Spec a Core 2 Duo

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Many years ago I used to spend many an hour within this forum speccing up PC's and know all there was to know about CPU's, Motherboards etc. Now I have no idea what goes with what, who makes the best Ram for which motherboard.

A friends asked me to build him a PC, the build I have no problem with, Im an IT field engineer. The speccing up of the kit itself is a problem, so hopefully you guys could give me a few pointers.

Budget is £320

Needs:

Core 2 Duo CPU
2GB Ram
200GB or bigger HDD
then the usual ; Case, DVDRW, Graphics, Motherboard.

This unit will NOT be overclocked, needs to be 100% stable.

My effort:

Intel Core 2 Duo E2160 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.80GHz £63.44
Intel DP965LT 965 £70.50
Corsair 2GB DDR2 Value Select PC5300C5 £51.69
Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 NCQ 250GB £38.76
Graphics card PCIe £40
Case £45

£309


Thanks
 
Something like this would probably do and using a few parts you had already picked, it won't be much cop for gaming but it should be solid enough.

Abit IB9 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 NCQ 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £32.99
(£38.76) £32.99
(£38.76)
Asus GeForce EN7300GS-HTD 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £32.99
(£38.76) £32.99
(£38.76)
Samsung SH-S182D 18x18 DVD±RW ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.99
(£15.26) £12.99
(£15.26)
Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2160 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail £51.99
(£61.09) £51.99
(£61.09)
Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C5 Dual Channel Kit (CT2KIT12864AA667) £42.99
(£50.51) £42.99
(£50.51)
Sub Total : £268.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £48.80
Total : £327.68
 
I think semi-pro waster pretty much got it right. Though that is going to be pretty bad for gaming. Id recommed increasing the budget and getting a better graphics card.
 
Thanks Semi-pro

IT wont be used for gaming at all, purely for Photoshop and Music writing software. I assume the Core 2 Duo is the way to go for this kind of software rig.

Thanks
 
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