Spec me a PC

[DanMc07]

Could you kind fellows spec me a PC? £400 inc monitor/keyboard-mouse/speakers + oporating system + rest of PC
The main use is basically for internet browsing It's for my grandparent you see.

If you need anymore info let me know

Cheers.

 

[semi-pro waster]

This is just about on budget, there are a couple of areas that you could still save money but I included a 20" monitor on the basis that it might be easier on the eyes.

OcUK Value L-2041W 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-01939) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £20.99
(£24.66) £20.99
(£24.66)
Asus Vintage V3-M2V890 Barebones System - AMD64 (Socket AM2) £52.99
(£62.26) £52.99
(£62.26)
LiteON DH-20A4P-21C 20x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Microsoft Black Value Pack 2.0 - OEM (S82-00029) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Creative SBS380 2.1 Speakers £12.49
(£14.68) £12.49
(£14.68)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+ 2.00GHz (Socket AM2) - OEM £20.99
(£24.66) £20.99
(£24.66)
Akasa AK-876 CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/1207FX) £9.99
(£11.74) £9.99
(£11.74)
Sub Total : £332.40
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 : £60.44
Total : £405.79

 

[DanMc07]

Hello, I've upped the budget a bit by £30.

Heres what I came up with:

Logitech S96 PS/2 Optical Wheel Mouse Black - OEM £4.99
(£5.86)

Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £26.99
(£31.71)

Gigabyte SUPERB 460w PSU £23.99
(£28.19)

Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.20GHz (800FSB) - 65.99
(£77.54)

OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £20.99
(£24.66)

Logitech S-120 2.0 Speaker System - OEM (980-000011) £4.99
(£5.86)

OcUK GeForce 8400 GS 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £20.99
(£24.66)

OcUK Value L-2041W 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £99.99
(£117.49)

Logitech Deluxe Keyboard (Black) - OEM £5.99
(£7.04)

Samsung SH-S202HBEBN 20x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£16.44)

Coolermaster Elite 340 Micro-ATX case - Black/Silver (No PSU) £21.99
(£25.84)

Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £39.99
(£46.99)
Sub Total : £350.88
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £64.02

Total : £429.85


Any thing that you would suggest that needs changing? Is it all compatible with each other?
I don't need an Operating System anymore as we've been supplied with one from elsewhere.

Thanks

 

[Skeeter]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

You just know a 20" monitor in the hands of grandparents will be set to a soul destroying 1024x768!

 

[DanMc07]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

You just know a 20" monitor in the hands of grandparents will be set to a soul destroying 1024x768!

Lol, its what he asked for

 

[DanMc07]

Or does this mobo have onboard graphics? I don't have a clue. but if it does it could save me £25..

 

[semi-pro waster]

That motherboard doesn't have onboard graphics but this Gigabyte does, as do most mATX motherboards. I'd change the CPU for an E2200 or E2180 as the difference in cache will be negligible for your grandparent but it costs less.

 

[DanMc07]

Thanks for the info mate, spec ammended. I'ts just a shame my bloody bank (HSBC) is blocking my transcation and bringing it up as fraud even after I rang up TWO times to tell them it was genuine. Ah well ..