basic Spec PC

img · 30 Jul 2006 at 22:24

ive got good idea but wondered what others think as not got much time right now. need to build cheap pc for uni student, would only be for uni work and internet. They dont know or wont want to do anything else.

Cheers

Hamish · 30 Jul 2006 at 22:30

built this for a mate, he loves it! http://83.245.33.200/showthread.php?t=17598888

comp builder · 31 Jul 2006 at 08:53

MOTHERBOARD
Abit NF95 GeForce 6100 Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-098-AB)
Price: £38.95 (£45.77 Including VAT at 17.5%)

MEMORY
OcUK Value 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-004-OK)
Price: £53.95 (£63.39 Including VAT at 17.5%)

or

OcUK Value 512MB PC3200 184pin DDR Memory (MY-002-OK)
Price: £26.95 (£31.67 Including VAT at 17.5%)

CPU
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM)
Price: £49.95 (£58.69 Including VAT at 17.5%)

HARDDRIVE
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 80GB 800JB ATA-100 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-000-WD)
Price: £27.95 (£32.84 Including VAT at 17.5%)

CD-ROM DRIVE
Samsung SH-C522C CD-ROM (Beige) - OEM (CD-071-SA)
Price: £8.15 (£9.58 Including VAT at 17.5%)

CASE
OcUK Value Rainbow Series Case Silver With 350W PSU (CA-000-RB)
Price: £16.50 (£19.39 Including VAT at 17.5%)

TOTAL= £220.22

I have looked for the cheapest parts i could find (although they are good). The motherboard has on-board graphics so it will not need a graphics card (thus saving money), i know that on-board graphics are not good for gaming but for just uni work and surfing the web it should be fine.
The total price includes the 1GB R.A.M not the 512mb. I chose AMD and socket 939 because i like them and i think 939 is cheape than AM2 im not sure tho. This is a budget build if you want better perfomance it will probably cost you more money.
hth

Killajaz · 31 Jul 2006 at 09:43

Heh thats acutally pretty amazing comp_builder. £220 for a complete system with S939 and 1gb of ram.

Prices really are dropping on PC hardware

Enjoy it while it lasts! Once we have confirmed slipping Oil reserves prices will take off again...

comp builder · 31 Jul 2006 at 09:53

i know i thought it was pretty amazing too

but i will cost about £50 odd more if they dont have an os

img · 31 Jul 2006 at 18:02

yer ill be getting xp. Was kind if thing i was think excent i was thinking going AM2 since 939 is dead now

comp builder · 31 Jul 2006 at 21:38

motherboard
Abit KN9S nForce 550 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-095-AB)
Price: £69.95 (£82.19 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Graphics card
BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 6200 LE Turbo Cache 256MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-027-BG)
Price: £19.95 (£23.44 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Memory
Crucial 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2 PC2-4200C4 Dual Channel Kit (CT2KIT6464AA53E) (MY-081-CR)
Price: £58.95 (£69.27 Including VAT at 17.5%)

CPU
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail (CP-164-AM)
Price: £59.95 (£70.44 Including VAT at 17.5%)

CASE
OcUK Value Rainbow Series Case Silver With 350W PSU (CA-000-RB)
Price: £16.50 (£19.39 Including VAT at 17.5%)

HARDDRIVE
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 80GB 800JB ATA-100 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-000-WD)
Price: £27.95 (£32.84 Including VAT at 17.5%)

CD-ROM DRIVE
Samsung SH-C522C CD-ROM (Beige) - OEM (CD-071-SA)
Price: £8.15 (£9.58 Including VAT at 17.5%)

TOTAL= £302.26

That is the cheapest AM2 rig i could find, i had to include a graphics card as the motherboard dosnt have on-board graphics (i am not really sure wether the graphics card is compatible) I personally feel if all it is needed for is uni work and surfing the web then you should go with socket 939 as going with socket AM2 has no performance increase whatsoever and why future-proof a computer that when he finishes uni and maybe wants to upgrade for personal use he will (or at least i would) take everything out and build a new one.

Larnica · 31 Jul 2006 at 21:52

comp builder said:
That is the cheapest AM2 rig i could find, i had to include a graphics card as the motherboard dosnt have on-board graphics (i am not really sure wether the graphics card is compatible) I personally feel if all it is needed for is uni work and surfing the web then you should go with socket 939 as going with socket AM2 has no performance increase whatsoever and why future-proof a computer that when he finishes uni and maybe wants to upgrade for personal use he will (or at least i would) take everything out and build a new one.

Yep, I agree with that.

Hxc · 31 Jul 2006 at 22:36

There is a cheaper mobo with intergrated gfx,

Asus M2NPV-MX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-149-AS) Price: £46.95 (£55.17 Including VAT at 17.5%)