spec me again please - tricky one

[Begbie]

hey guys

Friend from work is looking to upgrade his current pc, altough its from the stone age. Not too sure what is in it but know he has had it a while.

But bassically has a budget of £250, doesn't have to be any major gaming machine just enough to run a few games.

But he's a real stenjy git and won't go over £250 any ideas


Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 NCQ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A32728) £35.99
(£42.29) £35.99
(£42.29)
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
Crucial 512MB (2x256MB) DDR2 PC2-4200C4 Dual Channel Kit (CT2KIT3264AA53E) Crucial 512MB (2x256MB) DDR2 PC2-4200C4 Dual Channel Kit (CT2KIT3264AA53E) £37.99
(£44.64) £37.99
(£44.64)
Asus M2V (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Asus M2V (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £43.99
(£51.69) £43.99
(£51.69)
Sapphire X1600 Pro 256MB DDR2 AVIVO TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail Sapphire X1600 Pro 256MB DDR2 AVIVO TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £58.99
(£69.31) £58.99
(£69.31


Total : £282.24


Trying to shave £30 notes somewhere

p.s not a big gamer.

 

[semi-pro waster]

This isn't much better in terms of overall spend but if he hasn't upgraded for a long time he will need a new PSU I'd imagine and this is the cheapest way of getting one. The hard drive is smaller and the graphics card is a bit worse but really unless he decides to pony up the extra cash he will be looking at major compromises (even more than he already is).

BFG GeForce 7300 GT OC 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £46.99
(£55.21) £46.99
(£55.21)
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
Crucial 512MB (2x256MB) DDR2 PC2-4200C4 Dual Channel Kit (CT2KIT3264AA53E) £37.99
(£44.64) £37.99
(£44.64)
Asus Vintage V2-M2V890 Barebones System - AMD Socket AM2 £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £25.99
(£30.54) £25.99
(£30.54)
Sub Total : £225.95
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95
Vat : £41.11
Total : £276.01

 

[Begbie]

thanks mate, yeah he was just wanting an upgrade i.e new gfx and hard drive as to play games. Need to see what he has got atm. But he would be better upgrading the lot. But that set up seems fine. If hell part with an extra £20