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Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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What sites do you guys buy your computer stuff from?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    well up until i brought my new laptop, i'd recomend novatech.co.uk , but having sent my laptop back to be repaired, it came back with a faulty keyboard and they hadn't fixed what i'd asked them too (alltho they said it had been tested and found to be OK).

    i'm sure it's a one off and they have been very good in the past, but i'll be taking my purchases a bit more seriously, rather than doing a one stop at novatech. they do do a good 2 year carepack though, and they came and picked it up for free.

    maybe any publicity is good publicity. perhaps i shouldn't have opened my mouth
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Hmm, ive looked at ebuyer and dabs, scan and misco but im sure theres another one!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Mostly I buy from www.overclockers.co.uk and sometimes www.cclonline.com

    Overclocks is not cheap, but generally does quality stuff. CCL is good value.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    A combination of EBuyer, Micro Direct and Savastore. Oh, and I bought this floppy disk drive. Best bargain yet.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Wee! More sites to look at, any recommendations on what i should ask for xmas:angel:
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    Teh_GerbilTeh_Gerbil Posts: 13,332 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    CoolMe wrote:
    Wee! More sites to look at, any recommendations on what i should ask for xmas:angel:
    This:
    http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/102370
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Teh_Gerbil wrote:
    This:
    http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/102370

    Im alright thanks:thumb:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Any more Ideas? I have a limit of about £170 and i have used £101:shocking:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    PC World & Game
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Tried, tested, top quality sites
    www.scan.co.uk
    www.dabs.co.uk (or .com, maybe?)
    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/

    Sometimes good, sometimes bad, but cheap
    www.ebuyer.co.uk
    www.novatech.co.uk

    never tried this site but it looks cheap enough - www.advancetec.co.uk

    For everything else, there's www.amazon.co.uk

    I've got a mate that swears by eclipse computers - http://www.eclipse-computers.com/ - but haven't used them myself

    another I've never used:
    http://www.aria.co.uk/
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The sites are all good but its what to pick:chin:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    CoolMe wrote:
    The sites are all good but its what to pick:chin:
    Well what the fuck do you need?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Get one of those USB rocket launcher things.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    get a better graphics card! you aint going anywhere with that mx400!!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    TheShyBoyInTheCorner wrote:
    get a better graphics card! you aint going anywhere with that mx400!!

    I've got this down already with the DVI Thing for my screen,

    http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=22439733203&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=104734

    And regards to what i want, i dont know:sour: I've already got all the things on the way to "spice" up the Games computer but i dont know what else really....
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    CoolMe wrote:
    I've got this down already with the DVI Thing for my screen,

    http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=22439733203&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=104734

    And regards to what i want, i dont know:sour: I've already got all the things on the way to "spice" up the Games computer but i dont know what else really....

    Did you want to play games? :confused:

    get something like this http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=150992&source=Froogle

    The 6200 isn't really a card for gamers, more a budget solution for DVD playback etc.

    6600 will make you happy :)

    Review
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    What's on your shopping list already? Oh, and if you have an SLI motherboard, you can just get the same graphics card your planning on buying twice?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I'm With Stupid wrote:
    What's on your shopping list already? Oh, and if you have an SLI motherboard, you can just get the same graphics card your planning on buying twice?

    The GFX Card is for the one i bought
    TheShyBoyInTheCorner wrote:
    Did you want to play games? :confused:

    get something like this http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=150992&source=Froogle

    The 6200 isn't really a card for gamers, more a budget solution for DVD playback etc.

    6600 will make you happy :)

    Review

    That one also has a price and why do i want 2 DVI Ports?:razz:

    P.S - Im Using Ebuyer for This List :P
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    If you want to play recent games then you need a 6600GT minimum! Nothing less will do. You may as well save your money and keep saving if that's the case.

    The 6200 is like the old 5200, utter shite. I had one myself.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Im Using a 64mb Nvidia 5-6 Year Old Card for HL2 please. I think that the one ive got is okay unless anyone can come up with a good price range
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    CoolMe wrote:
    Im Using a 64mb Nvidia 5-6 Year Old Card for HL2 please. I think that the one ive got is okay unless anyone can come up with a good price range

    Well Half Life 2 isn't the most demanding of games on everything maxed out so if that's all you are going to play on then don't upgrade. If you want to play on anything recent then you need a decent card, it's that simple. Cheaping out on PC components doesn't get you anywhere.. If you want something half decent you need a 6600GT. Or a 7600 if they are the same price.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Nash wrote:
    Well Half Life 2 isn't the most demanding of games on everything maxed out so if that's all you are going to play on then don't upgrade. If you want to play on anything recent then you need a decent card, it's that simple. Cheaping out on PC components doesn't get you anywhere.. If you want something half decent you need a 6600GT. Or a 7600 if they are the same price.

    Hmm you do have a point, but the current games that i only play

    Are Valve games i.e HL2 And It was moaning about my PC So ill upgrade but the GFX Card Post a link and ill see about it But...

    Why were there 2 DVI Ports on the other one:confused:
    Does that mean i have 2 screens? If so i would prefer a DVI And a standard Screen ports because i dont have 2 DVI Things

    P.S And Sims 2
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Some with 2 DVI ports allow some fancy schmancy stuff across monitors, others just output 2 signals that are the same.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Hmm okay but people say i should get this one then...

    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=150992&source=Froogle

    But is it possible to get it from ebuyer? Thats where most of the stuff is coming from
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Doesn't seem to be on their website. They don't seem to stock the 6600 anymore, just the 7600 which starts at about £80. ETA: they do have one 6600 but it's £87.

    I've got a 7300. How good is that? Not that I really care, I don't play games. But it's just that it seems to be in your price range. It's got 256MB of RAM too.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/graphics/charts.html

    Might help if you want to compare different cards.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I'm With Stupid wrote:
    Doesn't seem to be on their website. They don't seem to stock the 6600 anymore, just the 7600 which starts at about £80. ETA: they do have one 6600 but it's £87.

    I've got a 7300. How good is that? Not that I really care, I don't play games. But it's just that it seems to be in your price range. It's got 256MB of RAM too.

    Hm okay ill go with the http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...source=Froogle
    Mist wrote:
    http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/graphics/charts.html

    Might help if you want to compare different cards.

    Means nothing to me really
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    CoolMe wrote:
    Means nothing to me really
    Higher = better. Twice as high = twice as good. :p That link doesn't work btw.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I read in another thread that your Mobo supports AGP only. So remember you need an AGP GFX card.

    You need to start learning about components you are buying and how good they perform. Read some reviews etc and get a feel of what's currently on the market. Buying PC components blind these days is not a good idea.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I'm With Stupid wrote:
    Higher = better. Twice as high = twice as good. :p That link doesn't work btw.

    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=150992&source=Froogle
    Nash wrote:
    I read in another thread that your Mobo supports AGP only. So remember you need an AGP GFX card.

    EEEK!!! Then what one is that? im only looking at the picture and what it says in breif detail because i've always used ones that have a lil slot in the card and connect to the Highest Port - So i wont be able to use the ones i use?

    The ones with a small slot in them and connect to the highest Port on the mobo?
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