Spec me a cheap system

Nick88

Nick88

Nick88

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Hi all,

The family pc is on it's last legs and I've been given the task of building a new one. It will only be used for basic things: emails, browsing the internet, using family tree software, listening to music etc. Preferably a lifespan of about 5 years. No screen or OS needed. Would potentially like to overclock to get a bit more speed (would like to stick with intel). Cheap as possible please without compromising quality.

Thanks in advance,

Nick
 
How's this look for you?
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More money, of course, buys a higher spec. That, in turn, will give the machine more staying power down the road.
 
This is pretty basic but would allow some overclocking and easily do for the tasks you describe, you might want a better graphics card if any gaming is on the cards though.

Antec NSK 4480 Mini Tower Case (Silver) - 380W Earth Watts PSU £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO SCS3 SILENT 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £24.99
(£29.36) £24.99
(£29.36)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2160 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail £37.99
(£44.64) £37.99
(£44.64)
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £20.49
(£24.08) £20.49
(£24.08)
Samsung SH-S202HBEBN 20x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
Sub Total : £209.43
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 is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £38.57
Total : £258.95

//edit, bah, just beaten by Billy to an almost identical machine.
 
Looks fairly decent. 80gb probably isn't enough space for us though. I'm also a bit wary of going down the onboard graphics route as it might be used for more advanced things in the future. That and I want the fun of putting it together:p
 
I'd go with semi-pro's spec, but spend the extra £10 on the E2200 and have 2x2Ghz rather than 2x1.8, but either of them should get up to 2x3Ghz with a good cooler and a little tweak of the bios, probably spend a few more £ on a 250 rather than 160 drive aswell.
 
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A33423) Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A33423) £33.99
(£39.94) £33.99
(£39.94)
G.Skill 2GB DDR2 NR PC2-6400C5 (2x1GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400 G.Skill 2GB DDR2 NR PC2-6400C5 (2x1GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400 £24.99
(£29.36) £24.99
(£29.36)
Antec NSK 4480 Mini Tower Case (Silver) - 380W Earth Watts PSU Antec NSK 4480 Mini Tower Case (Silver) - 380W Earth Watts PSU £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Asus P5K-VM Intel G33 Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Asus P5K-VM Intel G33 Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £56.99
(£66.96) £56.99
(£66.96)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2200 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.20GHz (800FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Duo E2200 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.20GHz (800FSB) - Retail £48.99
(£57.56) £48.99
(£57.56)
Sub Total : £204.95
Shipping cost based on delivery to Credit/debit card billing address, LN24QN with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £37.61
Total : £252.51
 
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