stew1954
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Hi Guys,
I think I've murdered my motherboard and CPU on my existing pc and have been quoted £269 to repair. I would probably be better buying a new pc and have found the following and would respect any advice on preference from yourselves:
Family PC £299 (LIDL)
AMD Athlon 64 3500+
320GB SATA hard drive with 7200rpm
nVIDIA graphic machine nForce 6100 (128MB shared memory)
RAM: 1,024MB DDRII memory
Superfast DVD burner, writes DVD ±R/RW, dual layer +R, CD-R/RW, reads 16x DVD-Rom, 40x CD-Rom
Corded keyboard and mouse
6 in 1 card reader
Huge OEM software package with the latest Microsoft Vista™ Basic Home Edit
Supplied with mains adaptor, EasyInstall CD, instructions and more
Free 3 year manufacturer's warranty
Price per item was £399 *compared to last year
Acer Aspire T180 Desktop (AMD Athlon 64 4000, 160GB HDD, Windows Vista Home Premium) £279
Processor: ATHLON 64 4000 Dual Core
Memory: 2 x 512MB DDR-400 (Max 4GB)
Hard Drive: 160GB, 2 SATA HDD 3.5" bays
Graphics Card: VGA on board, nVidia GeForce6100 with nForce 405
Optical Drive: DVD Burner dual and double layer with an option of a second DVD drive
Connectivity: Gigabyte (10/100/1000) Lan solution, 6 x USB 2.0 ports with 3 in front, 2 x PCI, 1 x 1X PCIE, 1 x 16X PCIE, PS/2 Keyboard port, PS/2 Mouse port, Parallel Port, Serial Port.
Audio Connectivity: Line In, 2 x Line Out (one in front), 2 x MIC In (one in front), Realtek ALC880 (7.1 Channels)
Operating system: Windows® Vista Home Basic
Additional Software: Acer eRecovery Management, Acer ePerformance Management, Acer eDataSecurity Management, Norton AntiVirus" 2006, Adobe® Reader® 7.0, CyberLink® PowerDVD®, NTI CD-Maker" Gold
Additional Hardware: Speakers, PS2 keyboard and mouse
Acer Aspire T660 Desktop Unit (Intel Celeron 352D, 512MB RAM, 80GB HDD, Windows Vista Home Basic) £202
Processor: Intel Pentium D 352
Memory: 512MB RAM DDR2
Hard Drive: 80GB, 4 SATA HDD 3.5" bays
Graphics Card: VGA on board, ATI RADEON® XPRESS 1100
Optical Drive: DVD Burner dual and double layer with an option of a second DVD drive
Connectivity: Gigabyte (10/100/1000) Lan solution, 6 x USB 2.0 ports with 3 in front, 2 x PCI, 1 x 1X PCIE, 1 x 16X PCIE, PS/2 Keyboard port, PS/2 Mouse port, Parallel Port, Serial Port.
Audio Connectivity: Line In, 2 x Line Out (one in front), 2 x MIC In (one in front), Realtek ALC880 (7.1 Channels)
Operating system: Windows® Vista Home Basic
Additional Software: Acer eRecovery Management, Acer ePerformance Management, Acer eDataSecurity Management, Norton AntiVirus" 2006, Adobe® Reader® 7.0, CyberLink® PowerDVD®, NTI CD-Maker" Gold
Additional Hardware: Speakers, PS2 keyboard and mouse
Thanks in advance
I think I've murdered my motherboard and CPU on my existing pc and have been quoted £269 to repair. I would probably be better buying a new pc and have found the following and would respect any advice on preference from yourselves:
Family PC £299 (LIDL)
AMD Athlon 64 3500+
320GB SATA hard drive with 7200rpm
nVIDIA graphic machine nForce 6100 (128MB shared memory)
RAM: 1,024MB DDRII memory
Superfast DVD burner, writes DVD ±R/RW, dual layer +R, CD-R/RW, reads 16x DVD-Rom, 40x CD-Rom
Corded keyboard and mouse
6 in 1 card reader
Huge OEM software package with the latest Microsoft Vista™ Basic Home Edit
Supplied with mains adaptor, EasyInstall CD, instructions and more
Free 3 year manufacturer's warranty
Price per item was £399 *compared to last year
Acer Aspire T180 Desktop (AMD Athlon 64 4000, 160GB HDD, Windows Vista Home Premium) £279
Processor: ATHLON 64 4000 Dual Core
Memory: 2 x 512MB DDR-400 (Max 4GB)
Hard Drive: 160GB, 2 SATA HDD 3.5" bays
Graphics Card: VGA on board, nVidia GeForce6100 with nForce 405
Optical Drive: DVD Burner dual and double layer with an option of a second DVD drive
Connectivity: Gigabyte (10/100/1000) Lan solution, 6 x USB 2.0 ports with 3 in front, 2 x PCI, 1 x 1X PCIE, 1 x 16X PCIE, PS/2 Keyboard port, PS/2 Mouse port, Parallel Port, Serial Port.
Audio Connectivity: Line In, 2 x Line Out (one in front), 2 x MIC In (one in front), Realtek ALC880 (7.1 Channels)
Operating system: Windows® Vista Home Basic
Additional Software: Acer eRecovery Management, Acer ePerformance Management, Acer eDataSecurity Management, Norton AntiVirus" 2006, Adobe® Reader® 7.0, CyberLink® PowerDVD®, NTI CD-Maker" Gold
Additional Hardware: Speakers, PS2 keyboard and mouse
Acer Aspire T660 Desktop Unit (Intel Celeron 352D, 512MB RAM, 80GB HDD, Windows Vista Home Basic) £202
Processor: Intel Pentium D 352
Memory: 512MB RAM DDR2
Hard Drive: 80GB, 4 SATA HDD 3.5" bays
Graphics Card: VGA on board, ATI RADEON® XPRESS 1100
Optical Drive: DVD Burner dual and double layer with an option of a second DVD drive
Connectivity: Gigabyte (10/100/1000) Lan solution, 6 x USB 2.0 ports with 3 in front, 2 x PCI, 1 x 1X PCIE, 1 x 16X PCIE, PS/2 Keyboard port, PS/2 Mouse port, Parallel Port, Serial Port.
Audio Connectivity: Line In, 2 x Line Out (one in front), 2 x MIC In (one in front), Realtek ALC880 (7.1 Channels)
Operating system: Windows® Vista Home Basic
Additional Software: Acer eRecovery Management, Acer ePerformance Management, Acer eDataSecurity Management, Norton AntiVirus" 2006, Adobe® Reader® 7.0, CyberLink® PowerDVD®, NTI CD-Maker" Gold
Additional Hardware: Speakers, PS2 keyboard and mouse
Thanks in advance