Need to upgrade pc spec please £350

krozor · 20 Feb 2006 at 21:52

Hi all

I have £350 to spend i really need a upgrade i want to aim for a decent games machine my current specs are as follows, please dont laugh

Athlon XP 2000+
Cheap Motherboard
Cheap case with cheaper 350W PSU
512mb PC133

128mb Radeon 9600XT
1x160gb HDD 7200
1x40gb HDD 7200
Sblive 5.1

I know i wont be able to fit a graphics card into the budget but hopefully get a bit more up to date.

Thanks guys

pogo · 20 Feb 2006 at 22:12

Edit: Nevermind

benjo · 20 Feb 2006 at 22:15

Dont you need a ATX2.0 psu aswell?

pogo · 20 Feb 2006 at 22:18

Edit: Nevermind

benjo · 20 Feb 2006 at 22:23

pogo said:
I thought one was included with the case?

doh

Explicit · 20 Feb 2006 at 22:26

Also consider some of the bundles:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Athlon_64_Bundles.html

ACESHIGH · 21 Feb 2006 at 07:51

pogo said:
MY-004-OK OcUK Value 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-004-OK)
£44.95 £44.95
MB-037-GI Gigabyte K8NE nForce4 4X (Socket 754) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-037-GI)
£42.95 £42.95
CA-023-AN Antec SLK1650B Black Quiet Mini Tower Case - 350W SmartPower PSU (CA-023-AN)
£39.95 £39.95
GX-044-HT HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon X800 GTO ICEQII TURBO 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (RX800GTO-256ICEQT) (GX-044-HT)
£89.95 £89.95
CP-136-AM AMD Sempron 64 3100+ 1.8GHz (Socket 754) CPU - Retail (CP-136-AM)
£59.95 £59.95
Subtotal £277.75
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £9.95
VAT £50.35
Total £338.05

You can re-use your hard drive(s) and the Soundblaster will probably be better suited for gaming than the onboard sound.

Very good rig, considering price. Definite upgrade on your current rig & includes a good graphics card.

Or if you can strecth a bit more go for the ..
AMD Sempron 64 3400+ 2.0GHz (Socket 754) CPU - Retail (CP-135-AM)
this would change the Total to £361.55