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    Re: Father-in-law wants a 'future-proofed' PC for under £450!

    Cheers mate that's very helpful!

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    Re: Father-in-law wants a 'future-proofed' PC for under £450!

    I must admit to not knowing about that, as Viasta has still to get with touching distance of my barrge pole.

    But that has brought it a step closer.

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    Re: Father-in-law wants a 'future-proofed' PC for under £450!

    Quote Originally Posted by oralpain View Post
    E21xx are good for the money, esp if you are willing to overclock it a bit.
    Performance is on par with the cheaper X2-4200+ although the video encoding benchmark puts it at the same league as the 4000+ which is about 41 quid on Scan.

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    Re: Father-in-law wants a 'future-proofed' PC for under £450!

    mate ebuyer do the samsung 500gb spinpoint for £60 w/VAT, absolute bargain

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