Building a PC

cd02

okay so now i'm my lost.. what have i forgotten now ??

Rex_Mundi

cd02 wrote:

okay so now i'm my lost.. what have i forgotten now ??

lol.......Only a small matter of a CPU.

cd02

there you go, up-dated with the missing part lol.. so does it sound any good ?

Amalea

I'd seriously rethink the case/PSU combination. £27 is way too little to pay for the PSU (and worse when its got a case with it) as it is one of the most important components. Also, that graphics card will let you down and make the 2gig of RAM redundant. Give me a few mins and I'll give you a better spec.

Amalea

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice (Socket 939) - Retail £54.95
Asus A8N-SLi SE nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard £56.95
Corsair 1GB DDR Value Select PC3200 CAS3.0 Kit (2x512MB) (VS1GBKIT400C3) £63.95
Hiper HPU-4M580 Type R 580W ATX2.2 PSU - Black £44.95
OcUK Gamer Extreme 178GP 17" LCD Monitor - Black £89.95
Logitech Deluxe Keyboard (White) - OEM £5.95
Logitech MX310 Optical Mouse - Retail £20.95
BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GS 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £60.95
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk £51.95
Creative SBS380 2.1 Speakers - Retail £18.95
Zalman ZM-F3 120mm Silent Case Fan - 3 Pin £5.50 x2
Thermaltake VC2000BNS Mambo SuperMidi Tower - Black £27.95
Samsung SpinPoint P SP1654N 160GB ATA-133 8MB Cache - OEM £34.50

£655.54 <--Inc VAT and delivery

This is just from overclockers.co.uk, as stated earlier can be pricey (you yourself have found windows xp home cheaper) but remember to take into account delivery costs if you buy from more than one supplier. If you do look elsewhere I would recommend asking before you buy (ie if getting something similiar but not exactly the same) just to ensure compatibility and that your not buying a dud. Ive done my best to give a spec that will last whilst sticking close to budget.

JamesTg1

Have you tried http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/

If you go to products - upgrade solutions - barebones systems they have some good barebones systems but remember you do not get a hard disk drive or a graphics card with these systems you will need to fit these yourself.

I like the look of the AMD X2 Dual Core 4200 1Gb ATX one which is priced at £339.57. I am thinking of getting this one myself. A few months ago this same system was around £520 on there but it has now gone down to £340 not bad eh.

wolfman

Go for an AMD Athlon64 if you're choosing between a Pentium and Athlon.

They're much better cpu's. The AMD Athlon64 3500+ mentioned above would be good. The Asus A8N is probably one of the best Athlon boards about too. Those two would provide an excellent backbone to the system.

With regards to case and psu. Have a look at the Antec Sonata II. It's £80 or so, and comes with a decent 430W psu. The case looks good, and is very well built. Keeps things virtually silent too. Google "Antec Sonata Review" and you'll see the good reviews it gets.