Hello guys

I am a complete newbie to this site, so forgive me if I have posted this in the wrong place....I am looking to purchase a Destop PC for my family. Please bear in mind I know nothing about computers

Where should I buy from...a PC Store or from the web or somewhere else?

What brands should I avoid?- i need a computer that will last

I want it to be fast...I have been seeing AMD and Intel- which one is better...Is a Intel Pentium D good?.

What does the cache mean? does it have any significance.

My budget is about £600
I just want a good, fast and nice looking PC. Also will need a printer and scanner...

Any ideas......

Cheers

hello my freind i think you should try and get an amd computer for around 500 do you want a new monitor or anything? your kids arent into video games are they? if so playing game on standard pcs isnt a good idea will lag and so on although its dependent on what kind of system you get i would beg you to avoid pc world which is a con!!!!! maybe you could build your computer? or know anyone that can?

Asus A8N-SLI SE Socket 939 Nvidia NF4 SLI ATX - £47.96
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (ADA3500CGBOX) Socket 939 2.2GHz 512kb- £107.56
CRUCIAL 1GB DDR PC3200 400MHz- £50.46
PowerColor X800XL 256mb DVI TVO PCI-E- £78.63
Western Digital WD2500KS Caviar SE 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache- £46.83
LG GDR-8164BL 16x52 DVD-ROM Internal IDE (Black) - £10.72
LG GSA-H10NBAL 16x16DVD±RW 12x RAM Dual Layer Writer Black - £19.89
Microsoft OEM Windows XP Home Edition inc SP2 - £48.45
AGM A-17 17" TFT 4ms 500:1 (1280 x 1024)- 3 Years Warranty £104.99

£612.87 without a case but better than any manufacterd computer--from ebuyer i got the parts ^^

and any case of you choice i would recommend Black Atx

Originally Posted by marc

hello my freind i think you should try and get an amd computer for around 500 do you want a new monitor or anything? your kids arent into video games are they? if so playing game on standard pcs isnt a good idea will lag and so on although its dependent on what kind of system you get i would beg you to avoid pc world which is a con!!!!! maybe you could build your computer? or know anyone that can?

Asus A8N-SLI SE Socket 939 Nvidia NF4 SLI ATX - £47.96
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (ADA3500CGBOX) Socket 939 2.2GHz 512kb- £107.56
CRUCIAL 1GB DDR PC3200 400MHz- £50.46
PowerColor X800XL 256mb DVI TVO PCI-E- £78.63
Western Digital WD2500KS Caviar SE 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache- £46.83
LG GDR-8164BL 16x52 DVD-ROM Internal IDE (Black) - £10.72
LG GSA-H10NBAL 16x16DVD±RW 12x RAM Dual Layer Writer Black - £19.89
Microsoft OEM Windows XP Home Edition inc SP2 - £48.45
AGM A-17 17" TFT 4ms 500:1 (1280 x 1024)- 3 Years Warranty £104.99

£612.87 without a case but better than any manufacterd computer--from ebuyer i got the parts ^^

and any case of you choice i would recommend Black Atx

Wow!!! thanks so much.....i am looking to BUY...because I have no ideas about computers...could u recommend me a product....

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/100475

what is the memory on that...it looks good

its a 512mb ddr2!!!! lol fast :P hope this helps can allways add a new stick in a few years for added performance XD

Cheers marc