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SirDT

SirDT

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Ok, so I'm after building my own, shiny PC. I'll use it to have it on all the time, *doing illegal stuff*:cool: Won't run any games on it really. Just internet really..

Some of the specs, possibly:

P4 processor
512MB - 1 GB Memory
Basic graphics card
250GB +
And a DVD burner...

Thanks :)
 
Just to clarify (please don't go any more explicit on the uses than you have to) and make it sound a little less dodgy, you want a basic file server/download box? In which case something like the below system ought to fit the bill, onboard graphics and all other necessary parts to build a basic PC, if you can find an extra £10 or so it might be worth going for 2gb Ram. :)

Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (0A33435) £43.99
(£51.69) £43.99
(£51.69)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+ 2.10GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
(£41.11)
Corsair 1GB DDR2 Value Select PC2-5300C5 Dual Channel Kit (2x512MB) (VS1GBKIT667D2) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Asus Vintage V3-M2V890 Barebones System - AMD64 (Socket AM2) £51.99
(£61.09) £51.99
(£61.09)
LiteON DH-20A4P-21C 20x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Sub Total : £158.95
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £29.56
Total : £198.46
 
Ok, having re-read my first post, it isn't very clear what I'm going to use the PC for, and I haven't stated the budget.

Basically, I'm only gonna use it for the basics, surfing the internet, MSN, downloading... Like Semi Pro Waster said..

And the budget is £250, but the less the better..The things posted above ^ look decent enough, so thanks :)

Anyone can go one better ?:)

And yes Jak, this is the practice build :)
 
Nope, semi-pro's spec is spot-on. It's a great build for the money. You could save by going to a smaller hard disk if you wanted.

If you wanted to go cheaper you could buy a second-hand OEM rig like a Dell or HP, disassemble it, then reassemble it.
 
BillytheImpaler said:
Nope, semi-pro's spec is spot-on. It's a great build for the money. You could save by going to a smaller hard disk if you wanted.

If you wanted to go cheaper you could buy a second-hand OEM rig like a Dell or HP, disassemble it, then reassemble it.
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Yeah thought about that too...But I think building it from scratch is just a little bit better. Experience-wise

One question, (bit of a random one)..I've got a static wrist band lol, but what do I do with it ?:eek:
 
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You strap one end to your wrist (obviously) and the other end to something that is conductive and earthed. Home radiators are usually a good bet if your home has them. The idea is that if you were to build up a static electric charge it would be dissipated into earth rather than zapping the expensive electronic bits into uselessness.
 
Hey SirDT glad to see your looking through the right section now mate the build looks good nice. You'll have more fun building it this way.

Aero
 
Aero said:
Hey SirDT glad to see your looking through the right section now mate the build looks good nice. You'll have more fun building it this way.

Aero
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hehe cheers mate :) Took me like 20 minutes to read the Sticky, but it was worth it ! Can't wait to start building it...

Thanks guys
 
semi-pro waster said:
Corsair 1GB DDR2 Value Select PC2-5300C5 Dual Channel Kit (2x512MB) (VS1GBKIT667D2) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
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I'm just in the middle of adding these to my basket. And you said it might be worth getting 2GB of them..Do I just buy 2 of these, or is there another set I have to buy ?
 
it's probably cheaper to get the 2Gb kits (i've heard the Geil stuff is good), and because you're buying it in the kit form, it runs in dual channel as well, making stuff faster :)
 
SirDT said:
I'm just in the middle of adding these to my basket. And you said it might be worth getting 2GB of them..Do I just buy 2 of these, or is there another set I have to buy ?
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As closeratio says it is easier to simply buy a 2gb kit and it would also leave room for expansion, since you aren't likely to be able to overclock far on that motherboard I'd pick something like this Corsair PC5300 and save a little bit of cash. :)

//edit the system is a barebones so the motherboard is already installed which makes it simpler for a first build (the front panel connectors should be connected up as well which is one of the least favoured jobs of all). Graphics and sound are onboard as is network capabilities.
 
SirDT said:
I'm just in the middle of adding these to my basket. And you said it might be worth getting 2GB of them..Do I just buy 2 of these, or is there another set I have to buy ?
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As above, if you want to get two modules you should get a dual channel kit. Dual channel operation increases (albeit very slightly) the bandwidth of the RAM. It has to be a matched pair for dual channel to work properly.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-097-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=
The above would do nicely.
 
Thanks everyone :D Much appreciated, and like I said before...very, very fast replies !


semi-pro waster said:
//edit the system is a barebones so the motherboard is already installed which makes it simpler for a first build (the front panel connectors should be connected up as well which is one of the least favoured jobs of all). Graphics and sound are onboard as is network capabilities.
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Ahh ok, is there anyway I can take out the MoBo and fiddle with it ?
 
BillytheImpaler said:
Yeah, it comes out. When they ship it to you it'll already be attached in the case, that's all.
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Legend...

I know this is probably not an appropriate thread for this, but does anyone have problems loging in to the main page on IE7 ? Seems to work on Firefox 3 Beta, but not on IE7
 
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