are the bit you actually use
ive never set up raid drives, i think its 3 drives you use, 2 to hold the info in 2 parts and the other holds the info to stick the 2 parts back together....if one fails you can restore any part....not 100% sure tho.
strangely the price of ddr2 seems to be creeping back up again! only by pence tho
modding computers and cases is something im just getting into really.....mmm could water cool it for you if your feeling adventuous!
im hoping to build my new toy soon!
FYI: 3 processors isn't an option.
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/VirtualPressRoom/0,,51_104_543~120741,00.html
http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspndt_530s?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs - 530s, £479 all in... perfect!
Kitch: blah, I hate AMD anyway they fell short of the game a long time ago.
jahlad: not too keen on your choice in processor
Kitch: blah, I hate AMD anyway
they fell short of the game a long time ago.jahlad: not too keen on your choice in processor
that dell isnt too bad for a ready made package i suppose....i prefer to make em myself tho, feels more like its 'yours'......also you get the advantage of picking high quality components....for example a none branded 2gb of ram will not perform as well as a good brand....and certainly wont overclock as well.
my scratch system, has more storage with a fast access time, far better gpu (although lump didnt say he needed much) and will be far easier to upgrade if needed.
the e2160 is proably the best value for money cpu at the moment...will easily run at 3gig with a good cooler and with water cooling will do 3.6, easily fast enough for what lump wants.....infact its good enough with the right gpu to run most current games. only problem with them is they are never in stock! im actually planning on using on in my next build, until i replace it when q6600 prices drop a bit
i guess overclocking isnt on most peoples agenda but why buy a £150 cpu when you can make a £40 one do the same job and learn a little at the same time is my way of thinking.
my scratch system, has more storage with a fast access time, far better gpu (although lump didnt say he needed much) and will be far easier to upgrade if needed.
the e2160 is proably the best value for money cpu at the moment...will easily run at 3gig with a good cooler and with water cooling will do 3.6, easily fast enough for what lump wants.....infact its good enough with the right gpu to run most current games. only problem with them is they are never in stock! im actually planning on using on in my next build, until i replace it when q6600 prices drop a bit
i guess overclocking isnt on most peoples agenda but why buy a £150 cpu when you can make a £40 one do the same job and learn a little at the same time is my way of thinking.