PC upgrade specs - small budget...

iv-tecman

iv-tecman

iv-tecman

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I’ve got £350 to upgrade my brothers mother in laws PC.

I won’t need

Monitor
Keyboard /mouse
Case
Speakers

Maybe a new PSU as the old one could be dead

Onboard sound, Decent ish GFX what can I get for this? Also needs SATA HDD.

Many thanks all, I know the budget isn’t huge, reason I’m asking on here before I buy.
 
semi-pro waster said:
What is the system to be used for mainly? Does it need an OS also? The answers will affect what is the most suitable system. :)
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Yes good question. Mostly general home internet, office and I know they'll want something to play a few games of golf on, perhaps not the latest version of tiger woods, and not at the max settings, just enough to run it at a lower res smoothly.

O/S isn't needed, I will transfer from the old system, they are running Windows XP - not bothered about Windows Vista at this time.
 
If the PSU isn't dead... :)

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If the PSU is dead then I'd go for something like this, if not then I don't think you'll beat flibby's specification. :)

Akasa Ultra Quiet 400W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.2 PSU - Black Nickel £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
(£41.11)
Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C5 Dual Channel Kit (CT2KIT12864AA667) £42.99
(£50.51) £42.99
(£50.51)
Asus P5K SE Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2160 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 NCQ 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £38.99
(£45.81) £38.99
(£45.81)
OcUK GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
NEC AD7170S Serial ATA 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Sub Total : £293.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £53.00
Total : £355.88
 
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