I need a computer for a friend that is going to be used as a basic general use PC, E-Mails, Word, web browsing etc. He also uses it to look at photos.
A budget of preferably £300, but could be pushed to £350. This is what I've got so far:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99
1 x AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 555 3.20GHz Black Edition (Socket AM3) - Retail £64.99
1 x Asus M4A78LT-M 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £48.98
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £37.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Lepa N-Series 400W Power Supply £24.98
1 x Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit £23.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £354.79 (includes shipping : £11.25).
I'm planning on unlocking and overclocking the Phenom hence the cooler. He doesn't need it until the end of August, and so I should have free shipping by then. Will the PSU be enough?
Anyway, what do you think of the build? Anything that should be changed?
A budget of preferably £300, but could be pushed to £350. This is what I've got so far:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99
1 x AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 555 3.20GHz Black Edition (Socket AM3) - Retail £64.99
1 x Asus M4A78LT-M 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £48.98
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £37.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Lepa N-Series 400W Power Supply £24.98
1 x Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit £23.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £354.79 (includes shipping : £11.25).
I'm planning on unlocking and overclocking the Phenom hence the cooler. He doesn't need it until the end of August, and so I should have free shipping by then. Will the PSU be enough?
Anyway, what do you think of the build? Anything that should be changed?
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