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Ok, well im starting a new job in feb.. and i want to get a computer for my own.. but i don't want to build one as it would be my 1st 'own' computer. My budget is 1000 Pounds. I was thinking either :

Dell 9150

Intel

Get the second. The pentium D's cant pull their weight for anything.

Cheers
Cameron

Apart from that the second is obviously going to be giving something more because it is 150 more, it really is better and I'm drooling at the processor! This time last year and probably for the same money I got a AMD 63 3000+!  ::)

I edit the second. Get a better card. The 1600 isnt a deadacated.

Cheers
Cameron

Neither, I dont take Pentium for gaming, and AMD athlon dual core.... Who needs a Dual core? Just be a massive waste at present, if you waited a while yet for the new Sockets etc you could get much more for your money, a 512 meg graphics? Another 'the more you see the better they go' Advertisements to make companies money and very little performance increase (256 Nvidia Geforce 7800 would do better prolly) Onboard sound, out of the question, usually sucks beyond belief and massive crackling issues I'd go with BARE minimum a budget Creative 5.1.... as for the speakers, with a 7.1 onboard, The 2.1 would be pretty much worthless, you'd need at LEAST a 4.1 to make 'surround feel' everything else looks to be ok on the AMD system, But I wouldnt waste my money on it, Comps that are built like that always have software BUILT IN and you cannot do a true format and if you need to, your screwed, if your hard drive kicks, your screwed...... Basically, Build it yourself and learn, I understand you dont want to, but its just like sticking the pieces in a puzzle, Cheers, Gunny (and no offence meant about the selections you made either)

EDIT: Check this http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/sh ... spx?i=2668 This means 939s are done pretty much, I'd wait until the new socket was out!

In Q2? Naa. Ide go 939 right now, as AMD is saying its going to be a 478 type thing. If I were you ide get

ASUS 939 NForce 4
AMD 4200+ X2
eVGA 7800GT
Corsair XMS 1~2GB
WD 250GB HDD
Windows XP PRO 64 edition.

That will run you about $1600 ballpark, but the thing with the XP PRO 64 is that when Vista comes out those people with XP pro and pro 64 get upgraded for $50 while I've got to go and get a new processer and OS

Cheers
Cameron

Well Ctjoyce you have a point Q2 is a ways off then a lil while while prices drop but I still say wait because you will have your socket 939 system now for fs2004 but you will slap yourself when FS10 rolls around and you have old tech. You will say crap and I could have a DierectX10 video card now and a better cpu.

Also don't get the Pentium D, theres a reason Intel didnt show for the Dual Core Duel hehe.