What would be better?

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Gary

#25
Jul 30, 2008, 11:08:27 Last Edit: Jul 30, 2008, 11:50:01 by Killhippie
The Quad-Core Q9450 is a better processor than the 6600 which is getting a bit old now but it still has its place, in a new build I would go for the Q9450, the newer proc has more advantages, including the SSE4 multimedia instruction.

# 12MB of L2 Cache
# 45nm Process
# Performance
# Overclocking Headroom
# Low Voltage Needed
# Reasonable Temperatures

I would definitely go for that over the 6600 now.
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psp83

#26
Jul 30, 2008, 23:25:56
So i've gone for the following pc from dell.

PROCESSOR : Intel® Core™ 2 Quad-Core Q9450 Processor (2.66GHz, 12MB cache, 1333MHz FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM : Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium with Service Pack 1, 32-bit - English
MEMORY : 4096MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [4x1024]
HARD DRIVE : 500GB (7200rpm) SATA Hard Drive   
GRAPHICS CARD : 256MB ATI® Radeon™ HD 3650 graphics card
OPTICAL DRIVE : DVD +/- RW Drive (read/write CD & DVD)
SOUND SOFTWARE : Integrated 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio
FLOPPY/MEDIA DRIVES : 19-in-1 Media Card Reader

Price : £589.02 insted of £609.02 (inc del)

Should get delivered on or before the 12/08/2008

I'm going to get a couple 1TB HD's from ebuyer aswell.

One for the new PC and a couple for this old one, using it as a server and has 5 sata hd ports so might aswell get a big storage server setup.

Rik

#27
Jul 31, 2008, 10:20:08
Sounds like you should be OK for a while, Paul.  :thumb:
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Inactive

#28
Jul 31, 2008, 10:36:17
Great news Paul. :thumb:

For anyone interested, the Aldi one ( link above ) is priced at £469.99.

I am sorely tempted. ;)
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Rik

#29
Jul 31, 2008, 10:38:17
Go on, In, you deserve a treat.  :thumb:
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#30
Jul 31, 2008, 10:40:35
 ;D I may just do Rik, now if only it had XP on it... ;)

The spec does look good for the money. :thumb:
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Rik

#31
Jul 31, 2008, 10:45:54
It does. Shame Glenn's XP CDs are Dell only. :(
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psp83

#32
Jul 31, 2008, 11:09:44
One reason i went will Dell and not Aldi is because the better cpu and 1gb more memory.

And i dont have a Aldi around here, Think the nearest one is Bristol and i'm to busy to travel anywhere  >:(

Inactive

#33
Jul 31, 2008, 11:13:36
Fair comment Paul, I am sure you will be delighted with the Dell. :thumb:
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JB

#34
Jul 31, 2008, 11:40:43
Quote from: Inactive on Jul 31, 2008, 10:36:17

For anyone interested, the Aldi one ( link above ) is priced at £469.99.

I am sorely tempted. ;)

This seems an excellent buy. It seems to have digital TV inputs for both satellite and terrestrial. It has DVI and HDMI video out.

I'm tempted as well.  :think:

JB.
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Inactive

#35
Jul 31, 2008, 11:46:59
It does indeed have a Freeview and a satellite tuner, as does my now 3 year old Medion, the only slight let down is the provided " wired " mouse and keyboard, mine came with wireless Logitech ones, other than that, excellent.

Never had any problems in 3 years with my old one. :thumb:
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psp83

#36
Jul 31, 2008, 11:49:26
Thats what i'm looking for now.

My current PC has a TV tuner for digital and normal.

I'm looking for a card that does digital tv and sky digital.

Any ideas?

Inactive

#37
Jul 31, 2008, 11:50:10
Anything and everything that I post on here is purely my opinion, it ain't going to change the world, you are under no obligation to agree with me, it is purely my expressed opinion.

Inactive

#38
Jul 31, 2008, 11:52:02
Quote from: psp83 on Jul 31, 2008, 11:49:26
Thats what i'm looking for now.

My current PC has a TV tuner for digital and normal.

I'm looking for a card that does digital tv and sky digital.

Any ideas?

Any satellite card will work with Sky, however you will only get some free to view channels, you will not get CH4 CH5's or Sky3, they are all encypted.
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psp83

#39
Jul 31, 2008, 12:01:01
I'm not worried about getting the "full" sky onto the pc. Just from the RF out 2 cable part. The one you use to put sky onto a 2nd TV..

You watch whatever the channel is on in the other room sort of thing.

Inactive

#40
Jul 31, 2008, 12:07:55
You have me beat there Paul, I am not sure that any PC Card will do that. ( I could well be wrong ).

Your best option would be to run a coax feed from a Sky Receiver via RF2 outlet, then use a Magic Eye so that you can change channel, using your existing Sky Remote.
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psp83

#41
Jul 31, 2008, 20:44:52
Got a phone call today saying the computer will be with me on monday between 8am - 1pm.

I was told by there support it be 7 - 12 days so wasn't expecting the phone call today  ;D

Simon

#42
Jul 31, 2008, 21:57:54
Great stuff, Paul!   :thumb:
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Inactive

#43
Aug 01, 2008, 00:07:38
That's good news Paul.. :thumb:
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psp83

#44
Aug 04, 2008, 12:47:54
Well its here ;D

Just removing all the pre installed cr*p they put on then will install apps and start restoring a few backups  ;D

psp83

#45
Aug 04, 2008, 13:09:15
Just replaced the graphics card that came with the pc to my one a bought a year or so ago and managed to get it from a 5.2 to a 5.8/9 rating  ;D


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Lance

#46
Aug 04, 2008, 13:49:39
Is the maximum still rating still a 6, or have they increased it?

Looking good, Paul!
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psp83

#47
Aug 04, 2008, 14:15:23 Last Edit: Aug 04, 2008, 14:24:58 by psp83
Went onto MS site and they say the max is still 5.9.

QuoteThe scale of the Windows Experience Index ranges from 1.0 to 5.9. A higher base score generally means that your computer will perform better and faster than a computer with a lower base score, especially when performing more advanced and resource-intensive tasks.
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