Hi, i`m looking to buy a new Personal computer! but am lost as everything has changed so much since my last purchase. Here’s what i want to do with it, I play games i want to be able to play the newer releases NFS,UT3. Drive3r list is endless. I want good GFX and good FPS. I play my bass guitar through music collaboration software live on-line. Big bandwidth usage and the mixing software and VST`s cain the memory and hammer the hard drives. I’ve a audigy drive 2zs plat giving me the extra inputs in a bay at the front. should i upgrade this or keep this? I also use it for work. a lot of word, excel, outlook ect and i need to multitask with software so i would like to be able to use multiple apps at the same time. I’ve heard that the new, new latest and greatest hardware that's out there at the moment is just way above the average user. I don't want to waste money and I want the best bang for my money. Oh and I want a monitor too. I`m sure you get the idea now LoL

I don't want to spend more than £1500 i`m setting £250 aside for the monitor as i`m pretty certain what i want. so £1250 max less if poss what would you advocate I spend my hard earned Wonga on?

Or maybe I should i spend it on sex, drugs n rock , roll instead :O)

Come on Folks Gimme Some advice and ideas so i don't go out and end up with a thousand pound abacus.

MANY THANKS TO ALL WHO REPLY :-)

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Hey Jen E,

You obviously dont know to much about a computer. Are you kidding me when you say an Apple can have better graphics and gaming qualities than a PC. Macs only ship with one type of GPU. And its decent. And its a pain in the *** to buy a new one and install it. Then once you have a crazy GPU for your Mac, ohhh no there are no games on a Mac to take advantage of the card. So if you want high-end gaming with extreme graphics….avoid a Mac.

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this is just a thought do as i did three years ago go to local shop a small business and tell what your want and needs are and ask them how much to build one for you .
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not a dell

you're welcome

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I know you said Computer, but for graphics, gaming, and music an Apple is the better option. I've owned both PC's and Apple's and I stand 100% by Apple when it comes to those three needs. In fact, I just sold my Apple iMac to a guy who is using it just for gaming- which I previously used it to record music from my guitar.

If you're sure you want a PC- have one built or build it yourself. It's superior than pre-packaged products from Dell, HP, Toshiba and any other brand you can think of.