Spec Me Cheap =]

[vail3r]

I have offered to build a pc for a friend

I already have a Case and PSU to use.

Whats the best spec for sub £180, Onboard Graphics should be fine as he does not play many games.

 

[RJC]

Any use:

Asus M4A785TD-M Evo AMD 785G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £67.99
(£59.12) £67.99
(£59.12)

G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL) £66.99
(£58.25) £66.99
(£58.25)

AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 240 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £45.99
(£39.99) £45.99
(£39.99) Sub Total : £157.36 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.00 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £24.95 Total : £191.31

 

[vail3r]

is DDR3 worth it? Would DDR2 and a faster CPU be better?

 

[Kennysevenfold]

Any use:

Asus M4A785TD-M Evo AMD 785G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £67.99
(£59.12) £67.99
(£59.12)

G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL) £66.99
(£58.25) £66.99
(£58.25)

AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 240 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £45.99
(£39.99) £45.99
(£39.99) Sub Total : £157.36 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.00 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £24.95 Total : £191.31

And again


Product Name Qty Price Line Total

Asus M4A785D-M Pro AMD 785G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £57.99
(£50.43) £57.99
(£50.43)

AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 240 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £45.99
(£39.99) £45.99
(£39.99)

Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel (KHX8500D2K2/4G) £41.99
(£36.51) £41.99
(£36.51)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322HJ) £34.99
(£30.43) £34.99
(£30.43)

Samsung SH-S223B/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.77) £16.99
(£14.77) Sub Total : £172.13 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £27.24 Total : £208.87