£250 desktop build

davemang · 15 Dec 2013 at 15:13

hi would like some help building a desktop, prefer a i5 with 4gig ram with room to upgrade, would like to reuse ide hard drive/optical if poss and a maudio 2496 soundcard, also like to upgrade to a good graphic card in the future

also have a laptop sata harddrive if its possible to reuse?

And need a copy of windows

thanks for your time and wizardry

dave

ExRayTed · 15 Dec 2013 at 15:26

If you need a case and power supply too, i5 won't be possible on a budget of £250. Best I could do:

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5700 3.40GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD5700OKHJBOX) £95.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A88XM-HD3 AMD A88X (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £52.99
1 x Antec VP450P 450W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £41.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34GM1600HC11DC01) £32.99
1 x Antec VSK4000 Midi-Tower Case - Black £27.95
Total : £261.50 (includes shipping : £8.00).

The SATA hard drive should be reusable

davemang · 15 Dec 2013 at 15:34

Thanks yes I would need a case and psu, would also Consider upping the budget to £300 and using i3 or equivalent, the PC would be mainly used for audio production.

I have a laptop Intel duel core processor could that be utilized in a desktop? For a cheap build?

Thanks again

Was thinking something like this http://www.pixmania.co.uk/desktop-computer/asus-m11aa-i5-3330s-desktop-pc/21856457-a.html

T345 · 15 Dec 2013 at 15:46

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £79.99
1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (100-B1-0500-KR) £39.95
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) HDD £38.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34GM1600HC11DC01) £32.99
1 x Zalman T1 Mini Tower Case - Black £19.99
1 x **B Grade** Foxconn H67M Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £16
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.95
1 x Arctic Cooling Alpine 11 GT Rev.2 CPU Cooler £4.99
Total : £262.94 (includes shipping : £11.75).

With an i5. I would save up more money if I were you though.
edit: I have no idea what you would need for audio reproduction, and please can you not post competitors links

davemang · 15 Dec 2013 at 15:58

Thanks currently I'm using Intel duel core 2.16 GHz with 3 gig ram that works fine, would want a tad more power if buying new

Sorry for the link

Thanks again

Games Addict · 15 Dec 2013 at 17:08

From what I gather at the lowe end of the scale you get more bang for your buck (well pound but let's not get technical LOL) going the AMD route, just some food for thought from what i have observed.