Spec a Complete System For £500 :( For Friend

ArmoVanBuuren · 23 Jun 2006 at 20:08

Hi guys just wondering if any of you would be so kind to spec me up a system for a mate for the measly sum of £500. He wants a flat screen monitor aswell and keyboard and mouse. He just wants to use office mainly and a little bit of light gaming. A dvd writer and case is also required.

Would be a great if you could spec me one up.

Cheers

pmdelany · 24 Jun 2006 at 10:17

You could try something like:

FS-028-AS Asus Vintage AH1 Barebones System - AMD Socket 939 (FS-028-AS) 1
£64.95 £64.95
CP-121-AM AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3700BNBOX) (CP-121-AM) 1
£79.95 £79.95
MY-004-OK OcUK Value 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-004-OK) 1
£49.95 £49.95
HD-023-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA) 1
£26.95 £26.95
HD-001-OK OcUK Value Floppy Drive - Black (HD-001-OK) 1
£5.95 £5.95
CD-035-NE NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-035-NE) 1
£19.95 £19.95
OS-002-MS Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (E85-04026) (OS-002-MS) 1
£81.95 £81.95
MO-016-OK OcUK Gamer Extreme 178GP 17" LCD Monitor - Black (MO-016-OK) 1
£99.95 £99.95
Subtotal £429.60
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £9.95
VAT £76.93
Total £516.48

peter7 · 24 Jun 2006 at 10:25

am i blind, or no GPU?? :eek:

lee87 · 24 Jun 2006 at 10:34

peter7 said:
am i blind, or no GPU??

The Asus Vintage AH1 barebones has onboard ATI Radeon 9600 graphics.

ArmoVanBuuren · 24 Jun 2006 at 10:52

Thanks for your advice, just wondering is there a cpu included? My friend can download windows xp pro from his university via the nsdaa so this is not needed.

Put this keyboard and mouse combination in:
KB-072-LG Logitech Cordless Desktop EX-110 - Retail (KB-072-LG) £19.95
Anything else I can improve on for £500?

peter7 · 24 Jun 2006 at 10:56

lee87 said:
The Asus Vintage AH1 barebones has onboard ATI Radeon 9600 graphics.

Ah ok i getya. Would a 9600 bit OK for `light gaming`?

mcc49 · 24 Jun 2006 at 11:52

define light gaming?

You can interpret that as someone who plays the latest game but doesnt play it for long periods of time, in which case then no the 9600 probably wont cut it.

OR maybe its someone who only plays games that comes with windows like solitaire in which case the gpu would be more than enough.

Stelly · 24 Jun 2006 at 11:54

mcc49 said:
define light gaming?

You can interpret that as someone who plays the latest game but doesnt play it for long periods of time, in which case then no the 9600 probably wont cut it.

OR maybe its someone who only plays games that comes with windows like solitaire in which case the gpu would be more than enough.

Wont run newer games that well... or even at all

Stelly