Replace kids pc

nomadic · 28 Dec 2010 at 21:28

Hi
the kids (ancient) pc has finally bitten the dust - not worth the time and hassle to try to resurrect it.
I have some spare components lying around
- E6750, 2GB DDR2 x 800HZ, Samsung disk, LG CD/DVD drive, keyboard and mouse.
I am wondering about the option of building a replacement with these.
I would very much appreciate advice on
- motherboard, with at least 2 sata, at least 6 usb, onboard sound, ideally on-board wireless, ideally either external eSata or firewire
- graphics card, decent one but certainly not high-cost/top of the range
- case, basic one, with good cooling - looks not of prime importance
- power supply, probably 450-500W

I have looked at various components on various websites but I dont know which parts are the ones to get and which are the ones to avoid.

The pc is used for browsing, email, school projects, some wp / spreadsheets, and SOME light gaming.
Cost is important.

I tend to have limited choice from the local sources, so if parts are from UK source it has to be one which ships to Ireland.
A Good fit will suffice - I am not looking for the perfect system.

I have got very good advice here previously so hopefully I will again this time.

Thanks in advance
nomadic

Orcvader · 28 Dec 2010 at 22:22

What sort of bugdet do you have?
Do you need Windows as well?

d_brennen · 28 Dec 2010 at 22:25

What sort of uses does the pc get? Gaming etc?

Do you know what went wrong with the old pc?

nomadic · 28 Dec 2010 at 22:49

the old pc is about 7/8 years old - knocked over a couple of times. Kids are more careful now. Looks like PSU and / or motherboard are blown. disk was also starting to show errors. I'm unlikely to salvage anything from this.

while essentially a home pc used generally and for school projects, the kids are at an age where gaming is becoming of interest to them. Not heavy stuff and definitely not spending too much time at it.

I have a valid copy of vista so I may make do with that initially.

in terms of budget, I would like to keep it to about £250-300.

nomadic

RJC · 28 Dec 2010 at 23:05

Something like this with your parts:

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus GeForce GTX 460 Direct CU TOP 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £110.99
(£94.46) £110.99
(£94.46)
Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3LR Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £84.99
(£72.33) £84.99
(£72.33)
Corsair CX 500W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXUK) £44.99
(£38.29) £44.99
(£38.29)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £37.99
(£32.33) £37.99
(£32.33)
Sub Total : £237.41
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £43.38
Total : £291.29

Edit: go for this board: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-026-FC&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1155

MADEinSTOKE · 28 Dec 2010 at 23:09

He's got ddr2 memory

RJC · 28 Dec 2010 at 23:12

Cheers

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-026-FC&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1155

MADEinSTOKE · 28 Dec 2010 at 23:25

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Gigabyte GeForce GT 430 OC "Dual Fan" 1024MB GDDR3 Low Profile PCI-Express Graphics Card £59.98
(£51.05) £59.98
(£51.05)
Corsair CX 500W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXUK) £44.99
(£38.29) £44.99
(£38.29)
Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2L Intel G41 (Socket 775) DDR2 microATX Motherboard £36.00
(£30.64) £36.00
(£30.64)
Coolermaster Elite 334 Midi Case - Black £32.98
(£28.07) £32.98
(£28.07)
Sub Total : £148.05
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £28.10

stulid · 28 Dec 2010 at 23:42

RJC said:
Something like this with your parts:

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus GeForce GTX 460 Direct CU TOP 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £110.99
(£94.46) £110.99
(£94.46)
Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3LR Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £84.99
(£72.33) £84.99
(£72.33)
Corsair CX 500W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXUK) £44.99
(£38.29) £44.99
(£38.29)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £37.99
(£32.33) £37.99
(£32.33)
Sub Total : £237.41
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £43.38
Total : £291.29

Edit: go for this board: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-026-FC&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1155

Spot on advice.

nomadic · 29 Dec 2010 at 09:22

terrific forum - less than 24 hours and I have a comprehensive response!
This looks good - I will move on this.
Many thanks again
nomadic

RJC · 29 Dec 2010 at 09:23

Don't forget to change the board to the one linked