£650 build, any ideas what to get?

colinuk · 19 May 2008 at 07:05

Already have a HDD, need everythign else though and have around £650 to spend.

No idea what to get but been told to get Intel CPU as they are still better than AMD for now.

So what would you recomend for a semi decent games pc - apart from more money lol..

TYIA

ColiN

semi-pro waster · 19 May 2008 at 07:39

Slightly under budget but I think I've included everything that you need, the CPU is currently out of stock but when it or the E2200 comes back in they are what I'd suggest.

Samsung SM-226BW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black £169.99
(£199.74) £169.99
(£199.74)
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C5 TwinX (2x1GB) £24.99
(£29.36) £24.99
(£29.36)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail £38.99
(£45.81) £38.99
(£45.81)
Microsoft Black Value Pack 2.0 - OEM (S82-00029) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £52.99
(£62.26) £52.99
(£62.26)
OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £89.99
(£105.74) £89.99
(£105.74)
Antec Sonata III Piano Black Quiet Case - EarthWatts 500W PSU £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Samsung SH-S203DBEBN 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Sub Total : £534.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £96.23
Total : £646.09

colinuk · 19 May 2008 at 10:11

Cheers. If i take off the cost of the OS - is there anything worth upgrading on the list with the £59.99 extra?

semi-pro waster · 19 May 2008 at 10:24

If you don't need an OS then I'd spend the extra on an 8800GTS probably, if there is still any cash spare then maybe buy an E7200 instead of the E2180 - more cache and potentially even better overclocks.

gt_junkie · 19 May 2008 at 10:33

If you're using a 64bit operating system then i'd drop the ram saving £30. Add the £60 vista cost and the remaining £5 of the budget giving £95 spending money.

I'd then get a 4gb of ram and a decent heatsink so you can clock up your chip and get the real benefit from the core 2's talents!

Something like the OCZ 4gb PC6400 kit: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-086-OC

and the Scythe Infinity: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-006-SY&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=821

That comes to just over £90.

gt