Hi all,
A friend of mine is looking to buy a 2nd hand computer, said she is willing to pay around £300-350 for one, so I thought I would see what could be done if building a new one for around the same pricetag. She is not a gamer, will only be using it for browsing the web and doing her college work on it. I have come up with the following and was wondering if everything is compatible for starters and if there is anything that can be changed in an attempt to get it even lower?
OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit - £19.99 (£23.49)
MSI P31 Neo2-FR Intel P31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - £39.99 (£46.99)
OEM Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) OEM - £12.99 (£15.26)
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 "LGA775 Core 2" 2.00GHz (800FSB) Retail - £43.99 (£51.69)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache OEM (HD252HJ) - £28.99 (£34.06)
Gigabyte GZ-X3 Silver Midi Case No PSU Gigabyte GZ-X3 Silver Midi Case No PSU - £24.99 (£29.36)
Gigabyte SUPERB 460w PSU Gigabyte SUPERB 460w PSU - £23.99 (£28.19)
LG W2242S-PF 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor Black - £109.99 (£129.24)
Sub Total : £304.92
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £53.36
Total : £358.28
I am aware that the Intel Celeron E1200 1.6Ghz is about £16 cheaper but never used a Celeron so not sure about it.. and I am presuming a Pentium is better in any case.. yes?
I have a XP Pro OEM disk here which has never been used, I also have a 8600 I can install in the machine (even though I would presume the onboard graphic would be just fine for her) so neither of them are needed.. so, is this compatible, if it is.. have I forgot anything?
Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated!
A friend of mine is looking to buy a 2nd hand computer, said she is willing to pay around £300-350 for one, so I thought I would see what could be done if building a new one for around the same pricetag. She is not a gamer, will only be using it for browsing the web and doing her college work on it. I have come up with the following and was wondering if everything is compatible for starters and if there is anything that can be changed in an attempt to get it even lower?
OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit - £19.99 (£23.49)
MSI P31 Neo2-FR Intel P31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - £39.99 (£46.99)
OEM Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) OEM - £12.99 (£15.26)
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 "LGA775 Core 2" 2.00GHz (800FSB) Retail - £43.99 (£51.69)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache OEM (HD252HJ) - £28.99 (£34.06)
Gigabyte GZ-X3 Silver Midi Case No PSU Gigabyte GZ-X3 Silver Midi Case No PSU - £24.99 (£29.36)
Gigabyte SUPERB 460w PSU Gigabyte SUPERB 460w PSU - £23.99 (£28.19)
LG W2242S-PF 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor Black - £109.99 (£129.24)
Sub Total : £304.92
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £53.36
Total : £358.28
I am aware that the Intel Celeron E1200 1.6Ghz is about £16 cheaper but never used a Celeron so not sure about it.. and I am presuming a Pentium is better in any case.. yes?
I have a XP Pro OEM disk here which has never been used, I also have a 8600 I can install in the machine (even though I would presume the onboard graphic would be just fine for her) so neither of them are needed.. so, is this compatible, if it is.. have I forgot anything?
Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated!
