Re: [OT] mobo & processor

["John Nye" <lists@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds like the sort of prices I'm interested in!

John
----- Original Message -----
From: "ho yin ng" <yahoogroups@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 8:46 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] mobo & processor



AMDs maybe slightly better for gaming, but they run a lot hotter as far as
I
know.

Glad it worked out well Malcom!

You can actually get even cheaper stuff as those prices were from a couple
of months ago.

Or you go for a Celeron chip and an even cheaper Asus motherboard. I think
a
chip can be had for about £50? Or maybe less.

I.e. Intel Celeron D320 2.4GHZ £46.09
Asus motherboard = £27.37

It is a good chip as well!!

Voila.

Check ebuyer.

Ho yin

-----Original Message-----
From: Malcolm Surgenor [mailto:malcolm@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 09 January 2005 20:29
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] mobo & processor


for Sims2 you might find you need a new graphics card too.  I had the same
dilemma just before Xmas (but for my 14 year old son!). I eventually went
with a suggestion received on here from Ho Yin - see below

This worked really well - I spent a bit more on graphics cards though. 
Only
thing I've had to do since buying them is add a case fan to keep temps down
a bit.

You might want to consider an AMD instead of an Intel though as articles
I've read since this suggest that their processors are better for gaming.
My
sons have no complaints with their upgrades though,,,

HTH

Malcolm



-----Original Message-----
From: Ho Yin Ng [mailto:yahoogroups@h...]
Sent: 15 November 2004 13:49
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: [OT] Just what I need right now! :(


Can you not upgrade?? All from ebuyer:

Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz Prescott Skt478 FSB800 1MB Cache Retail Boxed
CPU 058516 699
£104.09
ASUS P4S800 SiS648FX Socket 478 800FSB 3DDR 400 ATA133 NOT SATA ATX
Motherboard w/ Audio/LAN 049473 293 £35.43
Crucial CT6464Z40B 512mb DDR 400MHz PC3200 CL=3 Memory Module
046420 518 £50.20
Sapphire ATI Radeon 9200SE 128MB DDR 8x AGP S-Video & TV Output
Retail
Box 051649 510 £25.52

Total price including delivery and VAT:

£258.80

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

Ho yin

-----Original Message-----
From: John Nye [mailto:lists@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 09 January 2005 19:48
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] mobo & processor


Swmbo wants a new computer so that she can run SIMS2 (no I don't know why
either) - just need a new Mobo and processor.

Anyone know where I can find 'yesterdays technology' cheaply.

John