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Hi,

I have been asked to build a machine for a friend who has a budget of around £500, for basically using MSN, and playing Counter-Strike:Source.

Can you please take a look at below and let me know if all is ok? Any other recommendations would be welcomed :)


FS-034-AS Asus Vintage V2-AH2 Barebones System - AMD Socket AM2 (FS-034-AS) 1
£72.99 £72.99
MO-016-OK OcUK Gamer Extreme 178GP 17" LCD Monitor - Black (MO-016-OK) 1
£99.99 £99.99
MY-030-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB5300DC) (MY-030-GL) 1
£79.99 £79.99
HD-051-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 80GB ST3808110AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-051-SE) 1
£28.99 £28.99
CD-044-NE NEC AD7170A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-044-NE) 1
£19.99 £19.99
KB-088-LG Logitech Deluxe Keyboard (Black) - OEM (KB-088-LG) 1
£5.99 £5.99
KB-015-LG Logitech B58 Optical Wheel Mouse (Black) - OEM (KB-015-LG) 1
£6.99 £6.99
GX-026-BG BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GS 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-026-BG) 1
£64.99 £64.99
CP-162-AM AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 1.80GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail (CP-162-AM) 1
£44.99 £44.99
HP-000-PT Plantronics Audio 60 Headset (HP-000-PT) 1
£10.95 £10.95
Subtotal £435.86
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £10.95
VAT £78.20
Total £525.01


Many Thanks!
 
Which Conroe should I go for then?

Don't forget the case comes with the mobo & PSU. If you can spec a complete conroe system would you mind posting it?

Cheers
 
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xirokx said:
why didnt you go for a conroe? you can get a conroe with all the other bits for £500
Click to expand...
With everything, 'impossible' :confused:

Maybe...
  • Intel Pentium 4 805 Dual Core "LGA775 Smithfield" 2.66GHz (533FSB) - Retail (CP-116-IN) £57.99
  • Asrock Conroe945G-DVI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-004-AK) £45.99
  • GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB5300DC) (MY-030-GL) £79.99
  • Liteon DVD-8900 16x DVD±RW/RAM (Black) - OEM (CD-062-LO) £15.99
  • Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA) £25.99
  • Leadtek GeForce 7600 GS SILENT 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-082-LT) £64.99
  • Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU (CA-052-AN) £42.99
  • Logitech Deluxe Keyboard (Black) - OEM (KB-088-LG) £5.99
  • Logitech S96 PS/2 Optical Wheel Mouse Black - OEM (KB-046-LG) £5.50
  • OcUK Gamer Extreme 178GP 17" LCD Monitor - Black (MO-016-OK) £99.99
  • Subtotal £445.41
  • VAT £77.95
  • Total £523.36
Can go C2D when funds/etc permit ;)
 
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as we all exceeding £500:

CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN)
£114.99 £114.99
MB-004-AK Asrock Conroe945G-DVI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-004-AK)
£45.99 £45.99
MY-057-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB6400UDC) (MY-057-GL)
£81.99 £81.99
CD-041-NE NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-041-NE)
£18.99 £18.99
HD-023-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA)
£25.99 £25.99
KB-072-LG Logitech Cordless Desktop EX-110 - Retail (KB-072-LG)
£17.99 £17.99
MO-016-OK OcUK Gamer Extreme 178GP 17" LCD Monitor - Black (MO-016-OK)
£99.99 £99.99
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£66.99 £66.99
Subtotal £472.92
VAT £82.77
Total £555.69


Thats without a gfx card and its £555

However with a gfx card that system would cost £595.... ( a 6800 gfx card)

Now if you shop around, you will get that system for around £530 complete gfx card inc... we all know OCUK are not the cheapest around....

Follow my spec , shop around for those bits and you will see its possible :)

Dont settle for second best and waste your cash...
 
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The above system looks good, but just a note about the memory for the Asrock Conroe945G-DVI Mobo, it only does a max of DDR2 PC5400/5300 Ram, so can save even more buy changing the RAM. No point buying the PC6400 if you not going to get the most out of it!
 
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