Spec me a cheap system

Baxter · 13 Mar 2007 at 15:11

Ok been out of the loop on new desktop hardware for a while now, but been asked to put together a cheap system, doesn't need to be particularly powerful but needs to last a reasonable amount of time, won't be used for gaming.
Not completely sure of the socket ratings and the difference between ddr and ddr2.
The last system i built was my P4 2.4ghz on a socket 478.

Any help appreciated.

melbourne720 · 13 Mar 2007 at 15:19

How cheap is cheap? Sub £1000

Baxter · 13 Mar 2007 at 15:25

hehe i wish, more like sub £300

Baxter · 13 Mar 2007 at 15:34

Also if i was going to go for a S775 motherboard, what do i need to look out for in regards to power requirements

Thanks

celliott · 13 Mar 2007 at 15:38

For that sort of budget I would go for something like this. Onboard graphics but since you said it wont be used for gaming, should be just fine.

You could change the case/hdd and possibly make room for 2GB Ram.

Edward01 · 13 Mar 2007 at 15:44

Damit got there before me, any way its pretty much the same but with slightly slower processor and 2gb of ram.

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus M2V (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Samsung SpinPoint P HD160HJ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
(£41.11)
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Silver) - OEM £10.99
(£12.91) £10.99
(£12.91)
Arctic Cooling T2 Pro Case £46.99
(£55.21) £46.99
(£55.21)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £5.99
(£7.04) £5.99
(£7.04)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C5 800MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400DC) £84.99
(£99.86) £84.99
(£99.86)
Sub Total : £273.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
Vat : £49.85
Total : £334.73

masslac · 13 Mar 2007 at 18:22

celliott said:
For that sort of budget I would go for something like this. Onboard graphics but since you said it wont be used for gaming, should be just fine.

You could change the case/hdd and possibly make room for 2GB Ram.

This looks fine. You don't need 2GB RAM.