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taffio
12-02-2005, 01:58
Vortex 530

3.0GHz Intel Pentium 4 800MHz FSB
512MB PC3200 400MHz DDR RAM
160GB 7200rpm Hard Drive
128MB DDR GeForce FX5500 AGP Card
8x Dual Layer +/- DVD Burner
5.1 6-Channel Capable Sound
1 x RJ45 Network Port (10/100)
56K Modem
Order Code: PC-0702T
£399 Ex Vat £468 Inc Vat


Can anyone tell me if this is a good spec pc for the price , as i am looking to upgrade :confused:
Luciel
12-02-2005, 06:53
its ok... but you could provably do better yourself in any computer fair
taffio
12-02-2005, 07:27
thx for the reply, :D
I know computer fairs are a lot cheaper but i thought it is easier to buy from a reputable company.
All i want the pc for is so i can play the latest games with ease ?
I have been told thou that a AMD 64 is better than a p4 of equivalent spec is this true ? for less money
i have a AMD 2.0 ghz pc downstairs which i want to upgrade and a Intel Celeron 2.8 ghz upstairs with 512 ddr in both.
The celeron plays half life 2 and counter strike source no problem but takes ages to load up.
Luciel
12-02-2005, 09:16
ok well what you need to upgrade is say... for example to 1gig ram and an up to date 256mb graphs card. dont go below the geforce fx5900 if you want a decent gaming life-spam ;)
Luci
12-02-2005, 11:59
and buy an athlon64.much better much cheaper
taffio
12-02-2005, 21:24
Thx for the advice :D .
Will go shopping right away,
Don't suppose you know of any half decent places to purchase these from ??

Thx again
Luciel
12-02-2005, 21:58
since ur from the uk, www.microdirect.co.uk :) (sometimes the site seems to be down, but dont worry, they are tottally trustworthy).
taffio
13-02-2005, 06:51
Hi, Sorry to be a noob but how do i find out what my motherboard is, so i know what i need to upgrade.
Looked in my manuals,on box, in system information :(
taffio
13-02-2005, 08:35
Hi, i found out what motherboard i have its :-
Board: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD MS-7042
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
processor :-
2.80 gigahertz Intel Celeron
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
128 kilobyte secondary memory cache.

would my motherboard be able to be upgraded ?
Luci
17-02-2005, 11:23
you can upgrade your m/b whenever you want man.it's just what ram and cpu a m/b can handle
H|LLJD00
23-02-2005, 10:40
Bit late but oh well :)

When u update make sure ur the parts u order are going to work with the other parts, no compatibility problems or anything...