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Quote Originally Posted by Loony BoB View Post
So is there anything else I'd need, such as a modem? I just don't know if I've got everything there or not...
Some motherboards will have a 56k modem built in, but if you're using an DSL or cable connection, you probably have a DSL/cable modem/router already and don't need to worry about that. All you need to be sure of in that case is that your motherboard as onboard 10/100 LAN capabilities.
It has on-board LAN, I'm assuming that'll be the standard 10/100 that most PCs have. I use an external cable modem, yeah.

Quote Originally Posted by Omecle
I don't know if £600-800 will get you a computer that will still be decent in 4 years time.
Given that I don't know what will be 'decent' in 4 years' time, neither do I - but I'm willing to make the odd upgrade along the way if the need arises. But I'd say that the one I have in the works is a little better than anything I'd get in the stores right now, especially for that price, so I'm willing to give it a shot.