need a spec with a shocking budget of £150

[Hank_Marvin]

for a client with budget of £150. tried to come up with a spec but very hard to keep to £150.

requirements are...

windows xp
case
dvd/rw

no keyboards or anything just tower.

cheers

 

[semi-pro waster]

Not do-able here I don't think. You'll have to try and find some parts secondhand or clearance/B grade stock. This is as close as I can get, you could drop to 1gb Ram but you only save about £8-10.

OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £20.99
(£24.66) £20.99
(£24.66)
Samsung SH-S202HBEBN 20x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Asus Vintage V3-M2V890 Barebones System - AMD64 (Socket AM2) £52.99
(£62.26) £52.99
(£62.26)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+ 2.00GHz (Socket AM2) - OEM £20.99
(£24.66) £20.99
(£24.66)
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01991) £47.99
(£56.39) £47.99
(£56.39)
Akasa AK-862 CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2) £6.99
(£8.21) £6.99
(£8.21)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £23.99
(£28.19) £23.99
(£28.19)
Sub Total : £187.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £34.63
Total : £232.51

 

[supernova9]

That's a ridiculous budget. Simply needs more money.

 

[Hank_Marvin]

lol yer i got no where close, yer second hand is only way really. i've told client this and now sayin possibly wont need windows or case so some room to play with. cheers

 

[Lightnix]

Well on that budget...

And... Uhh...

http://www.xubuntu.org/

Although you'll need a hard disk.

Hmm...

Nope think you're out of luck on that budget unless you have some parts to salvage.