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Hi I'm not greatly into computers and have read the 'Ultimate Guide - What to buy, and how to build!' thread but still having trouble getting the correct components together. A friend of mine would like a new computer I have £500 to build it, so if someone's bored could they knock me a price list up of components.

The computer would need everything, keyboard/mouse/dvd writer/case etcetc

My friend would like a 17" monitor and imo atleast a gig of ram.

Thanks for any replies :)

Hybrids
 
Just over, but really difficult unless buying low-end components..

MO-028-SA Samsung SM730BF 17" LCD Monitor (MO-028-SA)
£159.95
MB-119-AS Asus A8N-VM CSM Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI Express Motherboard (MB-119-AS)
£49.95
KB-015-LG Logitech B58 Optical Wheel Mouse (Black) - OEM (KB-015-LG)
£6.95
MY-041-CS Corsair 1GB DDR Value Select PC3200 CAS2.5 Kit (2x512MB) (VS1GBKIT400) (MY-041-CS)
£54.95
CA-008-AS OcUK Value Aspire X-Qpack Cube Case - Silver (CA-008-AS)
£59.95
CD-038-PO Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16 x 16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-038-PO)
£22.95
KB-011-LG Logitech Internet Pro Keyboard (Black) - OEM (KB-011-LG) £8.95
CP-117-AM AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM)
£69.95
HD-046-WD Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD)
£54.95
Subtotal £488.55
VAT £85.50
Total £574.05

Fine for usual net stuff, light gaming Asking too much if he wants proper gaming rig with monitor (usually the most expensive component) as well.
 
Difficult budget but this is close and a decent spec, pretty good gaming capability. Went for a CRT as in this budget you have to compromise somewhere.

MB-129-AS Asus A8R-MVP Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-129-AS)
£64.95 £64.95
CP-117-AM AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM)
£69.95 £69.95
MY-005-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL)
£48.95 £48.95
GX-097-SP Sapphire ATI Radeon X800 GTO 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-097-SP)
£79.95 £79.95
HD-023-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA)
£30.95 £30.95
MO-006-HY Hyundai ImageQuest Q770S 17'' Perfectly Flat CRT Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-006-HY)
£64.95 £64.95
CD-033-NE NEC ND4571 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-033-NE)
£24.95 £24.95
CA-023-AN Antec SLK1650B Black Quiet Mini Tower Case - 350W SmartPower PSU (CA-023-AN)
£39.95 £39.95
KB-052-MS Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop v2.1 - OEM (KB-052-MS)
£19.95 £19.95
Subtotal £444.55
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £24.95
VAT £82.17
Total £551.67
 
Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN) 50
Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16 x 16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-038-PO) 26.32
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 300GB ST3300831A ATA-100 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-025-SE) 55.17
Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop v2.1 - OEM (KB-052-MS) 23.44
Asus A8N-VM CSM Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI Express Motherboard (MB-119-AS) 59
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 - £58
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3200BPBOX) (CP-11 110

£382

Thats without the monitor but the total include VAT.....So it gives you 120 to look for a 17inch tft :)

Forgetting about playing games and overclocking....

If in the future he wants to plays latest games etc he would need to get a gfx card however if he wants to overclock then he would have to change his mobo.....

This pc will serve him well as long as he doesnt want to overclock or game but if he suddenlys decides he wants to then he would need to upgrade....
 
The computer will be used for internet browsing/media usage/3d graphics software. Thanks for all the swift replies I'll take a look when I get home from work :)

Thanks again

Hybrids
 
Hybrids said:
The computer will be used for internet browsing/media usage/3d graphics software. Thanks for all the swift replies I'll take a look when I get home from work :)

Thanks again

Hybrids
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3D graphics to me = Rendering and possible animation. Whilst I've only specced a 3000 Venice you'll be able to overclock that CPU/Mobo combination quite nicely to help with rendering and the X800 will do nicely for any animating.
 
BigDom said:
Difficult budget but this is close and a decent spec, pretty good gaming capability. Went for a CRT as in this budget you have to compromise somewhere.

MB-129-AS Asus A8R-MVP Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-129-AS)
£64.95 £64.95
CP-117-AM AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM)
£69.95 £69.95
MY-005-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL)
£48.95 £48.95
GX-097-SP Sapphire ATI Radeon X800 GTO 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-097-SP)
£79.95 £79.95
HD-023-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA)
£30.95 £30.95
MO-006-HY Hyundai ImageQuest Q770S 17'' Perfectly Flat CRT Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-006-HY)
£64.95 £64.95
CD-033-NE NEC ND4571 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-033-NE)
£24.95 £24.95
CA-023-AN Antec SLK1650B Black Quiet Mini Tower Case - 350W SmartPower PSU (CA-023-AN)
£39.95 £39.95
KB-052-MS Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop v2.1 - OEM (KB-052-MS)
£19.95 £19.95
Subtotal £444.55
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £24.95
VAT £82.17
Total £551.67
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My friend wants a tft no matter what which would put you a lot over budget
semi-pro waster said:
I'd probably opt for BigDom's specification although you could get the Gigabyte K8NMF-9 nForce4 Micro ATX to knock around £25 off the budget and possibly get the X800GTO 256mb from the clearance section if it comes back into stock to save another £10 or so. Other than that I can't see too many ways to save money without compromising on performance.
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From this we can cut the price down a little but is there something else that can be downgraded a little to make it closer to the £500 budget?

