Cheap upgrade?

Phaser

Phaser

Phaser

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Right, i've just got a new 19" TFT and the rest of my setup is quite outdated so i'm looking to upgrade.

I want to spend as little as possible, I don't mind buying second hand etc.

I use my PC for everything, web design, audio editing, listening to music and watching films. I don't often play games, but like I said i've just got a nice new TFT so I wouldn't mind a new graphics card to go with it, nothing top-end but something not too bad.

My current spec is as follows.

AMD Sempron 2400+
ASRock K7S41 motherboard
1x512MB cheap RAM
1x 40GB Western Digital Hard Drive
Cheap PSU
GForce MX440 128MB GFX card

I would like to keep my existing case - Jeantech Phong as I think it does me fine. I've got a 160GB SATA drive waiting for me too, so, I need a new CPU, motherboard, RAM, PSU and graphics card.

This PC is quite loud so if the new machine was quiet it would be a bonus!

Looking to spend about £200...Less would be better if it would be possible?

Any suggestions appreciated. :)
 

semi-pro waster

semi-pro waster

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I don't think that £200 is realistic if you are buying new but this is about the most basic I would suggest. If you can find the parts second hand then you will want something along the lines of an ATX 2.0 compliant PSU, 1gb Ram, a socket 939 CPU and compatible motherboard. If you aren't bothered about future-proofing at all you could get a socket 754 system and go with that.

CA-006-SK FSP Sparkle ATX-400PNF 400W ATX2.0 PSU (CA-006-SK)
£25.95 £25.95
MY-004-OK OcUK Value 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-004-OK)
£44.95 £44.95
CP-118-AM AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3200BPBOX) (CP-118-AM)
£104.95 £104.95
MB-119-AS Asus A8N-VM CSM Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI Express Motherboard (MB-119-AS)
£54.95 £54.95
Subtotal £230.80
VAT £40.39
Total £271.19
 
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