£200 build

aproctor

aproctor

aproctor

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I am after a half decent PC for my gf.

Budget is £200 max, but i have some ddr800 ram so that may help a bit.

Preferences are a small case, decent size HDD and wifi if it's cheap enough.

Whats worth getting at this price point?
 
DDR only goes up to 400MHz doesn't it?

aproctor, what do you need, absolutely everything except RAM? If so, there's no way you can spend under £200.
 
It's only a base unit i am after and i meant ddr2 and have a psu. :)

This is what i have so far -

Palit GeForce GT 240 512MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £59.98

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5300 "LGA775 Core 2" 2.60GHz - Retail - £52.99

Asus P5QPL-AM Intel G41 (Socket 775) Motherboard - £39.99

Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM - £38.99

Belkin F5D7000UK 54Mbps Wireless Desktop PCI Network Adapter - £17.99

Akasa Genesis AK-5004 Midi Tower Case - £16.99

Sub Total : £226.92 inc VAT


Obviously shopping around i can get it down £20, any ideas on how to get more bang for my buck?
I am tempted with a second hand 8800gt/gtx for similar money, or a 6800 ultra and save £40.
 
If you're trying to go budget, forget the grapihcs card and use the onboard Motherboard graphics, but don't forget you need a PSU with that list!
 
Redgie said:
If you're trying to go budget, forget the grapihcs card and use the onboard Motherboard graphics, but don't forget you need a PSU with that list!
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Got a PSU and Ram, good point about the graphics, still dicing with it as onboard is pretty gash.
 
sastusbulbas said:
A couple of cheaper alternative components,

Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2L Intel G41 £37
Intel Celeron Dual Core E3200 £33
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Good shout, i trust Asus and i think £3 is worth it, even if they are the same spec boards in every way.

How do the celerons rate against the entry level duels nowadays?
 
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