Spec me a pc for £450

saitrix

saitrix

saitrix

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Hi,

A mate of mine has a max budget of £450 for monitor, keyboard, mouse and base unit. Now I have been out of computers for a few too many years to give him recommendations. Can anyone spec me a system that is good for the money?
 
Sorry, completely slipped my mind! Yes for gaming, so the best that you can do on the tight budget.
 
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Oh jeez, i'm in trouble now :eek: :D
 
You might have to go pre-built for the price and accept that games are a bit unrealistic at the moment.

For what it is worth this is about the best I can do for the budget, it offer a reasonable amount of overclocking potential considering the price. :)

Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
(£41.11)
Antec NSK 4480 Mini Tower Case - 380W Earth Watts PSU £45.99
(£54.04) £45.99
(£54.04)
Microsoft Black Value Pack 2.0 - OEM (S82-00029) £12.99
(£15.26) £12.99
(£15.26)
OcUK Value Hanns-G HW173A 17" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black £89.99
(£105.74) £89.99
(£105.74)
OcUK ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A32728) £25.99
(£30.54) £25.99
(£30.54)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail £36.99
(£43.46) £36.99
(£43.46)
NEC AD7170A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Sub Total : £375.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £68.05
Total : £456.91
 
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Meh...

It's not as good as semi-pro's

EDIT: 380 W should be plenty for such a rig. The X1950 Pro is decidedly stingy on power when compared to other similar-performing cards.
 
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Just wanted to point out overclocking and a cheap low w PSU may not be the best idea in the world.

Maybe have a look at some of the B-grade and seconds section too.

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Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
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Corsair VX 450W ATX PSU (CMPSU-450VXUK) £36.99
(£43.46) £36.99
(£43.46)
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Corsair 2GB DDR2 Value Select PC2-5300C5 Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) (VS2GBKIT667D2) £28.99
(£34.06) £28.99
(£34.06)
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**B Grade** V7 L22WD 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
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OcUK ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £66.99
(£78.71) £66.99
(£78.71)
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3250410AS) £37.99
(£44.64) £37.99
(£44.64)
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Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
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Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail £36.99
(£43.46) £36.99
(£43.46)
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Pioneer DVR-212D 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM

Id say thats a reasonable spec for £505, but not fantastic, also not sure on that monitor at all, just thought id throw it into the mix :)
 
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