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pcassidy4

pcassidy4

pcassidy4

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Hey guys building a computer for a family member. It will be mainly used for office work, internet, music and video, general family stuff. Budget is under £500 would there be anything you would change or does this look ok

Also is there anypoint in goin for the 800mhz over the 667mhz stuff?

Does this look ok


Antec NSK6500 Super Midi Tower Case - 430W PSU £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00715) £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99

Samsung SH-S203BEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £45.99
(£54.04) £45.99

OcUK GeForce 8500 GT 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C5 800MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400DC) £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99

Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99

Sub Total : £407.92
Total : £500.98
 
Looks good, especially if you intend to overclock. You might wish to switch the hard disk with a 320 GiB WD AAKS since they're a wee bit faster but it won't make too much difference.

Why get a 32-bit OS? 64-bit all the way.
 
Thanks for the quick reply.

What difference would the 64bit os make. This system most likely will not be over clocked. The standard performance be enough to preform everyday tasks?

Thanks
 
maybe drop the motherboard to the abit ip35-e, being as you're not likely to overclock, save £12ish.

performance will be more than enough for everyday work, saying that even the 2140/2160 would do.
 
seemed to be doing well in the p35 format from posts i've read and other spec's suggested.

being as u;re involved if you're happier with the gigabyte then fair enough, as you'll get the grief if anything doesnt work ;)
 
Rite o. Ill give the abit a go any way. Would there be any point increasing the size of the harddrive to 400gib, or would the performance be decreased?

Thanks For the quick Replys
 
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