"ivan" wrote in message
...
After toying with the idea of buying a DVD recorder, I decided that it
would
probably be more sensible to upgrade my computer and use that instead.

At the moment I'm running a K7S5A motherboard with a Duron 700 CPU, 250M
of
memory and I'm using an external Humax Freeview receiver connected to a
Win
TV card via the S\video input.

I realise that this set-up pretty inadequate, so I'm looking for something
that's a little more up to the job.

I only have around £250 max to spend and was looking for a Motherboard
with
CPU, memory, 80 gig hard drive and a Freeview card (with some decent
software).

However searching on the net, I hadn't realised just how many different
motherboards, socket types and processors (many at around the same price)
that there were available.

So it's difficult to know which is the most suitable for the kind of work
I
want to do, and I didn't want to be wise after the event by being told
"That's the 'worst' possible set up you could have bought for what you
want
to do, you should have gone for XYZ instead".

Any pointers in the right direction would be more than appreciated, thanks
in advance.

as a way of simplifying the options, why not go to somewhere like Novatech
that sells ready matched bundles of motherboard with the processor, fan and
memory already installed
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/Bundles.html

They are also one of the most reliable retailers. Well recommended.

Loz