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11-07-2009, 12:01 PM
AgnesIO

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Originally Posted by Mr.Android

i7, i5, i3 (well, soon anyway).

I'll look into it in a month or so - atm there is only i7!
11-07-2009, 02:09 PM
Jahova

Your list is wrong, what CPU are you getting as it shows a graphics card?
11-07-2009, 04:04 PM
ElliottThompson

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Originally Posted by GommeInc

Same with a custom built one :S Both pre-made and custom built PCs use similar sort of components, and the components go out of date quickly... And of course it would become redundant in a few years, why regret buying something in the present when it will be outdated "in a few years". May as well not buy anything for the fear of it becoming redundent!

the whole point of getting a custom pc is that it can be modified! When a component you have becomes outdated you can simply add to it or replace it with a newer one without the need of purchasing a whole new PC.

Manufactured pc's from dell and the likes leave literally no space for upgrading, usually use a completely unknown form factor for the components and besides, in manufactured pc's you will be getting 8 gigs of ram when they say you are but the quality of the product you are getting you have no choice over, when picking 8 gigs of ram for a custom pc you can check the overclockability, if it has a heatsink and the quality and durability of a product instead of just seeing that it has 8 gigs of ram and being content.
11-07-2009, 04:25 PM
Robbie

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Originally Posted by TomSpit

Your list is wrong, what CPU are you getting as it shows a graphics card?

Mobo and processor come together - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/167046
11-07-2009, 04:39 PM
Jahova

Looks good but I would go for a better processor if i'm honest.
11-07-2009, 06:04 PM
AgnesIO

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Originally Posted by TomSpit

Looks good but I would go for a better processor if i'm honest.

Reccomendations?

Only downside is I will have to buy motherboard seperate :D
11-07-2009, 08:05 PM
GommeInc

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Originally Posted by ElliottThompson

the whole point of getting a custom pc is that it can be modified! When a component you have becomes outdated you can simply add to it or replace it with a newer one without the need of purchasing a whole new PC.

...You can do this with one in the shop? My Advent PC from PC World has a Graphics Card I added myself, and there was plenty of room... You make it look as though NO pre-made computers can be upgraded, when infact most are/all can be :/

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Originally Posted by ElliottThompson

Manufactured pc's from dell and the likes leave literally no space for upgrading, usually use a completely unknown form factor for the components and besides, in manufactured pc's you will be getting 8 gigs of ram when they say you are but the quality of the product you are getting you have no choice over, when picking 8 gigs of ram for a custom pc you can check the overclockability, if it has a heatsink and the quality and durability of a product instead of just seeing that it has 8 gigs of ram and being content.

I think you're going off the point, you said that a pre-made PC would become redundant, so would a custom built PC. Both can be upgraded, you're generalising that all pre-made PCs can't be upgraded because the manfacteurers leave no room for upgrades, even though all my PCs have been upgraded. In fact, RAM can be upgraded on most, if not, ALL pre-made PCs - it's very unlikely a computer company would cover up RAM slots considering they usually stick upwards (when placed on the side). Graphics cards are the only thing that maybe of some concern, because some can be incredibly long, though it's very unlikely that the case of a pre-made PC would be too small to fit it and most of the time the solution is moving some wires around...

Anyway, I feel this conversation is getting in the way of Dom's thread. Sorry about that Dom :P
11-07-2009, 08:11 PM
AgnesIO

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Originally Posted by GommeInc

...You can do this with one in the shop? My Advent PC from PC World has a Graphics Card I added myself, and there was plenty of room... You make it look as though NO pre-made computers can be upgraded, when infact most are/all can be :/

I think you're going off the point, you said that a pre-made PC would become redundant, so would a custom built PC. Both can be upgraded, you're generalising that all pre-made PCs can't be upgraded because the manfacteurers leave no room for upgrades, even though all my PCs have been upgraded. In fact, RAM can be upgraded on most, if not, ALL pre-made PCs - it's very unlikely a computer company would cover up RAM slots considering they usually stick upwards (when placed on the side). Graphics cards are the only thing that maybe of some concern, because some can be incredibly long, though it's very unlikely that the case of a pre-made PC would be too small to fit it and most of the time the solution is moving some wires around...

Anyway, I feel this conversation is getting in the way of Dom's thread. Sorry about that Dom :P

No worries :D

I probably need top make another thread anyway (annoying me too) as I have numerous questions to ask! (That having nothing to do with a graphics card (A bit like this thread haha :D))
11-07-2009, 09:14 PM
ElliottThompson

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Originally Posted by GommeInc

...You can do this with one in the shop? My Advent PC from PC World has a Graphics Card I added myself, and there was plenty of room... You make it look as though NO pre-made computers can be upgraded, when infact most are/all can be :/

I think you're going off the point, you said that a pre-made PC would become redundant, so would a custom built PC. Both can be upgraded, you're generalising that all pre-made PCs can't be upgraded because the manfacteurers leave no room for upgrades, even though all my PCs have been upgraded. In fact, RAM can be upgraded on most, if not, ALL pre-made PCs - it's very unlikely a computer company would cover up RAM slots considering they usually stick upwards (when placed on the side). Graphics cards are the only thing that maybe of some concern, because some can be incredibly long, though it's very unlikely that the case of a pre-made PC would be too small to fit it and most of the time the solution is moving some wires around...

Anyway, I feel this conversation is getting in the way of Dom's thread. Sorry about that Dom :P

You must have got lucky then because most manufacturers get cases that are large enough for the parts they have put in instead of what people could put in in the future and I wouldn't like to update a motherboard plus cpu in a manufactured pc, that would be hell.

Oh an besides just opening up the case of a manufactured pc voids the warranty lol
11-07-2009, 09:20 PM
Recursion

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Originally Posted by ElliottThompson

You must have got lucky then because most manufacturers get cases that are large enough for the parts they have put in instead of what people could put in in the future and I wouldn't like to update a motherboard plus cpu in a manufactured pc, that would be hell.

Oh an besides just opening up the case of a manufactured pc voids the warranty lol

I know it doesn't on Dell, HP, RM and Apple computers for a fact actually....

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