Re: Re: [OT] Just what I need right now! :(

[Ho Yin Ng <yahoogroups@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Can you not upgrade?? All from ebuyer:

Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz Prescott Skt478 FSB800 1MB Cache Retail Boxed=20
CPU        058516  699                                            
=A3104.0=
9
ASUS P4S800 SiS648FX Socket 478 800FSB 3DDR 400 ATA133 NOT SATA ATX=20
Motherboard w/ Audio/LAN    049473  293             =A335.43
Crucial CT6464Z40B 512mb DDR 400MHz PC3200 CL=3D3 Memory Module=20
046420    518                                             =A350.20
Sapphire ATI Radeon 9200SE 128MB DDR 8x AGP S-Video & TV Output
Retail=20
Box      051649  510                                     =A325.52

Total price including delivery and VAT:

=A3258.80

Do you really need a new HD? 80gb is still a fair bit .. they just need to=
=20
tidy up a bit!

Ho yin

At 12:42 15/11/2004, you wrote:



>The two games that concern me that they've asked for are Sims 2 and
Rome=20
>Wars (I think!?).  Sims 2 in particular seems to be pretty
tempremental=20
>wrt graphics cards. According to the Maxis site though the cards
they=20
>currently have are compatible.
>
>The machines they have are both identical 600mhz P3s with 256mb mem,
80gb=
=20
>HDD and 128mb NVidia Geforce 2 video cards.  Other than screen,
keyboard,=
=20
>mouse and speakers I suspect there's not really much salvagable from
this.
>
>The =C2=A3300 limit is their limit - as someone else suggested it's
their=
=20
>savings that will buy the new PC - we'll buy the games!
>
>Malcolm