Spec me a mid level PC for £500

sven · 10 Mar 2006 at 13:22

Here's one for you.

Need to build a Pc for lad next door for Homework/gaming and he's only got £500. the only thing he dosen't need is a monitor or keyboard. can it be done. i want to future proof it as well pos PCI-E. can it be done

Dace · 10 Mar 2006 at 13:22

sven said:
Here's one for you.

Need to build a Pc for lad next door for Homework/gaming and he's only got £500. the only thing he dosen't need is a monitor or keyboard. can it be done. i want to future proof it as well pos PCI-E. can it be done

Yes it can. Easily.

Explicit · 10 Mar 2006 at 13:24

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17547257

Forbidden · 10 Mar 2006 at 13:26

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail
Asus A8N-E nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5
PowerColor ATI Radeon X850 XT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express)
Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache
Asus TA-212 Series Midi Tower (Silver) - 360W PSU
NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM

Total £508.37

Has a 3200+ with a good 939 motherboard, 1GB RAM, Very good graphics card for the money, with a slient 80GB HDD and a stylish looking case with Dual Layer ReWriter

Well worth the money.

sven · 10 Mar 2006 at 13:29

That was quick thanks guys

sven · 10 Mar 2006 at 13:43

Just another quickie, that Asus case has a PSU is it ATX 2.0 and is there enough power for the X850 card

ACESHIGH · 10 Mar 2006 at 14:10

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3500BPBOX) (CP-119-AM)
£139.77
Gigabyte K8NMF-9 nForce4 Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-041-GI)
£49.29
Corsair 1GB DDR Value Select PC3200 CAS3.0 Kit (2x512MB) (VS1GBKIT400C3) (MY-061-CS)
£56.34
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 NCQ 80GB ST3808110AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-051-SE)
£36.37
Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN)
£61.04
Samsung SH-W162C 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) (CD-068-SA)
£23.44
PowerColor ATI Radeon X800 GTO16 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-055-PC)
£123.32

Total £489.57 including VAT.

Fast 3500+ CPU.
1 gig ram should be plenty, with 2 spare slots.
Good case with ATX 2.0 PSU
Very quiet DVD burner, i have one.
Good graphics for the price (just a bit slower than the X850XT, which you could add & only go slightly over budget).

Forbidden · 10 Mar 2006 at 14:51

sven said:
Just another quickie, that Asus case has a PSU is it ATX 2.0 and is there enough power for the X850 card

The 360W will be more than enough to power the spec above mate.

Bennah · 10 Mar 2006 at 14:56

I wouldnt be too sure about the 360w that comes with the case. PSU isnt an area to save on.

I'd get the Tagan TG420-U01 420w ATX 2.0 silent for £50. Great psu for the price and aint likely to fail like the 'free' ones in with cases.

Id use one with a case id I was build a rig around a sempron and cheap graphics card, but an A64 3200+ / 3500+ and X800 series card, no thanks. Its upto you.