new rig needed £450...please help

bigfred · 5 Mar 2007 at 22:18

ok, my athlon xp2400 finally gave in on me...so i think i time to sort out a new system.

I already have mouse, keyboard and monitor.

Would love help with a new spec.. Am looking for dual core, with as much speed and storage as i can afford... not worried about graphics just yet but will want to purchase a graphics card later (when i can afford it).

thanks very much in advance...

masslac · 5 Mar 2007 at 22:32

Slighty over budget, but a very nice rig.

furnace · 5 Mar 2007 at 22:34

You'll need a mobo with on-board graphics then..? 965G chipset mobos have on-board gfx afaik

bigfred · 5 Mar 2007 at 22:37

furnace said:
You'll need a mobo with on-board graphics then..?

think it would be best for now, i have my old ati radeon piece of trash graphics card, which i suppose i could use... but i think onboard would be best until i can get a decent graphics card.... it will only be a matter of weeks apart.

pc-modd · 5 Mar 2007 at 22:39

why not use your old case, will save you a little money

or is it very old? lawl :eek:

masslac · 5 Mar 2007 at 22:39

If it's only a matter of weeks, I'd use the current card tbh. Is it PCI-E ?

bigfred · 5 Mar 2007 at 22:40

pc-modd said:
why not use your old case, will save you a little money or is it very old? lawl

it is very old... letting kids have it...

pc-modd · 5 Mar 2007 at 22:43

Fair enough, was just an idea

bigfred · 5 Mar 2007 at 22:54

masslac said:
Slighty over budget, but a very nice rig.

does this mobo have onboard graphics?

geff_r · 5 Mar 2007 at 23:54

I'd defo get the Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black
£58.74 inc VAT over that antec anyday.

Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Intel Core 2 DUO E4300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail

Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit

NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Silver) - OEM
Total can be got for about £430 dependant on where you shop.

alexisonfire · 6 Mar 2007 at 00:38

Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
£101.99 (£119.84)

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C5 800MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400DC)
£87.99 (£103.39)

Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black
£49.99 (£58.74)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
£46.99 (£55.21)

Asus P5B (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£69.99 (£82.24)

NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£16.99 (£19.96)

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Sub Total : £373.94
Shipping : £9.95
Vat : £67.18
Total : £451.07

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Do you need a PSU?

bigfred · 6 Mar 2007 at 09:09

alexisonfire said:
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
£101.99 (£119.84)

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C5 800MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400DC)
£87.99 (£103.39)

Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black
£49.99 (£58.74)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
£46.99 (£55.21)

Asus P5B (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£69.99 (£82.24)

NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£16.99 (£19.96)

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Sub Total : £373.94
Shipping : £9.95
Vat : £67.18
Total : £451.07

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Do you need a PSU?

yews, i will need a psu.... and onboard graphics too..

cobxx · 6 Mar 2007 at 09:16

geff_r said:
I'd defo get the Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black
£58.74 inc VAT over that antec anyday.

Fair play, but for a budget system, there is nothing wrong with the antec. If you go down the PC-7 route, you then need to consider a PSU, which will add at least £30-40.

masslac · 6 Mar 2007 at 12:03

Could you really not use your current graphics card or even wait for a couple of weeks? The P5B really is the best board in that price range.