Spec a PC ~ £300

[Nitrojan]

Ok, sister wants a PC, and she's prepared to part with £300.. I know it's a not a lot, I told her that so she told me that it's ok if it goes slightly above £300 but no more than £400 really.

So I thought to myself.. I'd ask you lot, as you seem to be the best as this budget thing

So yeah.. PC for internet and music.. nothing else really.

Get speccin'!

(P.S Thanks)

 

[semi-pro waster]

Assuming that the system box is all that is required then this would do, under budget so there are areas that could be improved if necessary. If you need a full PC then barebones will give you the best chance of doing it.

Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H GeForce 7100 Micro-ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £41.99
(£49.34) £41.99
(£49.34)
Samsung SH-S203D/BEBN 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2200 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.20GHz (800FSB) - Retail £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502IJ) £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Antec NSK 4480B Mini Tower Case (Black) - 380W Earth Watts PSU £45.99
(£54.04) £45.99
(£54.04)
Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C5 Dual Channel Kit (CT2KIT12864AA667) £23.99
(£28.19) £23.99
(£28.19)
Sub Total : £210.94
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £38.83
Total : £260.72

 

[aproctor]

The cheapest (as basic as you really want to go) new system you will find for playing music and browsing the internet

Crucial 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2 PC2-4200C4 Dual Channel Kit (CT2KIT6464AA53E)
(£16.44)
Samsung SH-S203D/BEBN 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£16.44)
Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H GeForce 7100 Micro-ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£49.34)
Antec NSK 4480 Mini Tower Case (Silver) - 380W Earth Watts PSU
(£52.86)
Intel Celeron E1200 1.6Ghz Dual-Core Processor (LGA775) - Retail
(£30.54)
Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A33423)
(£32.89)


Total : £211.37 inc VAT and Delivery

Basic system - enough of everything to run basic games, watch films and listen to music, large storage

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC)
(£29.36)
Samsung SH-S203D/BEBN 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£16.44)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 3450 Silence 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail (11125-00200R)
(£25.84)
Antec NSK 4480 Mini Tower Case (Silver) - 380W Earth Watts PSU
(£52.86)
Intel Celeron E1200 1.6Ghz Dual-Core Processor (LGA775) - Retail
(£30.54)
Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£46.99)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502IJ)
(£46.99)

Total : £261.88 inc VAT and Delivery


Much better system for everything at the loss of HDD space, can be upgraded in the future easily enough though and 160gb will see her through a year or two

Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (WD1600AAJS)
(£30.54)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail
(£45.81)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
(£29.36)
Samsung SH-S203D/BEBN 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£16.44)
Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£46.99)
Gigabyte SUPERB 460w PSU
(£25.84)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 3650 512MB DDR2 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£48.16)
Antec Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
(£35.24)

Total: £290 inc VAT and Delivery


Best rig for the money - Can play new games, watch films easily and do anything you want it too

Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail
(£45.81)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
(£29.36)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£76.36)
Samsung SH-S203D/BEBN 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£16.44)
Gigabyte SUPERB 460w PSU G
(£25.84)
Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£58.74)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS)
(£55.21)
Antec Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
(£35.24)

Total : £355.87 inc VAT & Delivery



dont bother with the cheaper ram as ddr2 800 is only a pound or so more, the only things you need to decide is what gpu to use and how much storage is needed.

 

[bayo000]

well if internet and music is all she needs than why not get laptop, it comes with everything and u can hook it up to bigger screen if 15" not enuff, check for speaker quality tho u can always use external speakers as the onboard sound will be pretty much same as u get on pc mobos
you can find dual core laptops on offers for around £300