Basic PC Build Spec Required

chrisb1357 · 20 Feb 2008 at 19:50

HI all,

I have been asked to build a basic PC for Internet Use, Digital Cam Photos and to run Office on for £300 to £400 inc Keybaord, Mouse, Screen and maybe Speakers. Does anyone have any idea on Spec. Also to include Win XP

Thanks
Chris

semi-pro waster · 20 Feb 2008 at 19:58

By chance I happened to have something that should fit the requirements half-specified already so now incorporating all you need.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ 2.20GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £36.99
(£43.46) £36.99
(£43.46)
OcUK Value Hanns-G HW191D 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver £94.99
(£111.61) £94.99
(£111.61)
Microsoft Black Value Pack 2.0 - OEM (S82-00029) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Asus Vintage V3-M2V890 Barebones System - AMD64 (Socket AM2) £52.99
(£62.26) £52.99
(£62.26)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
Sony NEC Optiarc AD-7200S 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01991) £47.99
(£56.39) £47.99
(£56.39)
Logitech S-150 2.0 USB Speaker System - OEM £6.99
(£8.21) £6.99
(£8.21)
OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit £23.99
(£28.19) £23.99
(£28.19)
Sub Total : £321.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £58.25
Total : £391.11

chrisb1357 · 20 Feb 2008 at 20:00

what are your prices in brackets

semi-pro waster · 20 Feb 2008 at 20:04

Including Vat and the prices without brackets in the list are ex Vat, just the way it appears when copying directly from the basket. The total of £391.11 is including Vat and delivery.

chrisb1357 · 20 Feb 2008 at 20:06

Not a bad price, have u built the system yet yourself

Chris

semi-pro waster · 20 Feb 2008 at 20:12

chrisb1357 said:
Not a bad price, have u built the system yet yourself

Chris

That one, nope although I created very similar for a user in another thread so they might be building it relatively soon. Link to thread, you could always ask xirokx if he will let you know how it goes I suppose.

chrisb1357 · 21 Feb 2008 at 10:40

I have made a few changes to the first spec that u posted and here is what i get below. What do you think of the AMD one. I have also added a Intel Spec but not sure if i have added a correct CPU or RAM so if someone could advise.

AMD Spec

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01991) £47.99
(£56.39) £47.99
(£56.39)
OcUK Value Hanns-G HW191D 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver £94.99
(£111.61) £94.99
(£111.61)
Microsoft Black Value Pack 2.0 - OEM (S82-00029) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
Asus DRW-2014L1T 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Black/Silver) - Retail £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Asus Vintage V3-M2V890 Barebones System - AMD64 (Socket AM2) £52.99
(£62.26) £52.99
(£62.26)
OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit £23.99
(£28.19) £23.99
(£28.19)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ 2.20GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £36.99
(£43.46) £36.99
(£43.46)

Sub Total : £314.92
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £57.03
Total : £382.90

Intel Spec

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01991) £47.99
(£56.39) £47.99
(£56.39)
OcUK Value Hanns-G HW191D 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver £94.99
(£111.61) £94.99
(£111.61)
Microsoft Black Value Pack 2.0 - OEM (S82-00029) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
Asus DRW-2014L1T 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Black/Silver) - Retail £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit £23.99
(£28.19) £23.99
(£28.19)
Asus Vintage V3-P5G33 Barebones System - Intel Core 2 Duo/Quad (LGA775) £90.99
(£106.91) £90.99
(£106.91)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2200 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.20GHz (800FSB) - Retail £48.99
(£57.56) £48.99
(£57.56)

Sub Total : £364.92
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £65.78
Total : £441.65

jackassuk56 · 21 Feb 2008 at 10:54

i personaly prefer intel now, amd seemed to have gone a little downhill recently.

But thats just my personal preferance.

V3g3tto · 21 Feb 2008 at 11:06

Don't get a Hanns-G monitor lol, they are poor. Worth the extra £20 or so for one not made of polystyrene

Can get a Western Digital Caviar for £40 (though does same job i suppose)

Can get good branded RAM for £2 more, infact, you can get high performance C4 RAM for £1 less heh.

Note: RAM on ocuk can be more expensive

chrisb1357 · 21 Feb 2008 at 11:22

Which Ram would you go for on both of the systems and which Screen

Chris

chrisb1357 · 21 Feb 2008 at 20:47

a lot of people seem to rate that screen, what is the problem with it

THanks
Chris