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Hi again fellas Ultimately this is my opinion and others will always disagree, its like cars!! If you have the cash i'd go Intel at present. I think this is slightly expensive considering you can go i7 for around that price. Now i agree with Break about AMD i think the next chip is going to give the i7 a run for its money. In my experience the phenom is a solid chip but it runs hot. An aftermarket cooler is essential. In PC pro and Computer Shopper Toms Hardware all state the i7 is faster. But you pay for it agreed. I would go Triple channel too as the processor can get more speed out of its architecture. That was £1200 on scan computers btw. Because of the market hardware is cheap and may well be for a while yet! I have just looked at nvida's site about the 580 and it recommends 600w min, my card was 550w and im using 650 with no probs BUT i only have one gfx card, one HDD so I can understand why the PSU's extra power wont hurt and again break is right- you wont have to pay out when you want to expand. I think the 580 is a good card but gigabytes 560 is fantastic value for money but again if you can afford too then do it! All im saying is in my experience gfx cards move fast so I would advise paying around £150-200 because lets face it we all love upgrading so we can play the witcher 2 on high with its lighting ahh! Lastly I havent used the i series so I cant speak from personal experience and ive gone AMD lol!! I hope that i am providing options for you as that was my aim! KInd Regards Goose

Hi again I think this is expensive, yes you get the software bundled (office 2010) but if you are a student you can get this from software for students at a very cheap price. Win 7 should be bundled anyway. Kapersky is great (I use it). I wouldnt pay that much for the phenom, i have that chip and its great but you should be looking at 650 for a phenom system. The card is good but I find i have to upgrade sooner so i think its better to drop down to gigabytes card 1gb 560. If it was me id go i7 and I would quite happily search around for a system for you. I also build them as my Father owns an IT company so you know I want to get the best deal and know what the crack is. I cant speak for the AMD bulldozer as I havent seen any specs so at present its i7 or i5. Lastly 800w is overkill you might need that if you had two gfx cards and 3 HDDs but 650 should be fine. Kind Regards Goose

Hi Jordan PC hardware is very cheap at present. I think Intel are indeed faster because of their R&D (lots of cash) but AMD are cheaper. If it was me I would go i7. Now what you have to watch out for is HDD what speed and make. Companies will often sell generic disks. The better ones: Samsung, Seagate, Western Digital are all great and have aftermarket warranty. Also you want 7200 rpm at the least. Ram as well, the lower the timings the better ie 9-9-9-24 (CL9) is the norm, anything lower is great. Again Crucial, Corsair OCZ all gamer companies. Win 7 is great and its around 68 quid. In my personal opinion I feel you can build a bespoke system for cheaper, as you know exactly what you are getting. I have just done a dummy run with the older i7 and found i could build a system for 650 quid. You can get a decent monitor for around 100 quid. Again cases differ but you can get a decent one for 20-50 quid. If you can build a pc then buy it bespoke. Edit: Have just done a dry run with i7 2600k and it comes to £680 without mouse keyboard monitor. (Ebuyer uk) No bundles if you did a bundle deal it might help. Hope this helps Goose

That explains alot, I have heard of the national US agencies but understand how specific they are now, thanks. I see so it just depends on State organisation. I have heard of the KriPol so do they support the lander police like (SOCA in the UK so they are Detectives but work out of stations usually in plain clothes) or have their own vehicles as I never saw any. Thanks again guys Goose

Ah really? I thought they were quite sour! Nobody has birdseed here right? (Alpen) thats good, it means these members are quite sane!

Thanks for the Info guys so State Troopers are another tier in Police response? I didnt know about the BPol are they just like a task force based in Berlin? I used to live in Paderborn so have seen Lander police Nordrhein Westfalen i think. Thanks again for the replies Goose

Hi Guys I just wanted to ask about Federal Level crime. In the UK there are taskforces eg SOCA= organised crime, Germany seems to be Lander as well like our forces. Is it just the US which has state level forces? Do they have to respond to certain crimes or do they informally assist in any call outs? Thanks for the help Goose

Im addicted to Honey Cheerios atm! I have to keep swapping as I get bored with the same cereal, just thought I'd share in the randomness.... Kind Regards Goosie