SiDeWInDeR
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Okay, looking around for expert advice and tried a few small ones, now going for the big one
First ever computer with a budget of around £500 which is a bit flexible. With some help, this is what i have and its all being ordered from http://www.overclockers.co.uk
Case and PSU:
Antec Plus 1080AMG Metallic Gray File Server Case - 430W TruePower PSU (CA-001-AT)
Price: £79.95 (£93.94 Including VAT at 17.5%)
+ Side Panel for £15
Motherboard:
Abit NF7-S v2.0 nForce2 (Socket A) Motherboard (MB-028-AB)
- 1 x AGP8X/4X, 5 x PCI slots
- 1 x Floppy Port supports up to 2.88MB
- 2 x Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 Connectors
- 2 x SATA 150 Connectors
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers, 2 x IEEE1394 header
- 2 x CD-IN
- 1 x IrDA
Price: £53.95 (£63.39 Including VAT at 17.5%)
RAM
GeIL 512MB PC3200 Golden Dragon CAS2 (GD3200-512) (MY-007-GL)
Price: £79.95 (£93.94 Including VAT at 17.5%)
HDD:
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 80GB 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-014-MD)
Price: £41.50 (£48.76 Including VAT at 17.5%)
Processor:
AMD Athlon "Mobile" XP2500-M Barton 266FSB (Socket A) CPU - OEM (CP-076-AM)
Price: £57.50 (£67.56 Including VAT at 17.5%)
CDRW/DVD
Samsung SM352-B 52x/32x/16x CD-RW/DVD Combo (Black) - OEM (CD-006-SA)
Price: £27.00 (£31.73 Including VAT at 17.5%)
Graphics:
PowerColor/Mediamax ATI Radeon 9600 Pro EZ 256MB (GX-012-PC)
Price: £72.50 (£85.19 Including VAT at 17.5%)
Fans:
Sunbeam CFK08-B Cold Cathode 80mm fan - Blue (FG-003-SB)
-Air Flow:31.73CFM
-Rotation Speed:2700RPM
-Noise Level:28dB(A)
Price: £4.50 (£5.29 Including VAT at 17.5%)
Monitor:
15" CRT Dell
That comes to just under £500. I will upgrade monitor when have more money as its 6 years old. RAM will be a Gb soon, hence why only one stick of 512mb.
Opinions needed.
First ever computer with a budget of around £500 which is a bit flexible. With some help, this is what i have and its all being ordered from http://www.overclockers.co.uk
Case and PSU:
Antec Plus 1080AMG Metallic Gray File Server Case - 430W TruePower PSU (CA-001-AT)
Price: £79.95 (£93.94 Including VAT at 17.5%)
+ Side Panel for £15
Motherboard:
Abit NF7-S v2.0 nForce2 (Socket A) Motherboard (MB-028-AB)
- 1 x AGP8X/4X, 5 x PCI slots
- 1 x Floppy Port supports up to 2.88MB
- 2 x Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 Connectors
- 2 x SATA 150 Connectors
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers, 2 x IEEE1394 header
- 2 x CD-IN
- 1 x IrDA
Price: £53.95 (£63.39 Including VAT at 17.5%)
RAM
GeIL 512MB PC3200 Golden Dragon CAS2 (GD3200-512) (MY-007-GL)
Price: £79.95 (£93.94 Including VAT at 17.5%)
HDD:
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 80GB 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-014-MD)
Price: £41.50 (£48.76 Including VAT at 17.5%)
Processor:
AMD Athlon "Mobile" XP2500-M Barton 266FSB (Socket A) CPU - OEM (CP-076-AM)
Price: £57.50 (£67.56 Including VAT at 17.5%)
CDRW/DVD
Samsung SM352-B 52x/32x/16x CD-RW/DVD Combo (Black) - OEM (CD-006-SA)
Price: £27.00 (£31.73 Including VAT at 17.5%)
Graphics:
PowerColor/Mediamax ATI Radeon 9600 Pro EZ 256MB (GX-012-PC)
Price: £72.50 (£85.19 Including VAT at 17.5%)
Fans:
Sunbeam CFK08-B Cold Cathode 80mm fan - Blue (FG-003-SB)
-Air Flow:31.73CFM
-Rotation Speed:2700RPM
-Noise Level:28dB(A)
Price: £4.50 (£5.29 Including VAT at 17.5%)
Monitor:
15" CRT Dell
That comes to just under £500. I will upgrade monitor when have more money as its 6 years old. RAM will be a Gb soon, hence why only one stick of 512mb.
Opinions needed.