Cheap Overclockable C2D system.

Hxc

Hxc

Hxc

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Am just looking at the budget you can get things at now, was wondering how much a cheap (but overclockable) C2D system would cost me.

I don't need an OS, but I do need a 19" monitor.

I also don't really need 2GB ram, so 1GB would suffice (6400 please).

Graphics are not of utmost importance currently, I managed on my laptops intergrated Radeon 9000 for ages before it died, so would be looking for a step up from that of course (any card around now!), but nothing too major. Best games I will be playing is probably Rise Of Legends, which ran about fairly decently on my old laptop, so yanno.

Cheers guys.
 
Budget??

*EDIT* Just realised you are asking for the price, then yeah around £800 maybe a bit less if you don't need a good graphic.
 
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Product Name Qty Price Line Total
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £144.99
(£170.36) £144.99
(£170.36)
Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU £66.99
(£78.71) £66.99
(£78.71)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £93.99
(£110.44) £93.99
(£110.44)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Asus P5B (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £77.99
(£91.64) £77.99
(£91.64)
Leadtek GeForce 7600 GS SILENT 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £42.99
(£50.51) £42.99
(£50.51)
Pioneer DVR-111BK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM £18.35
(£21.56) £18.35
(£21.56)
Sub Total : £519.28
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
Vat : £92.62
Total : £621.85


knock £80 off if you must only have 1gb :p
 
This is what i would suggest, very good overclockable potential with a very gd gpu for the money. :)

NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£19.96)

Belinea 1925S1W 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver
(£135.11)

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775)
(£16.44)

Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM
(£110.44)

PowerColor ATI Radeon X1950 Pro Extreme SILENT Heatpipe 256MB GDDR3 VIVO HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£135.11)

Gigabyte GA_965P_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard G
(£88.11)

Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM
(£50.51)

Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU
(£78.71)

OcUK 1GB (2x512MB) PC2-6400 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
(£75.19)

Sub Total :£603.91
Total :£722.46

This is a really good system with lots of overclocking potential. Could throw in 2gb of ram for extra £70 but up to you. Would be worth it.
 
hmm. I'm rather liking the last system indeed. I'll deffo knock down the graphics, seriously, I only need about a 7300GT!

£700 is a nice figure actully. I think I may try and stick to that :)

Will be buying sometime after christmas, just gotta save up the money for it.
 
I've managed my rig for £420

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Yaaay

But I'm only paying for CPU, Mobo, GFX Card, Floppy Drive and RAM, which is all coming from someone in the trade. The rest is Xmas presents or taken from my old computer.

But if I tally it all up at retail prices...
CPU £115
Mobo £90
Monitor £140
Keyboard £10
Mouse £10
CPU Cooler £25
RAM £100
GFX £170
HDD £30
DVD Drive £20
Floppy Drive £5
Case £20
Fans £15

So that's about £750. But only 1GB RAM. Worthy sacrifice for an X1950XT, though. Can always grab more RAM later on ;)

I think you're looking at £800 for a decent system inc monitor etc.
 
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