spec me a pc

ferretmaster · 18 Jul 2007 at 13:06

Hey,
building a pc for someone and they haved said they have a budget of 250-300 pound to spend. I do not require mouse, keyboard or monitor. Can anyone help?

Alex UK · 18 Jul 2007 at 13:11

Here you go...

Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU
(£46.99) £39.99

Samsung SH-S203BEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£19.96) £16.99

Western Digital Caviar RE 160GB 1600YS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
(£39.94) £33.99

Asus GeForce EN7300GS-HTD 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£37.59) £31.99

Abit IP-95 Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£35.24) £29.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail
(£51.69) £43.99

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300C4 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
(£58.74) £49.99

Sub Total : £246.93
Shipping : £9.95
VAT : £44.95
Total : £301.83

Don't expect to be gaming though...

ferretmaster · 18 Jul 2007 at 13:17

Do you think it would stretch to playing the sims 2?

stickroad · 18 Jul 2007 at 13:18

Im guessing you wont be overclocking?

Barry1337 · 18 Jul 2007 at 13:19

That will play the sims2 with ease

ferretmaster · 18 Jul 2007 at 13:19

hmmmmmmmmm

Its for the gf, so no.

Alex UK · 18 Jul 2007 at 14:38

Yes, you'll be able to play Sims 2, could even play Half Life 2 at low settings. It seems that the 7300GS is a decent card for the money.

stickroad · 18 Jul 2007 at 14:43

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ 2.20GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail
Asrock ALiveSATA2-GLAN (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C5 Dual Channel Kit
HIS ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO 1024MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express)
Samsung SpinPoint T HD160HJ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM
Samsung SH-183LBEBN 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe
Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU

Total : £297.73

Bang on budget and will be perfect for playing Sims 2.