davyboy

Currently have a Parkard Bell PC, P4 1.5 that requires a new Mobo and power supply.

Should I jest replace what is broke or get a new PC?

Not sure I can be bothered with this PC lark any more, I just want one that works!

Any deal, anyone selling one?

I dont want a new system, as I have everything I need....I dont need a monitor, keyboards HD graphics card as I have them!

angrynorth

www.apple.com is your friend

davyboy

No it is not........

If any one wants to do a deal on an xbox? let me know

Kieran_Burns

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As soon as you mentioned Packard Bell I had the answer - get a new one - and please don't go to PC World again.

Give Mesh a ring - they do awesome bits of kit at a good price (A listing with several pc mags)

Many others will give you their fave p.c.'s but none will mention PB (I hope!)

_Meridian_

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If it uses standard parts, fix it (you could get a fair m/b+CPU+PSU combo for about £300-400). If it's not standard (quite likely) then you're ****ed.

And agreed - do NOT buy a rig from PC Paants. Components are fine though, just not a whole box.


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warrenm2

also http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/pcranges.html?HOME is worth a look... I have had about 4 of these over the years...

M J B

for just over £300 you could get a base unit from dell with cdrw etc would be about a p4 2.6

_Meridian_

iTrader: (1)

Yes, but it would be a Dell....


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angrynorth

*having visions of the apocalypse, runs to hills*

Dracoro

I gotta PB 1.5. Had it 2 years and works perfectly. Nothings broken (touch wood). Cheap too as it was a 'managers special' from pcworld. About £200 less than book as it was missing manuals and speakers. I wire it to my stereo anyway and I know a fair bit about computing so I only find faults with the manuals

stevebt

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not worth fixing a packard bel, pc as the power supply will be poor the case wont allow for drives etc and you can buy far better from a local shop for £2-300 or make one yourself and have hours of endless fun working out why it keeps crashing only kidding

Dracoro

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_Meridian_

iTrader: (1)

1) If you know so much about computers why were you buying from PC Pants?

2) Knocking £200 off the price meant it was only about £100 too expensive for what you got.


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stevebt

iTrader: (8)

had an old gate way pc and they couldnt fit a new cd drive due to wierd shape, had to be gateway cd tried to modify one with no joy cases are built to minimum size so no allowance for extra dvd drive etc as all slots are usually taken anything else you want me to clarify

davyboy

Bought a Shuttle SFF case with AMD 2600 XP.

Dracoro

Well I managed to get an extra HDD in OK, got a DVD and CD drive + floppy. Still got plenty of expansion slots in the back etc. and no shortage of usb ports.

2 years ago the PC was about £600 which was cheaper than most the competition so why should I have paid more for the same? After all, mine is still working.

Yeah, I know a fair bit about computING (like many people know a lot about cars and how they work but doesn't mean they have to know whether an Astra 1.8L has air/con or not). I develop software, not hardware. I know enought to diagnose any faults but as long as it has an up-to-date motherboard, plenty of ram, a decent chip, a good size HDD and a decent graphics card then what does it matter who puts it together as long as it works?

As far as PC pants are concerned, I'm no great fan but if they have a product I want to my spec and price then they're no worse than anyone else + when I bought my PC, they were just around the corner

shawa

Which Shuttle case did you get and where from?

What's it like and how are the noise levels? Quieter than a 'normal' size PC?

ScoobyDriverWannabe

pc world/dixons are a bunch of planks i got a packard bell from them about year n a half ago, the computer has XP home on it but they gave me a digicam as part of the package which is not compatible with XP