spec me up plz peeps

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please can you guys help me spec up the absolute cheapest pc that will run guild wars :)

Thought about having it run bf2 aswell but im not sure I could afford anything that good as id imagine bf2 to be a LOT more demanding than guild wars.

I dont need a monitor or keyboard or mouse.

If its not too expensive it will be a gift for the mrs.

/edit a laptop is not out of the question.

Thanks all :)
 

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REFERENCE DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST REMOVE
HD-051-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 NCQ 80GB ST3808110AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-051-SE)
£32.95 £32.95
MB-121-AS Asus A8V-E SE VIA K8T890 (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-121-AS)
£47.95 £47.95
MY-004-OK OcUK Value 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-004-OK)
£39.95 £39.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£65.95 £65.95
CD-020-SO Sony DDU-1615 DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM (CD-020-SO)
£10.95 £10.95
GX-016-GI Gigabyte GeForce 6800 GS 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) & Quake 4 Bundle - Retail (GX-016-GI)
£119.95 £119.95
CP-118-AM AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3200BPBOX) (CP-118-AM)
£94.95 £94.95
Subtotal £412.65
VAT £72.22
Total £484.87

or if u are really on a budget you can do this one.

P-137-AM AMD Sempron 64 3000+ 1.8GHz (Socket 754) CPU - Retail (CP-137-AM)
£52.95 £52.95
HD-000-HI Hitachi Deskstar 7K80 NCQ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A30356) (HD-000-HI)
£32.95 £32.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£65.95 £65.95
MY-004-OK OcUK Value 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-004-OK)
£39.95 £39.95
CD-020-SO Sony DDU-1615 DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM (CD-020-SO)
£10.95 £10.95
GX-067-XF XFX GeForce 6800 XT Extreme Edition 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (PVT42E-UDE3) (GX-067-XF)
£84.95 £84.95
MB-037-GI Gigabyte K8NE nForce4 4X (Socket 754) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-037-GI)
£42.95 £42.95
Subtotal £330.65
VAT £57.87
Total £388.52

you can do with a cheaper gfx if u really want but it will really struggle with guildwars(on high). On bother list the CPU is a little bit weak as well, mite have to do some overclocking..
 
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well in that case

MB-041-GI Gigabyte K8NMF-9 nForce4 Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-041-GI)
£41.95 £41.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£65.95 £65.95
MY-004-OK OcUK Value 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-004-OK)
£39.95 £39.95
GX-046-LT Leadtek WinFast PCX6600TD GeForce PCX6600 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-046-LT)
£64.95 £64.95
CP-117-AM AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM)
£83.95 £83.95
HD-025-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD040GJ 40GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-025-SA)
£29.95 £29.95
Subtotal £326.70
VAT £57.18
Total £383.88

well tbh this is more than enuff for guild wars,

i was running guild wars on my XP2100+, and a 9600 with 512mb ram
but that was on low.

so this should do the job :D
 

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AMD Sempron 64 3100+ 1.8GHz (Socket 754) CPU - Retail (CP-136-AM)
£70.44
Gigabyte K8NE nForce4 4X (Socket 754) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-037-GI)
£50.47
OcUK Value 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-004-OK)
£46.94
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1300 256MB DDR2 AVIVO TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-108-SP)
£66.92
Hitachi Deskstar 7K80 NCQ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A30356) (HD-000-HI)
£38.72
Sony DDU-1615 DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM (CD-020-SO)
£12.87
Antec SLK1650B Black Quiet Mini Tower Case - 350W SmartPower PSU (CA-023-AN)
£46.94

Total inc VAT: £333.30

I've just had a look at the system requirements for Guild Wars, and the above is well beyond what is needed. Can shave off another £20 by going for an X550 instead of the X1300.
 

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Runningkid said:
yea your list is probs better :D but it also depends if he wants to run bf2 as well. up to him really :D
Click to expand...

lol, that will play BF2 on low settings as it exceeds minimum requirements, but you just can't have all the eye-candy :p :D
 

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Runningkid said:
well in that case

MB-041-GI Gigabyte K8NMF-9 nForce4 Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-041-GI)
£41.95 £41.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£65.95 £65.95
MY-004-OK OcUK Value 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-004-OK)
£39.95 £39.95
GX-046-LT Leadtek WinFast PCX6600TD GeForce PCX6600 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-046-LT)
£64.95 £64.95
CP-117-AM AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM)
£83.95 £83.95
HD-025-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD040GJ 40GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-025-SA)
£29.95 £29.95
Subtotal £326.70
VAT £57.18
Total £383.88

well tbh this is more than enuff for guild wars,

i was running guild wars on my XP2100+, and a 9600 with 512mb ram
but that was on low.

so this should do the job :D
Click to expand...

for an extra £50 only, if it was me i would go for this. never know what else might want to be played & this system is definitely better.
 

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You mentioned BF2 as well so put this spec together. It's got 2gig of ram although if you can't stretch this far BF2 should run ok on 1gig on lower settings. Just nicer on 2gig. Rest is plenty good enough for BF2 on ok settings. the X800 is a very nice card, better than 6800's and 6600's (it's pretty much an underclocked X850XT - easy enough to clock too and you'll most likely get close to 850XT speeds)

CP-117-AM AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM)
£83.95 £83.95
MB-129-AS Asus A8R-MVP Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-129-AS)
£69.95 £69.95
MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL)
£99.95 £99.95
GX-055-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X800 GTO16 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-055-PC)
£104.95 £104.95
HD-023-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA)
£30.95 £30.95
CD-026-NE NEC ND4551 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-026-NE)
£27.95 £27.95
CA-023-AN Antec SLK1650B Black Quiet Mini Tower Case - 350W SmartPower PSU (CA-023-AN)
£39.95 £39.95
Subtotal £457.65
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £9.95
VAT £81.83
Total £549.43
 
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