AMD/Intel Cheap build

[ryan123hanna]

Hey guys, need to build a pc for a friend

Could you spec me a pc for general use such as word processing, playing music and general web browsing?

Like it to be as cheap as possible eg £300 or less , no need for monitor keyboard etc just the full working base unit.

He would prefer Intel but and AMD/Intel comparison might be interesting to compare price etc

Cheers in advanced

 

[RJC]

A little over:

Patrtiot G Series Sector 5 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel (PGV34G1333ELK) £74.99
(£63.82) £74.99
(£63.82)

Asus M4A785TD-M Evo AMD 785G (Socket AM3) DDR3 microATX Motherboard £69.99
(£59.57) £69.99
(£59.57)

AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 240 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £46.99
(£39.99) £46.99
(£39.99)

Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £39.99
(£34.03) £39.99
(£34.03)

Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) £38.99
(£33.18) £38.99
(£33.18)

Coolermaster Elite 334 Midi Case - Black £27.99
(£23.82) £27.99
(£23.82)

Sony Optiarc AD-7241S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe Optical Drive (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.16) £18.99
(£16.16) Sub Total : £270.57 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25 VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £49.32 Total : £331.14

 

[Ast3r]

IMO 2GB will do just fine for him don't you think?

 

[ryan123hanna]

sounds good thanks RJC

think there is money to be saved in the CPU/MOBO area or will it be going into risky territory regards to lag etc?

 

[Ast3r]

Well you could save another 10 quid and get this mobo http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-373-AS

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

sounds good thanks RJC

think there is money to be saved in the CPU/MOBO area or will it be going into risky territory regards to lag etc?

I think that the first build is quite a good specification for the price! Even the Corsair PSU is made by Seasonic and uses good components such as Japanese made capacitors.

The Asus M4A785TD-M Evo is an excellent motherboard:

http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1747&pageID=8115

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...o-m4a785td-m-evo-am3-motherboards-review.html

 

[RJC]

Asus M4A78LT-M LE AMD 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £57.99
(£49.35) £57.99
(£49.35)

AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 240 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £46.99
(£39.99) £46.99
(£39.99)

Corsair Value Select 2GB (1x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (VS2GB1333D3 G) £40.85
(£34.77) £40.85
(£34.77)

Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £39.99
(£34.03) £39.99
(£34.03)

Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) £38.99
(£33.18) £38.99
(£33.18)

Coolermaster Elite 334 Midi Case - Black £27.99
(£23.82) £27.99
(£23.82)

Sony Optiarc AD-7241S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe Optical Drive (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.16) £18.99
(£16.16) Sub Total : £231.30 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25 VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £42.45 Total : £285.00

Cheaper spec to compare

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

If the OP wants to reduce the price they could go with a DDR2 based build as the Athlon II will work with both DDR2 and DDR3 RAM.

I would look at this motherboard:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-377-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1482

This motherboard has a better integrated graphics card though:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-357-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1482

I would look at this RAM:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-192-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=817

 

[ryan123hanna]

gonna go the ddr3 route, the specs sound great guys thanks,

hopefully get round to ordering soon if i ever recieve any money!