Small As Possible System - £350 Limit...

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Hi Guys,

Need a system, small as possible case wise but doesn't have to be shuttle, for £350 topps Inc Del. Lower the better :) Preferably 2GB Memory, and purely only system required, barring HDD too. TFT etc already got, as this is to replace my Shuttle, hence the size issue.

Decent enough G-Card to run most games comfortably would be nice :)
Shuttle is only 1500+, therefore wouldn't even run NFS:MW with GeForce 4 :( So a considerable step up from that would be pleasant...

Any help much appreciated.

Cheers,


Petey.
 
CP-138-AM AMD Sempron 64 2800+ 1.6GHz (Socket 754) CPU - Retail (CP-138-AM)
£44.95 £44.95
HD-023-WD Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 80GB 800JD SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-WD)
£29.95 £29.95
CA-021-AN Antec Aria Micro ATX Cube Case - 300W PSU (CA-021-AN)
£57.95 £57.95
MY-006-OK OcUK Value 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-006-OK)
£89.95 £89.95
MB-054-GI Gigabyte K8N51GMF nForce 6100 Micro ATX (Socket 754) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-054-GI)
£39.95 £39.95
GX-053-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X800 GTO 128MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-PC)
£49.95 £49.95
Subtotal £312.70
VAT £54.73
Total £367.43

Wasnt sure if you needed a HD or not...it has one anyway. X800GTO is a LOT faster than any inbuilt graphics and the CPU is a good boost over what you have (also a good clocker/runs cool). Small micro ATX cube case, looks nice, has a decent PSU and about as close to a shuttle as you can get for this money and you get your 2gb of ram.
 
CA-008-AS OcUK Value Aspire X-Qpack Cube Case - Silver (CA-008-AS)
£59.95 £59.95
CP-138-AM AMD Sempron 64 2800+ 1.6GHz (Socket 754) CPU - Retail (CP-138-AM)
£44.95 £44.95
MB-037-GI Gigabyte K8NE nForce4 4X (Socket 754) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-037-GI)
£42.95 £42.95
MY-006-OK OcUK Value 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-006-OK)
£89.95 £89.95
GX-053-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X800 GTO 128MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-PC)
£49.95 £49.95
Subtotal £287.75
VAT £50.36
Total £338.11

Best i can do, i guess youll have to make do with your optical drive

it really is worth spending that little more on the gfx card if you can, and go over budget, but if not nm :) , and since you dont seem to be that much of a perpetual upgrader, i doubt s754 will be much of a problem for you... and these semprons clock like stink :)
 
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AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM)
£99.82
Asus Vintage AH1 Barebones System - AMD Socket 939 (FS-028-AS)
£82.19
OcUK Value 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-004-OK)
£49.94
HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon X800 GTO ICEQII TURBO 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (RX800GTO-256ICEQT) (GX-044-HT)
£111.57

Total inc VAT: £343.52

Decent CPU, highly overclockable graphics.





Or if you need an optical drive too:

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM)
£99.82
Asus Vintage AH1 Barebones System - AMD Socket 939 (FS-028-AS)
£82.19
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL)
£52.82
PowerColor ATI Radeon X800 GTO 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-054-PC)
£76.32
Samsung SH-W162C 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) (CD-068-SA)
£23.44

Total inc VAT: £334.59
 
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below would be a nice card for that rig, it's on the this week only page;

OcUK GeForce 6800 GS 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-034-OK)
The groundbreaking new NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6800 graphics processing units (GPUs) and their revolutionary technologies power worlds where reality and fantasy meet; worlds in which new standards are set for visual realism and quality, performance, and video functionality. The GeForce 6800 GPUs deliver powerful, elegant graphics to drench your senses, immersing you in unparalleled worlds of visual effects for the ultimate PC experience. This new 6800 GS model outperforms the 6800 GT and cost less too.

- 425MHz Core Engine Clock speed
- 256MB 1000MHz high speed GDDR3 memory
- Superscalar 12-Pipe GPU Architecture
- High-Speed DDR 256-bit Memory Interface
- Dual 400MHz RAMDACs
- SLI Multi-GPU Support
- ATX v2.0 compliant PSU Required for PCI-E Graphics/Motherboard

Previously sold for £119.95 +VAT


Full Specification

Price: £109.95 (£129.19 Including VAT at 17.5%)

or this

BFG GeForce 7600 GT OC 256MB GDDR3 VIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-019-BG)
Experience extreme HD gaming and video on your PC with a BFG GeForce® 7600 GT OC graphics card. Featuring the award-winning GeForce® 7 Series architecture, this graphics card delivers smooth, realistic gaming at ultra-high resolutions. Additionally, the GeForce® 7600 GPU by NVIDIA® brings high-definition, home-theater quality video to the PC through the acclaimed NVIDIA® PureVideo™ technology. Factory overclocked core and memory clocks gives an extra boost in performance at no extra cost. True Lifetime Warranty and Free 24/7 E-mail technical support.

