Budget PC

mrtommy · 5 Apr 2011 at 20:57

Hi there, was looking to put together a budget PC for my parents/sister.
Already Have an Nvidia 9800GT spare, a screen and a decent 500W power supply (forget the make, but it's good quality.) As well as a printer, and speakers etc.
My dad doesn't want to spend more than 300 pounds, my sister wants to be able to play Games such as League of Legends and Minecraft (not especially demanding) I'd need a new copy of windows too for it, included within that 300 pound budget. Was just wondering what you'd recommend.
List:
Motherboard
CPU
Writable DVD and CD drive (combo or separate)
Hard drive (500gb or more would be nice, but anything over 300 is OK)
RAM
Network Card/wireless adaptor
Windows (preferably 7)
A built in card reader might also be useful.

Let me know what you think. Thanks,
Tommy.

R088ieS86 · 5 Apr 2011 at 21:10

£10 over budget. but you could always drop the CPU down to a Tri core and it wouldn't suffer to badly under those demanding (

) games!

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 840 "95W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £77.99
(£64.99) £77.99
(£64.99)
MSI GF615M-P33 GeForce 6150SE (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £31.99
(£26.66) £31.99
(£26.66)
Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £29.60
(£24.67) £29.60
(£24.67)
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1600C9ELV4GK) £28.79
(£23.99) £28.79
(£23.99)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.98
(£12.48) £14.98
(£12.48)
Sub Total : £246.94
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £51.64
Total : £309.83

Reaper 392 · 5 Apr 2011 at 21:11

do you need a case, or are you using the case you already have?

heres a rig with a case included:
case isnt the greatest, but it should do the job for a simple computer (ive got one myself, and am regretting the choice, but thats because i have a much higher end computer)

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 840 "95W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £77.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99
1 x Sapphire Pure Innovation 760G (AM3) Motherboard - Retail £43.99
1 x OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1600C9ELV4GK) £28.79
1 x Coolermaster Elite 342 Case - Black £24.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.98
Total : £302.62 (includes shipping : £11.25).

mrtommy · 5 Apr 2011 at 23:36

That's great thanks, Although on the second one the price for windows doesn't match up when you follow the link.
Just wondering, what sort of guarantee/warranty do you get on the parts when you build your own PC?

sk82jack · 5 Apr 2011 at 23:57

mrtommy said:
That's great thanks, Although on the second one the price for windows doesn't match up when you follow the link.
Just wondering, what sort of guarantee/warranty do you get on the parts when you build your own PC?

Thats because it's the Windows 7 bundle so your getting a 500GB SATA III HDD and Windows 7 for £98.39 rather than paying for them seperately at £110

mrtommy · 6 Apr 2011 at 00:13

Oh right yeah, thanks, that's great then!

Buchanan0204 · 6 Apr 2011 at 00:30

You can get your memory card reader and wifi card for around 15 quid.

I'm going to be lazy and not link you too them, however the wifi card is a TP link and the memory card reader is made by Akasa. Have a look if you like. Both perfect for what you need it for.