Buy Or Build??

lcbs

lcbs

lcbs

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Hi all,

I am looking to either build a system or buy one for my kids but dont know which way to go??

I dont mind if its amd or intel. (prefer Dual Core either way though)
They want vista home premium
Will play games (Sim 2 so far)

Budget is £500 for everything including monitor.

If build any idea's what to get?
If buy again any idea's??

any help would be appriciated

Thanx lcbs
 
my logic is that you always get the better deal by building it yourself

but £500 is a bit tight especially if you want Vista and a monitor
 
Welcome to the forums! :D

I'd say build, it's fun and you get more for your money. I'd also advise C2D (Intel) over AMD but that budget is a little tight.
 
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ 2.00GHz (Socket AM2) - OEM
£52.99
(£62.26)

Asus M2V-TVM VIA K8M890 Micro ATX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£32.99
(£38.76)

Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU
£39.99
(£46.99)

Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2)
£13.99
(£16.44)

Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 80GB 800BD SATA-II 2MB Cache - OEM
£23.99
(£28.19)

Liteon DVD-8900 16x DVD±RW/RAM (Black) - OEM
£14.99
(£17.61)

OcUK 1GB (2x512MB) PC2-6400 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
£49.99
(£58.74)

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00788)
£61.99
(£72.84)

OcUK Value Hanns-G HC174D 17" LCD Monitor - Silver/Black
£87.99
(£103.39)

Logitech Cordless Desktop EX-110 - Retail
£17.99
(£21.14)

Logitech S100 10W RMS Speakers Black - OEM
£5.49
(£6.45)

Sub Total : £402.39
Shipping : £12.95
Vat : £72.68
Total : £488.02

Can't get anything cheaper than this tbh.

The integrated graphics should handle Vista and Sim 2 just fine. You can also get a graphics card if you want to play more demanding games.
 
Asus DRW-1608P3S 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - Retail £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Abit IL9 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £45.99
(£54.04) £45.99
(£54.04)
Intel Core 2 DUO E4300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail £95.99
(£112.79) £95.99
(£112.79)
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB6400UDC) £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
(£68.14)
BFG GeForce 7300 GT OC 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £48.99
(£57.56) £48.99
(£57.56)
Samsung SpinPoint P HD160HJ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
(£41.11)
Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Logitech Deluxe Keyboard (Black) - OEM £5.49
(£6.45) £5.49
(£6.45)
Logitech B58 Optical Wheel Mouse (Black) - OEM £4.99
(£5.86) £4.99
(£5.86)
Logitech S100 10W RMS Speakers Black - OEM £5.49
(£6.45) £5.49
(£6.45)
OcUK Value Hanns-G HC174D 17" LCD Monitor - Silver/Black £87.99
(£103.39) £87.99
(£103.39)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00788) £61.99
(£72.84) £61.99
(£72.84)
Sub Total : £506.88
Shipping : £12.95
Vat : £90.97
Total : £610.80
 
steve258 said:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ 2.00GHz (Socket AM2) - OEM
£52.99
(£62.26)

Asus M2V-TVM VIA K8M890 Micro ATX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£32.99
(£38.76)

Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU
£39.99
(£46.99)

Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2)
£13.99
(£16.44)

Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 80GB 800BD SATA-II 2MB Cache - OEM
£23.99
(£28.19)

Liteon DVD-8900 16x DVD±RW/RAM (Black) - OEM
£14.99
(£17.61)

OcUK 1GB (2x512MB) PC2-6400 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
£49.99
(£58.74)

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00788)
£61.99
(£72.84)

OcUK Value Hanns-G HC174D 17" LCD Monitor - Silver/Black
£87.99
(£103.39)

Logitech Cordless Desktop EX-110 - Retail
£17.99
(£21.14)

Logitech S100 10W RMS Speakers Black - OEM
£5.49
(£6.45)

Sub Total : £402.39
Shipping : £12.95
Vat : £72.68
Total : £488.02

Can't get anything cheaper than this tbh.

The integrated graphics should handle Vista and Sim 2 just fine. You can also get a graphics card if you want to play more demanding games.
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Good spec, but swap the 17inch tft for the hans g 19inch widescreen and you come in bang on £500 :)
 
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