Check Spec - pc for internet / word processing

duncsharp · 12 Aug 2006 at 19:34

i already have a 19'' widescreen lcd!

it wont be playing any games, its just for my mum really! any changes you guys would make and any way i could save a bit more cash?

cheers

Duncan

CD-056-LO Liteon SHW-16H5S-15C 16x Lightscribe DVD±RW - Retail (CD-056-LO)
£21.95 £21.95
CP-116-IN Intel Pentium 4 805 Dual Core "LGA775 Smithfield" 2.66GHz (533FSB) - Retail (CP-116-IN)
£59.95 £59.95
MB-064-GI Gigabyte GA_945PL_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-064-GI)
£55.95 £55.95
GX-117-SP Sapphire X1600 Pro 256MB DDR2 AVIVO TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-117-SP)
£54.95 £54.95
HD-111-MD Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 17 160GB 6G160E0 SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-111-MD)
£36.50 £36.50
MY-083-CS Corsair 1GB DDR2 Value Select PC5300 Dual Channel Kit (2x512MB) (VS1GBKIT667D2) (MY-083-CS)
£58.95 £58.95
Subtotal £288.25
VAT £50.45
Total £338.70

hp7909 · 13 Aug 2006 at 07:35

Asrock Conroe945G-DVI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-004-AK) £44.95 - good onboard graphics.
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB5300DC) (MY-030-GL) £51.95
Samsung SpinPoint P HD160JJ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-024-SA) £34.95 - Maxtor's have been 'dodgy' lately.
Subtotal £131.85
VAT £23.10
Total £154.95

So now comes to around £252 incl. VAT

duncsharp · 13 Aug 2006 at 10:19

should i use the same processor then??? or should i pick another one?

cheers

duncan

hp7909 · 13 Aug 2006 at 10:57

duncsharp said:
should i use the same processor then??? or should i pick another one?{snip}

If absolutely sure PC won't be used for any heavy tasks (e.g. video encoding, etc NOTE: playing movies/DivX/music/etc works fine even at a CPU running 1000MHz - tried & tested) then save some more by getting a Intel Celeron D :cool:

j00ni · 13 Aug 2006 at 11:14

I'm not 100% on this, but I don't think the Asrock conroe mobo is compatible with the celeron D's on sale at OcUK as the celerons are 90nm and the board supports 65nm chips iirc

Though hp7909 is essentially correct that for word/internet/desktop tasks, all you need really is the cheapest compatible components (though 1Gb of RAM will make it run happier, but on a tight budget 512Mb should do the job adequately)

duncsharp · 13 Aug 2006 at 11:17

I've finally settled on this, its just in my mums budget but im unsure on the case - can i save money getting a cheaper case or will this one do fine??

also my mum does wnat to do some picture editing using photoshop, will this run ok wiht onbarod gfx??

Asrock Conroe945G-DVI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-004-AK)
£44.95 £44.95
CP-116-IN Intel Pentium 4 805 Dual Core "LGA775 Smithfield" 2.66GHz (533FSB) - Retail (CP-116-IN)
£59.95 £59.95
HD-024-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD160JJ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-024-SA)
£34.95 £34.95
MY-030-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB5300DC) (MY-030-GL)
£51.95 £51.95
CD-056-LO Liteon SHW-16H5S-15C 16x Lightscribe DVD±RW - Retail (CD-056-LO)
£21.95 £21.95
CA-048-AN Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN)
£54.95 £54.95
UP-005-BE Belkin 4-Socket SurgeMaster (F9H400UK2M) (UP-005-BE)
£5.75 £5.75
Subtotal £274.45
VAT £48.03
Total £322.48

hp7909 · 13 Aug 2006 at 11:36

j00ni said:
I'm not 100% on this, but I don't think the Asrock conroe mobo is compatible with the celeron D's on sale at OcUK as the celerons are 90nm and the board supports 65nm chips iirc

Though hp7909 is essentially correct that for word/internet/desktop tasks, all you need really is the cheapest compatible components (though 1Gb of RAM will make it run happier, but on a tight budget 512Mb should do the job adequately)

I say 1GB should be the minimum considering the onBoard GFX, which by the way is very good - see here & Xpress 200 vs. GMA 950. Picture/photoshop, you need a faster/better processor & adequate RAM. So keep the 805D & 1GB RAM

Case, I find the Antec NSK4400 better looking

Besides its newer especially the PSU.