Time for a new PC

[dazling]

hi peeps its time for me to build a new pc what is the best to go for i have always gone for AMD but i really not sure what to get this time round.

I have about £800 to spend but dont wont to spend that if i can help it lol

i dont really use pc for games so a top notch Graphics is not nessesary although i would still like the option of an sli or crossfire board, i require at least 2gb of ram preferably 4gb and at least a 250gb HD.

may thanks

if you know of cheap online stores then please post here .

[ssasha]

My recomendations goes to E4300 Core 2 Duo and P5 Asus P5N-E SLI, S775,nForce 650i SLI,FSB1066,4xDDR2 800 Dual,2xPCI-Ex16(SLIx8),PCI-Ex1,2xPCI,2xIDE,4xSATAII,RAID,GLAN,SB5.1,2xFW. You can easy overclock this cpu over 80% from default clock. My PC temp is about 45 C degree and stable.
My machine runs with:
Processor
Model : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 4300 @ 1.80GHz
Speed : 2.70GHz
Performance Rating : PR9174 (estimated)
Cores per Processor : 2 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Type : Dual-Core
Internal Data Cache : 2x 32kB Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way set, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache : 2MB ECC Synchronous, ATC, 8-way set, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing

Mainboard : ASUSTeK Computer INC. P5B
Total Memory : 1GB

Chipset 1
Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 300MHz (1200MHz data rate)
Memory Bus Speed : 4x 150MHz (600MHz data rate)

Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT

Physical Storage Devices
Hard Disk : Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 (233GB)
CD-ROM/DVD : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-111D SCSI CdRom Device

[bengalfan]

Personally, I prefer Intel over AMD, but have you looked at Apple computers? I like them quite a bit. However, they are a bit pricey.

[toukmaria]

I have never used AMD in my life as I have always favour Intel.
May be when buying my next PC I will give it a try.

[nathan123]

Intel Core 2 Duo are the way to go, and also you will never need 4GB of ram, and if your not gaming its rare you'll need 2GB