New pc advice

**osta** · 08-11-2007, 00:07

Hi all,

I am currently thinking about getting a new machine, my current one is a few years old and I am looking for something a bit quicker.

I take and store a lot of photos and also run photoshop, apart from that its just used for regular stuff (no gaming)

Can anyone give me some pointers as to what spec I should be looking at as I am a bit out of touch on whats available.

I am fairly computer savvy and not afraid of building my own machine, I could just do with a bit of advice.
Im not looking to spend fortunes but I want to do this the right way.

Thanks in advance :D

Osta

**Fugly** · 08-11-2007, 00:14

If that is the case, don't look at getting a new machine, just upgrade the key bits - processor / memory / motherboard. It depends on what your current specs are, as to what you have to change.

What are your current specs? (processor, memory type/speed)

**IT_GEEK** · 08-11-2007, 01:58

As already mentioned, no real need for a new PC for what you do. Though I believe photoshop is one of the few apps to make good use of multicore already, so perhaps a motherboard, Dual or Quad Core CPU (they are a lot cheaper than you might imagine), bigger hard disk(s), mid range graphics card, sorted! If your really not into modern games, then the ATI 1950 Pro is a great bargain, its DX9 only, but a year ago was top of the range, now available for £100

**IT_GEEK** · 08-11-2007, 02:02

Novatech do a series of Motherboard bundles, MB, CPU and Memory that arent bad.

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/bundles.html

**osta** · 08-11-2007, 15:59

Thanks for the info guys,

Tango, will pm you with my specs when I get in from work as I would appreciate you input.

IT, that site looks pretty interesting as well, thanks.

Osta

**msr** · 09-11-2007, 21:02

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/alist

MSR

**osta** · 10-11-2007, 19:56

Tango,

Check pms, message sent.

osta

**SparkySteve** · 15-11-2007, 17:36

Lads,

I've got around £800 to spend on a new rig, and im looking for something that is going to play games in 3 years time. I've got a contact who supplies DELL systems, and is speccing me both an XPS Rig and an XPS Laptop for that price.

Just wondering, am i going to be better off going elsewhere?

SparkySteve

**EX_REME** · 16-11-2007, 10:55

Originally Posted by SparkySteve

Lads,

I've got around £800 to spend on a new rig, and im looking for something that is going to play games in 3 years time. I've got a contact who supplies DELL systems, and is speccing me both an XPS Rig and an XPS Laptop for that price.

Just wondering, am i going to be better off going elsewhere?

SparkySteve

You need one of them "new" quantum processors mate.

**SparkySteve** · 16-11-2007, 12:52

Dual or Quad?

**Ispeakcrabandpongo** · 16-11-2007, 12:56

As this seems to be a PC thread can anyone tell me how you get the flying aircraft bit on Google Earth? I read somewhere that it can be done, but I have lost the instructions

**Part_Timer** · 16-11-2007, 13:09

Originally Posted by SparkySteve

Lads,

I've got around £800 to spend on a new rig, and im looking for something that is going to play games in 3 years time. I've got a contact who supplies DELL systems, and is speccing me both an XPS Rig and an XPS Laptop for that price.

Just wondering, am i going to be better off going elsewhere?

SparkySteve

Yoyotech Intel Viper MKII

£712.00 inc vat

PC Format reccomends as a machine you can run any current game at 1650x1050 with everything turned up.

**EX_REME** · 16-11-2007, 13:13

Originally Posted by SparkySteve

Dual or Quad?

Multiple....apparently.

**SparkySteve** · 16-11-2007, 13:30

Originally Posted by Part_Timer

Originally Posted by SparkySteve

Lads,

I've got around £800 to spend on a new rig, and im looking for something that is going to play games in 3 years time. I've got a contact who supplies DELL systems, and is speccing me both an XPS Rig and an XPS Laptop for that price.

Just wondering, am i going to be better off going elsewhere?

SparkySteve

Yoyotech Intel Viper MKII

£712.00 inc vat

PC Format reccomends as a machine you can run any current game at 1650x1050 with everything turned up.

P_T, looks good, but the one im going to be specced by my supplier is going to have more RAM, a monitor, keyboard and rodent for a hundred pounds more....

Basically, i want to be able to play Crysis or Call of Duty 4 at top whack, with the extras said for about £850 tops

**IT_GEEK** · 16-11-2007, 13:45

Originally Posted by Ispeakcrabandpongo

As this seems to be a PC thread can anyone tell me how you get the flying aircraft bit on Google Earth? I read somewhere that it can be done, but I have lost the instructions

Spookly enough there is an indepth article on Google earth in tis months PC pro. It says to access the Flight simulator - "Load Google earth, then before you touch anything else hit Ctrl-Alt-A or if that doesnt work Ctrl-Windowskey-A