£200 max spec...

Lewcifer · 4 Aug 2006 at 19:24

I'm currently trying to put together a low spec system for my mother, who's current computer is as good as dead. She'll only be using it for the web, the odd dvd and some word processing. All that's needed is the base unit, shuttle or midi tower - it doesn't really matter.
However, here's the tricky bit. She doesn't want to spend a whole lot on it, so the budget's £200 max! I can get the parts VAT free, so bear that in mind.
I don't have time to spec up a system at the moment, so if anyone could do me this wonderful favour then they'll receive a ton of good karma.

Andromeda1983 · 4 Aug 2006 at 19:36

Ill try

fenderbass86 · 4 Aug 2006 at 19:43

You've specced an AGP motherboard and a pci-express gfx card. Hmm.

Andromeda1983 · 4 Aug 2006 at 19:44

CP-118-AM AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3200BPBOX) (CP-118-AM)
£49.95 £49.95
HD-015-IB Hitachi Deskstar 7K80 80GB ATA-133 2MB Cache - OEM (0A30210) (HD-015-IB)
£23.50 £23.50
MY-003-OK OcUK Value 256MB PC3200 184pin DDR Memory (MY-003-OK)
£14.95 £14.95
CA-000-RB OcUK Value Rainbow Series Case Silver With 350W PSU (CA-000-RB)
£16.50 £16.50
MB-042-GI Gigabyte K8N51GMF-9 nForce 6100 Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-042-GI)
£41.95 £41.95
CD-002-AS Asus DVD-E616P1 DVD-ROM (Beige) - Retail (CD-002-AS)
£12.50 £12.50

Subtotal £159.35
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £9.95
VAT £29.63
Total £198.93

heh i did it

And yes i noticed... if you check CPU forum you will see its not exactly been my day.

Oh btw the 3000 and 3200 are the same price so i chose the 3200

Tetras · 4 Aug 2006 at 19:54

Heres my AM2 alternative and over budget as always (but it gives an idea)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 80GB ST3808110AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM
£29.50
Liteon DRW-6S160P-05C 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£18.25
AMD Sempron 64 2800+ (Socket AM2) CPU - Retail
£37.95
Asus M2NPV-MX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£46.95
Antec SLK1650 Beige Quiet Mini Tower Case - 350W SmartPower PSU
£35.95
Crucial 512MB (2x256MB) DDR2 PC2-4200C4 Dual Channel Kit
£30.95
Subtotal £199.55
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £9.95
VAT £36.67
Total £246.17

Andromeda1983 · 4 Aug 2006 at 20:02

She doesn't want to spend a whole lot on it, so the budget's £200 max

heh busted

Tetras · 4 Aug 2006 at 20:06

Aye but:

I can get the parts VAT free, so bear that in mind.

and if for example you change the HDD and CD/DVD to:
Hitachi Deskstar 7K80 80GB ATA-133 2MB Cache - OEM (0A30210) (HD-015-IB)
£23.50
NEC CB-1100B CDRW/DVD Combi Drive (Beige/Black) - OEM (CD-039-NE)
£13.50

It is then under £200 including delivery, excluding VAT.

Andromeda1983 · 4 Aug 2006 at 20:31

True but mines still cheaper without vat

Trigger · 4 Aug 2006 at 21:13

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3200BPBOX) (CP-118-AM) -- £49.95

Asus Vintage V2-AE1 Barebones System - AMD Socket 939 (FS-030-AS) -- £54.95

GeIL 512MB (2x256MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE5123200BHDC) (MY-004-GL) -- £33.95

Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA) -- £25.95

OcUK Value Floppy Drive - Black (HD-001-OK) -- £5.95

NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-030-NE) -- £21.95

TOTAL = £192.70

256mb RAM is going to get you precisley nowhere

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Andromeda1983 · 5 Aug 2006 at 03:38

Man i got served... still mine is cheaper

Lewcifer · 5 Aug 2006 at 09:49

Excellent, thanks a million folks. It'll be running Xp Pro, so I'll probably go for 512mb memory.
Thanks again!

