Spec for a friend (bit of a challenge)

kempythe2nd · 22 May 2006 at 18:11

Hey guys just wondered if someone could post a spec for my mates missus.

Budget 400 quid

need psu, case, hdd, cpu, ram, gfx, sound

Used mainly for general stuff and world of warcraft

Thanks so much

Kempy

Things change I've changed · 23 May 2006 at 00:48

CPU : AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm (Socket 939) £152.69

Motherboard : Asrock 939Dual-SATA2 (Socket 939 & Upgradable to AM2) £43.42

Memory : Corsair 1GB DDR Value Select PC3200 CAS3.0 Kit £56.34

Graphics Card : XFX GeForce PCX6600 Extreme XXX Edition 256MB DDR2 £82.19

Hard Drive : Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 NCQ 250GB £62.22

DVD-RW : Pioneer DVR-111BK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) £26.97

Case inc PSU : OcUK Value Estar 7799 Case With 400W PSU - (Black) £29.32

= £453.15

If your really need to keep it at £400 then downgrade the cpu to : AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) £92.77

that will make the system

= £393.23

semi-pro waster · 23 May 2006 at 01:12

lowrider007 has given you a pretty good specification, you might need a 20-24pin adapter for the PSU that comes with the case. If you go for the 3200 Venice I'd suggest getting the Sapphire X800 GTO 256mb as it is a much better graphics card than the 6600. If you don't need the DVDRW then I'd suggest spending some of the spare on a better case, maybe something by Antec with an ATX 2.0 compliant PSU

Wrafe · 23 May 2006 at 06:30

Cheers guys, this post was meant for me (my account wasnt activated).

BigDom · 23 May 2006 at 09:58

This will run WoW VERY nicely and do the rest just fine too of course

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CP-118-AM AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3200BPBOX) (CP-118-AM)
£78.95 £78.95
MB-129-AS Asus A8R-MVP Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-129-AS)
£59.95 £59.95
MY-005-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL)
£49.95 £49.95
GX-038-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X800 XL 256MB DDR3 VIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-038-PC)
£89.95 £89.95
HD-025-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD040GJ 40GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-025-SA)
£25.95 £25.95
CD-035-NE NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-035-NE)
£19.95 £19.95
CA-023-AN Antec SLK1650B Black Quiet Mini Tower Case - 350W SmartPower PSU (CA-023-AN)
£37.95 £37.95
Subtotal £362.65
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £9.95
VAT £65.21
Total £437.81

Wrafe · 23 May 2006 at 18:50

GX-038-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X800 XL 256MB DDR3

I have that Video Card myself

Sorry to ask a lame question, but whats the difference between a £20 mobo and a £50 mobo ? is it neccessary to spend that much on a mobo ?

BigDom · 23 May 2006 at 18:56

Wrafe said:
GX-038-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X800 XL 256MB DDR3

I have that Video Card myself Sorry to ask a lame question, but whats the difference between a £20 mobo and a £50 mobo ? is it neccessary to spend that much on a mobo ?

£20 mobo will typically have a very simplistic BIOS, lower quality sound, less expansion options, missing features ( no LAN for instance or no PCI-E ) and slower chipset. Some or all of the above.

trojan698 · 23 May 2006 at 20:04

CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£56.95 £56.95
CP-150-AM AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-150-AM)
£94.95 £94.95
FG-000-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£11.95 £11.95
MY-005-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL)
£49.95 £49.95
HD-023-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA)
£29.95 £29.95
GX-097-SP Sapphire ATI Radeon X800 GTO 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-097-SP)
£79.95 £79.95
MB-088-AS Asus A8N-E nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-088-AS)
£54.95 £54.95
Subtotal £378.65
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £9.95
VAT £68.01
Total £456.61

Over budget but hey it's worth it.