Finding it hard to spec a budget build

Hamish · 30 Aug 2006 at 21:10

A few weeks ago I built my mate a nice budget pc for £465 with:

OcUK Value 19" WS TFT
OcUK Value 1Gb ram
DVD writer
AMD 64 3200+ Skt939
Spinpoint 160Gb
Asus Vintage AH1 barebones

Now i'm trying to build a similar system for a mate but OcUK dont stock any AMD barebones systems apart from expensive shuttle ones anymore. P4 is not an option as the chips cost too much. Even at other retailers I can only find Skt754 AMD barebones under £85 which it is almost impossible to get any chips for apart from Semprons which suck.
Getting a Case and mobo isnt really an option as it costs too much, unless somone can find a PSU, case, mobo and graphics for £75.

I really dont know what to do :confused:

ste_bla · 30 Aug 2006 at 21:20

MB-098-AB Abit NF95 GeForce 6100 Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-098-AB)
£39.99 £39.99
CA-059-AN Antec NSK1300 ATX Cube Case - 300W PSU (CA-059-AN)
£47.95 £47.95
Subtotal £87.94
VAT £15.39
Total £103.33

Best I could do

lee87 · 30 Aug 2006 at 21:22

CA-004-AS Asus TA-210 Series Midi Tower (Black) - 360W PSU (CA-004-AS) 1
£32.00 £32.00
MB-098-AB Abit NF95 GeForce 6100 Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-098-AB) 1
£39.99 £39.99
Subtotal £71.99
VAT £12.60
Total £84.59

ste_bla · 30 Aug 2006 at 21:25

CP-118-AM AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3200BPBOX) (CP-118-AM)
£49.99 £49.99
MY-006-OK OcUK Value 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-006-OK)
£109.99 £109.99
HD-024-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD160JJ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-024-SA)
£33.95 £33.95
CD-059-LO Liteon DRW-6S160P-05C 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-059-LO)
£18.25 £18.25
CA-052-AN Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU (CA-052-AN)
£39.95 £39.95
MO-019-OK OcUK Value Hanns-G HC194D 19" LCD Monitor - Silver/Black (MO-019-OK)
£104.99 £104.99
Subtotal £357.12
VAT £62.50
Total £419.62

Hamish · 30 Aug 2006 at 21:35

ste_bla said:
CP-118-AM AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3200BPBOX) (CP-118-AM)
£49.99 £49.99
MY-006-OK OcUK Value 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-006-OK)
£109.99 £109.99
HD-024-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD160JJ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-024-SA)
£33.95 £33.95
CD-059-LO Liteon DRW-6S160P-05C 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-059-LO)
£18.25 £18.25
CA-052-AN Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU (CA-052-AN)
£39.95 £39.95
MO-019-OK OcUK Value Hanns-G HC194D 19" LCD Monitor - Silver/Black (MO-019-OK)
£104.99 £104.99
Subtotal £357.12
VAT £62.50
Total £419.62

Mobo?

See what I mean

Tetras · 30 Aug 2006 at 21:45

Why you need a mobo? That what paper mache is for!

Asus TA-212 Series Midi Tower (Silver) - 360W PSU (CA-005-AS)
£31.95
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3200BPBOX)
£49.99
Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200PT TwinX (2x1GB) CAS3 (MY-039-CS)
£114.99
Liteon SHM-165P6S-01C 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Beige) - OEM
£21.95
OcUK Value Video7 L19WA 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black
£107.99
Samsung SpinPoint P HD160JJ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-024-SA)
£33.95
Abit NF95 GeForce 6100 Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-098-AB)
£39.99
Subtotal £400.81
VAT £70.15
Total £470.96

£5 over and doesn't include delivery but hey.

Larnica · 31 Aug 2006 at 00:17

Tetras said:
Why you need a mobo? That what paper mache is for!

Lol