build me a low budget computer for college please

chris2302

chris2302

chris2302

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ok guys i have £800 to spend on a new computer i dont know much about computers, but i need everything the moniter and keyboard and mouse, i need the computer for college work but being able to play a few games wouldnt hurt.
 
Here you go, i'm sure the others will come up with something better but this system should work well.


CA-012-AN Antec Super LANBOY Aluminum Super Mini Tower Case - No PSU (CA-012-AN)
£29.99 £29.99
BU-032-OK AMD Athlon 64 3000 Retail / Asus A8N-VM CSM / 1GB Geil PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit - Bundle (BU-032-OK)
CP-117-AM AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM) 1
MB-119-AS Asus A8N-VM CSM Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI Express Motherboard (MB-119-AS) 1
MY-005-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL) 1
£178.97 £178.97
GX-033-BG BFG GeForce 7900 GS OC 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-033-BG)
£121.99 £121.99
HD-024-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD160JJ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-024-SA)
£33.95 £33.95
CD-019-AS Asus DRW-1608P3S 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Beige) - Retail (CD-019-AS)
£23.95 £23.95
CA-006-HP Hiper HPU-4B580 Type R 580W Modular ATX2.2 PSU - Blue (CA-006-HP)
£54.99 £54.99
KB-073-LG Logitech Cordless Desktop S 510 - Black/Silver (KB-073-LG)
£29.99 £29.99
MO-046-VS Viewsonic VX922 19" LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-046-VS)
£189.99 £189.99
Subtotal £663.82
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £24.95
VAT £120.54
Total £809.31
 
Shopping Cart (Prices in British Pounds) REFERENCE DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST
MO-045-HY Hyundai ImageQuest B91D 19" LCD Monitor - Black (MO-045-HY) 1
£163.99 £163.99
KB-003-CH Cherry G83-6105 PS2 Keyboard - Black (G83-6105LPQGB-2) (KB-003-CH) 1
£11.99 £11.99
KB-085-LG Logitech LX3 Optical Mouse - Retail (KB-085-LG) 1
£17.99 £17.99
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN) 1
£66.99 £66.99
HD-093-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB ST3160811AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-093-SE) 1
£34.95 £34.95
CD-044-NE NEC AD7170A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-044-NE) 1
£19.95 £19.95
CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN) 1
£114.99 £114.99
GX-089-LT Leadtek GeForce 7900 GS 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-089-LT) 1
£107.99 £107.99
MY-030-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB5300DC) (MY-030-GL) 1
£74.99 £74.99
MB-153-AS Asus P5LD2-VM DH Intel 945G Micro ATX (LGA775) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-153-AS) 1
£67.99 £67.99
Subtotal £681.82
VAT £119.32
Total £801.14
 
Let me have a go...
  • Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN) £114.99
  • Asrock ConroeXFire-eSATA2 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-003-AK) £53.99
  • Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) £119.99 ;)
  • NEC AD7170A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-044-NE) £19.95
  • Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU (CA-052-AN) £43.99
  • Logitech Deluxe Keyboard (Black) - OEM (KB-088-LG) £5.99
  • Logitech LX5 Cordless Optical Mouse - Retail (KB-080-LG) £15.99
  • Belinea 1925S1W 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-005-BE) £117.99 :eek:
  • GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) (MY-034-GL) £139.99
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 200GB ST3200820AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-085-SE) £45.95 :D
  • Subtotal £678.82
  • VAT £118.80
  • Total £797.62
Need OS?
 
I think that hp7909 has given the best overall specification so far, I might be tempted to change the monitor for the OcUK Hanns-G one because it has a DVI input(although I don't know if it is better overall) but otherwise I would have picked almost exactly the same. :)
 
I'd have gone for the 250GB Seagate - tis on This Week Only. Only about a fiver more than the 200GB [before VAT].

SiriusB
 
hi guys i have got an extra £200 bringing my budget up to £1000 how would i make the computer better?

by the way i havent ordered any parts yet so it can still be edited im gonna order the parts tommorow
 
Substitute the motherboard for a Gigabyte DS4 and change the ram for the GSkill HZ PC2-6400 if you're going to be overclocking. If not, I'd change the graphics card for an X1900XT 512mb

Edit - it seems you can afford to do all 3 :)

Might even want to consider changing the e6300 for an e6600, more cache, higher stock clockspeed
 
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chris2302 said:
what would give a bigger performance boost change to the gigabyte ds4 the g skill hz ram and the x1900xt


or just change my processor to e6600
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change the board, ram and gfx will give you a bigger performace boost when gaming.. you could always just clock your chip a little to make up the difference. most chips go quite high on stock cooling.

if you dont know how to overlclock, the guide in the overclocking section is excellent and will tell you everything you need to know.
 
changing the board and RAM will help you if you are going to be overclocking....

changing the graphics card will mean you can game at higher resolutions on ultra settings

if you will do either then save the cash
 
For the extra £s, (& a must if you go for the X1900XT) you'll want/need a better case & PSU...
  • Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-054-LL) £48.99
  • Seasonic S12 500W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-001-SS) £67.99
  • Subtotal £116.98
  • VAT £20.48
  • Total £137.46
Oh & definately the 250GB (or even 320GB) Seagate 7200.10 :)
 
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