Another PC Spec, £500

Pulse

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Need a complete base unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor for £500

i know its tight, but i just need the best money can buy. keyboard and mouse dont need to be anything fancy, its the tower and monitor im more worried about.

spec away :D
 
Pulse said:
Need a complete base unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor for £500

i know its tight, but i just need the best money can buy. keyboard and mouse dont need to be anything fancy, its the tower and monitor im more worried about.

spec away :D
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whats it to be used for?
what size HDD do you need?
 
probably just bit of gaming like wow, nothing intensive but would be nice to play some newer games.

and i reckon 200GB should cover it
 
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Shuttle XPC SK22G2 Aluminium Barebones System - AMD 64 (Socket AM2) Shuttle XPC SK22G2 Aluminium Barebones System - AMD 64 (Socket AM2) £121.99
(£143.34) £121.99
(£143.34)
OcUK GeForce 7900 GS 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail OcUK GeForce 7900 GS 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £95.99
(£112.79) £95.99
(£112.79)
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
OcUK 1GB (2x512MB) PC2-6400 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit OcUK 1GB (2x512MB) PC2-6400 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit £63.99
(£75.19) £63.99
(£75.19)
Logitech Deluxe Keyboard (Black) - OEM Logitech Deluxe Keyboard (Black) - OEM £5.49
(£6.45) £5.49
(£6.45)
Logitech B58 Optical Wheel Mouse (Black) - OEM Logitech B58 Optical Wheel Mouse (Black) - OEM £4.99
(£5.86) £4.99
(£5.86)
OcUK Digimate L1531W 15.4" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black OcUK Digimate L1531W 15.4" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £74.99
(£88.11) £74.99
(£88.11)
Sub Total : £422.43
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
Vat : £75.67
Total : £508.05

How about a shuttle? :)

Although for £100 more you can get a 3800+ X2 and 2gb ddr2 800 which is well worth it... I forgot a HD, doh
 
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bst i can do :( that is one small budget specially for monitor aswell.

OcUK Digimate L1931W 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £
(£126.89)
Samsung SH-S182D 18x18 DVD±RW ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£19.96)
OcUK 1GB (2x512MB) PC2-6400 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
(£75.19)
Sapphire X1650 XT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£93.99)
Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU
(£70.49)
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 2.4GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail
(£74.01)
MSI K9N Neo-F nForce 550 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£52.86)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB ST3160811AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM
(£41.11)
Shipping : £10.95
Vat : £84.50
Total : £567.37
 
thefishdude said:
bst i can do :( that is one small budget specially for monitor aswell.

OcUK Digimate L1931W 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £
(£126.89)
Samsung SH-S182D 18x18 DVD±RW ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£19.96)
OcUK 1GB (2x512MB) PC2-6400 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
(£75.19)
Sapphire X1650 XT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£93.99)
Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU
(£70.49)
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 2.4GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail
(£74.01)
MSI K9N Neo-F nForce 550 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£52.86)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB ST3160811AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM
(£41.11)
Shipping : £10.95
Vat : £84.50
Total : £567.37
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could drop the 3800 to the lower 3500. Then case could be Artic Cooling (500W) PSU for around £50-60. Or even a barebones.

The X1650 isnt that good for games is it? 7600GS should be fine?
 
the x1650 isnt that good no but this is the x1650xt wich is a lot betteri belive i woudl say maybe its slightly slower then the 7600 maybe but also about a £10 less.

as for the case top idea i dint realise the artic cooling one came with a power supply cause it dint mention it in the title
 
thefishdude said:
the x1650 isnt that good no but this is the x1650xt wich is a lot betteri belive i woudl say maybe its slightly slower then the 7600 maybe but also about a £10 less.

as for the case top idea i dint realise the artic cooling one came with a power supply cause it dint mention it in the title
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I wasnt sure either till i read it.
Although to the OP i would recommend trying to get toegether £600 to make a decent budget PC.
 
thefishdude said:
one thing may have forgotten and i wals forgot to spec this is the operatiung system that will add another £60 if you need copy of windows :(
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i dont think he does..he would have said :p...i hope

edit: nice spec fishdude :)
 
This might just about be suitable although it is still over-budget, if you could up it to around £550 then get a 7300gt with DDR3 Ram you would have a passable machine. I think that is everything included as asked and it is dual core also. :)

OcUK Value Hanns-G HC174D 17" LCD Monitor - Silver/Black £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
Logitech Cordless Desktop EX-110 - Retail £17.99
(£21.14) £17.99
(£21.14)
Intel Pentium 4 820 Dual Core "LGA775 Smithfield" 2.8GHz (800FSB) - Retail £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU £42.99
(£50.51) £42.99
(£50.51)
Corsair 1GB DDR2 Value Select PC5300 Dual Channel Kit (2x512MB) (VS1GBKIT667D2) ( £71.99
(£84.59) £71.99
(£84.59)
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 200GB 2000JS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £42.99
(£50.51) £42.99
(£50.51)
NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Asrock Conroe945G-DVI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £43.99
(£51.69) £43.99
(£51.69)
BFG GeForce 7300 GT OC 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £48.99
(£57.56) £48.99
(£57.56)
Sub Total : £445.91
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 : £80.30
Total : £539.16
 
semi-pro waster said:
This might just about be suitable although it is still over-budget, if you could up it to around £550 then get a 7300gt with DDR3 Ram you would have a passable machine. I think that is everything included as asked and it is dual core also. :)

OcUK Value Hanns-G HC174D 17" LCD Monitor - Silver/Black £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
Logitech Cordless Desktop EX-110 - Retail £17.99
(£21.14) £17.99
(£21.14)
Intel Pentium 4 820 Dual Core "LGA775 Smithfield" 2.8GHz (800FSB) - Retail £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU £42.99
(£50.51) £42.99
(£50.51)
Corsair 1GB DDR2 Value Select PC5300 Dual Channel Kit (2x512MB) (VS1GBKIT667D2) ( £71.99
(£84.59) £71.99
(£84.59)
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 200GB 2000JS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £42.99
(£50.51) £42.99
(£50.51)
NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Asrock Conroe945G-DVI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £43.99
(£51.69) £43.99
(£51.69)
BFG GeForce 7300 GT OC 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £48.99
(£57.56) £48.99
(£57.56)
Sub Total : £445.91
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 : £80.30
Total : £539.16
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thats nearly identical to a prebuilt i was looking at just it had a 19" screen and actually was £500
 
Pulse said:
thats nearly identical to a prebuilt i was looking at just it had a 19" screen and actually was £500
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If you get better value pre-built then you might as well go for it, I would possibly suspect that some corners may have been cut to make the pricepoint but if not then there is no real point to build your own. :)
 
yer i expect very generic ram and a shocking 19" monitor. has to be as they thought they would be clever and stick the 512MB version of the 7300LE in there :o its shocking either way.

to be truthful its not for me, im happy with my 64 3000 1GB ram and X800XT, its for a mate.
 
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