Spec my GF...

eddie101

eddie101

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My GF would like a new pc, doesnt want anything fancy, apart from a 'pretty' case. Aslong as she can use internet and do what ever she does. Have even thought of a Small Form Factor PC. So spec away lads... Spec away :D
 
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Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus ATI Radeon EAH2400 Pro HTP Silent 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £24.99
(£29.36) £24.99
(£29.36)
Antec EarthWatts 380W PSU £27.99
(£32.89) £27.99
(£32.89)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £31.99
(£37.59) £31.99
(£37.59)
OcUK Value IP35-S Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail £38.99
(£45.81) £38.99
(£45.81)
Pioneer DVR-212DBK 18x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£21.14) £17.99
(£21.14)
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (WD1600AAJS) £28.99
(£34.06) £28.99
(£34.06)
Sub Total : £220.93
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 is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £40.23
Total : £270.11

pick your own case.

im not sure if the graphics needs upgrading as do whatever she does is a bit vauge, for all i know she could be playing WOW on highest graphical setting on a 30" screen
 
revised for gaming, maybe overkill though

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £31.99
(£37.59) £31.99
(£37.59)
OcUK Value IP35-S Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail £38.99
(£45.81) £38.99
(£45.81)
Pioneer DVR-212DBK 18x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£21.14) £17.99
(£21.14)
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (WD1600AAJS) £28.99
(£34.06) £28.99
(£34.06)
PowerColor ATI Radeon X1950 Pro AC2 SILENT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
OCZ StealthXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
Sub Total : £277.93
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 : £50.38
Total : £338.26

i thought about using a antec basic PSU here as in the first spec but i wanted a bit more power and the OCZ seemed better value PSU.

the x1950 may be overkill for sims 2

as with above the case is your GF's choice to make. needs to support a ATX MB though
 
Women tend to love SFF cases. They see them a 'cute'.....

You can get a Shuttle or something like my iDEQ with the custom mobo and PSU in, then just fill them with your own selection of hardware goodness. Tend to be smaller than the ATX based SFF cases.
 
Mac book + Win Vista?

tbh for her use it's probably best to just buy a ready made system, or is she being very specific about the case? (i.e. must have a cute case)
 
Build her a PC, don't bother with the Macbook, runs Sims rubbish and you can build a way better PC for the money. My girlfriend hates using my Macbook and prefers the other PC with a E2180 and HD2600Pro instead :P
 
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