budget rig

[stinka]

morning folks

im trying to put togeather a super budget gaming rig for a mate, no gpu required as im lending him a pci diamond stealth untill hes saved for a second hand x1950 pro/xtx or sommit

his budget is £300

im also letting him borrow an old crt/mouse/keyboard

i came up with this:

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Antec NSK6500 Super Midi Tower Case - 430W PSU £58.99
(£69.31) £58.99
(£69.31)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £53.99
(£63.44) £53.99
(£63.44)
Maxtor Diamondmax 20 80GB STM380211AS SATA-II 2MB Cache - OEM £21.99
(£25.84) £21.99
(£25.84)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Optiarc NEC AD7170S Serial ATA 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£21.14) £17.99
(£21.14)
EVGA nForce 650i Ultra (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (122-CK-NF66-T1) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49) Sub Total : £262.94 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 : £47.76 Total : £320.65

can you do any better, or is there anything ive missed

thanks in advance

 

[BillytheImpaler]

For the same price you can get a Gigabyte GA_965P_S3 motherboard. I'd definitely get that instead. It's a very good overclocker so as to get the best out of the E2140.

You're really better off having him save a little more so you can get some higher quality components that will perform better.

 

[stinka]

i was torn between the 2, but i thought hed like the option of sli and if the evga 650 is owt like my evga 680i it will also be a great clocker but i cant see him pushing it past 2.8 tbh

what do you think

also he has only got £300 mate ive allready said this to him, but it pretty upgradable and 2 gb ram is a good start

 

[BillytheImpaler]

For instance, this is what a little more money buys, including GPU.

I could be more helpful but I don't know how well the E21 series C2Ds overclock.

 

[stinka]

i know mate

he said £200 and wanted a complete system from a car boot sale

i talked him round to uping his budget to £300 saying we could build a c2d rig if i lend him some bits so thats where im at

 

[stinka]

trying to persuade him to go for this a bit more ommph for gaming and overclocking in the e4300 and a bigger case:

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail £66.99
(£78.71) £66.99
(£78.71)
Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Optiarc NEC AD7170S Serial ATA 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£21.14) £17.99
(£21.14)
Maxtor Diamondmax 20 80GB STM380211AS SATA-II 2MB Cache - OEM £21.99
(£25.84) £21.99
(£25.84)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £53.99
(£63.44) £53.99
(£63.44)
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3P (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £74.99
(£88.11) £74.99
(£88.11) Sub Total : £295.94 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 : £53.53 Total : £359.42

 

[p4radox]

There you go.

You could add a CPU cooler or an E2160 to take it up slightly over budget. It should clock to 3GHz too.

 

[stinka]

similar to my original spec, dont you think the lower l2cache of the e2140 will be missed ?

also the bigger case will hold more stuff/ run cooler me thinks

 

[p4radox]

I can't see the cache making much difference. I'd much rather contribute the money to a better graphics card.

As for the case? How much stuff is he going to be fitting in? It's only a budget rig, I don't think he'd have any problem with the NSK4400.

Obviously it's your call though.

 

[stinka]

yes its budget now but clock the e4300 and fit an 8800 gtx in the sonata and its a monster (may need a new psu)

wont fit that card in a nsk 4400