Boris Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 I have a 5 year old (and slowly dying) Gigabyte Slot 1 mobo with a 350 meg PII - which gives me ongoing problems.As a "cheap" upgrade - is there anything wrong with this offer I just found at - http://www.maplin.co.uk/ - or is it as good a deal as I think ?K7VT2 Motherboard bundle - Buy All 3 Products for £149.97 and Save £125.00! ASRock A80AR Motherboard.· Supports SDR or DDR Memory (PC133/DDR266) to 2GB· FSB 200/266MHz· USB 2.0, AGP4x, 10/100 LAN, Audio, 5PCI Slots· VIA KT266A (Northbridge) / VIA8235 (Southbridge) Chipset· Supports AMD® Duron / AthlonXP processors· Supports 200/266MHz Front-Side Bus · PC133 SDRAM DIMM & DDR 266 DIMM memory support· USB 2.0 Support 6 USB Ports (Four back-panel ports, 1 USB header - 2 extra ports)· Built-in 10 BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet LAN· Supports up to 2GB of main memory· Ultra DMA ATA 133/100 support· Provides a AGP 4X graphics port with Latch· Onboard Sound AC'97 compliant· 2MB AMI BIOS Flash ROM. Power Management CPU parameters and memory· Bundled Software: PC-Cillin2002, ASRock PC DIY Live Demo & Audio Player· ATX Form Factor (305mm x 244mm)A27AT - Athlon XP2400+ CPU· Quanti-Speed Architecture· 266MHz Front Side BusA15AT - CPU Cooler - XP2800+· Rated speed: 4800 RPM +/-10% · Noise level: 30 dBA · Air flow: 22.21 at 4800M· Ball bearing Fan ASrock are part of Asus. Full mobo details :-http://www.amptron.com/html/ASrock_K7VT2.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 Hi ThereThe price seems ok, Buying them parts seperate over here in Germany comes up at around the same price.But you are not saving £125 by buying it from Mapplins, i don't know where they got that from. Maybe they are double dear to start with?As you are running a P2 350 at the moment, unless you have changed it you would probally need a new PSU to handle the much higher power consumption.Good LuckTony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 I have just had a look at the Maplins link you gave.There individual prices for them items are unbelievableA15AY CPU Cooler - XP2800+ £19.99 Offer ends in 22 days A27AT Athlon XP2400+ CPU £154.99 Offer ends in 22 days A80AR Asrock K7VT2 Skt A £99.99 Offer ends in 22 days The CPU over here cost € 96The motherboard cost € 49.98and the Coller cost € 25Exchange rate at the moment is £ 1.00 = € 1.39So if you get them, MAKE sure that you get the offer, otherwise go somewhere else.Good luckTony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie2 Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 Think you need to do some serious googling Boris!!!Look what I found!http://www.planetmicro.co.uk/html/bundles.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted May 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 Some very interesting stuff there !Do Planet Micro have the "Nellie2 seal of approval" ?Being a poor ignorant southerner, I've never heard of them before. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie2 Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 Don't know Boris to be honest........ I was just doing a bit of a search around. The point is that if you look you could find some good deals. Might be worthwhile asking around to see if anyone has dealt with them before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie2 Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 Had another look at their home page and they have a shop and phone numbers and everything so it is looking quite good........and they are based in Manchester so if they mess you about there is a certain forum member who lives up that way who could sort them out for you!! :lol: http://www.planetmicro.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted May 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 Thanks for the kind threat !I do see that some of their bundles aren't exactly what they seem to be ? - different CPUs, mobo's to what is described as their contents on your bundles link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Village Idiot Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 Hi Boris, you alright m8.I have, in the past, used planet micro to get quite a few bundles. I found that every thing went together seamlessly, they do know there business well. Delivery was always on time and I have never had to return one item. All the computers I have built from there cheap bundles are still steady as rocks. I put three units into a network for a firm and they are plugging away 24\7. They are never switched off. :huh: On the minus side, I have not used them recently,a coup[le of very competitive stores have opened locally. :D Mind you, you know my luck, so stay clear.lol :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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