- GeForce 7600 GT Core running at 580MHz
- 256MB GDDR3 Extreme Memory running at 1450MHz
- 12 Pixel Pipelines
- Designed For Extreme HD Gaming – Delivering Ultra Realistic Gaming Experiences
- Nvidia Pure Video Technology – Delivering high definition video playback supporting H.264 and WMV9
- Dedicated Video processors free the GPU Shaders to run 3D applications – Letting the GPU do what it does best
- Built for Windows Vista – The next generation operating system
- Dual link DVI support
- SLI ready – Delivering upto 2x the performance
- Shader Model 3.0 Support
- True High Dynamic Range Rendering Support – Based on Open EXR technology
- LIFETIME Manufacturer Warranty (Contact BFG representative on 001 866 234 3499 for warranty services)
- 24/7 Email Manufacturer Support (http://www.bfgtech.com/tech_redux.html)

Previously sold for £134.95 +VAT




Price: £129.95 (£152.69 Including VAT at 17.5%)
 
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£27 over budget but gives you a nice upgradable system.

CP-117-AM AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM)
£84.95 £84.95
MY-005-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL)
£44.95 £44.95
HD-025-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD040GJ 40GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-025-SA)
£25.95 £25.95
CD-002-SA Samsung SH-D162 DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM (CD-002-SA)
£10.95 £10.95
CA-008-AS OcUK Value Aspire X-Qpack Cube Case - Silver (CA-008-AS)
£59.95 £59.95
GX-053-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X800 GTO 128MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-PC)
£49.95 £49.95
MB-042-GI Gigabyte K8N51GMF-9 nForce 6100 Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-042-GI)
£44.95 £44.95
Subtotal £321.65
VAT £56.29
Total £377.94
 
I would also look at something based around the Asus Vintage barebones, its really quite special for the price. I just built my mate a pc and its great, cheap, silent and fast.

FS-024-AS Asus Vintage AE1 Barebones System - AMD Socket 754 (FS-024-AS) 1
£54.95 £54.95
MY-030-CR Crucial 1GB DDR PC3200 CAS3 (CT12864Z40B) (MY-030-CR) 1
£47.95 £47.95
CD-025-SO Sony CRX320EE CDRW/DVD Combi Drive (Black) - OEM (CD-025-SO) 1
£17.95 £17.95
CP-136-AM AMD Sempron 64 3100+ 1.8GHz (Socket 754) CPU - Retail (CP-136-AM) 1
£57.95 £57.95
GX-019-BG BFG GeForce 7600 GT OC 256MB GDDR3 VIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-019-BG) 1
£129.95 £129.95
Subtotal £308.75
VAT £54.04
Total £362.79

Or if you really want 2GB replace the 7600GT with a GS.
 
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Raikiri said:
CP-138-AM AMD Sempron 64 2800+ 1.6GHz (Socket 754) CPU - Retail (CP-138-AM)
£44.95 £44.95
HD-023-WD Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 80GB 800JD SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-WD)
£29.95 £29.95
CA-021-AN Antec Aria Micro ATX Cube Case - 300W PSU (CA-021-AN)
£57.95 £57.95
MY-006-OK OcUK Value 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-006-OK)
£89.95 £89.95
MB-054-GI Gigabyte K8N51GMF nForce 6100 Micro ATX (Socket 754) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-054-GI)
£39.95 £39.95
GX-053-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X800 GTO 128MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-PC)
£49.95 £49.95
Subtotal £312.70
VAT £54.73
Total £367.43

Wasnt sure if you needed a HD or not...it has one anyway. X800GTO is a LOT faster than any inbuilt graphics and the CPU is a good boost over what you have (also a good clocker/runs cool). Small micro ATX cube case, looks nice, has a decent PSU and about as close to a shuttle as you can get for this money and you get your 2gb of ram.
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Kool, thanks bud.

How good is the X800GTO? Your comparing it to onboard graphics?
Take HDD out cause not needed nope, and I'd get a DVDRW with the cash and maybe better G card for near enough same price?

