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ops sorry - i missed it was a barebones systems.. sorry about that :/
lol i did axactly the same if you go up a few posts.
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Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail (£42.29)
Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (£55.21)
Samsung SpinPoint S 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD161HJ)(£34.06)
OcUK GeForce 8600 GT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (£61.09)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (£32.89)
Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU (£31.71)
Corsair VX 450W ATX PSU (CMPSU-450VXUK) (£43.46)
Pioneer DVR-212D 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (£19.96)
Sub Total : £272.92
Shipping : £10.95
VAT : £49.68
Total : £333.55
Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (£55.21)
Samsung SpinPoint S 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD161HJ)(£34.06)
OcUK GeForce 8600 GT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (£61.09)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (£32.89)
Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU (£31.71)
Corsair VX 450W ATX PSU (CMPSU-450VXUK) (£43.46)
Pioneer DVR-212D 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (£19.96)
Sub Total : £272.92
Shipping : £10.95
VAT : £49.68
Total : £333.55
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just missing the XP/Vista. And you might need an AC7 or the like for OCing.
TBh, for the extra £30, its totaly worth it. That PSU/Case you link to wouldnt really last an upgrade to a better GFX, whereas the Zen/VX has enough punch for a better GFX, and is more easily upgradable to a better case/PSU combo without replacing both at the same time.
TBh, for the extra £30, its totaly worth it. That PSU/Case you link to wouldnt really last an upgrade to a better GFX, whereas the Zen/VX has enough punch for a better GFX, and is more easily upgradable to a better case/PSU combo without replacing both at the same time.
To be fair he's done well to spec up a system for £200 from OcUK. Kudos 
You may find your best best is to scour the secondhand market. It wouldn't surprise me if people have old AMD kit they wanna get rid of.... something along the lines of an AMD64/X2, mobo, 1/2gig PC3200, gf7/X1x00.
You may find your best best is to scour the secondhand market. It wouldn't surprise me if people have old AMD kit they wanna get rid of.... something along the lines of an AMD64/X2, mobo, 1/2gig PC3200, gf7/X1x00.
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maybe he's an RTS guy.
for a £200 gaming machine that can be the only reason. unless he likes older games.
either that or he's deluded.
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TBH, even with this current environment of low prices on hardware, £200 for a *NEW* PC is stretching it.
Best to save up a little more , and you'll get a lot more for your money. £300 is possible for a comp, £200 is really pushing it to get anything worth running things on.
Best to save up a little more , and you'll get a lot more for your money. £300 is possible for a comp, £200 is really pushing it to get anything worth running things on.
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How about a Foxconn VIA K8M890M cheap x2 +1 gig ram thats 85pounds.hdrive 40.case +supply45 the rest he can work out.
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How about a Foxconn VIA K8M890M cheap x2 +1 gig ram thats 85pounds.hdrive 40.case +supply45 the rest he can work out.
Prob is, that doesnt include the GFX, which TBH you need to spend £60+ on for your money to really be worth anything...... in fact up till about £150 the more you can spend on GFX the better.
IMO its worth banking the money and waiting untill you can invest in a rig properly. hell, even most consoles cost more than £200....... computer wise in that price bracket you are looking at something that is a cheap surfing/word/power point machine, with OK gaming if you dont want to play anything out in the last 2-3 years at reasonable res.
Of course, thats all assuming you already have a usable monitor/keyboard/mouse, and i dont think ANY of the specs have included an XP/Vista OEM (chalk up another £70-100).
To think about it another way, you are looking at £30-45 a game for most modern games..... you think it's posible to make a decent gaming machine for the price of 6-7 games?
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This looks like great value and a good upgrade to my (sons) P4 2.4GHz GeForce 4Ti 4200 64MB combo. My only question is: why do so many people spec the Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60 when you can have a AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+ 2.10GHz based system for the same price? The AMD consistently out scores the Intel according to a certain hardware sites CPU comparison page.