Need a decent machine for office use.

[Tommy Vercetti]

So, thanks to the people who helped in my other thread, i'm looking for some further information.

Can someone help me specify the best value for money machine that can run xp professional with a TFT thrown in? Ideally the budget should be no more than £500, but a little flexibility is always nice 64bit would be [borat]very nice[/borat].

 

[mishima]

Do you need a complete system? ie. mouse, keyboard, case?

 

[mishima]

I have come up with this for your office machine:

Asrock ConroeXFire-eSATA2 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Asus TA-210 Series Midi Tower (Black) - No PSU £21.99
(£25.84) £21.99
(£25.84)
OcUK Value Hanns-G HU196D 19" LCD Monitor - Silver/Black £105.99
(£124.54) £105.99
(£124.54)
Intel Core 2 DUO E4300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail £95.99
(£112.79) £95.99
(£112.79)
BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 6200 LE Turbo Cache 256MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £24.99
(£29.36) £24.99
(£29.36)
Akasa Ultra Quiet 400W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.2 PSU - Black Nickel £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
(£41.11)
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB5300DC) £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Sub Total : £400.92
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.95
Vat : £72.78
Total : £488.65

 

[Tommy Vercetti]

yes, could do with a case, keyboard and mouse are ok, they are like £20 anyway and we have XP PRO x64.

Does this alter anything you've spec'd?

edit - no HDD :S

 

[mishima]

Ah yeah sorry missed that one off - what kind of files are you dealing with (are they large?). You could get a 80GB, 160GB or 200GB which would probably be ideal for a an office machine. Cost about £40-£50 max for the 200GB!