Basic PC

g9015395 · 13 Oct 2007 at 11:19

Hey guys,

I am from Bournemouth University, starting new course and really need a fairly basic computer, to use as a basic server, thanks to microsoft and their academic alliance they provide the software for free. The hardware is going to cost

....

Does the following spec go?

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ 2.20GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail - £49.93
Asrock AM2NF3-VSTA (Socket AM2) AGP DDR2 Motherboard - £35.24
Corsair 1GB DDR2 Value Select PC5300C5 Dual Channel Kit (2x512MB) (VS1GBKIT667D2) - £24.66
Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 250GB ATA-133 8MB Cache - OEM (0A33408) - £38.76

Also else do i need, was thinking of adding a cheap graphics card? What memory does that motherboard use... the one on my list? if not shall i spend the extra money upgrading the motherboard?

I am a HW newb, so please advice.

Thanks

G9015395

thehmsjellyfish · 13 Oct 2007 at 11:21

I would go with 2gb of ram and 2600 pro.

g9015395 · 13 Oct 2007 at 11:23

2600 PRO?

And what number RAM am i looking for?

P.s. thanks for reply

Asus ATI Radeon EAH2600 Pro HTDP Silent 256MB DDR2 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

That what you mean?

Darg · 13 Oct 2007 at 12:13

Why don't you tell us exactly what you'll be using it for (light gaming as well as just a server?) and what budget you have and we'll spec you up something good.

lsg1r · 13 Oct 2007 at 12:31

Personally I would either get a motherboard with either onboard graphics or look for one which uses pci express as agp graphics cards are getting harder and harder to find.

I'd also agree that 2GB of ram is a better too.

semi-pro waster · 13 Oct 2007 at 12:35

Welcome to the forums, this is about as cheap as you can physically get it on OcUK. Onboard graphics but with the option to upgrade later to PCI-E, 2gb Ram and SATA hard drive and DVDRW because it is a newer interface than ATA.

Abit AN-M2 Micro ATX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £43.99
(£51.69) £43.99
(£51.69)
NEC AD7170S Serial ATA 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.99
(£18.79) £15.99
(£18.79)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £33.99
(£39.94) £33.99
(£39.94)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ 2.20GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £41.99
(£49.34) £41.99
(£49.34)
Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A33423) £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
(£41.11)
Antec NSK 4480 Mini Tower Case - 380W Earth Watts PSU £45.99
(£54.04) £45.99
(£54.04)
Sub Total : £216.94
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 is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £39.71
Total : £266.60

g9015395 · 13 Oct 2007 at 17:10

Hey guys, bit of a change of use, i am looking for a high performance/low price gamming system. We are talking a budget of around £400 max...

I managed to get a old server for free

, but now i am in the market for a new main PC.

Will also be used for stuff like the internet, word processing, programming and a bit of video editing with pinacle.

I dont need a case or a power supply... i will need atleast one opticle drive...

Thanks for the replies,

My freind used the spec you gave to purchase a cheap server solution.

Thanks

G9015395

thefishdude · 13 Oct 2007 at 20:37

Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£76.36)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)
(£68.14)
Samsung SH-S203NBEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£19.96)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKS)
(£64.61)
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK)
(£44.64)
OcUK ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£77.54)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail
(£58.74)
Sub Total : £348.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
Shipping : £9.95
VAT : £62.80
Total : £421.68

Ravie · 14 Oct 2007 at 01:26

do u need the peripherals aswell? screen? keyboard? mouse? etc and *** about a OS

Darg · 14 Oct 2007 at 23:51

What power supply do you have already? If it's a no name brand then it is not a good idea to use it with high end components.

thefishdudes spec is very good. If your PSU is good enough then you can knock off the Corsair PSU from that and be well under your £400 budget.