First PC for retired parent

Niffy

Niffy

Niffy

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Hi;

My parents are after a first PC. I have an old copy of Windows XP, and mouse k/b and monitor they can have, so I need the rest. I was thinking this below? I won't be used for games, except when the young grandchildren visit (so more Dora the explorer than CRYSIS). They might play DVD's on it, browse and use word etc.

Antec Sonata III Piano Black Quiet Case - EarthWatts 500W PSU £61.99
(£72.84) £61.99
(£72.84)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO 256MB DDR2 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (11117-01-10R) £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £46.99
(£55.21) £46.99
(£55.21)
Samsung SH-S203NBEBN 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3250410AS) £38.99
(£45.81) £38.99
(£45.81)
Sub Total : £284.93
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 : £51.78
Total : £347.66


Any major mistakes here?

Thanks

Nif
 
Looks sound, PC5300 RAM will be fine though as your unlikely to be clocking the PC.

edit: welcome to OCUK btw

claimed ;)
 
Thanks.

I might swap the memory for the PC5300 Geil.

If I wanted a TV card to go in it, would one of these be suitable?

Compro VideoMate DVB-T100 Digital TV Internal PCI - Retail

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£22.99
£27.01 inc VAT


Nif
 
Tell them to wait for the QX9650, they'll need the overclocking potential and the unlocked multiplier. They'll need some trix ram as well, so get them some DDR3 PC18500 and make sure they have at least 8gb. At least. Get them a couple of Nvdia 9800GTX Ultras when they come out in February with no less than 1.5gb of RAM per card. Set the clocks high and run everything under water. Literally. Get a couple of 24" screens next to eachother and run the DPI low. They'll need the clarity.

All that should make a reasonably-performing first PC for a pensioner, but someone else might want to chip in for the other peripherals.
 
have a look at the Antec NSK 4480B Mini Tower Case (Black) - 380W Earth Watts PSU, no real need for the 500w psu, with what they'll likely to want.
 
FYI, my media centre is:

Thermaltake Soprano case (before people say it's big, it's out of view)
Corsair VX450W
E2180 sitting at 2.4ghz on stock cooler
OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 (2x1gb) (spare from last cycle of upgrades to main pc)
P5K Premium (ditto above)
Powercolor HD2600PRO
Spare 300gb I had lying around.

Outputting sound+video via HDMI to KDL-46X3500. Runs everything nicely. Used mainly for 1080p movies, internet and playing music.
 
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would it be worthwhile looking for a mobo with integrated graphics, as that may save you some cash? it's just a tought.
 
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