xirokx said:
Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN) 50
Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16 x 16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-038-PO) 26.32
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 300GB ST3300831A ATA-100 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-025-SE) 55.17
Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop v2.1 - OEM (KB-052-MS) 23.44
Asus A8N-VM CSM Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI Express Motherboard (MB-119-AS) 59
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 - £58
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3200BPBOX) (CP-11 110

£382

Thats without the monitor but the total include VAT.....So it gives you 120 to look for a 17inch tft
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Have you also missed out a gfx card? Would this spec computer be good enough for some 3d software?

Thanks,

Hybrids
 
This is similar to the specs above but with a 17" TFT and £500. Not sure how good the psu is though, someone would have to confirm that it is good enough to run this spec.

MO-014-OK OcUK Gamer 178QP 17" LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-014-OK) 1
£114.95 £114.95
CP-117-AM AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM) 1
£69.95 £69.95
HD-023-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA) 1
£30.95 £30.95
KB-046-LG Logitech S96 PS/2 Optical Wheel Mouse Black - OEM (KB-046-LG) 1
£5.50 £5.50
KB-011-LG Logitech Internet Pro Keyboard (Black) - OEM (KB-011-LG) 1
£8.95 £8.95
CD-033-NE NEC ND4571 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-033-NE) 1
£24.95 £24.95
MY-005-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL) 1
£48.95 £48.95
GX-053-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X800 GTO 128MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-PC) 1
£49.95 £49.95
FS-028-AS Asus Vintage AH1 Barebones System - AMD Socket 939 (FS-028-AS) 1
£69.95 £69.95
Subtotal £424.10
VAT £74.22
Total £498.32
 
lee87 said:
This is similar to the specs above but with a 17" TFT and £500. Not sure how good the psu is though, someone would have to confirm that it is good enough to run this spec.
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VERY week PSU ( 300W ) wouldn't trust it at all myself.

I know my spec only has a 350W but the Antec's are very reputable and solid, plus I've got experience of them.
 
BigDom said:
TFT = 1/3 his budget... no way will he get decent 3D/Rendering performance for £350ish...

either raise the budget to £600 or accept a CRT.
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I'll see what I can do, I'll ask my friend whether he is willing to up it to £600, although i doub it :(

Lee87 that looks pretty good can anyone verify its quality?

Thanks again guys :)

Hybrids
 
lee87 said:
Just looked around and the 300W psu in the asus barebones is very good quality.
People in this thread are using it to run X2 3800+ and other high quality parts so I would say it would be fine with this spec.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17495224&highlight=Asus+Vintage+AH1
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Fair enough, I'd still go my spec for a couple of reasons.

1) Definatly little or no overhead for upgrades.
2) Apparantly small PSU - tight to fit full ATX PSU in.
3) Not sure of it's overclockability and whilst you didn't state overclocking on that budget it's worth doing a little.
 
lee87 said:
This is similar to the specs above but with a 17" TFT and £500. Not sure how good the psu is though, someone would have to confirm that it is good enough to run this spec.

MO-014-OK OcUK Gamer 178QP 17" LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-014-OK) 1
£114.95 £114.95
CP-117-AM AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM) 1
£69.95 £69.95
HD-023-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA) 1
£30.95 £30.95
KB-046-LG Logitech S96 PS/2 Optical Wheel Mouse Black - OEM (KB-046-LG) 1
£5.50 £5.50
KB-011-LG Logitech Internet Pro Keyboard (Black) - OEM (KB-011-LG) 1
£8.95 £8.95
CD-033-NE NEC ND4571 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-033-NE) 1
£24.95 £24.95
MY-005-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL) 1
£48.95 £48.95
GX-053-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X800 GTO 128MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-PC) 1
£49.95 £49.95
FS-028-AS Asus Vintage AH1 Barebones System - AMD Socket 939 (FS-028-AS) 1
£69.95 £69.95
Subtotal £424.10
VAT £74.22
Total £498.32
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I've spoken to my friend and tft is a must and the budget remains at 500. So i think i'm going to go for the above. If anyone can see any major problems with the above let me know :)

Thanks for everyones time and effort,

Hybrids
 
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