Concidering a new computer build

[RossYule]

Hey there,

I put together a specification a few weeks ago, but now im interested what you guys can do with my budget.

I have about £500 +/- 10% either way as my budget, and would like to use the computer to play some games, Battlefield 2, Counterstrike Source, and also to watch DVD's and TV. I need sufficient harddrive space for the average person, CD Drive, etc.

What can you do for £500? I'm interested to see.

Also - just a quick note: I don't need a monitor, keyboard or mouse just yet

Many thanks,
Mr Yule.

 

[semi-pro waster]

This is at the lower end of your budget but offers a decent system which could be upgraded pretty easily.

Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKS) £63.99
(£75.19) £63.99
(£75.19)
OcUK ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
Antec NSK 6580 Super Midi Tower Case - 430W Earth Watts PSU £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
(£68.14)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2160 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1100 Freeview TV Tuner £32.99
(£38.76) £32.99
(£38.76)
Samsung SH-S203BEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £36.99
(£43.46) £36.99
(£43.46)
Sub Total : £383.92
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £69.10
Total : £463.97

 

[Teaf]

Hi Ross

Semi-pro waster's spec is excellent and I doubt you'll get much better for the price. All I would do if you wanted to hit the budget point would be to change the motherboard for a slightly better one such as a P35-DS3P or a Abit IP35. Alternatively adding a 3rd party cooler and some MX-2 if you wished to overclock.