Spec needed (£500 for everything)

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Hi guys!

I'm looking for a spec for my friend. He's currently using an Intel 500Mhz something or other ;)

He needs everything: Windows XP, 17" tft, mouse, keyboard and speakers... The full lot.

He'd like to play a few games, but isn't a big gamer. It would mostly be for internet/email/college work etc.

Is this possible for £500?

Thanks guys!
 
- AMD Sempron 64 3000 1.8GHz Retail CPU with 256KB L2 Cache
- AMD Sempron Approved Heatsink
- 512MB OcUK PC3200 DDR Memory
- Western Digital 80GB 8MB Cache Serial ATA Hard Drive
- Sony DVD-ROM Drive
- 3 1/2 Inch Floppy Drive
- On-Board 2D/3D Graphics
- On-Board AC''97 Audio
- Integrated 10/100Mbps LAN
- 250W PSU
- Hyundai L72D+ 17" 8ms LCD Multimedia Monitor with built in speakers
- Logitech Media Keyboard Elite (Black)
- Logitech S96 Optical Mouse (Black)
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Pre-Install & Supplied with CD/License

Price: £429.95 (£505.19 Including VAT at 17.5%)
 
What about this? (Taken from a post made on 11th May, so prices may have changed)

CA-004-AS Asus TA-210 Series Midi Tower (Black) - 360W PSU (CA-004-AS)
£34.95 £34.95
MB-042-GI Gigabyte K8N51GMF-9 nForce 6100 Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-042-GI)
£41.95 £41.95
CP-117-AM AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM)
£65.95 £65.95
MY-004-OK OcUK Value 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-004-OK)
£47.95 £47.95
CD-033-NE NEC ND4571 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-033-NE)
£24.95 £24.95
MO-014-OK OcUK Gamer 178QP 17" LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-014-OK)
£109.95 £109.95
KB-072-LG Logitech Cordless Desktop EX-110 - Retail (KB-072-LG)
£19.95 £19.95
SP-038-LG Logitech S200 2.1 Black/Silver Stereo Speakers - OEM (SP-038-LG)
£11.95 £11.95
OS-001-MS Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) (OS-001-MS)
£49.95 £49.95
HD-051-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 80GB ST3808110AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-051-SE)
£30.95 £30.95
Subtotal £438.50
VAT £76.74
Total £515.24

Could I do better than that?
 
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM)
£72.79

Gigabyte K8N51GMF-9 nForce 6100 Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-042-GI)
£49.29

OcUK Value 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-004-OK)
£53.99

Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 10 NCQ 80GB 6V080E0 SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-095-MD)
£31.67

HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon X1600 XT ICEQ Turbo 256MB DDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (RX1600XT-256ICEQT) (GX-051-HT)
£93.94

LG GSA-4167BA 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Beige) - OEM (CD-032-LG)
£25.79

Arctic Cooling T2 Silentium Midi Tower Case - 350W Seasonic Silent PSU (CA-001-AR)
£56.34

Logitech S100 10W RMS Speakers Beige - OEM (SP-024-LG)
£6.45

Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop v2.1 - OEM (KB-052-MS)
£29.32

Hyundai ImageQuest Q770S 17'' Perfectly Flat CRT Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-006-HY)
£76.32

Total including VAT ... £495.90
 
Aceshigh's system is probably the best you can get for the budget but bear in mind it doesn't include the cost of licensing Windows XP.

So how about this?
System + TFT + Windows:

£61.95 AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM)
£64.95 Asus Vintage AH1 Barebones System - AMD Socket 939 (FS-028-AS)
£45.95 OcUK Value 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-004-OK)

£29.95 Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA)
£24.95 Asus DRW-1608P2 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - Retail (CD-016-AS)

£49.95 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) (OS-001-MS)
£23.95 Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 Black - Retail (BV3-00007) (KB-051-MS)
£109.95 OcUK Gamer Extreme 178GP 17" LCD Monitor - Black (MO-016-OK)
£11.95 Logitech S200 2.1 Black/Silver Stereo Speakers - OEM (SP-038-LG)

Subtotal £423.55
VAT £74.13
Total £497.68


A friend built something very similar with this barebones and CPU combo: The integrated graphics chip can run HL2 at a fairly decent clip but stuff like BF2 and Oblivion's out of the question. Benches around 1500 in 3D'03, mind :o
 
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ACESHIGH said:
Theres no graphics card in above spec.
Click to expand...
Gigabyte K8N51GMF-9 nForce 6100 Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-042-GI) £49.29 :confused: :mad:

Tall order but, this is what I could come up with:
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) (OS-001-MS) £49.95
  • Logitech S96 PS/2 Optical Wheel Mouse Black - OEM (KB-046-LG) £5.50
  • Logitech Internet Pro Keyboard (Black) - OEM (KB-011-LG) £8.95
  • Hyundai Imagequest L72D+ 17" LCD Monitor - Silver/Black (MO-022-HY) £129.95 - in-built speakers
  • Hitachi Deskstar 7K80 80GB ATA-133 2MB Cache - OEM (0A30210) (HD-015-IB) £23.95
  • Asus A8N-VM CSM Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI Express Motherboard (MB-119-AS) £46.95 - best onBoard graphics
  • AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM) £61.95
  • OcUK Value 512MB (2x256MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-005-OK) £21.95
  • Asus TA-212 Series Midi Tower (Silver) - 360W PSU (CA-005-AS) £31.95
  • NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Silver) - OEM (CD-037-NE) £20.50
  • *OcUK Value 512MB Removable USB2.0 Drive (PD-005-US) £9.95 - 500MHz? Might still be using floppy :D
  • Subtotal £411.55
  • Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £12.95
  • VAT £74.29
  • Total £498.79

With above, all he has to do when he gets some more cash is add a proper GFX & more RAM, DONE ;)

hp7909 :cool:

*EDIT
 
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REFERENCE DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST
MB-002-AK Asrock 939Dual-SATA2 (Socket 939 & Upgradable to AM2) AGP & PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-002-AK) 1
£36.95 £36.95
MY-005-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL) 1
£54.95 £54.95
GX-058-XF XFX GeForce PCX6600 Extreme XXX Edition 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (PVT43-PUDS7) (GX-058-XF) 1
£69.95 £69.95
CD-035-NE NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-035-NE) 1
£19.95 £19.95
KB-013-LG Logitech Deluxe Keyboard (White) - OEM (KB-013-LG) 1
£5.95 £5.95
KB-046-LG Logitech S96 PS/2 Optical Wheel Mouse Black - OEM (KB-046-LG) 1
£5.50 £5.50
SP-023-LG Logitech S100 10W RMS Speakers Black - OEM (SP-023-LG) 1
£5.49 £5.49
MO-006-HY Hyundai ImageQuest Q770S 17'' Perfectly Flat CRT Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-006-HY) 1
£64.95 £64.95
OS-001-MS Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) (OS-001-MS) 1
£49.95 £49.95
CA-051-AN Antec SLK2650BQE Black Quiet Mini Tower Case - 350W SmartPower PSU (CA-051-AN) 1
£32.95 £32.95
CP-117-AM AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3000BPBOX) (CP-117-AM) 1
£61.95 £61.95
HD-023-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA) 1
£29.95 £29.95
Subtotal £438.49
VAT £76.74
Total £515.23
 
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