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As the basis of a low end system (case, mobo, PSU (300W I believe)) it seems a pretty good deal.

However, as its a B-Grade, so if the mobo or PSU (two of the most important components) develop a fault - you cannot get it fixed by OCUK/ASUS because it does not come with a warranty. If you are happy to take the risk knowing this - then it remains a good deal.

If you want the increased piece of mind that comes with a warranty, find a barebones in the main section or assemble a system from budget components.
 
Thanks for the replies so far, couldn't reply due to been at work all day.

The warranty sounds like it would be an issue.

Any ideas on a spec without the barebones unit?

Thanks for your help
 
How does this look?

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If you REALLY need to save the cash, you could go for one of these boards (excluding the DFI) and no graphics card. It will save some money, but I wouldn't recommend it. It is almost always better to get a discrete graphics card and a good motherboard.
 
Quick build:

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AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 250 3.00GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £59.00
(£51.30) £59.00
(£51.30)
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Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) £40.99
(£35.64) £40.99
(£35.64)
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Gigabyte GA-M61PME-S2P nForce 430 (Socket AM2/AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £35.98
(£31.29) £35.98
(£31.29)
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Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322HJ) £34.99
(£30.43) £34.99
(£30.43)
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Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX Dual Channel (TWIN2X4096-6400C5C) £33.99
(£29.56) £33.99
(£29.56)
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Asus TA-861 Midi-ATX Case - Black/Silver (No PSU) £21.99
(£19.12) £21.99
(£19.12)
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Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51) Sub Total : £213.85 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £33.77 Total : £258.87
 
Slightly over budget, but you could squeeze a quad core which would be excellent for photoshop (on board graphics though) but you can always add a card later:

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 940 Black Edition 3.0GHz (Socket AM2+) - Retail £132.99
(£115.64) £132.99
(£115.64)
Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel (KHX6400D2LLK2/4G) £35.98
(£31.29) £35.98
(£31.29)
Foxconn M61PMV nForce 430 (Socket AM2/AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £33.99
(£29.56) £33.99
(£29.56)
OCZ StealthXStream 400w Silent ATX2 Power Supply £32.99
(£28.69) £32.99
(£28.69)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (0A38018) £31.99
(£27.82) £31.99
(£27.82)
Coolermaster Elite 334 Midi Case- Black (No PSU) £30.99
(£26.95) £30.99
(£26.95)
Pioneer DVR-217FBK 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£15.64) £17.99
(£15.64)
Sub Total : £275.59
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £43.10
Total : £330.44
 
An update - I have been given some components, From my brother:-

  • Elite 330 Case
  • [URL="http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-006-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084]Corsair 450W PSU[/URL]
  • [URL="http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-215-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=768]Segate 250GB HD[/URL]

This gives me a bit more to play with regarding the Processor, Motherboard, Memory and Graphics.
 
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