Another spec check please

lizzie

lizzie

lizzie

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Have to build cheapest poss for nephew. Will this be OK?
He only plays games like cricket manager.

Already have :-
cheap case with fsp blue storm 400
seagate barracuda 160 gb sata hdd
cd writer

Can't afford to go c2d unfortunately.

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
OcUK Value Hanns-G HW173D 17" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black £74.99
(£88.11) £74.99
(£88.11)
Abit KN9 Ultra nForce 570 Ultra (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £30.00
(£35.25) £30.00
(£35.25)
Asus GeForce EN7300GS-HTD 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - OEM £15.00
(£17.63) £15.00
(£17.63)
Crucial 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2 PC2-5300C5 Dual Channel Kit (CT2KIT6464AA667) £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66G-00660) £47.99
(£56.39) £47.99
(£56.39)
LG GSA-H42NBRL 18x18 DVD±RW ReWriter (Black, Beige) - Retail £19.99
(£23.49) £19.99
(£23.49)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ 2.00GHz (Socket AM2) - OEM £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Sub Total : £254.95
Shipping cost based on delivery to Credit/debit card billing address, DY49BN with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
Vat : £46.36
Total : £311.26

Thanks in advance
 
The CPU is OEM so you need a CPU cooler, either go for retail or pick a cheap AM2 cooler. I'd change the DVDRW for a cheaper model, the NEC 5170A in beige is around £12.99+Vat if memory serves. The graphics card is a turbocache model I think which means it will steal some system Ram but given a tight budget it should be ok. :)
 
Thanks for that.
Good job you spotted the missing heatsink!

Also, any thoughts on that monitor ie widescreen vs standard?
Widescreen one is cheaper!

Think I'll get rid of the dvdrw - he can upgrade that when he wants to!!
 
Widescreen is slightly less demanding in terms of pixels used as the resolution is 1440x900 rather than 1280x1024 on a standard screen, I don't think it will make a lot of difference really since most games come with widescreen modes built in now anyway I believe. :)
 
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