Spec ~£300

rjtaylor · 6 Apr 2009 at 20:02

Hi all,

Thoughts on a spec for ~£300-350 for my parents? Will be used for Office, light internet usage, and Skpe. Not a lot else. Onboard GFX will be fine.

Don't need a case or monitor.

I have an oem version of vista 64 - assume I can use this on this build as well (legally)?

Many thanks in advance for any spec suggestions.

Kennysevenfold · 6 Apr 2009 at 20:18

rjtaylor said:
Hi all,

Thoughts on a spec for ~£300-350 for my parents? Will be used for Office, light internet usage, and Skpe. Not a lot else. Onboard GFX will be fine.

Don't need a case or monitor.

I have an oem version of vista 64 - assume I can use this on this build as well (legally)?

Many thanks in advance for any spec suggestions.

you can only use this if it is not already installed on any other machine mate...spec coming up....

KingZeddy · 6 Apr 2009 at 20:22

You could just plump for one of these:

"Primo Compact" Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.50GHz System

£275.99 inc VAT
Stock Code: FS-163-OK

Kennysevenfold · 6 Apr 2009 at 20:27

Product Name Qty Price Line Total

Gigabyte GA-EP43-S3L Intel P43 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £74.74
(£64.99) £74.74
(£64.99)

Corsair HX 450W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-450HXUK) £64.99
(£56.51) £64.99
(£56.51)

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 "LGA775 Core 2" 2.50GHz (800FSB) - Retail £62.09
(£53.99) £62.09
(£53.99)

Gainward GeForce 9400 GT "Silent" 1024MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £45.99
(£39.99) £45.99
(£39.99)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322HJ) £40.24
(£34.99) £40.24
(£34.99)

Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 X 2GB) DDR2 8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX8500D2K2/4G) £34.99
(£30.43) £34.99
(£30.43)

Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.24
(£14.99) £17.24
(£14.99) Sub Total : £295.89 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £45.88 Total : £351.77

RJC · 6 Apr 2009 at 20:34

OEM windows is tied to the board it was originaly installed on, new motherboard new license required.
You can upgrade any part bar the motherboard.

Retail allows you to install on any system belongs it is unistalled from the last install.

rjtaylor · 6 Apr 2009 at 20:44

yeah, my research just told me that - thanks.

Recomendation is for a gfx card then, not on board? Why?

Spec would be suitable for HD web cam I assume, as this is something she is after?

Thanks again for your help.

rjtaylor · 6 Apr 2009 at 20:47

And retail cpu comes with cooler, ok for basic build I assume?

Kennysevenfold · 6 Apr 2009 at 20:51

rjtaylor said:
And retail cpu comes with cooler, ok for basic build I assume?

stock cpu cooler's these days are totally fine for everyday use and light overclocking, no need for a 3rd party one unles your clocking it to hell

Kennysevenfold · 6 Apr 2009 at 20:54

rjtaylor said:
Recomendation is for a gfx card then, not on board? Why?

Spec would be suitable for HD web cam I assume, as this is something she is after?

most half decent boards dont come with on board graphics, and i could fit it into the budgrt, complaining.?

will come in handy when your watching HD movies etc later on if you want/need too.

and yeah HD webcam will be fine mate

rjtaylor · 6 Apr 2009 at 20:56

good man - thanks as always

Kennysevenfold · 6 Apr 2009 at 20:59

rjtaylor said:
good man - thanks as always

not a problem, hope all goes well mate

rjtaylor · 6 Apr 2009 at 21:06

What would a £300 spec look like? Wondering what the performance difference would be?

coupe69 · 6 Apr 2009 at 21:06

You'll obviously need an os to install on it too if you only have an oem version of vista?

EDIT: save yourself 90 quid on this build then without the oem version of vista

rjtaylor · 6 Apr 2009 at 21:13

I have a retail version of xp which will do for this build

Kennysevenfold · 6 Apr 2009 at 21:21

This, just no dedicated graphics mate

Product Name Qty Price Line Total

Asus M3A78 Pro AMD 780G (Socket AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £77.04
(£66.99) £77.04
(£66.99)

Corsair HX 450W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-450HXUK) £64.99
(£56.51) £64.99
(£56.51)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 7750+ Black Edition 2.70GHz (Socket AM2+) - Retail £57.49
(£49.99) £57.49
(£49.99)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322HJ) £40.24
(£34.99) £40.24
(£34.99)

Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 X 2GB) DDR2 8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX8500D2K2/4G) £34.99
(£30.43) £34.99
(£30.43)

Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.24
(£14.99) £17.24
(£14.99) Sub Total : £253.90 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £39.51 Total : £302.91

coupe69 · 6 Apr 2009 at 21:27

Kenny why do you keep suggesting the corsair modular psu? there really is no need for such an expensive power supply for a pc that's mainly going to be used for microsoft office and light internet browsing, it's pure overkill.

There is also no need for 1066Mhz memory, 800Mhz is adequate.

Kennysevenfold · 6 Apr 2009 at 21:29

coupe69 said:
There is also no need for 1066Mhz memory, 800Mhz is adequate.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-038-KS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=813

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-039-KS

£3 difference.

Kennysevenfold · 6 Apr 2009 at 21:31

coupe69 said:
Kenny why do you keep suggesting the corsair modular psu? there really is no need for such an expensive power supply for a pc that's mainly going to be used for microsoft office and light internet browsing, it's pure overkill.

and that is a top quality power supply. - quiet, less likely to blow on you, (if it does blow less chance of taking out anything else with it)

you you read these forums.?

with a decent budget you would always invest in a decent power supply coupe69er

rjtaylor · 6 Apr 2009 at 21:33

Kennysevenfold said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-038-KS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=813

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-039-KS

£3 difference.

Agreed - did check that out to be honest!

Just discussed it with the mother and now wants a new case with usb's on the front panel.... parents.....!

Kennysevenfold · 6 Apr 2009 at 21:35

Product Name Qty Price Line Total

Asus M3A78 Pro AMD 780G (Socket AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £77.04
(£66.99) £77.04
(£66.99)

Corsair HX 450W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-450HXUK) £64.99
(£56.51) £64.99
(£56.51)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 7750+ Black Edition 2.70GHz (Socket AM2+) - Retail £57.49
(£49.99) £57.49
(£49.99)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322HJ) £40.24
(£34.99) £40.24
(£34.99)

Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 X 2GB) DDR2 8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX8500D2K2/4G) £34.99
(£30.43) £34.99
(£30.43)

Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black (No PSU) £28.99
(£25.21) £28.99
(£25.21)

Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.24
(£14.99) £17.24
(£14.99) Sub Total : £279.11 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £43.55 Total : £333.91