PC Spec needed

[mic551]

Hi i'm needing some help in specing up a computer i'm looking to buy soon, i know what i'm looking for, there about but i'm struggling to find the right pc spec for the money. This is about the spec i'm looking for:

Intel Core 2 duo processor (faster the better)
2GB RAM or more
320GB Hard drive
DVD drive
intergrated graphics or a cheap graphics card
operating system: xp pro or vista

all of this for about the £400-£500 mark, i don't mind building the pc myself, so a list of Components or a system will be fine

can anybody help?

thanks

 

[mp260767]

not sure how set you are on the core2duo processor, in the intel spec you could swap the 8500 for the quad core 6700, also included a ddr3/am3 spec:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.16GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £156.89 (£136.43)

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) £89.99
(£78.25)

Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3 Intel P43 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £67.99 (£59.12)

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4650 512MB TV-Out/HDTV/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £44.99
(£39.12)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 320GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (ST3320418AS) £40.24
(£34.99)

Corsair XMS2 DHX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX Dual Channel (TWIN2X4096-6400C5DHX) £37.98 (£33.03)

Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366) £28.98 (£25.20)

Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£15.64)

Sub Total : £421.78
Shipping : £10.00
VAT : £64.77
Total : £496.55


AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £120.74 (£104.99)

Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £114.99
(£99.99)

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) £89.99 (£78.25)

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 10666C9 1333MHz TwinX Dual Channel (TW3X4G1333C9) £59.49 (£51.73)

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4650 512MB TV-Out/HDTV/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £44.99
(£39.12)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 320GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (ST3320418AS) £40.24
(£34.99)

Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£15.64)

Sub Total : £424.71
Shipping : £10.00
VAT : £65.21
Total : £499.92

 

[hp7909]

Is this an office PC/spec or what's the primary use? & you don't need other peripherals such as keyboard, mouse, etc?

 

[mic551]

based on the advice here is the spec i'm looking at, i'm considering using one of OcUK's barebones systems as a starting point to save money:

OcUK Value Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2 LGA775 Motherboard/OCZ StealthXStream 500w PSU/Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Barebones System £119.59 with the following options installed:

Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX Dual Channel (TWIN2X4096-6400C5) £19.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.80GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £113.84

the rest of the spec:

Viewsonic VX1940W 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor £84.99

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) £83.98

Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322HJ) £38.99

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

Samsung TS-H353B 16x DVD-ROM SATA (Black) - OEM £11.99

Akasa AK-274CB-4BLS 120mm Blue LED Fan £8.04

Sub Total : £467.99
Shipping : £11.75
VAT : £71.96
Total : £551.70

what do you all think about that?