Low budget Machine

[impsta]

Got a mate who is trying to build a machine on a very tight budget - £250

This is to get :

Motherboard, Processor, Memory, Graphics card, PSU.

Can it be done ?

 

[mattyj1085]

If he could stretch to £270 it would be well worth it for this spec

 

[semi-pro waster]

It can be done certainly, this ought to be just about acceptable for most uses.

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £38.99
(£45.81) £38.99
(£45.81)
OcUK GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
EVGA nForce 650i Ultra (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (122-CK-NF66-T1) £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
OcUK Huntkey 450W PSU £27.99
(£32.89) £27.99
(£32.89)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail £37.99
(£44.64) £37.99
(£44.64)
Sub Total : £204.95
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £37.43
Total : £251.33

 

[Raikiri]

As above but with an x1950pro for about £12 more.

 

[melbourne720]

^^ for the win.

@OP - what's it to be used for?

 

[impsta]

Thanks for the responses so far,

The machine will be used for some gaming (nothing too heavy) would just like to be able to run current games, (Upgrading from a 1.4GHz Athlon). Also used for watching movies, music etc.

Would an AMD chip be a viable option on a budget machine ? He's a bit of an AMD Fanboi (as was I before I got my E6600)

Thanks for your help so far.