£850 for everything?

addylad

addylad

addylad

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Hi,

I need a PC, but I won't be gaming much, just needs to be able to run lots of programs (e.g. Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash, etc.).

For £850 I need everything:
Mouse
Keyboard
Monitor
PSU
CPU
Graphics card
Hard drive
DVD drive
Motherboard
RAM
Vista (probably Home Premium)

And anything else such as Arctic Silver.

Thanks a lot!
 
This should perform pretty nicely :

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00715) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £20.49
(£24.08) £40.98
(£48.16)
Sparkle GeForce 9600 GT 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £92.99
(£109.26) £92.99
(£109.26)
OcUK Value L-2041W 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £93.99
(£110.44) £93.99
(£110.44)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £139.99
(£164.49) £139.99
(£164.49)
OcUK Value IP35 Pro Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD2500AAKS) £37.99
(£44.64) £37.99
(£44.64)
Samsung SH-S203D 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case £61.99
(£72.84) £61.99
(£72.84)
Logitech Cordless Desktop EX 110 - Retail £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Sub Total : £679.88
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 : £121.60
Total : £816.43
 
Hello addylad, MeatLoaf's specification looks good. However, I would change Windows Vista 32-bit to the 64-bit edition since there isn't really any reason to stay on a 32-bit platform if you are looking at purchasing a new system. However please take into account that Windows Vista 64-bit cannot run 16-bit coded applications and also some decidedly 32-bit applications actually have an inclusion of 16-bit code in the installers. Now that's very far and few between and really isn't something you need to worry about unless you specifically know of anything that you use that is 16-bit encoded in any way. :)
 
EDIT: http://img139.imageshack.us/my.php?image=overclockersukyourbaskegv8.swf

I took some stuff off MeatLoaf's spec and changed it. How about:

OcUK Value IP35 Pro Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard OcUK Value IP35 Pro Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £5.99
(£7.04) £5.99
(£7.04)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD2500AAKS) Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD2500AAKS) £37.99
(£44.64) £37.99
(£44.64)
EVGA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (512-P2-E801-AR) EVGA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (512-P2-E801-AR) £124.99
(£146.86) £124.99
(£146.86)
OCZ StealthXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply OCZ StealthXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £139.99
(£164.49) £139.99
(£164.49)
Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case £61.99
(£72.84) £61.99
(£72.84)
Samsung SM-206BW 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black Samsung SM-206BW 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black £149.99
(£176.24) £149.99
(£176.24)
Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 - Retail Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 - Retail £19.99
(£23.49) £19.99
(£23.49)
Saitek Eclipse 2 Illuminated Keyboard - Blue/Red/Purple Saitek Eclipse 2 Illuminated Keyboard - Blue/Red/Purple £19.99
(£23.49) £19.99
(£23.49)
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PQ PC2-8000C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ) G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PQ PC2-8000C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ) £61.99
(£72.84) £61.99
(£72.84)
Samsung SH-S203D 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM Samsung SH-S203D 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00788) Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00788) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Sub Total : £807.87
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 : £143.99
Total : £966.81

Where can I save some money?

Thanks for your time. ;)
 
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Ahh my thread is falling down!

I'm looking to get this down to >=£900, anything in excess? Maybe a better value graphics card?

Thanks.
 
Antec Nine Hundred £72.49 1 £72.49
OCZ StealthXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 PSU £58.74 1 £58.74
OcUK IP35 Motherboard £70.49 1 £70.49
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB AAKS 16MB Hard drive £44.64 1 £44.64
OCZ 4GB DDR2 PC2-6400 (2x2GB) RAM (DDR2) £58.74 1 £58.74
Core2Quad 2.40GHz Processor £164.49 1 £164.49
EVGA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI Grapics card £146.86 1 £146.86
Samsung SH-S203D 20x DVD±RW 1 optical drive £17.61 1 £17.61
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound Cooling solution £7.04 1 £7.04
£176.24 20in monitor
£70.49 Vista HP OEM

£934.81
 
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