New Cheap System.

fenton296 · 25 Dec 2008 at 23:51

Heys lookin for just a cheap tower+OS (xp or vista). Mainly use it for playin games like Left for dead and World of Warcraft.

got a 500gb external HD so harddrive isnt so much an issue. also got an HD TV i can use as a moniter but the graphics cant dosnt need to be HD.

Any ideas?

OneTime · 25 Dec 2008 at 23:54

Define "cheap" with one of these "£" and a few of these "1234567890."

Kennysevenfold · 25 Dec 2008 at 23:57

OneTime said:
Define "cheap" with one of these "£" and a few of these "1234567890."

sarcasm.?

budget mate.?

fenton296 · 25 Dec 2008 at 23:58

err bout 200ish £.
not that much i know =[

Kennysevenfold · 26 Dec 2008 at 00:01

wow this will be some effort.!

fenton296 · 26 Dec 2008 at 00:03

good luck =D
thanks in advance mate, as ive said, HD wont be such an issue and i wont need a moniter/mouse/keyboard (have mouse+keybored here)

Kennysevenfold · 26 Dec 2008 at 00:06

Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 7100 / nForce 630i Chipset (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 7100 / nForce 630i Chipset (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £42.99
(£49.44)

Intel Celeron E1200 1.6Ghz Dual-Core Processor (LGA775) - Retail Intel Celeron E1200 1.6Ghz Dual-Core Processor (LGA775) - Retail £33.99
(£39.09)

OcUK GeForce 9400 GT 512MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail OcUK GeForce 9400 GT 512MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £31.99
(£36.79)

Western Digital Caviar Blue 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (WD800AAJS) Western Digital Caviar Blue 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (WD800AAJS) £25.99
(£29.89)
Coolermaster Elite 340 Micro-ATX Case - Black/Silver (No PSU) Coolermaster Elite 340 Micro-ATX Case - Black/Silver (No PSU) £24.99
(£28.74)

Antec Basic 350W PSU Antec Basic 350W PSU £23.99
(£27.59)

OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit £15.99
(£18.39)

Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£16.09)

Sub Total : £213.92
Shipping : £9.99
VAT : £32.09

Total : £246.01

could always go without the graphics card and add it in later, that motherboard has build in graphics, would take the total to £210

Xplo · 26 Dec 2008 at 00:06

You could get Vista, Case, PSU, Mobo, Ram, and DVD-rom for around £200 but then you need a GFX. You need to stretch your budget abit!

fenton296 · 26 Dec 2008 at 00:12

any idea if like theres a computer builder that i *** put all the parts into on the website?

OneTime · 26 Dec 2008 at 00:12

Why ask for people to spec you a "cheap system" and not give a budget.
Basics.

Kennysevenfold · 26 Dec 2008 at 00:13

fenton296 said:
any idea if like theres a computer builder that i *** put all the parts into on the website?

a what.?

OneTime · 26 Dec 2008 at 00:15

You will have to look for prebuilt systems that you can edit/build etc.
For that budget you won't get a good spec and have it prebuilt for you....or at least you will struggle to

OcUK will do it at a price for you i think...will need to check with them.

Xplo · 26 Dec 2008 at 00:24

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP3 - OEM (N09-02215) £61.99
(£71.29) £61.99
(£71.29)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ 2.60GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £39.99
(£45.99) £39.99
(£45.99)
Asrock ALiveXFire-eSATA2 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £34.99
(£40.24) £34.99
(£40.24)
Coolermaster Elite 330 Midi Tower Case - Black (No PSU) £25.99
(£29.89) £25.99
(£29.89)
Gigabyte SUPERB 460w PSU £25.99
(£29.89) £25.99
(£29.89)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - OEM £24.99
(£28.74) £24.99
(£28.74)
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £19.99
(£22.99) £19.99
(£22.99)
Samsung TS-H492C/LEAH Black Combo DVD-ROM/CD±RW IDE (Black) - OEM £9.99
(£11.49) £9.99
(£11.49)
Sub Total : £243.92
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DHL Select Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.99
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £36.59
Total : £280.51

Without an OS £200 is do-able

providing you are a loyal ocuk member and get free delivery!

To be honest your not going to get anything for £200 that would be worth buying unless you go second hand. The above is a good spec for the money and will play those games just fine depending on resolution, WOW would be great though. Just be sure to Overclock, that cpu should do 3Ghz on the stock cooler.

Oh and XP would be the better choice in this scenario, as from what I have heard Vista Home Basic is woeful? Also Vista would hog most of your resources anyway

fenton296 · 26 Dec 2008 at 00:31

would the connection wires come with each component?

fenton296 · 26 Dec 2008 at 00:32

n ye, i dnt like vista lol
xp ***

fenton296 · 26 Dec 2008 at 00:32

for the win starred out

fenton296 · 26 Dec 2008 at 00:38

Right gonna try to run with this :

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ 2.60GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail
Asrock ALiveXFire-eSATA2 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Gigabyte SUPERB 460w PSU
Coolermaster Elite 330 Midi Tower Case - Black (No PSU)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - OEM
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK)
Samsung TS-H492C/LEAH Black Combo DVD-ROM/CD±RW IDE (Black) - OEM

Would i need anythin else to get the computer going?

OneTime · 26 Dec 2008 at 00:40

In your first post you said you needed an OS...

fenton296 · 26 Dec 2008 at 00:41

ye, gonna try get a copy of XP of one of my mates, just talkin to him on xfire jstnow =D
soz bout that

Xplo · 26 Dec 2008 at 00:43

You will get everything you need to build the pc including anything connection wise. Only issue is the GFX needs either 2x6 pin PCI-E or 1x6 and 1x8 pin PCI-E power connectors and the PSU only comes with 1x6 so you will need an adaptor from your molex which would not cause a problem and ocuk sell them I beleive.