best pc for 300 quid.

EdGey

EdGey

EdGey

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having taken into account the comment someone made about the 300 quid pc being so much better than the 200 quid pc. i agreed and managed to convince him to save another 100 quid. making the total 300 quid. nothing over. and its got to include delivery etc.

this is what ive come up with. leaving room for a future upgrade of another ati card if more power is needed. take into account this is meant to run old games so it doesnt need to be anything amazing. although obviously he wants the best he can get for his dosh.

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
LG GDR-H30NBL 16x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £9.99
(£11.74) £9.99
(£11.74)
Corsair VX 450W ATX PSU (CMPSU-450VXUK) £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
MSI K9A Platinum Crossfire (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
(£68.14)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 80GB ATA-133 8MB Cache - OEM £21.99
(£25.84) £21.99
(£25.84)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 3650 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ 2.20GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
(£41.11)
Corsair 2GB DDR2 Value Select PC2-5300C5 Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) (VS2GBKIT667D2) £24.99
(£29.36) £24.99
(£29.36)
Sub Total : £244.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £44.60
Total : £299.48


what would you change if it was for you?:confused: oh, and case not needed by the way

thanks
 
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That's probably the most you're going to get (although as said, I think C2D might just be within that budget, not sure), does he not need a case?
 
ok i gave it another shot.

is this any better?

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
LG GDR-H30NBL 16x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £9.99
(£11.74) £9.99
(£11.74)
Corsair VX 450W ATX PSU (CMPSU-450VXUK) £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Gigabyte GeForce 8600 GT Silent Zalman 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GV-NX86T256H-ZL) £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
(£68.14)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2200 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.20GHz (800FSB) - Retail £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
Gigabyte GA-N650SLI-DS4L nForce 650i SLi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 80GB ATA-133 8MB Cache - OEM £21.99
(£25.84) £21.99
(£25.84)
Corsair 2GB DDR2 Value Select PC2-5300C5 Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) (VS2GBKIT667D2) £24.99
(£29.36) £24.99
(£29.36)
Sub Total : £249.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £45.48
Total : £305.36

again another 8600 could be added in future. although i heard 8600's dont perform very well sli'd:confused:

out of those too builds, whats better?

he doesnt need a case as i have one from my old build he can have.:)

thanks again
 
 
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Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (WD1600AAJS)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC)
PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Extreme 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Asus P5K Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Gigabyte SUPERB 460w PSU


Features:
* Crossfire P35 mobo
* Decent 512MB HD3850 GFX
* 2GB of decent DDR2
* Core 2 Duo

Cons:
* PSU is a decent brand, but at £25.84 inc VAT, I'm guessing it's not the best, and might not be well suited to Crossfire!
* P5K might not support RAID

Total: £300.67 inc VAT and delivery.

edit: I failed 'cos I forgot the damn optical drive :(
 
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How about...
  • OCZ StealthXStream 500w Silent ATX2 Power Supply £36.99
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (ST380815AS) £21.99
  • Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £49.99
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail £38.99
  • GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £24.99
  • Asus GeForce 8800 GS 384MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £64.99
  • LiteON DH-20A4P-21C 20x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.99
  • Sub Total : £250.93
  • Shipping : £9.95
  • VAT : £45.65
  • Total : £306.53
For an extra £6 you can get the 256MB 8800GT :)
 
hp7909 said:
How about...
  • OCZ StealthXStream 500w Silent ATX2 Power Supply £36.99
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (ST380815AS) £21.99
  • Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £49.99
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail £38.99
  • GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £24.99
  • Asus GeForce 8800 GS 384MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £64.99
  • LiteON DH-20A4P-21C 20x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.99
  • Sub Total : £250.93
  • Shipping : £9.95
  • VAT : £45.65
  • Total : £306.53
For an extra £6 you can get the 256MB 8800GT :)
Click to expand...


no he cannot you havn't included the vat
 
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (WD1600AAJS)
(£30.54)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail
(£45.81)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
(£29.36)
Samsung SH-S203D/BEBN 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£16.44)
Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£46.99)
Gigabyte SUPERB 460w PSU
(£25.84)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 3650 512MB DDR2 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£48.16)

£253.66 inc vat and delivery
 
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (WD1600AAJS)
(£30.54)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail
(£45.81)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
(£29.36)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£76.36)
Samsung SH-S203D/BEBN 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£16.44)
Gigabyte SUPERB 460w PSU
(£25.84)
Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£58.74)

Total : £293.61 in vat and delivery
 
might also be worth checking the members market for a second hand geforce 7 series, then the savings can be put toward a slightly better psu or new hsf.
 
I'd go for a dual layer DVD burner over a DVD-ROM personally as the saving is so small. I know it's a cheap system but even so...
 
Here's my slightly drunken setup:

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Mind you that would need a heatsink as well for some extra cooling.
 
Akasa Ultra Quiet 400W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.2 PSU - Black Nickel £34.99 (£41.11)

Gigabyte GeForce 8800 GT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GV-NX88T256H) £69.99 (£82.24)

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £24.99 (£29.36)

Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £39.99 (£46.99)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (ST380815AS) £21.99 (£25.84)

Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail £38.99 (£45.81)

Samsung SH-S203D/BEBN 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99 (£16.44)

Sub Total : £244.93
Shipping : £8.95
VAT : £44.43
Total : £298.31
 
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (WD1600AAJS)
(£30.54)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail
(£45.81)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
(£29.36)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£76.36)
Samsung SH-S203D/BEBN 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£16.44)
Gigabyte SUPERB 460w PSU
(£25.84)
Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£58.74)


this is the best build sub £300. all i would say is...if games are not an issue, get a 3650 or a x1900 (2nd hand) and get a hsf and a bigger hdd and wait till the summer for the new cards to come out and the old ones to drop.

edit:dont get a p31 board unless you have to and defo make sure all dvd drives and hdd are sata.
 
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