(Good karma on the way to all that posted on this thread

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comp builder · 5 Aug 2006 at 10:25

Motherboard
Abit NF95 GeForce 6100 Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-098-AB)
Price: £38.95 (£45.77 Including VAT at 17.5%)

CPU
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3200BPBOX) (CP-118-AM)
Price: £49.95 (£58.69 Including VAT at 17.5%)

MEMORY
OcUK Value 512MB PC3200 184pin DDR Memory (MY-002-OK)
Price: £28.95 (£34.02 Including VAT at 17.5%)

CD-DRIVE
Samsung SH-C522C CD-ROM (Beige) - OEM (CD-071-SA)
Price: £8.15 (£9.58 Including VAT at 17.5%)

CASE
OcUK Value Rainbow Series Case Silver With 350W PSU (CA-000-RB)
Price: £16.50 (£19.39 Including VAT at 17.5%)

HDD
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 80GB 800JB ATA-100 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-000-WD)
Price: £27.95 (£32.84 Including VAT at 17.5%)

TOTAL= £170.45

(wow thats cheap, i must have missed somthing out!!!)

Motherboard has on-board graphics so no graphics card. The case comes with a psu. Also if she only wants the comp for basic things then (if you have one) why not put win 98 on so it should run faster shouldnt it???

out of curiousity why do you get the parts VAT free (cause your mum is over a certain age?? you work there??)

Gibbs · 5 Aug 2006 at 10:37

have you thought about putting linux onto her old machine to extent its life. Depending on the specs of it of course. If its well old then an upgrade is the way forward

Trigger · 5 Aug 2006 at 11:21

comp builder said:
MEMORY
OcUK Value 512MB PC3200 184pin DDR Memory (MY-002-OK)
Price: £28.95 (£34.02 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Wouldn't bother with that RAM, I've had some and it's naff.

comp builder said:
CD-DRIVE
Samsung SH-C522C CD-ROM (Beige) - OEM (CD-071-SA)
Price: £8.15 (£9.58 Including VAT at 17.5%)

How can a CD-ROM drive read a DVD?

comp builder said:
HDD
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 80GB 800JB ATA-100 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-000-WD)
Price: £27.95 (£32.84 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Why put in an ATA hard drive (And an ATA-100 one at that) instead of a SATA drive?

comp builder said:
TOTAL= £170.45 (wow thats cheap, i must have missed somthing out!!!)

Motherboard has on-board graphics so no graphics card. The case comes with a psu. Also if she only wants the comp for basic things then (if you have one) why not put win 98 on so it should run faster shouldnt it???

No it won't, Windows 98 won't support the true speed of the newer hardware and also Microsoft have oficially stopped support for it

Lewcifer · 5 Aug 2006 at 11:39

Fraid I don't have 98 anywhere, and as for Linux, I've never used it (the shame..) and she's not the most computer literate person there is.

The specs here are mostly what I was aiming for, so I'll mix and match. Thanks again folks.

comp builder · 5 Aug 2006 at 13:53

Trigger said:
Wouldn't bother with that RAM, I've had some and it's naff.
but its cheap!!

How can a CD-ROM drive read a DVD?

o yeh never thought of that

Why put in an ATA hard drive (And an ATA-100 one at that) instead of a SATA drive?

No it won't, Windows 98 won't support the true speed of the newer hardware and also Microsoft have oficially stopped support for it

My writing is in red if you aint worked that out. lol

Trigger · 5 Aug 2006 at 13:56

comp builder said:
My writing is in if you aint worked that out. lol

Yeah, took me a while to see it though before you edited

comp builder said:
but its cheap!!

That's what I said when I bought it. It turns out to only be 9 hundred and something MB and runs dog slow