Challenge you say?

Aero · 14 Jan 2008 at 15:12

Heres the challenge, ordering a pc for a friend tonight general games/work/CAD pc to be under £600 or around that mark say £615 max all in. (NO overclocking intended)

He needs everything apart from a mouse and keyboard, so monitor OS etc

so far I've got this

The challenge is can you do better?

Aero

Stelly · 14 Jan 2008 at 15:16

If you are using such software as Civil 3d which requires intensive 3d modelling I would say the GPU alone will be around 500(ish)

Stelly

Aero · 14 Jan 2008 at 15:21

Just general simple autocad work tbh I manage with my system just fine no 3d modelling

Aero

shauncr91 · 14 Jan 2008 at 15:32

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-005-BE&groupid=703&catid=17&subcat=276

This seems to be a good monitor for the price, It will drop the price down by about £11, something you could put elsewhere (Maybe a bigger HDD perhaps?)

Aero · 14 Jan 2008 at 15:35

See I thought about that monitor shauncr91 but I prefered the contrast ratio on the Acer. Bigger Hdd isn't really needed/wanted as he has an external.
keep the suggestions coming

Aero

mame · 14 Jan 2008 at 15:36

this hard drive would be better for £2 more http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-133-WD&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=768

steve258 · 14 Jan 2008 at 17:33

OcUK Value IP35-S Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£49.99 (£58.74)

OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
£23.99 (£28.19)

Intel Core 2 Duo E2200 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.20GHz (800FSB) - Retail
£51.99 (£61.09)

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00788)
£59.99 (£70.49)

OcUK ATI Radeon HD 3870 XT 512MB GDDR4 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£119.99 (£140.99)

Samsung SpinPoint S 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD250HJ)
£35.99 (£42.29)

Samsung SH-S203D 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£14.99 (£17.61)

Antec NSK 4480 Mini Tower Case (Silver) - 380W Earth Watts PSU
£45.99 (£54.04)

Belinea 1925S1W 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver
£94.99 (£111.61)

Sub Total : £497.91
Shipping : £12.95
VAT : £89.40
Total : £600.26

Does he need a speakers as well?

Aero · 14 Jan 2008 at 17:42

Not quite sure the psu would cut that... but nice spec

steve258 · 14 Jan 2008 at 17:48

It will, especially if he's not going to overclock.