cheap base unit any good??

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I'm looking for a cheap system for my nephew , this seems a cheap base system * Pricing not of OcUK * to add a graphics card to. What are peoples thoughts or can better be done for the price.

He is looking to use it for general uni duty and play games on.


Processor AMD A10-5700
Processor external bus 100MHz (HyperTransport)
Processor multiplier x34
Processor clock speed 3.4GHz
Processor socket FM2
Memory 8
Memory type PC3-12800
Maximum memory 16GB
Motherboard Medion MS-7800
Motherboard chipset AMD A55
Ports
USB2 ports (front/rear) 2/6
Firewire ports (front/rear) 0/0
eSATA ports (front/rear) 0/0
Wired network ports 1x 10/100/1000
Wireless networking support none
Internal Expansion
Case midi tower
PCI-E x1 slots (free) 2 (2)
PCI-E x16 slots (free) 1 (1)
Free Serial ATA ports 2
Free memory slots 0
Free 3.5in drive bays 1
Hard Disk
Hard disk model(s) Seagate Barracuda (ST1000DM003-9YN162)
Interface SATA3
Total storage capacity 1,024GB
Graphics
Graphics card(s) 512MB AMD Radeon HD 7660D
Graphics/video ports VGA, HDMI
Sound
Sound Realtek HD Audio
Sound outputs 7.1 line out, optical S/PDIF out, stereo out, mic in
 
yes amd is cheaper, runs a bit hotter but for the price is good value, dont think your going to get much better value for your money unless you build it yourself
 
zakblood said:
yes amd is cheaper, runs a bit hotter but for the price is good value, dont think your going to get much better value for your money unless you build it yourself
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Agreed,

The A10's do have great on-board graphics to play games at low to medium settings. If that is what you are after a build could be done very cheaply. Does that sound good?

Otherwise you really need (at a minimum) G840 & 7770 or 3220 & 7850 (pick and mix).
 
Base unit only:

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
AMD Athlon X4 750K Black Edition 3.40GHz (Socket FM2) Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD750KWOHJBOX) £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £58.99
(£49.16) £58.99
(£49.16)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Antec High Current Gamer 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £40.00
(£33.33) £40.00
(£33.33)
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
Zalman T1 Mini Tower Case - Black £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
Sub Total : £290.77
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £60.25
Total : £361.52
 
On a tight budget the OS price is going to kill what you could potentially buy. I'd recommend seeing if you can use a product key from his old laptop/computer possibly.

Or if he already has a hdd with all his stuff on and windows, just plug that in :)
 
Bromhead said:
On a tight budget the OS price is going to kill what you could potentially buy. I'd recommend seeing if you can use a product key from his old laptop/computer possibly.

Or if he already has a hdd with all his stuff on and windows, just plug that in :)
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If you have the disk, you can always install the OS on the new PC and when you activate, advise you've upgraded the HDD. They're none the wiser.

without OS:

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