Multimedia Computing and Computing in University

[Milo Pie]

This course i believe is going to include the need for rendering detailed images. well, my computer at the moment is dying so i figured that i may as well buy a system that, although it will cost a lot, it will also last me a long time (hopefully)..

i was just hoping for everyones advice as im quite the rookie when it comes to building computers, so i figured id get it already built for me.

im buying it on dinopc, as this is the best offer i can come up with:

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X1001
Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme PC - X1001
£555.57

Customizations:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
£62.90

CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Golden Orb II
£24.09

Motherboard: Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus
£38.80

Memory: 2.0GB Kingston DDR2 667mhz (2x 1GB)


Hard Drive: 250GB S-ATA2 3.0Gb/s
£-20.10

Optical Drive: 18x Double-Layer DVD+/-RW


Graphics card: NVidia GeForce 8800GTS PCI-E 320MB
£72.30

Sound card: Creative Audigy Soundblaster SE 7.1
£18.79

Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
£70.99

Accessories: USB Digital TV Tuner Card
£24.09

PSU: 600W PSU


Case: Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000BWA (Transparent window)
£40.20

Warranty: 3 Year Bronze Warranty



Product Subtotal:
£887.63


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Subtotal:
£887.63

Shipping: City Link
£20.00

Total:
£907.63

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does this look like a good deal, bearing in mind ill be using it for gameing, and university work also..

[George Hallam]

WOW that is well cheap 8800gts for £72!!!! yes that would be a good pc and a great price im checking out that DINOPC now

[Milo Pie]

:) thankyou :P

[jlreich]

George, I think that is an additional "upgrade" price, not the full price for the card. ;)

[George Hallam]

haha lol i didnt think of that :p but it is quite a cheap set up for what you get

[Milo Pie]

lol i didnt think of that either :P but still... its a good price/pc? and it will be able to handle complex games & rendering software?

[George Hallam]

yep a 8800gts (320mb) is a great card and gives good bang for buck about the same as the 640mb version at < 1680 x 1050 resolutions. the processor is great and 2Gb of RAM it will be a good setup and play all new games on high and in the future you can SLI

[Switchblade]

ive been lookin at dinopc for about a month after doing alot of research into custom computing websites they are definately the best pricewise. anyways ive been waiting to get paid so i can buy the x1002-
(q6600 and 8800gtx, as theyve already reduced the price of the q6600 by £130 1 week ahead of intels july 22nd price cut)

-and i was gona be buying it 2moro but i cant get on the website...gutted.

Did you buy your pc before this happened?

[Switchblade]

woohoo there bk up i can buy my pc