Spec pls

Paul2506 · 2 Dec 2009 at 11:05

Hey all,A friend is after me building them a computer between £150-£200 just for general use!

No gaming will be done on this machine so no need for any major parts

Many thx in advance

Ast3r · 2 Dec 2009 at 11:24

This http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-002-NV&groupid=43&catid=1446&subcat= or this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-208-OK&groupid=43&catid=1446&subcat=

MCH · 2 Dec 2009 at 11:44

Hmm , i think he should be going for something like this even though it costs 256 inc vat and pnp

CBJ · 2 Dec 2009 at 11:53

Are there any parts your friend can bring over from an old PC? Just to get a bare minimum of case, PSU, motherboard with integrated GPU, CPU, memory, hard drive and optical drive is going to cost about £235 minimum (the above spec includes a third party cooler which is probably overkill). The Atom-based complete systems linked by Ast3r are a similar price. Add to any of the above options the cost of Windows and you're over the £300 mark already, so without bringing something over from an older PC the price range you've specified is a bit of a tall order.

MCH · 2 Dec 2009 at 12:41

CBJ said:
Are there any parts your friend can bring over from an old PC? Just to get a bare minimum of case, PSU, motherboard with integrated GPU, CPU, memory, hard drive and optical drive is going to cost about £235 minimum (the above spec includes a third party cooler which is probably overkill). The Atom-based complete systems linked by Ast3r are a similar price. Add to any of the above options the cost of Windows and you're over the £300 mark already, so without bringing something over from an older PC the price range you've specified is a bit of a tall order.

yeh u dont really need that cooler i just got carried away

BoroRob_UK · 2 Dec 2009 at 13:03

Also, £30 for a 350w entry level power supply is steep. Doesnt have to be Antec. Shop around

MCH · 2 Dec 2009 at 13:05

BoroRob_UK said:
Also, £30 for a 350w entry level power supply is steep. Doesnt have to be Antec. Shop around

yeh i know but its the cheapest one on the site and will do the job , you would have to pay postage ontop of what u pay for the PSU if u get it from another site tbh, unless u dont get the computer parts from OCuk and that would be sacrilege!

jms198 · 2 Dec 2009 at 13:25

MCH said:
yeh u dont really need that cooler i just got carried away

I think a graphics card would be helpful instead.

CBJ · 2 Dec 2009 at 13:29

I'd say it was better do get a decent quality PSU than risk a cheap no-name one. And the OP specifically said it wasn't for gaming, so the on-board graphics should be perfectly adequate.

MCH · 2 Dec 2009 at 13:46

CBJ said:
I'd say it was better do get a decent quality PSU than risk a cheap no-name one. And the OP specifically said it wasn't for gaming, so the on-board graphics should be perfectly adequate.

he wont have any problems with that PSU tbh , its hardly gona be stressed and yeh dont need a graphics card

CBJ · 2 Dec 2009 at 14:50

I was actually agreeing with your choice of PSU. My point was that getting a cheaper one elsewhere, as suggested by BoroRob_UK, might be a false economy.

MCH · 2 Dec 2009 at 16:03

CBJ said:
I was actually agreeing with your choice of PSU. My point was that getting a cheaper one elsewhere, as suggested by BoroRob_UK, might be a false economy.

yeh thats fair and i can agree but if u go elsewhere and spend 35 its +10 for pnp most likely so u might aswell get a 45 quid psu from OCuk

CBJ · 2 Dec 2009 at 16:22

Yes, I agree with you completely 100%! Like I said, it was BoroRob_UK I was disagreeing with.

jms198 · 4 Dec 2009 at 11:29

The GA-MA770-UD3 motherboard specced does not have onboard graphics. the 785g boards do have onboard graphics and the OP should avoid the 760g's if possible.

It is also the revision one board from the picture listed; the revision two is out and fixes most of the problems from revision one.

I don't think the Antecs basics are up to the usual high standards of Antec PSU; If I remember rightly its not a seasonic. Check reviews as to who the manufacturer is before buying.

Paul2506 · 6 Dec 2009 at 23:58

sry for the late reply guys.I have not been able to get on for the past week,Many thx for all your comments and advice it is very much appreciated!

CBJ said:
Are there any parts your friend can bring over from an old PC? Just to get a bare minimum of case, PSU, motherboard with integrated GPU, CPU, memory, hard drive and optical drive is going to cost about £235 minimum (the above spec includes a third party cooler which is probably overkill). The Atom-based complete systems linked by Ast3r are a similar price. Add to any of the above options the cost of Windows and you're over the £300 mark already, so without bringing something over from an older PC the price range you've specified is a bit of a tall order.

Not really m8,the system they had before was a bit crappy and need to be updated for some time,They had that system for 4 yrs so u can imagine what it was like lol