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KromaZone

KromaZone

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Im building this computer to run vista, not bothered about running games on it just to browse the net and maybe run some applications and stuff on..will it do or can i get it cheaper and still do the things i need to do on it?

Your input is very much appreciated.

EVGA nForce 650i Ultra (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (122-CK-NF66-T1)

Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - Retail

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC)

Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKS)

OcUK Huntkey 500W PSU

Asus GeForce EN7600GS Silent HTD 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU
 
I've taken your basics and changed a few parts around to save a bit of cash although I've upgraded the graphics card and PSU. The CPU can still be overclocked to the same sort of speed as the E6420, although it has less L2 cache it doesn't tend to make a huge difference except in some benchmarks. :)

Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKS) £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
OcUK GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £37.99
(£44.64) £37.99
(£44.64)
Corsair VX 450W ATX PSU (CMPSU-450VXUK) £36.99
(£43.46) £36.99
(£43.46)
EVGA nForce 650i Ultra (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (122-CK-NF66-T1) £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
Sub Total : £311.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £56.50
Total : £379.38
 
semi-pro waster said:
I've taken your basics and changed a few parts around to save a bit of cash although I've upgraded the graphics card and PSU. The CPU can still be overclocked to the same sort of speed as the E6420, although it has less L2 cache it doesn't tend to make a huge difference except in some benchmarks. :)

Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKS) £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
OcUK GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £37.99
(£44.64) £37.99
(£44.64)
Corsair VX 450W ATX PSU (CMPSU-450VXUK) £36.99
(£43.46) £36.99
(£43.46)
EVGA nForce 650i Ultra (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (122-CK-NF66-T1) £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
Sub Total : £311.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £56.50
Total : £379.38
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could get a cheaper gpu, and you could get a cheap p35 board for the same price which would give you more future proofing.
 
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This costs a lot less and is, nonetheless, more than up to the task of running Vista, surfing the web, playing movies, etc. I have this motherboard and I think it's fantastic.
 
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