Pete.
 
Explicit said:
Or if you need an optical drive too:

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM)
£99.82
Asus Vintage AH1 Barebones System - AMD Socket 939 (FS-028-AS)
£82.19
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL)
£52.82
PowerColor ATI Radeon X800 GTO 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-054-PC)
£76.32
Samsung SH-W162C 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) (CD-068-SA)
£23.44

Total inc VAT: £334.59
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Thats rather tasty :) Thanks dude.
Yeah the DVD-RW is a nice addition.
Im literally only taking TFT, Cables and HDD from current shuttle.
Would replace 1Gig with 2Gig or Ram, then thats not too bad I guess?

Pete.

>>**Edit**<< Plus, how about the Asus Terminator T2-AE1 Barebones System (Silver) - AMD Socket 754 (FS-025-AS) instead, just simply cause its sexier? :p
Will all that fit into it?

BTW don't want a Sempron at all, Athlon 64 all the way please guys :)
 
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:rolleyes: Numpty here... Tar bud.

Ok, any 939 case that is bit sexier? Close to shuttle size as possible, not that its overly important, just incase?

Thanks guys,

Pete.
 
Ok,

So ignoring all of the above, what would I be looking at, as good a gaming system as possible for £350 [or lower] instead, forgetting case size etc... The more boring the case, the better tbh. Black and gray if preferable :cool:

Nothing spectacular at all by any means, just something that will run games fairly well will do me, a nice little compact system. I'm not looking for all video and graphic settings to be on high or anything, just something quite smooth.

Preferably around or as close to a 200gb Sata HDD, 2gb memory if possible, but 1gb as long as its DDr2 is sufficient. PCI-E Gfx card please :)
And whats best, the am2 processors, or the venice or equiv' range?

Really need help here chaps,

Thanking you,


Pete.
 
HD-018-SA Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-018-SA)
£41.95 £41.95
CD-059-LO Liteon DRW-6S160P-05C 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-059-LO)
£18.25 £18.25
CA-004-AS Asus TA-210 Series Midi Tower (Black) - 360W PSU (CA-004-AS)
£32.00 £32.00
MB-167-AS Asus M2V-TVM VIA K8M890 Micro ATX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-167-AS)
£39.95 £39.95
MY-030-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB5300DC) (MY-030-GL)
£54.95 £54.95
CP-164-AM AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail (CP-164-AM)
£54.95 £54.95
GX-026-BG BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GS 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-026-BG)
£60.95 £60.95
Subtotal £303.00
VAT £53.03
Total £356.03

This is the best I can do for that price really.
 
rdfcpete said:
BTW don't want a Sempron at all, Athlon 64 all the way please guys :)
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I agree Raikiri's rig is rather nice but you would need to get rid of that sempron, replace it with a 3000 venice tbh ;)

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-150-AM)
£54.95
Asus TA-210 Series Midi Tower (Black) - 360W PSU (CA-004-AS)
£32.00
Abit NF95 GeForce 6100 Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-098-AB)
£38.95
Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-018-SA)
£41.95
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL)
£62.95
OcUK GeForce 7300 GT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-040-OK)
£54.95
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£13.95
Subtotal £299.70
VAT £52.45
Total £352.15

Dureth said:
This is the best I can do for that price really.
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Ditto.

and just to let you know there is very little performance gain between AM2 and 939. Plus there arent many 939 DDR2 mobos, sorry.
 
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What about this graphics card ? it's supposed to be pretty good (better than a 7600gs) & has shader model 3. It's cheap too.

OcUK GeForce 7300 GT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-040-OK)

Price: £54.95 (£64.57 Including VAT at 17.5%)
 
Ok, £400 then!?

Not messing you about, but wanna see what I can get for the extra cash :)
This is only for my room, purely net and games really. Just something nice and adequete with a reasonable Gfx card.

Thanking you chaps,


Pete.
 
hows this for £415?

AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-175-AM)
£79.95
Abit NF95 GeForce 6100 Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-098-AB)
£38.95
G.Skill 1GB DDR ZX PC3200 (2x512MB) CAS2 Dual Channel Kit (F1-3200PHU2-1GBZX) (MY-002-GS)
£61.95
BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-025-BG)
£74.95
Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-018-SA)
£41.95
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£13.95
Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU (CA-052-AN)
£39.95
Subtotal £351.65
Total £413.19

Or you could replace the 4000 with the 3700 and save £25, the money saved could be spent on a dvd re-writer :p

but again that is the best i can do with such a tight budget
 
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