pc build xmas

[mission68]

Am on a bit of a budget of 500 quid to build a pc for my son for christmas, he wants if for games and playing on line whats the best i can get for my money ??

 

[jak731]

what it needed?
what games does he want to play?
what res does he want to play at?
are you or your son overclocking?

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD2500AAKS) £36.99
(£43.46) £36.99
(£43.46)
OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £149.99
(£176.24) £149.99
(£176.24)
Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
(£68.14)
Pioneer DVR-212D 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Abit IP35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail £46.99
(£55.21) £46.99
(£55.21)
Sub Total : £435.92
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £78.20
Total : £525.07

if its tower only

 

[mission68]

looking to overclock if i can want a 17" or 19" lcd and will be more or less the new games coming out ie cod4 medal of honour quake wars i know am not going to get a monster but just something that will run ok

 

[jak731]

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail £35.99
(£42.29) £35.99
(£42.29)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)
Pioneer DVR-212D 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £94.99
(£111.61) £94.99
(£111.61)
Antec NSK 6580 Super Midi Tower Case - 430W Earth Watts PSU £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
(£68.14)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (ST3160815AS) £30.99
(£36.41) £30.99
(£36.41)
Logitech Deluxe Keyboard (Black) - OEM £5.99
(£7.04) £5.99
(£7.04)
Logitech S96 PS/2 Optical Wheel Mouse Black - OEM £4.49
(£5.28) £4.49
(£5.28)
Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
Sub Total : £332.41
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £60.09
Total : £403.45

needs monitor though and will require some serious overclocking for best performance
the mouse and keyboard were the cheapest on ocuk so change if you want but it will eat into your remaining budget

 

[mission68]

thanks

will have a look at this spec i might see about putting a xtra 150 quid in the kitty and saying nothing to the misses