Sub £200 Computer Build

[T1Cybernetic]

Hey guys, i am going to upgrade from a current P4 & Athlon XP (single core systems) in the coming weeks. Can someone advise on some current best buy's please?

The total budget is a staggering £200 Maximum for the main 4 components!

CPU -
Mobo -
Memory -
Graphics -

Or if there are any combo/bundle deals that have a little spice i would consider.

Bundle -

Basically the pc has to do every day browsing/email and instant messenger stuff and some light games (Guild wars /Unreal tournament/ ut2k4) nothing spectacular but i would like to have a good motherboard that will over clock a little and with a little room for a future cpu upgrade

 

[killari]

Heres my shotty:

Intel

AMD

I'd recommend the AMD setup as you get a far better gfx card and according to the Gigabyte site you could plop in a Phenom or Phenom II anytime in the future if you wanted.

There are probably better bang for buck combos out there but I tried specifically to match your £200 budget.

EDIT: lol if you were wondering why the RAM is different, I specced out the Intel PC first and second time round noticed there was cheaper RAM.

Another edit: This mobo instead of the gigabyte one http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-016-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=808

 

[Kennysevenfold]

Your basket

Product Name Qty Price Line Total

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4830 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £77.04
(£66.99) £77.04
(£66.99)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 7750+ Black Edition 2.70GHz (Socket AM2+) - Retail £48.99
(£42.60) £48.99
(£42.60)

MSI K9N-6PGM2-V Nvidia MCP61 (Socket AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £42.54
(£36.99) £42.54
(£36.99)

Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel (KHX6400D2LLk2/4G) £31.99
(£27.82) £31.99
(£27.82) Sub Total : £174.40 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £27.66 Total : £212.06

 

[95thrifles]

Kennys AMD build looks good, its pretty much same as killari's anyway, bar the RAM, but heres an intel alternative

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4830 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £77.04 (£66.99)
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 "LGA775 Core 2" 2.50GHz (800FSB) - Retail £62.09 (£53.99)
**B Grade** Intel Extreme D975XBX2KR BAD AXE 2 975X (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - Retail £34.49 (£29.99)
Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel (KHX6400D2LLk2/4G) £31.99 (£27.82)
Sub Total : £178.79
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £28.32
Total : £217.11

 

[T1Cybernetic]

I must admit i was pretty much sold on the X2 7750 processor before i even posted (But i i could still be swayed) Also i have been browsing the clearance section for a couple of days and there is a ton of great deals on motherboards there that catch the eye Especially this one below.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-091-GI

It is mostly ram that is eluding me now

 

[BAMBI]

Make sure your power supply is up to these upgrades.