Cheap, cheap, cheap!

[Asterix]

Nah, I've tried getting my Mum into GTA, but she's not interested. lol

 

[Nagasama]

^^LOL @ that^^
you need an operating system as well.

 

[Asterix]

The operating system will either be Windows XP Pro or Ubuntu. I have both, so that's cool.

To everyone, any suggestions on changing any components or would you buy exactly the same thing with that budget?

Here is the latest specification:-

[FONT=Arial,sans-serif]MSI Saturn 890 AM2 Mini Tower Barebone[/FONT] £59.99
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2GHz £27.91
Arctic Cooling AC-FRZ-7P £15.24
Extra Value 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 667MHz £21.43
[FONT=Arial,sans-serif]Hitachi 160GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 8MB Cache[/FONT] £29.58
[FONT=Arial,sans-serif]Pioneer DVR-215BK 20X SATA DVD±RW[/FONT] £17.99
HANNS.G HW191D 19"TFT Monitor £102.35
Extra Value Black/Silver Wireless Multimedia Keyboard and Optical Mouse £6.98
Logitech Black S120 2.0 Speakers - 2.3W RMS £7.13

It comes to a total of £288.60

 

[grasswater]

Use xp, I always like it.

 

[Nagasama]

looks bueno to me.

 

[Ste]

Continue to forget a power supply, and no the one included in the case does not count.

 

[Asterix]

Continue to forget a power supply, and no the one included in the case does not count.

Why? The whole point of buying a barebones system was to keep the cost down. Which power supply would you suggest from eBuyer?

Link to the power supplies: Cheap Computer Power Supplies at Ebuyer - Huge Range In Stock Now!

I have purchased the monitor now (I got a ViewSonic VG2030wm 20" for £108.49!) so here is the current list:

[FONT=Arial,sans-serif]MSI Saturn 890 AM2 Mini Tower Barebone[/FONT] £59.99
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2GHz £27.91
Arctic Cooling AC-FRZ-7P £15.24
Extra Value 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 667MHz £21.43
[FONT=Arial,sans-serif]Hitachi 160GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 8MB Cache[/FONT] £29.58
[FONT=Arial,sans-serif]Pioneer DVR-215BK 20X SATA DVD±RW[/FONT] £17.99
Extra Value Black/Silver Wireless Multimedia Keyboard and Optical Mouse £6.98
Logitech Black S120 2.0 Speakers - 2.3W RMS £7.13

It comes to a total of £186.25

 

[Ste]

The power supply guide is linked in my signature, and there is an absolute cheap list.

 

[Asterix]

The power supply guide is linked in my signature, and there is an absolute cheap list.

Thank you. Why do you suggest getting a replacement power supply though? Would the one with the barebones system not suffice?

 

[Ste]

It doesn't even give a specific brand or OEM model for the power supply, which means it is most likely a piece of junk.

I rarely reccomend specific power supplies because I wrote the Power supply guide and you can simply look off of it..

The power supply is the most important part of a computer, any computer, therefore reguardless of Amps or wattage, it should be bought from a some what reputable manufacturer.