£200 base budget

Strepsils · 16 Oct 2011 at 20:13

Hey all, can someone help me spec a base build for £200.

I don't need windows 7, nor do I need a monitor.
Just a case and components, it's going to be used for just programming, like eclipse with lots of programs on it, and a bit of football manager 2012.
Thanks all

Jordan97 · 16 Oct 2011 at 20:20

I couldn't even get the price below £200.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus M5A78L-M LE AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £44.99
1 x AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 250 3.00GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £44.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite Power 500W Power Supply £32.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £29.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 342 Case - Black £24.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT25664BA160A) £21.98
1 x LG GH24NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £232.01 (includes shipping : £11.75).

You're not really going to get a lot with a budget that low.

Sparx · 16 Oct 2011 at 20:23

I wouldn't even bother..

Doomedspeed · 16 Oct 2011 at 20:32

£200 is too small a budget. Whatever you could get for that is not really worth having. If you had a budget of between £300 - £350, that would be a lot better.

Football manager 2012 probably wouldn't run too well on a £200 rig anyway.

barneystuta · 17 Oct 2011 at 02:08

Have a look around for second hand parts, you may be able to get some down that route. Think Jordan97 has done an admirable job there, but it would be near on impossible to get below £200, unfortunately.

Good luck with it, and maybe you can find some cheap second hand parts from friends/computer fares/etc.

jamesfreddie · 17 Oct 2011 at 19:22

You should look on MM you could build a ok S/H rig from MM

E6400
G41 or G31 board
2GB RAM
Cheap Case
PSU
8800 GTX
HDD
DVD Drive

T345 · 17 Oct 2011 at 22:11

MSI A75MA-G55 AMD Hudson D3 (Socket FM1) DDR3 Llano MIcro-ATX Motherboard MSI A75MA-G55 AMD Hudson D3 (Socket FM1) DDR3 Llano MIcro-ATX Motherboard £65.99
(£54.99) £65.99
(£54.99)
AMD Llano A4-3400 2.70GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3400OJGXBOX) AMD Llano A4-3400 2.70GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3400OJGXBOX) £52.99
(£44.16) £52.99
(£44.16)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
OCUK EZCool NA-705 Case - Black (500w PSU) OCUK EZCool NA-705 Case - Black (500w PSU) £24.98
(£20.82) £24.98
(£20.82)
Corsair Value 2GB (1x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Single Channel Module (VS2GB1333D3) Corsair Value 2GB (1x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Single Channel Module (VS2GB1333D3) £14.99
(£12.49) £14.99
(£12.49)
Sony DDU1681S-0B 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM Sony DDU1681S-0B 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.66) £13.99
(£11.66)
Sub Total : £169.11
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 20.00% VAT : £36.07
Total : £216.43

AMD LLano, 2gb ram, no need for graphics card, its alright for your budget

Xelene · 17 Oct 2011 at 22:15

Warecast said:
AMD LLano, 2gb ram, no need for graphics card, its alright for your budget

Eclipse will be painful on 2GB

SheepBeast · 18 Oct 2011 at 01:53

go with Warecast's spec but change the RAM for what Jordan97 linked to as it's only £7 extra for twice as much