Spec Me a PC!

The Badger · 25 Dec 2007 at 17:20

Ive just gotten £500 for x-mas XD. Can someone spec me a pc for this price please? I only want a cheapish case, my current one is a Thermal take Soprano. just for an idea. I have an OS, Screen, Mouse/keyboard. looking for around 400-500 gb hdd. I could stretch to £550 if needed.

I play mostly games on my computer.

Many Thanks,
Pauliee

jak731 · 25 Dec 2007 at 17:29

if at the absoute maximum then you could go for
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Abit IP35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
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Pioneer DVR-212DBK 18x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3250410AS) £38.99
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Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £57.99
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GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £24.99
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Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail £49.99
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OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £139.99
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Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £14.99
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Total : £499.22

but you need to go into the extra £50 to get a case or use your current one

The Badger · 25 Dec 2007 at 17:52

great thanks, anyone else got any specs that i can take a look at???

Vintastic · 25 Dec 2007 at 17:56

^ that's an absolute textbook spec, nothing to improve here. You might want to get a case like this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-054-LL&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=187

Teaf · 25 Dec 2007 at 18:06

I'd post a spec for you, but it's going to look pretty much the same as jak731's spec since his spec is pretty much spot on for what you can get with your money at OcUK. You could drop one bit and raise another, such as a mATX g33 board to reduce the cost by about £30 and then put more into a hard drive, or drop the cooler and maybe add another 2GB of RAM but essentially it's going to be that spec with some minor tweaks based on peoples tastes.

The Badger · 25 Dec 2007 at 18:34

Do you think the prices will go down in a few days or so? where abouts in the north east do you live?

Teaf · 25 Dec 2007 at 20:40

Pauliee said:
Do you think the prices will go down in a few days or so? where abouts in the north east do you live?

Possible, January Sales and all... and South Shields.