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These are some systems I have put together for a computing/business project at school, just wondering what could be improved, and where components need to be changed, I know some ram probably has to be changed to be the correct speed. This is just a first draft. I've not really kept upto date and these are supposed to be all round systems to be sold to idiots, hence the cheap@ss mobos, ram, screens, speakers. :p Prices will be lower when I work out the best place to everything from and so save on delivery.

AMD Sempron 3200+
Gigabyte GA-M61VME-S2
Elixir 512MB DDR2 667 PC5300
Western Digital 80GB 7200rpm
********** 8430-T 350W
LG GSA-H12N 18x DVD±RW
Windows Vista Home Basic 32
15.4” Widescreen Monitor
Labtec Cordless Desktop EX110
Logitech S100 Stereo Speakers

Base Unit Only £191.01
With Vista HB £246.52
Complete System £346.59

AMD Athlon X2 3800+
Gigabyte GA-M61VME-S2
Corsair 1GB DDR2 533 MHz
ATi Radeon X1550 256MB
Samsung 200GB 7200rpm 8Mb
Antec NSK4000 380W
LG GSA-H12N 18x DVD±RW
Windows Vista Home Premium 64
Acer 17 Inch TFT LCD Monitor
Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110
Creative 2.1 Speakers

Base Unit Only £288.21
With Vista HP £358.96
Complete System £496.66

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86Ghz
Asus P5GZ-MX
Crucial 2GB DDR 533
Nvidia 7600GT 256MB
Samsung 400GB 7200rpm 8Mb
Antec NSK4000 380W
LG GSA-H12N 18x DVD±RW
Windows Vista Home Premium 64
Videoseven 19” Widescreen LCD
Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110
Logitech X230 2.1 Speakers

Base Unit Only £438.84
With Vista HP £509.59
Complete System £670.48

Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13Ghz
Asus P5GZ-MX
Crucial 2GB DDR 533
Sapphire X1950Pro 256MB 256bit
Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200rpm
Antec Sonata II Piano 450W
LG GSA-H12N 18x DVD±RW
Windows Vista Home Premium 64
Acer AL2016W 20 Inch
Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110
Logitech X230 2.1 Speakers

Base Unit Only £542.20
With Vista HP £612.95
Complete System £824.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4Ghz
Asus P5GZ-MX
Crucial 2GB DDR 533
Connect 3D X1950XT 256MB
Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200rpm
Antec Sonata II Piano 450W
LG GSA-H12N 18x DVD±RW
Windows Vista Home Premium 64
Belina 22 Inch Widescreen TFT
Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110
Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound

Base Unit Only £646.67
With Vista HP £717.32
Complete System £997.72

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4Ghz
Asus P5GZ-MX
Crucial 2GB DDR 533
XFX GeForce 8800GTS 320MB
2x Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7.2K
Antec Sonata II Piano 450W
LG GSA-H12N 18x DVD±RW
Windows Vista Home Premium 64
Samsung 22.1 Inch Widescreen TFT
Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110
Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound

Base Unit Only £767.73
With Vista HP £838.43
Complete System £1159.88

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.67Ghz
Asus P5GZ-MX
Crucial 2GB DDR 533
POV GeForce 8800GTX 768MB
2x Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7.2K
Antec Sonata II Piano 450W
LG GSA-H12N 18x DVD±RW
Windows Vista Home Premium 64
Samsung 22.1 Inch Widescreen TFT
Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110
Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound

Base Unit Only £1060.33
With Vista HP £1131.08
Complete System £1452.53

Intel Core 2 Quadro Q6600 2.4Ghz
Asus P5GZ-MX
Crucial 4GB DDR 533
POV GeForce 8800GTX 768MB
2x Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7.2K
Antec Sonata II Piano 450W
LG GSA-H12N 18x DVD±RW
Windows Vista Home Ultimate 64
Samsung 22.1 Inch Widescreen TFT
Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110
Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound

Base Unit Only £1357.56
With Vista Ultimate £1477.78
Complete System £1799.23
 
The Intel ones are good value and overclocking will be a boy scouts dream. Leave AMD until there new line up appears a good few months away......... :cool:
 
From what I can tell on a quick scan through all parts are compatible. However you might find that PC6400 is cheaper in some cases than PC5300 for the Ram plus I'd generally prefer to see it on 6600 and above systems however that does have a bit to do with overclocking potential as the required Ram speeds aren't necessarily PC6400 to run correctly.

I'd not be unduly keen on having the P5GZ-MX appearing in a high-end system as it doesn't have all the features that higher end motherboards have, not to mention the more important fact (for the last system at least) it doesn't support 4gb Ram according to the manufacturer. Maybe consider a Gigabyte DS4 or Asus P5N-E 650 SLi as both aren't much more expensive but are more fully featured and would work fine.

I'd also consider changing the PSU case on the systems with the 8800GTXs, I'm pretty sure it would be fine with the Antec Sonata but generally I personally would be happier with a good 500w PSU in there instead. :)

//edit also have you factored in your cost for putting the systems together? If not I would also do that.
 
Thanks.

I haven't added the labour costs on yet, is there a way of buying parts from shops without vat, or would that be more effort than it's worth for this?
 
You can get a company VAT registered but the turnover has to be below a certain amount I believe otherwise it is automatic that you must register, actually take a look at the HM Customs page as they have more information than I do. One thing I would say though is consider at this point if most of your customers will be VAT registered as it can make a difference to whether it is worthwhile. Also as far as I am aware you don't claim the VAT back at point of sale, you pay it then later reclaim it from HM Customs and Excise or rather HM Customs and Revenue now it appears. :)
 
Reasonable array there, but with the £1000 priced Intel systems I would be expecting a better motherboard, Ram and PSU on offer if I was to part with that amount of cash. Especially as the content of my sig was put together for £800, well, £900 now I have had to replace the motherboard since dropping my buggered PSU on it this morning.

But, if its going to be aimed at people that dont know this from that then its fine.
 
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