Buying A New Pc...........i Need Advice

[RAISH]

Hi Guys I'm intending to buy a new pc but I don't really regard myslef very knowledgable with regards to PC's spec's and stuff.

At the moment i have a emachine 1ghz cerolon, 40gig hd, 256mb ram and a BTC dual dvd burner.

I want to maybe spend around say £400 pounds on a new pc and wondered if you could give advice as to what type of spec I could get for my money. Again, I can over spend on it if necessary but thats my hoped budget.

I dont really use my pc for games as yet, ps2 and xbox keep me happy, but I do a lot of patching now with PES and WE 8 etc, so I want a decent dvd burner,........are Pioneer the best burners?

I really would like a flat screen aswell so if that is taken into consideration aswell, nothing fancy though. I would want something however that suitable for the latest pc games if I choose to buy them.

I just want something that will be able to cope with todays requirements and maybe for the next 2 years or so?

A Pc that will be a good allrounder.

Are there any decent pc package websites out there?

Thanks

 

[-=[101st]=-]

okay.. i can help you.. but i am going to work on £400 = AU$1000, so it should be pretty similar but do not quote me on it...

i would be looking for atleast an athlon XP 2400, 2600 if possible,
a ABIT NF7-S
512megs of pc 3200 ram
Radeon 9600xt or pro (-XT better)

this will not play things pretty good, and it should play PES4 no probs...

 

[MightyB]

Im not sure what u can get for 400$ where you live.. But I will agree with tha message above that AMDXP/SEMPERON is the way to go. Actually I think Plextor has the reputation for making the best burners on the market.. Concerning a Monitor you will need a screen with 16ms refresh time or lower if you wan't to be able to play games on them...

Best regards
MightyB