Building a Budget Computer

Doran

Doran

Doran

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Ok Guys,

I need nothing except the ability to watch films, use word and surf the net.

I already have a big 22inch Samsung screen that I plug into my Mac but want a cheap system with lots of storage (possible more than one internal hard disk).

What is the best way of going about and getting the bits? How slow can I go processor wise?

I will be running my old (legitimate) copy of XP., not Vista.

So am thinking: 1 gig ram.
500gb HD
Processor: No idea, some cheap AMD
Mobo?
For Sound & Gfx: I will use onboard for now.
Case?

I am quite into www.silentpcreview.com and will likely get the Enermax Modu82+ PSU (450w) because it is, as far as I can tell, the quietest PSU around.

However, if this is such a basic machine, can I think about running it fanless?

Your help and pricing much appreciated guys. :)
 
hows this for the bases of a pc
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD10EADS) £74.99
(£86.24) £74.99
(£86.24)
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H AMD 780G Micro-ATX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £63.99
(£73.59) £63.99
(£73.59)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200 2.70GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £45.99
(£52.89) £45.99
(£52.89)
Seasonic Silverpower 400W PSU £39.99
(£45.99) £39.99
(£45.99)
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £19.99
(£22.99) £19.99
(£22.99)
Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.54) £16.99
(£19.54)
Sub Total : £261.94
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DHL @ Home Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.99
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £40.64
Total : £311.57

needs case
 
my 2cents worth...

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
HD-053-SA_60.jpg
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £71.99
(£82.79) £71.99
(£82.79)
CP-189-AM_60.jpg
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200 2.70GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £45.99
(£52.89) £45.99
(£52.89)
CA-009-SS_60.jpg
Seasonic Silverpower 400W PSU £39.99
(£45.99) £39.99
(£45.99)
MB-164-GI_60.jpg
Gigabyte GA-M61PME-S2 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £31.99
(£36.79) £31.99
(£36.79)
CA-160-CM_60.jpg
Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black (No PSU) £26.99
(£31.04) £26.99
(£31.04)
MY-010-OK_60.jpg
OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit £16.99
(£19.54) £16.99
(£19.54)
CD-099-SA_60.jpg
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£16.09) £13.99
(£16.09) Sub Total : £247.93 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DHL Select Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.99 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £39.14 Total : £300.06
 
So I suppose you dont really save much going down to 1 gig from 2...

One other thing I forgot to mention: I intend on running Linux. Should that change anything?

(I have been out the game for so long I am a noob)
 
Doran said:
One other thing I forgot to mention: I intend on running Linux. Should that change anything?

(I have been out the game for so long I am a noob)
Click to expand...

No, Linux likes hardware just as much as windows although it is a bit more tolerant of lower powered systems.
 
Thing is guys, do I really even need stuff this quick?

I am not sure I do.

I suppose the problem, though, is that there is nothing cheaper, as you simply cannot buy older stuff...
 
hows this attempt

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200 "LGA775 Core 2" 2.20GHz (800FSB) - Retail £49.99
(£57.49) £49.99
(£57.49)
**B Grade** Asus Vintage V3-P5945GC Barebones System - Intel Core 2 £47.99
(£55.19) £47.99
(£55.19)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322HJ) £34.99
(£40.24) £34.99
(£40.24)
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £19.99
(£22.99) £19.99
(£22.99)
**B Grade** Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter - OEM £9.99
(£11.49) £9.99
(£11.49)
Sub Total : £162.95
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DHL @ Home Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.99
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £25.79
Total : £197.73

you should be able to get more performance for spending a bit more, but this will be the lowest performance spec i would go
 
but not gurranteed to be compatible with the barebones system i picked, the one that is is almost double the price
 
as cheap as i would go.,....

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
MB-144-GI_60.jpg
Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 7100 / nForce 630i Chipset (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £43.99
(£50.59) £43.99
(£50.59)
HD-030-HI_60.jpg
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (0A35415) £39.99
(£45.99) £39.99
(£45.99)
CP-194-IN_60.jpg
Intel Celeron E1200 1.6Ghz Dual-Core Processor (LGA775) - Retail £33.99
(£39.09) £33.99
(£39.09)
CA-088-AN_60.jpg
Antec Basic 350W PSU £28.99
(£33.34) £28.99
(£33.34)
CA-155-CM_60.jpg
Coolermaster Elite 330 Midi Tower Case - Black (No PSU) £25.99
(£29.89) £25.99
(£29.89)
CD-099-SA_60.jpg
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£16.09) £13.99
(£16.09)
MY-083-CR_60.jpg
Crucial 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2 PC2-5300C5 Dual Channel Kit (CT2KIT6464AA667) £12.99
(£14.94) £12.99
(£14.94) Sub Total : £199.93 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DHL Select Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.99 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £31.49 Total : £241.41
 
Guys - change of plan.

I want to see if I can get this to be fanless, totally passive.... :)
 
This is all too expensive.

I want cheap and VERY RELIABLE. I could not care less about performance, and it must not cause any issues with Linux. Can anyone tell me where to look?

Thanks
 
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