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well best pc for 500.00 for my bro.
c2duo based, 19inch monitor not into games but his kids like to dabble at odd games(not new ones)also a printer reasonable, dvd rw,windows xp, 250gb hd,
quite hard but thats the budget.thanks for any suggestions.
 
errr PG, case and PSU are luxury's ?

Id try something like this, the graphics card is probably overkill, but thats where my bias lies.
CP-201-AM_60.jpg
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ 2.50GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £55.99
(£65.79) £55.99
(£65.79)
MY-058-GL_60.jpg
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £33.99
(£39.94) £33.99
(£39.94)
HD-133-WD_60.jpg
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD2500AAKS) £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
CD-092-SA_60.jpg
Samsung SH-S203NBEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
MO-060-SA_60.jpg
Samsung SM-920NW 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black £104.99
(£123.36) £104.99
(£123.36)
FS-040-AS_60.jpg
Asus Vintage V2-M2V890 Barebones System - AMD Socket AM2 £51.99
(£61.09) £51.99
(£61.09)
GX-064-OK_60.jpg
OcUK ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Total : £447.53
Use the remaining £50 to get a cheap printer.

edit: missed the xp request, maybe drop down the RAM to 2gb/get a cheaper processor to make headroom for that.
 
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DavidB said:
errr PG, case and PSU are luxury's ?

Id try something like this, the graphics card is probably overkill, but thats where my bias lies.
CP-201-AM_60.jpg
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ 2.50GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £55.99
(£65.79) £55.99
(£65.79)
MY-058-GL_60.jpg
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £33.99
(£39.94) £33.99
(£39.94)
HD-133-WD_60.jpg
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD2500AAKS) £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
CD-092-SA_60.jpg
Samsung SH-S203NBEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
MO-060-SA_60.jpg
Samsung SM-920NW 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black £104.99
(£123.36) £104.99
(£123.36)
FS-040-AS_60.jpg
Asus Vintage V2-M2V890 Barebones System - AMD Socket AM2 £51.99
(£61.09) £51.99
(£61.09)
GX-064-OK_60.jpg
OcUK ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Total : £447.53
Use the remaining £50 to get a cheap printer.

edit: missed the xp request, maybe drop down the RAM to 2gb/get a cheaper processor to make headroom for that.
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excellent Spec there.
 
thinking a c2duo though so can oc it a bit so thinking a 21xx or whatever doesnt need a card as powerful as the 1950 pro maybe a 85oogt at most
 
The trouble with Core 2s at this price range is that the motherboards are more expensive than their AMD counterparts since Intel motherboards need a northbridge.
 
is the Asrock 4CoreDual-SATA2 Skt775 AGP/PCiEx any good said it supports Supports FSB1066/800/533MHz processors and H-T Technology so will it support a 6750. thinking of using on board for now and get better cpu with difference. heres what ive got for price at mo

cheapo case 20.00
dvd rw 20.00
hd 320gb 45.00
2gb value ddr2 38.00
19 inch monitor 110.00
asrock board 41.00 has onboard sound ,vid
epson printer 36.00
intel 6750 123.00
xp 55.00 comes out just over could give him my old psu a good one just got a new one. case could update at different time.
 
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just noticed its a 1333 mhs chip and board only supports 1033.uhmmmm motherboard cpu combo for 165.00 do you recommend.
 
wouldnt want to but will if have to. thing is i do lots of his pc stuff now (familys)and i dont want to up the work load you know what i mean plus if it goes wrong ill be getting it in the neck.


hmmm that looks pretty good are the coolers pretty easy to install the tuniq?nice scope for upgrade in future aswell.
 
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Think thats everything .. hard to get it below £500 with intel......... but i have that mobo/ram/E2160 at 3.2ghz......... hit 2.8ghz easy :)

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Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail £37.99
(£44.64) £37.99
(£44.64)
EVGA nForce 650i Ultra (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (122-CK-NF66-T1) EVGA nForce 650i Ultra (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (122-CK-NF66-T1) £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
OcUK GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail OcUK GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
NEC AD7170S Serial ATA 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM 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) GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £33.99
(£39.94) £33.99
(£39.94)
OcUK Value Hanns-G HC194D 19" LCD Monitor - Silver/Black OcUK Value Hanns-G HC194D 19" LCD Monitor - Silver/Black £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) £47.99
(£56.39) £47.99
(£56.39)
Canon Pixma iP1800 Printer Canon Pixma iP1800 Printer £25.99
(£30.54) £25.99
(£30.54)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A32728) Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A32728) £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
OcUK Huntkey 450W PSU OcUK Huntkey 450W PSU £27.99
(£32.89) £27.99
(£32.89)
Sub Total : £448.89
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £81.17
Total : £545.01
 
Problem is, if your overclocking cooling is an issue, the cheap cases don't have fantastic airflow as it is, and stock coolings pretty horrible.
The none p35 chipsets dont run them as cool either, so you could be running into a very hot system, not to mention noisy.

Not sure the tuniq would fit very well inside that case either, tho if it can its a fantastic cooler. Err tho not that easy to install on the DS3R either, theres a few cables that need to be plugged in under where the cooler is, making it very difficult in my experience.
 
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