£200 Base unit

ste_bla · 15 Jun 2006 at 13:54

Wondering if anyone can do better than this??

LGA775 3.0ghz Celeron
OcUK Value 512MB
Abit SG80 (int gfx)
Samsung 40GB SATA
NEC ND3550 OEM
Antec Tower Case - 350W SmartPower PSU

£205

fenderbass86 · 15 Jun 2006 at 14:28

Not a chance.

gam3r · 15 Jun 2006 at 14:31

I cant really beat that, but i can fit in a 64bit 3000+Venice and a Abit mobo with a 6100 inbuilt gfx chip for around 265.

MichaelHo · 15 Jun 2006 at 15:18

haha that is quite a decent system for £200.
a few months back for £200 i could only get amd 2500+, 512ram, mobo and dvd drive.

wesley · 15 Jun 2006 at 15:30

cheap! which antec tower case is that?

hp7909 · 15 Jun 2006 at 15:36

ste_bla said:
Wondering if anyone can do better than this??

LGA775 3.0ghz Celeron
OcUK Value 512MB
Abit SG80 (int gfx)
Samsung 40GB SATA
NEC ND3550 OEM
Antec Tower Case - 350W SmartPower PSU

£205

OcUK Value 512MB (2x256MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-005-OK) £21.95
**B Grade** Asus A8N-VM Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI Express Motherboard (MB-134-AS) £25.00
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM) £64.95
Samsung SpinPoint P SP0842N 80GB ATA-133 2MB Cache - OEM (HD-029-SA) £25.95
NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-035-NE) £19.95
Asus TA-212 Series Midi Tower (Silver) - 360W PSU (CA-005-AS) £31.95
Subtotal £189.75
VAT £33.21
Total £222.96

Almost

but value vs. performance its better :cool:

TIP: Look around the B-Grade & Clearance bins - little treasures to be found, infact there was a X800 (think) for £35 there yesterday

ste_bla · 15 Jun 2006 at 21:13

hp7909 said:
OcUK Value 512MB (2x256MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-005-OK) £21.95

**B Grade** Asus A8N-VM Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI Express Motherboard (MB-134-AS) £25.00

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM) £64.95

Samsung SpinPoint P SP0842N 80GB ATA-133 2MB Cache - OEM (HD-029-SA) £25.95

NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-035-NE) £19.95

Asus TA-212 Series Midi Tower (Silver) - 360W PSU (CA-005-AS) £31.95

Subtotal £189.75

VAT £33.21

Total £222.96

Almost but value vs. performance its better

TIP: Look around the B-Grade & Clearance bins - little treasures to be found, infact there was a X800 (think) for £35 there yesterday

Thats nice.. not a sure if sister in law can stretch that far.. guess an early xmas pressent..