£500 Spec please :)

DanMc07

DanMc07

DanMc07

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Hello,
I have a friend who would like me to build him a PC. Could you guys spec me a good PC for around the £500 mark? I was thinking going with conroe? here are the essentials that he will be looking for... A minumum of 2GB Ram, 500GB HDD and Windos Vista HP (these are all the things he asks for) everything else is up to you guys.

I wont need any speakers/mouse/keyboard

cheers

Dan.
 
With no monitor:

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If monitor is needed then you'll probably need a bigger budget. Also if he wants DX10 goodness a more expensive graphics card will be required.
 
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without knowing the needs of the person

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)
OcUK Value IP35 Pro Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKS) £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00788) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Antec NSK 6580 Super Midi Tower Case - 430W Earth Watts PSU £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
(£68.14)
OcUK ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £94.99
(£111.61) £94.99
(£111.61)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail £45.99
(£54.04) £45.99
(£54.04)
Pioneer DVR-212DBK 18x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£21.14) £17.99
(£21.14)
Sub Total : £416.92
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £74.88
Total : £502.75

you could drop the CPU to a e2160 or e2140 and still get 3GHz+ by OCing, a higher FSB will be needed though due to a lower multiplier.

change to HP32 bit if its more sutible for your needs

if you have a prefered DVD drive, then get it instead but i like pioneer

if a monitor is needed

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
OcUK Value Hanns-G HW173A 17" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black £75.99
(£89.29) £75.99
(£89.29)
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00788) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
OcUK ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - OEM £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail £38.99
(£45.81) £38.99
(£45.81)
Pioneer DVR-212DBK 18x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£21.14) £17.99
(£21.14)
OcUK Value IP35 Pro Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
Antec NSK 4480B Mini Tower Case (Black) - 380W Earth Watts PSU £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKS) £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
Sub Total : £422.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £76.28
Total : £512.14

the graphics card is in clearance, so not sure if it will still be there when your see this spec or when you buy
 
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Jak731 and Op, I wouldn't recommend Ocz Ram with the Abit IP35 board. There is a long line of people with default voltage issues caused with this combination - meaning you can't boot/post/enter the bios. Just swap the ram to geil / corsair and you'll be ok.
 
Ok sorry, he wont need a monitor, speekers, KB/mouse..

He wont be gaming hardly, he only plays on games like football manager etc.


Hows this?

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Spec looks solid :)

Re: graphics card choice.

Just get the cheapest 2400 Pro, or a motherboard with onboard graphics. The 8500 is too expensive for a 2d card, and too carp for a gaming card.
 
for the price the 2600 is a better card. You really wont be able to play any games on a 8500 and to be honest not much on a 2600 either. The case is over priced for the pc. The Lian Li PC7 is a great case and would be better, could go even cheaper though. Note though you need to buy the bezels for the lian li cases as they ahve a very stylish aluminium design which makes the cheap plasticy optical drives real show up if you dont have a bezel. you cant beat the lian li cases tbh.
 
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