Very cheap spec, thoughts?

Greenboi · 8 Dec 2007 at 21:33

Hey all,

Im building a computer for my girlfriend, has to be cheap (sub £300 idealy) and has to be able to play such games as World of Warcraft, Guild Wars, Broken Sword, and maybe Portal, and perhaps the hitman games.

This is the spec so far, would it be ossible to play those games on this rig, and can i please hear any thoughts on it

Abit AN52 nForce 520 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+ 2.10GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail

OcUK ATI Radeon X1650 Pro 512MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Maxtor Diamondmax 20 80GB SATA-II 2MB Cache - OEM (STM380215AS)

Tagan TG330-U01 330W ATX Silent PSU

LiteON DH-16D2P 16x DVD-ROM (Beige) - OEM

Corsair 2GB DDR2 Value Select PC2-4200C5 Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) (VS2GBKIT533D2)

Total is £227.81

Would this spec be capable?

Thanks in advance

-Adam

waso_dude · 8 Dec 2007 at 21:35

Can you afford to get a 1950 instead?

And poss a e2140 instead of over clock it close to 3ghz

Greenboi · 8 Dec 2007 at 21:54

im not looking to overclock it tbh

syke · 8 Dec 2007 at 22:08

Can probably get this cheaper if you look around;

Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-4200C4 Dual Channel Kit
Abit IL9 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
PowerColor ATI Radeon X1950 Pro AC2 SILENT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (WD800AAJS)
Antec NSK 4480 Mini Tower Case (Silver) - 380W Earth Watts PSU
Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail
Sony NEC Optiarc DDU1615 IDE DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM

£301.83inc delivery.

AMD Alternative;

Abit AN52 nForce 520 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-4200C4 Dual Channel Kit
PowerColor ATI Radeon X1950 Pro AC2 SILENT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache
Antec NSK 4480 Mini Tower Case (Silver) - 380W Earth Watts PSU
Sony NEC Optiarc DDU1615 IDE DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ 2.20GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail

£300.66inc delivery.

jak731 · 8 Dec 2007 at 22:10

why not get the Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (WD1600AAJS) its only £6 more?

or the 160GB version of the drive you picked for a £1 more?

i agree the x1950 will be a much better card, although you could consider the 2600 series as well, which isnt as good for gaming but better for media

Skyboat · 8 Dec 2007 at 22:18

something_totally_different · 8 Dec 2007 at 22:52

OcUK ATI Radeon X1650 Pro 512MB DDR2 is really a waste of space, the extra 256mb does nothing for it either, i would consider a different card.

dr. sarf · 8 Dec 2007 at 22:55

System looks good mate, but would go for the 1950PRO instead of the 1650.

Still within your £300 budget too.

Jonny L · 8 Dec 2007 at 22:56

Maybe use a good barebones like one of the Asus models:

Asus Vintage V3-M2V890 Barebones System - AMD64 (Socket AM2) £51.99
(£61.09) £51.99
(£61.09)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ 2.60GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £63.99
(£75.19) £63.99
(£75.19)
Corsair 2GB DDR2 Value Select PC2-5300C5 Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) (VS2GBKIT667D2) £22.99
(£27.01) £22.99
(£27.01)
LG GSA-H66NBAL 18x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.99
(£18.79) £15.99
(£18.79)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0Y30006) £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
PowerColor ATI Radeon X1950 Pro AC2 SILENT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
Sub Total : £246.94

Total : £301.85

Greenboi · 9 Dec 2007 at 01:12

Some really good suggestions here, thanks very much for the replies

what kind of PSU am i looking at for an X1950pro? also would 256mb be alright for the suggested games? Thanks