pc spec

helpimcrap · 20 Jan 2009 at 13:38

hi, i'm after a pc around £200-£300 as i'm contemplating building my own. what's the best? it's gonna be used on internet and things like word processing etc.

Ging3r · 20 Jan 2009 at 14:40

Umm, thats one tough budget, but I've quickly done something, just doesnt include an OS

pastymuncher · 20 Jan 2009 at 14:47

Why spec a E2200 when the E5200 is far better and the same price?

icey_haj · 20 Jan 2009 at 14:48

^ Good point

Ging3r · 20 Jan 2009 at 14:55

Because i put it together in 30secs and didnt see it :/

pastymuncher · 20 Jan 2009 at 15:00

How about this?

Slightly more expensive but a far better hard drive and using onboard graphics which is good enough for internt use and word processing. Good case/psu combination too.

helpimcrap · 20 Jan 2009 at 17:35

thanks for the specs. i can't remember ever going intel so does the process change slightly or is it the same?

helpimcrap · 21 Jan 2009 at 12:20

if they want me too i'm thinking of building one if poss. just don't remember doing intel.

pastymuncher · 21 Jan 2009 at 19:06

I was going to reply last night but have'nt been able to get on the forum. If you wanted to stay with AMD just swap the mobo and cpu for these:-

Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H AMD 780G Micro-ATX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £59.99 (£68.99)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ 2.60GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £39.99
(£45.99)

Even works out a bit cheaper. The 780G chipset is certainly miles better than any of Intels integrated graphics. All the other bit's i specced earlier are fine.