Making ordering a new home barebone PC

galabanga · 27 Oct 2010 at 19:54

Hi i'm in need of assistance on my New PC purchase.
And as it is my first time purchasing components separately, i've listed what i thought might work together?.

here's the main platform:
Zotac ZBOX Ion2 Mini PC [ZBOX HD-ID11] = http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-000-ZT&groupid=43&catid=1817&subcat=

RAM:
Kingston 2GB (1x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C6 800MHz Single Channel Memory Module [KVR800D2N6/2G] =
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-086-KS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=813

and for the hard drive:
Samsung SpinPoint M7 500GB 5400RPM SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HM500JI) = http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-089-SA&groupid=1657&catid=1660&subcat=1667

Please comment whether these will mix and be able to run?
and the main usage of the computer would be photoshopping and word processing.

thanks
-galabanga

stulid · 27 Oct 2010 at 19:56

memory wont work,

according to the specs it needs laptop SODIMM memory.

galabanga · 27 Oct 2010 at 19:59

Thanks for the quick reply!

OCZ 1GB (1x1GB) PC3-10666 DDR3 SODIMM (OCZ3M13331G) [OCZ3M13331G] = http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-121-OCwill this do?

oh and is 1GB going to be sufficient or will i be better off investing in 4GB memory?

thanks

stulid · 27 Oct 2010 at 20:00

thats DDR3 memory, you need DDR2 for that ION2, there doesnt appear to be any on OCUK website.

Pulse · 27 Oct 2010 at 20:05

Also I don't feel a dual core Atom @ 1.66GHz is sufficient enough for photoshopping, you could be waiting a while just for it to open the large pictures let alone if you wished to apply any filters.

galabanga · 27 Oct 2010 at 20:05

so... will this do?

sory;;;

stulid · 27 Oct 2010 at 20:06

yes, but lose the competitor link immediately and I think 800mhz is needed or faster.

galabanga · 27 Oct 2010 at 20:06

Pulse said:
Also I don't feel a dual core Atom @ 1.66GHz is sufficient enough for photoshopping, you could be waiting a while just for it to open the large pictures let alone if you wished to apply any filters.

hmmm it's just i want a small PC, which tend to be pretty expensive in other places. could you recommend me an alternative? i was looking at 300~350 for my computer.

stulid · 27 Oct 2010 at 22:32

look what I found - http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mainboards/display/nvidia-ion-2.html