Build me a computer

[Hybrids]

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

 

[Hybrids]

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]

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

My friend wants a tft no matter what which would put you a lot over budget

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.

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?

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

Have you also missed out a gfx card? Would this spec computer be good enough for some 3d software?

Thanks,

Hybrids

 

[Hybrids]

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.

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

 

[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

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