Building a PC & Cheap XP Home

Dime_Bar

Evening

I am planning a system build for the mother-in-law and am wondering if any of you bargin hunters out there could help knock a few pounds off. I Have got it as low as I can but you never know.

So far

1 x Asrock ConRoe1333-D667 LGA775 Intel 945GC Core 2 Duo / Core 2 Extreme integrated VGA DDR2 PCI-E micro ATX Motherboard
1 x Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 Socket 775 2.4 GHz
1 x Intel Approved HeatSink & Fan
1 x 1GIG DDR2 Major Memory
1 x AT All Black ATX 400w Front USB Case

Above bundle for £148.05

160 GB Western Digital WD1600JS SATA2 Caviar SE, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 8MB Cache, 8.9 ms

Cheapest found £29.95

Samsung SH-S202 20X Dual Layer DVD±RW Black IDE OEM

Cheapest £16.43

Plus Sata cable £4.99 and Wireless Netwrok Card £8.50

The biggest cost is Windows XP Home the cheapest I can find it is £55 and thats OEM does any one know of any where cheaper?

All parts above could be changed I think the bundle is pretty unbeatable (has to be Intel) and the shop is only up the road from me, but am open to suggestions, just no Maxtor HDD.

Thanks

Garz

Do you need an extra SATA cable as motherboards that support this now come bundled with one?

logical_simon

Seems a good bundle to me. Buying from a nearby shop is worth a few quid as you can always pop back for advice if you hit any problems

Dime_Bar

Garz wrote: »

Do you need an extra SATA cable as motherboards that support this now come bundled with one?

I havn't ever bought a SATA capable M/B except for work so possibly not will call the shop tomorrow to confirm, that could be £5 saaved already. :T

Zagu

Check to see if you need a separate heatsink. They often come with the CPU.

U've_been_framed

An Intel core 2 duo cpu should come with a reasonable heatsink and fan.

Dime_Bar

Zagu wrote: »

Check to see if you need a separate heatsink. They often come with the CPU.

the one mentioned above is part of the package and cannot be changed, I presume it will be the intel supplied one.

spakkker

Check out the e2180/e2200 cpu's save £25-30. XP see this http://www11.xpresssites.com/northcliffe/marketplace/s4s/item_details.jsp?_RND=-1178840584 this is in my local stuff for sale I haven't looked e-bay -just seen this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Window-s-XP-Home-Edition-With-SP2-and-Product-Key_W0QQitemZ250212293253QQihZ015QQcategoryZ41888QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem