spec me - 300 quid - Core 2 chip, 2GBDDR2, HDD, DVD
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Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Gainward ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
Abit IP43 Intel P43 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 "LGA775 Core 2" 2.50GHz (800FSB) - Retail £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322HJ) £32.99
(£38.76) £32.99
(£38.76)
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £19.99
(£23.49) £19.99
(£23.49)
Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.99
(£18.79) £15.99
(£18.79)
Sub Total : £278.94
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £50.38
Total : £338.27
change the GPU to the OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail to bring you to just under £300 when you use the free shipping offer
save more money by:
-getting a smaller hdd (not recommended as the saving doesnt justify the amount of hdd space lost)
-getting a e2xxx series cpu (not recommended ,the e5200 is the best budget chip at the moment)
-getting a DVD drive over a DVD writer (again not recommended as its a pain not begin to write dvds or cds when the need arises)
all bracketed text is my personal opinion
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Gainward ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
Abit IP43 Intel P43 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 "LGA775 Core 2" 2.50GHz (800FSB) - Retail £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322HJ) £32.99
(£38.76) £32.99
(£38.76)
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £19.99
(£23.49) £19.99
(£23.49)
Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.99
(£18.79) £15.99
(£18.79)
Sub Total : £278.94
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £50.38
Total : £338.27
change the GPU to the OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail to bring you to just under £300 when you use the free shipping offer
save more money by:
-getting a smaller hdd (not recommended as the saving doesnt justify the amount of hdd space lost)
-getting a e2xxx series cpu (not recommended ,the e5200 is the best budget chip at the moment)
-getting a DVD drive over a DVD writer (again not recommended as its a pain not begin to write dvds or cds when the need arises)
all bracketed text is my personal opinion
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Swapping the motherboard to this one would save £20.
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail
£135
Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB)
£40
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM
£46
Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£19
£240 + delivery
I understand from your original post that you don't need a motherboard or a graphics card. Also, I give you 4GB RAM, because it doesn't cost much more, so better value for money. The E8400 is an awesome processor so it comes highly recommended!
£135
Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB)
£40
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM
£46
Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£19
£240 + delivery
I understand from your original post that you don't need a motherboard or a graphics card. Also, I give you 4GB RAM, because it doesn't cost much more, so better value for money. The E8400 is an awesome processor so it comes highly recommended!
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£135 for a E8400 is an obscene price. The E8500 is only another £5 and the one i just got is a E0 stepping too.
Thanks for your replies.
Unfortunately no one gets the prize, because you didn't give me the spec I asked for.
Mattf121 was closest...but I didn't ask for 4GB...only 2GB...the pc will be running XP 32bit so 4GB is not supported.
Pastymuncher wins for suggesting the E8500...good call...no prize for you though, because you didn't spec the RAM, HDD or DVD.
Still haven't decided on exact final spec, but it will prolly be E8500 CPU, 2x1GB PC2-6400, 500GB SATA HDD, + cheapo DVD. As stated before, I already have the barebone and GPU sorted.
Unfortunately no one gets the prize, because you didn't give me the spec I asked for.
Mattf121 was closest...but I didn't ask for 4GB...only 2GB...the pc will be running XP 32bit so 4GB is not supported.
Pastymuncher wins for suggesting the E8500...good call...no prize for you though, because you didn't spec the RAM, HDD or DVD.
Still haven't decided on exact final spec, but it will prolly be E8500 CPU, 2x1GB PC2-6400, 500GB SATA HDD, + cheapo DVD. As stated before, I already have the barebone and GPU sorted.
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duct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 LGA775 'Wolfdale' "Overclocking E0 Stepping" 3.33GHz (1333FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 LGA775 'Wolfdale' "Overclocking E0 Stepping" 3.33GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £164.99
(£193.86)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD2500AAKS) Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD2500AAKS) £32.99
(£38.76)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £27.99
(£32.89)
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.99
(£15.26)
Sub Total : £238.96
Shipping : £8.25
VAT : £43.26
Total : £290.47
Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 LGA775 'Wolfdale' "Overclocking E0 Stepping" 3.33GHz (1333FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 LGA775 'Wolfdale' "Overclocking E0 Stepping" 3.33GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £164.99
(£193.86)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD2500AAKS) Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD2500AAKS) £32.99
(£38.76)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £27.99
(£32.89)
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.99
(£15.26)
Sub Total : £238.96
Shipping : £8.25
VAT : £43.26
Total : £290.47
I didn't know what was best...that's why I asked! Was my original post confusing? I thought it was quite clear and concise.
WINNER!!!!!
Email me your address and I'll send you your prize!
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I can pick a couple of faults with that lot. The E8600 is not worth an extra £53 for 170 mhz. The E8500 is a far better buy and they have been E0 steppings lately. Mine was only last week. The PC2 6400 ram will soon run out of steam when overclocking (if required). A PC2 8500 kit is a far better choice. The DVDRW is ok though.
Here is what i would go with.
E8500 £140.99.
G.Skill 2GB DDR2 PK PC2-8500C5 £32.89.
LG GH22NS30 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.44.
Samsung SpinPoint F1 640GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD642JJ) A fantastic £45.81 on this week only.
Total price £236.13.
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