Time to upgrade!

[Phaser]

Ever since my old PC died i've been using this machine based around a Sempron 2400+.

Lately i've been doing quite a bit of audio-editing and I think I would benifit from something a little faster.

I've been thinking of a Shuttle as I don't have much space in my room. If possible could you guys do me a normal case build spec, and a shuttle spec?

My budget is £400, but if possible i'd like to get it down to £300-350.

I've got a new 19" TFT, keyboard and mouse so thats fine. Everything else i'd need to buy. Would also like a DVD writer, and a freeview TV card/USB stick included if my budget could manage it.

So, for £300-400, what would you buy?

Thanks!

 

[ibrien14]

REFERENCE DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST
CP-138-AM AMD Sempron 64 2800+ 1.6GHz (Socket 754) CPU - Retail (CP-138-AM) 1
£45.95 £45.95
MY-005-OK OcUK Value 512MB (2x256MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-005-OK) 1
£23.95 £23.95
GX-026-HT HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon 9250SE 128MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (R9250-TDW128-64bit) (GX-026-HT) 1
£20.95 £20.95
HD-023-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA) 1
£34.95 £34.95
CB-001-AK Akasa Serial ATA 45cm DAYGLO Blue Data Cable (CB-001-AK) 1
£2.95 £2.95
CD-032-LG LG GSA-4167BA 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Beige) - OEM (CD-032-LG) 1
£22.50 £22.50
GX-000-CP Compro VideoMate DVB-T200 Digital TV Internal PCI - Retail (GX-000-CP) 1
£34.95 £34.95
FS-025-AS Asus Terminator T2-AE1 Barebones System (Silver) - AMD Socket 754 (FS-025-AS) 1
£69.95 £69.95
Subtotal £256.15
VAT £44.83
Total £300.98

not the best spec but got to be better then what you had

 

[ACESHIGH]

AMD Athlon 64 3000 Newcastle 130nm (Socket 754) - Retail (CP-070-AM)
£86.89

Gigabyte K8N51GMF-9 nForce 6100 Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-042-GI) **onboard Nvidia graphics, but has a PCIE slot if you ever want to upgrade**
£52.82

OcUK Value 512MB (2x256MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-005-OK)
£28.14

Philips SPD2400BM 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-006-PH)
£25.79

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 NCQ 80GB ST3808110AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-051-SE)
£36.37

Hauppauge WinTV Nova-T PCI Freeview TV Tuner (GX-024-HA)
£39.89

Antec Aria Micro ATX Cube Case - 300W PSU (CA-021-AN)
£68.09

£337.99 including VAT

 

[semi-pro waster]

ACESHIGH's would basically be fine if you changed the socket 754 CPU for the socket 939 model. A Shuttle PC would take up most of the budget on its own so the Antec Aria is a good SFF compromise. I'd try for 1gb Ram though.

 

[Phaser]

Thats what im thinking, the 939 chip and 1GB of RAM.

Any idea what the on board gfx are like?