PC for a mate

Mono · 26 Oct 2006 at 08:08

a friend has asked me to build him a pc for around £900.

Its a gaming pc, ive put together a few ideas but im open to suggestions as i have never realy used intel chips before.

Expandead · 26 Oct 2006 at 08:21

Standalone or + monitor?

Mono · 26 Oct 2006 at 08:25

with a monitor included.

hp7909 · 26 Oct 2006 at 08:49

Complete system :confused:

Logitech Deluxe Keyboard (Black) - OEM (KB-088-LG) £5.99
Hyundai ImageQuest N91W 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black (MO-049-HY) £144.99
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN) £97.99
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR) £12.99
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) (MY-034-GL) £139.99
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-CO) £139.99
NEC AD7170A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-044-NE) £19.99
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Black Aluminum Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-054-LL) £48.99
Seasonic S12 430W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-000-SS) £43.99
Logitech S96 PS/2 Optical Wheel Mouse Black - OEM (KB-046-LG) £5.50
Asrock ConroeXFire-eSATA2 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-003-AK) £53.99
Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-018-SA) £44.99
Subtotal £759.39
VAT £132.90
Total £892.29

glenimp617 · 26 Oct 2006 at 09:12

Complete system - Monitor, Base, Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, OS

Mono · 26 Oct 2006 at 09:13

no need for software. ive got all that

glenimp617 · 26 Oct 2006 at 09:15

what about speakers?

joey1211 · 26 Oct 2006 at 09:17

Never build a pc for a mate. You will forever be there technical support and you will not be mates for long.

ishamy · 26 Oct 2006 at 10:16

joey1211 said:
Never build a pc for a mate. You will forever be there technical support and you will not be mates for long.

I'll second that, not only because of that, but then he will tell his friends that you did it for you = more demands to build pc's then more support etc etc, i'v got that now aswell as working as an IT technician in a school I have now the job title of IT technician for school and village and it sucks.

glenimp617 · 26 Oct 2006 at 10:20

I know it sounds bad, but start charging......people soon leave you alone when they know you want money

I've had years of agro with friends over pcs..........pcs have been fine but they always mess up the software and expect you to sort it for free