Need new PC

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Hey,

I need a new PC mainly to download music and play a few of the latest game e.g MTW 2. Also able to run the new Vista?

Cheaper the better, and parts that I can upgrade later on as new parts come out and when I get more money.

Tower for around (Under) £500 inc Windows (No Screen, mouse, keyboard)

Dont know if this can be done. Dont mind 1 GB, as I can always sell it and upgrade later?


Thanks.

 

[trojan698]

Pretty close (£50 off), although to get proper VFM with this spec you really need to be overclocking, which is very easy and safe to do. If you're not overclocking then someone else might be able to recommend a more suitable spec.

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Gigabyte GA_965P_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £74.99
(£88.11) £74.99
(£88.11)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £94.99
(£111.61) £94.99
(£111.61)
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB6400UDC) £79.99
(£93.99) £79.99
(£93.99)
OcUK GeForce 7900 GS 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £25.99
(£30.54) £25.99
(£30.54)
Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU £66.99
(£78.71) £66.99
(£78.71)
Sub Total : £456.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
Vat : £81.70
Total : £548.58

Edit, damn, forgot windows, +£62 for xp sp2 oem.

 

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Thanks. What about the OCUK Systems?


Primo Gamer AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2GHz SILENT DDR2 System - XP Home

- AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail
- AMD Athlon 64 Approved CPU Cooler
- Asus Vintage V2-AH2 Barebones System
- Corsair 1GB DDR2 Value Select PC5300 Dual Channel Kit (2x512MB)
- Samsung SpinPoint P HD160JJ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache
- Sony Floppy Drive - Black
- NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)
- NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) Graphics
- On-Board 5.1 Audio
- Integrated Gigabit LAN
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Home Edition

Titan AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 2.4GHz SILENT DDR2 System - XP Home

- AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 2.40GHz (Socket AM2)
- ABIT KN9S nForce 550 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
- GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC5300C4 667MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
- NEC 7170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)
- OcUK GeForce 7900 GS 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
- Seagate 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache
- Antec NSK4400 Case
- Antec 380W PSU
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Home Edition

 

[t31os]

Just to chuck in another spec.....

 

[trojan698]

The prebuilt systems offer good VFM also, but Intel core 2 duo's are really the way forward, they're currently best desktop CPU's.

Edit, just realised I forgot the optical drive in my spec too, I'm losing it

 

[t31os]

Add an Optical drive & OS to your spec, and its not so close to the budget.

My spec leaves room for adding a conroe later. Plus 80gb isnt gonna last long with todays games taking up silly amounts, let alone using vista to.

I like the spec, just don't think it fits the budget so well.

 

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Always thought AMD where better for gaming? and INTEL for Desktop work.

 

[t31os]

Whats your current system got?..... might be easier and more cost effective to upgrade.

 

[trojan698]

Ok, take 2, all the boxes ticked but still £62 off, you not using Windows XP just now? You could use it on your new system.

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Liteon DVD-8900 16x DVD±RW/RAM (Black) - OEM £15.99
(£18.79) £15.99
(£18.79)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £94.99
(£111.61) £94.99
(£111.61)
Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £25.99
(£30.54) £25.99
(£30.54)
Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU £66.99
(£78.71) £66.99
(£78.71)
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) £52.99
(£62.26) £52.99
(£62.26)
Gigabyte GA_945PL_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £52.99
(£62.26) £52.99
(£62.26)
BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GS 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB6400UDC) £79.99
(£93.99) £79.99
(£93.99)
Sub Total : £468.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
Vat : £83.80
Total : £562.66

Always thought AMD where better for gaming? and INTEL for Desktop work.

Intel is the new gaming king

 

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Thing I might go for this system, seems the best for the price?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-036-OK

If you are looking for a high performance stylish looking system without huge costs then the new Titan is ideal. Titan is powerful enough for any task including all the latest games currently out such as Fear, Half-Life 2, FarCry and Prey.


Titan AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 2.4GHz SILENT DDR2 System - XP Home

- AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 2.40GHz (Socket AM2)
- ABIT KN9S nForce 550 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
- GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC5300C4 667MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
- NEC 7170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)
- OcUK GeForce 7900 GS 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
- Seagate 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache
- Antec NSK4400 Case
- Antec 380W PSU
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Home Edition

Note - All Titan systems are built and installed on demand, during busy periods this may cause a delay of between 24 and 48 hours in despatching your order.

£600 inc. P&P

 

[-I-Am-Great-]

Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU - £26.99 - (£31.71)

Arctic Cooling Alpine 7 CPU Cooler (Socket 775) - £5.99 - (£7.04)

Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM - £94.99 - (£111.61)

GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB6400UDC) - £79.99 - (£93.99)

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) + £52.99 - (£62.26)

Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) - £61.99 - (£72.84)

NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM - £16.99 - (£19.96)

BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7300 LE Turbo Cache 256MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail - £31.99 - (£37.59)

Samsung SpinPoint P HD160JJ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM - £36.49 - (£42.88)

Asus P5GPL-X SE Intel 915PL (Socket 775) PCI-Express Motherboard - £39.99 - (£46.99)

Sub Total : £448.40
Shipping : £10.95
Vat : £80.39
Total : £539.74

cheapest i could find to get everything

 

[trojan698]

You could get better value from one of the specs listed imo.

Asus P5GPL-X SE Intel 915PL (Socket 775) PCI-Express Motherboard - £39.99 - (£46.99)

This board isnt compatible with C2D's

 

[t31os]

Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU - £26.99 - (£31.71)

Arctic Cooling Alpine 7 CPU Cooler (Socket 775) - £5.99 - (£7.04)

Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM - £94.99 - (£111.61)

GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB6400UDC) - £79.99 - (£93.99)

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) + £52.99 - (£62.26)

Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) - £61.99 - (£72.84)

NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM - £16.99 - (£19.96)

BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7300 LE Turbo Cache 256MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail - £31.99 - (£37.59)

Samsung SpinPoint P HD160JJ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM - £36.49 - (£42.88)

Asus P5GPL-X SE Intel 915PL (Socket 775) PCI-Express Motherboard - £39.99 - (£46.99)

Sub Total : £448.40
Shipping : £10.95
Vat : £80.39
Total : £539.74

cheapest i could find to get everything

That board doesnt support the CPU, and that card is pap, no way it'll play MTW 2, well not nicely anyway.

 

[-I-Am-Great-]

woops lol was just trying to find cheapest mobo to go with it...could easily be upgraded in future like