Cheapest possible PC?

[moppy89]

Hello, my girlfriends parents need a new PC which will strictly be used for internet browsing and word/excel etc.

Theyre never gonna need anything fancy, nothing to upgrade etc, it just has to be the cheapest possible. A budget of £150 to £200 absolutely max.

They already have a monitor and keyboard etc, but if you guys could put together somethign that includes a new monitor (17" would do) and keyboard for that price, Im sure theyd appreciate it.

Is there any point going with custom built at this kinda price or is it better to jus buy store ones?

 

[shadowake]

Intel no monitor and slightly over:

Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 7100 / nForce 630i Chipset (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £50.59
(£43.99) £50.59
(£43.99)
Intel Celeron E1400 2.0Ghz Dual-Core Processor (LGA775) - Retail Intel Celeron E1400 2.0Ghz Dual-Core Processor (LGA775) - Retail £34.01
(£29.57) £34.01
(£29.57)
Antec Basic 350W Power Supply Antec Basic 350W Power Supply £33.98
(£29.55) £33.98
(£29.55)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (WD1600AAJS) Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (WD1600AAJS) £29.99
(£26.08) £29.99
(£26.08)
Corsair 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 Value Select PC2-4200C5 Dual Channel (VS2GBKIT533D2) Corsair 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 Value Select PC2-4200C5 Dual Channel (VS2GBKIT533D2) £22.99
(£19.99) £22.99
(£19.99)
Asus TA-861 Midi-ATX Case - Black/Silver (No PSU) Asus TA-861 Midi-ATX Case - Black/Silver (No PSU) £21.99
(£19.12) £21.99
(£19.12)
LG GH22NP20 22x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM LG GH22NP20 22x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.77) £16.99
(£14.77)
Sub Total : £183.07
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £29.22
Total : £224.04

And AMD no monitor slightly over:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 7750 2.70GHz (Socket AM2+) - Retail £49.99
(£43.47) £49.99
(£43.47)
Foxconn M61PMV nForce 430 (Socket AM2/AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Foxconn M61PMV nForce 430 (Socket AM2/AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £33.99
(£29.56) £33.99
(£29.56)
Antec Basic 350W Power Supply Antec Basic 350W Power Supply £33.98
(£29.55) £33.98
(£29.55)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (WD1600AAJS) Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (WD1600AAJS) £29.99
(£26.08) £29.99
(£26.08)
Corsair 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 Value Select PC2-4200C5 Dual Channel (VS2GBKIT533D2) Corsair 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 Value Select PC2-4200C5 Dual Channel (VS2GBKIT533D2) £22.99
(£19.99) £22.99
(£19.99)
Asus TA-861 Midi-ATX Case - Black/Silver (No PSU) Asus TA-861 Midi-ATX Case - Black/Silver (No PSU) £21.99
(£19.12) £21.99
(£19.12)
LG GH22NP20 22x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM LG GH22NP20 22x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.77) £16.99
(£14.77)
Sub Total : £182.54
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £29.14
Total : £223.43

It is possible I built some for work for £160 (no monitor etc) but not from OC unfortunately. They tend not to stock cheap low end parts.

 

[ExRayTed]

Better to buy a pre-built from a big chain.You'll get a basic pc with basic warranty.It's that or go the second hand route,I've bought some great bits of kit second hand..problem with this route is usually no warranty.