Spec Check - Budget General usage pc (~£300)
Hey all,
I've been helping a mate out by steering them clear of a poor pre-built system and have tried to help them out by coming up with a cheap (around £300) base unit that is also fairly powerful for the price. Here’s what I came up with:
Asus A8N-VM CSM Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI Express Motherboard (MB-119-AS) £49.95
Philips SPD2400BM 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-006-PH) £21.95
Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 NCQ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A31637) (HD-001-HI) £44.95
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM) £84.95
OcUK Value 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-004-OK) £42.50
Asus TA-210 Series Midi Tower (Black) - 360W PSU (CA-004-AS) £34.95
Subtotal £279.25
VAT £48.87
Total £328.12
My main concern is the psu that comes with the case. Will the 360w psu be compatible with the system with it not being ATX 2.0? Also will it be a good enough quality psu to power the system without any problems? I would say just get a decent quality psu but the budget doesn’t really allow for it.
All help is much appreciated! Thanks.
Hey all,
I've been helping a mate out by steering them clear of a poor pre-built system and have tried to help them out by coming up with a cheap (around £300) base unit that is also fairly powerful for the price. Here’s what I came up with:
Asus A8N-VM CSM Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI Express Motherboard (MB-119-AS) £49.95
Philips SPD2400BM 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-006-PH) £21.95
Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 NCQ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A31637) (HD-001-HI) £44.95
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM) £84.95
OcUK Value 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-004-OK) £42.50
Asus TA-210 Series Midi Tower (Black) - 360W PSU (CA-004-AS) £34.95
Subtotal £279.25
VAT £48.87
Total £328.12
My main concern is the psu that comes with the case. Will the 360w psu be compatible with the system with it not being ATX 2.0? Also will it be a good enough quality psu to power the system without any problems? I would say just get a decent quality psu but the budget doesn’t really allow for it.
All help is much appreciated! Thanks.
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