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Designed around the fantastic dm3-1xxx series the new HP dm3-2040 is a powerful but energy efficient ultra portable PC. With the new AMD Athlon Neo II dual core processor at its heart and upgraded ATI graphics this PC is capable of more than just HD video playback and goes all the way up to playing games like Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 at low – medium detail level.

The 2 year warranty from John Lewis (link) is a real bonus and with a 500GB hard drive + a total price tag of £649.95 this PC is not something to miss.

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Are you tired of slow or choppy game play? Was your PC top of the line just 2 years ago but now looks like the ZX Spectrum? If so then maybe its time for a graphics card upgrade!

Fortunately Novatech are here with three great offers on graphics cards to suit every budget and every case size.

That extra boost ATI Radeon 5670 – £92.99	Powerful without the cost GeForce GTX 465 – £163.98	Ultimate graphics power ATI Radeon 5850 – £233.99
Designed for the gamer who wants to play the latest games with great detail – Crysis works great at medium resolution.	Requiring a minimum 500W power supply this graphics card is capable of playing Crysis at max resolution.	Designed to work with multiple displays at the same time this is a true monster of graphics performance.

If you have a home network and share out your internet to multiple PCs at the same time and would like to get a new PC that can take advantage of Wi-Fi then take a look at the new HP Pavilion P6512 from John Lewis (link) for £549.95.

With built in N class Wi-Fi and a massive 1TB of storage this PC would make the perfect storage hub for your home network; you can even use the Windows 7 Home Group feature to easily share out photos, music, videos and documents to any PC in the house.

If you are into photo/video editing then this PC should look even more inviting with a AMD Athlon II Quad Core processor and 4GB of RAM so you can process your way through HD video.

As always (with John Lewis) this PC also comes with a 2 year warranty.

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Solid state disk drives are great if you want super fast storage but once you leave the 128GB mark they just get into silly money (at least for most people).
So what if you are a enthusiast PC gamer who wants the fastest load times but wants to keep the budget at around £1,000?

It must be time for the new and greatly improved 6Gb/s Western Digital VelociRaptors.

Available now from Computer Planet (link) in any compatible PC and from Novatech (link) as a upgrade to your PC these new hard drives have double the transfer speed of the previous generation and a capacity of up to 600GB.

So what makes the VelociRaptor so special?
While most normal Desktop PC hard drives would spin at either 5,400rpm or 7,200rpm the VelociRaptor spins at a massive 10,000rpm; furthermore it comes with the latest SATA-III connector (which is why you need to be sure your motherboard is compatible) allowing for up to 6GB/s of transfer speed.

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Full HD Screen, Blu Ray drive, i3 processor, ATI Graphics and 500GB of storage; the Sony VAIO EB2Z0E from John Lewis (link) simply has it all. With a 2 year warranty included this business class PC is priced at a wholly reasonable £729.99 making it one of the best PCs featured on this site to date.

Contained within its stylish black case this PC is the very latest mobile technology including N class Wi-Fi and Bluetooth so you can easily hook up to the mobile internet and get online wherever there is a signal.

The combination of i3 processor and ATI graphics makes this PC capable of playing HD games and displaying them on the truly stunning 15.5” HD ready screen.

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If you are looking for a portable gaming PC with a large 17.3” LED screen and all the latest technology (including Blu Ray and e-SATA) then the Asus N71JQ Notebook PC is the quad core powered monster PC you are looking for.

As you might expect such performance comes at a price however with a complementary 2 year warranty included Laptops Direct (link) still manage to keep the price down to £118.96.

Core features include the powerful Intel i7 Quad Core processor, dedicated ATI gaming graphics and 4GB of high speed DDR3 RAM making this PC designed for the world of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and future games like Crysis 2.

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The Sony VAIO Y series is a new generation of PCs from Sony which has been designed to keep running for hours while still including every feature that you’d expect from any normal PC.

Priced at £656.97 from Laptops Direct (link) comes with an energy efficient Intel Pentium processor and even holds the latest energy star qualification for its environmentally friendly properties including a mercury free screen and recycled packing.

With a low weight of 1.78kg and a strong magnesium based case this PC is highly portable in every sense. A battery life of 8+ hours (longer with a extended battery) helps make sure that you can use your PC whenever and wherever you want.

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With a 11.6” LED backlit screen and weighing in at 1.5kg the Samsung X125 notebook PC is pretty much like every other ultralight PC on the market; however its got a AMD Athlon Neo II processor.

This extra performance boost (over the standard Intel Atom processor) pushes this PC into a world of HD entertainment while still keeping the price to a low £362.00 from Samsung Laptop (link).

3GB of DDR3 RAM makes this PC fast for loading applications and there’s plenty of onboard storage in the 320GB hard drive. Windows 7 Home Premium is also included along with a host of multimedia features like onboard memory card reader, HDMI port and ATI Radon HD graphics.

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Have you ever wanted to build your own PC but didn’t quite know where to start? Maybe its time to have a look at the Zotac Z-Box ION D510 barebones bundle from dabs.com (link) for £189.96 ready to add your own choice of components.

Make no mistake, this PC comes with no hard drive, no RAM, no disk drive and no operating system pre installed (that’s the bit where you come in) lucky though Dabs has a wide range to choose from.

What you do however get installed is a Intel Atom dual core processor, HD nVidia graphics (a big step up from the standard Intel graphics), a stylish case and onboard N class Wi-Fi.

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Do you need a PC which leaves every other in your HD graphical dust? If so then you should at least consider the ‘Novatech Beast’. Powered by AMDs latest Phenom II X6 (yes that is 6 cores) processor this PC (for £989.99 from Novatech (link)) is more than capable of taking on any task.

With 1TB of storage, Windows 7 Home Premium and a high performance ATI graphics card this PC comes with AMDs ‘Vision Black’ certification which puts it at the very top of performance scales.

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If you are looking for a Blu Ray playing notebook PC that meets and exceeds all your expectations have a look at the Sony VAIO F11M1E/H from John Lewis (link) for £949.95 which includes a 2 year warranty. Its the ever so slightly smaller brother of the recently featured VAIO F11Z1E/BI which featured a more powerful (and significantly more expensive) i7 processor; whereas, this model comes with an i5 processor.

Still just as powerful with a dedicated nVidia graphics processor, 4Gb of the very fastest DDR3 RAM this 15.6″ full HD notebook PC is sure to exceed all your entertainment needs. Read the rest of this entry »

If you are looking for a PC with a AMD quad core Processor and plenty of storage space then look no further than the Sigma GT3 from Cube 247 (link).

With Windows 7 Home Premium and upgraded graphics this PC ships to your door for £466 which makes it great value for money.
Storage comes in the form of a 500GB hard drive and there is always the option to upgrade to a even larger 2TB if you think you need that much storage space.

The 4GB of RAM gives you plenty of room to keep multiple applications open at the same time and while it would be nice to see the latest DDR3 RAM in this PC some allowance does need to be made for the low price.

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