Need 3 machine Specs...

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Ok it would be great if you guys could spec me 3 machines, at three different budgets. dont care what platform aslong as its in the budget, not a penny more. (well maybe a penny)

Machine 1 - budget = £350

Machine 2 - budget = £550

Machine 3 - budget = £850

im interested to see what you come up with.

Thanks

Andy
 
Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
Price: £214.95 (£252.57 Including VAT at 17.5%)



Asus P5B (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-151-AS)
Price: £94.95 (£111.57 Including VAT at 17.5%)




edit:Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Ballistix Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA663) (MY-079-CR)
Price: £124.95 (£146.82 Including VAT at 17.5%)



Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN)
Price: £54.95 (£64.57 Including VAT at 17.5%)


Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 200GB ST3200820AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-085-SE)
Price: £47.95 (£56.34 Including VAT at 17.5%)


HIS ATI Radeon X1900 XT ICEQ 3 SILENT Heatpipe 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-HT)
Price: £194.95 (£229.07 Including VAT at 17.5%)


TOTAL- £860.94

this is my first conroe spec so please get somone to check its the best you can get with your money and that everything is compatible. I have chose the Antec case with the psu in because i read in a post that antec psu's are good.


Note: if anyone finds a fault in this (e.g not compatible or not the best you can get for the money) then can you please point it out to me as i am not really that good at this speccing :D :D


i only did the £850 spec as i want to see what people think before i do them all and screw up badly :D :D


i changed the RAM to DDR2 but is it good reliable RAM or not??? :D
 
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£350 Spec

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail (CP-164-AM) -- £64.57 Including VAT at 17.5%

Asus M2NPV-VM Micro ATX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-145-AS) -- £58.69 Including VAT at 17.5%

GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB5300DC) (MY-030-GL) -- £61.04 Including VAT at 17.5%

Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN) -- £64.57 Including VAT at 17.5%

Sapphire X1600 Pro 256MB DDR2 AVIVO TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-117-SP) -- £64.57 Including VAT at 17.5%

Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA) -- £30.49 Including VAT at 17.5%

NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-035-NE) -- £23.44 Including VAT at 17.5%

TOTAL = £367.37

£550 Spec

Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN) -- £129.19 Including VAT at 17.5%

Asrock ConroeXFire-eSATA2 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-003-AK) -- £63.39 Including VAT at 17.5%

Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) -- £149.17 Including VAT at 17.5%

GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB5300DC) (MY-030-GL) -- £61.04 Including VAT at 17.5%

Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN) -- £77.49 Including VAT at 17.5%

NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-035-NE) -- £23.44 Including VAT at 17.5%

Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-018-SA) -- £49.94 Including VAT at 17.5%

TOTAL = £554.26

£850 Spec

Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN) -- £252.57 Including VAT at 17.5%

Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI) -- £105.69 Including VAT at 17.5%

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL) -- £126.84 Including VAT at 17.5%

Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-049-CO) -- £140.94 Including VAT at 17.5%

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-079-SE) -- £61.75 Including VAT at 17.5%

Enermax Liberty 500W ELT500AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CA-025-EN) -- £70.44 Including VAT at 17.5%

Antec SLK3000B Midi Tower Case - No PSU (CA-027-AN) -- £35.19 Including VAT at 17.5%

NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-030-NE) -- £25.79 Including VAT at 17.5%

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR) -- £17.57 Including VAT at 17.5%

TOTAL = £836.78
 
I don't think I could do better than Trigger's £350 or £550 specifications so I'll leave them alone and I used the £850 as a basis for this but changing a few parts to ensure this one is pretty much bang on the budget with a far better graphics card :)

CD-035-NE NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-035-NE)
£19.95 £19.95
GX-047-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (3056) (GX-047-CO)
£174.95 £174.95
MY-058-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL)
£107.95 £107.95
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£89.95 £89.95
HD-079-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-079-SE)
£52.55 £52.55
CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£214.95 £214.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£65.95 £65.95
Subtotal £726.25
VAT £127.10
Total £853.35

comp builder, the most glaring problem is that you have specified DDR Ram with a DDR2 compatible motherboard, other than that you are pretty much along the right lines I'd say :)
 
semi-pro waster said:
comp builder, the most glaring problem is that you have specified DDR Ram with a DDR2 compatible motherboard, other than that you are pretty much along the right lines I'd say :)
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i know i only realised this when i was lying in bed last night an it suddenly popped in my head :D :D

is there anything else wrong?? (e.g could get better for he money) :D
 
CP-150-AM AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-150-AM)
£53.49 £53.49
MB-120-AS Asus A8N5X nForce4 (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-120-AS)
£44.95 £44.95
MY-004-OK OcUK Value 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-004-OK)
£56.95 £56.95
GX-117-SP Sapphire X1600 Pro 256MB DDR2 AVIVO TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-117-SP)
£54.95 £54.95
CD-020-AS Asus DRW-1608P3S 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - Retail (CD-020-AS)
£24.50 £24.50
HD-051-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 80GB ST3808110AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-051-SE)
£29.50 £29.50
CA-001-AR Arctic Cooling T2 Silentium Midi Tower Case - 350W Seasonic Silent PSU (CA-001-AR)
£47.95 £47.95
FG-000-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£13.95 £13.95
Subtotal £326.24
VAT £57.10
Total £383.34

bit overbudget but u can overclock the cpu to easily to 2.7ghz if not 2.9. also theres a arctic cooling freezer 64 pro in there aswell to keep it nice and cool.

still probably not as good as triggers option but but just if you were to take the s939 route. ;)
 
comp builder said:
i know i only realised this when i was lying in bed last night an it suddenly popped in my head :D :D

is there anything else wrong?? (e.g could get better for he money) :D
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The Ram is a good brand, I think PC6400 would match up with that CPU a little better but (and I don't know much about it) I think you could run a divider just fine if necessary.

Asus motherboards are generally known for stability more than overclocking ability and I might not bother getting the HIS card if the budget is tight, it is a good card with a great cooler but the stock cooler isn't bad either. :)
 
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