Spec check

[Lanz]

Asked by someone here at work to spec a gaming pc, mainly for WOW, NWN2, and other new RPGs.

Can i make this any cheaper for the same performance?


CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£66.99 £66.99
CP-166-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ 2.00GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail (CP-166-AM)
£94.99 £94.99
MB-177-AS Asus M2N4-SLI (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-177-AS)
£64.99 £64.99
MY-097-CS Corsair 2GB DDR2 Value Select PC5300 Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) (VS2GBKIT667D2) (MY-097-CS)
£139.99 £139.99
GX-041-OK OcUK MSI GeForce 7900 GTO SILENT 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-041-OK)
£153.99 £153.99
HD-079-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-079-SE)
£51.99 £51.99
CD-041-PO Pioneer DVR-111BK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-041-PO)
£20.99 £20.99
HD-001-OK Sony Floppy Drive - Black (HD-001-OK)
£4.99 £4.99
Subtotal £598.92
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £9.95
VAT £106.56
Total £715.43

 

[semi-pro waster]

Here you go, cheaper and faster. The CPU is approximately equivalent to an X2 4600 before overclocking and the Ram is rated to faster speeds as well if overclocking is an option.

CA-067-AN Antec NSK6500 Super Midi Tower Case - 430W PSU (CA
£58.99 £58.99
CP-135-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN)
£99.99 £99.99
MB-004-AK Asrock Conroe945G-DVI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-004-AK)
£45.99 £45.99
MY-058-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL)
£139.99 £139.99
HS-017-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR)
£14.99 £14.99
HD-079-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-079-SE)
£51.99 £51.99
GX-041-OK OcUK MSI GeForce 7900 GTO SILENT 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-041-OK)
£153.99 £153.99
CD-042-NE NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Silver) - OEM (CD-042-NE)
£18.99 £18.99
CD-001-AP Sony Floppy Drive - Silver (CD-001-AP)
£5.99 £5.99
Subtotal £590.91
VAT £103.41
Total £694.32