Hi,
Basically, my bro wants a new laptop but I think he should get a PC instead as his laptop never moves from his desk. I have spec'd up a rig but I am unsure of the mobo and CPU. I thought about the 780G mATX board and a AMD 4050e CPU to keep the cost down and energy effiecent etc..
He doesn't really like AMD but I have heard good things about the 780G chipset and the CPU. Would an intel board/cpu be much better? The problem is with the budget, it needs to be £500 really but I can make him stretch to £550 probably. If he went with a mATX intel board I presume he would prob need a dedicated graphics card to run vista's aero with no problem and play 1080p if required?
What I have below comes to £400.37 inc p&p.
Pioneer DVR-215DBK 20X SATA DVD±RW DL Int Black - OEM
Antec Black Mini P180 MATX Case - No PSU
Enermax Modu82+ 425W Modular PSU - 82+% Efficiency certified, 1x PCI-E, ATXv2.3
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium - Licence and media - 1 PC - OEM - DVD - 64-bit - English
NEED MOBO/CPU
OCZ 4GB Kit (2x2GB) 800MHz/PC2-6400 Memory Platinum Performance CL5 (5-4-4-18)
Logitech Cordless Desktop EX 110 - USB/PS2
Hannspree XM New York 19" TFT Monitor widescreen 1440x900 700:1 300cd/m2 5ms DVI Speakers Black 3 Years Warranty
I would like to keep the P180 case and modular PSU (recommendations on cheaper PSU??) The monitor is just some budget thing which has a nice stand and is very adjustable, any recommendations on that are welcome though.
*oh and he has a 500GB seagate 7200.9 drive to go in it already. Forgot to mention, space is an issue as he only has a small desk, the case will have to go on the desk *sigh* as floor space is limited. Noise is also an issue too, whats the AMD stock cooler like? I have plenty of "quiet" case fans lying around (noctua 1200rpm's) and such so wont be needing any new fans to replace the noisey tri-cool ones.
Basically, my bro wants a new laptop but I think he should get a PC instead as his laptop never moves from his desk. I have spec'd up a rig but I am unsure of the mobo and CPU. I thought about the 780G mATX board and a AMD 4050e CPU to keep the cost down and energy effiecent etc..
He doesn't really like AMD but I have heard good things about the 780G chipset and the CPU. Would an intel board/cpu be much better? The problem is with the budget, it needs to be £500 really but I can make him stretch to £550 probably. If he went with a mATX intel board I presume he would prob need a dedicated graphics card to run vista's aero with no problem and play 1080p if required?
What I have below comes to £400.37 inc p&p.
Pioneer DVR-215DBK 20X SATA DVD±RW DL Int Black - OEM
Antec Black Mini P180 MATX Case - No PSU
Enermax Modu82+ 425W Modular PSU - 82+% Efficiency certified, 1x PCI-E, ATXv2.3
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium - Licence and media - 1 PC - OEM - DVD - 64-bit - English
NEED MOBO/CPU
OCZ 4GB Kit (2x2GB) 800MHz/PC2-6400 Memory Platinum Performance CL5 (5-4-4-18)
Logitech Cordless Desktop EX 110 - USB/PS2
Hannspree XM New York 19" TFT Monitor widescreen 1440x900 700:1 300cd/m2 5ms DVI Speakers Black 3 Years Warranty
I would like to keep the P180 case and modular PSU (recommendations on cheaper PSU??) The monitor is just some budget thing which has a nice stand and is very adjustable, any recommendations on that are welcome though.
*oh and he has a 500GB seagate 7200.9 drive to go in it already. Forgot to mention, space is an issue as he only has a small desk, the case will have to go on the desk *sigh* as floor space is limited. Noise is also an issue too, whats the AMD stock cooler like? I have plenty of "quiet" case fans lying around (noctua 1200rpm's) and such so wont be needing any new fans to replace the noisey tri-cool ones.
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) and added intel mobo/cpu with a hopefully okay graphics card for some light gaming?