Re: Thoughts on a new PC...
Quote:
I'd like to keep it < £2000
Short of going on a mad Athlon FX / Dual Opertron spending spree you arnt likely to be able to hit that figure without buying a new monitor. Seriously consider getting yourself a 2nd TFT to compliment your existing 19 inch. It makes more sense than wasting $$$ on high end cpu's, 3rd hard drivers and largely useless Audigy's. If you need to buy a new desk, then include that on your list.
Do as Crhis said and overclock one of the P4C processors rather than waste money on the extreme editions. Sure, they do have give a genuine performance boost, but you are still going to be throwing £££'s in intels lap for what still equates to about 10%. Go do your inner chi a favour and give £200 to charity instead.
You have a CD RW drive on your list, but not a DVD writer. Why?