build me a pc!

[Inky]

hey
I'm desperastly in need of a new pc, but i have no noledge of how to do it, what parts i need etc. I'd use for for all the usal stuffs - webs, dvd copying - but it doest have to be a hugly good gamers pc. I have a tight budget - £250 ish. Any help? Nocash has said he'll build it - so now i just need to know what parts i need!
thanks

/edit - I need a new mouse and moniter as well, but I dont need a keyboard or a DVD drive

[Nocashvalue]

(CS source would be nice, too ;))

[MR CHUM CHUMS]

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=12013109817&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=89079
Cheap base unit for you.
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=52086
Then a monitor.
This will pretty much suit you for general use e.g internet, word processing etc.
No way would you be able to buy anything that runs games for £250.
Total price: £242.82 Inc delivery.

[Inky]

thanks for your help mr chum. Looks good... what would i need to run games, should i want to kick noca's ass at CS?

Whats mandrake?

[Nocashvalue]

Mandrake = linux.
It shouldn't be too hard to install over, but I'm sure you could probably get something better custom built ¬__¬

[MR CHUM CHUMS]

http://www.pcoption.co.uk/pcpackages/index5d_6800sliamd.htm
If you custom configured that its a pretty good deal, it includes everything and will eat up cs:s.

[Nocashvalue]

You could get a better system custom building, for that price, MR CHUM CHUMS....

[dejosc]

i made my pc for £300 and its pretty good, if you wait ill do you some research?

[Nocashvalue]

Links, specs, reviews etc would be cool :)

I'm kinda taking over this, as I'm probably going to end up building it :P

[dejosc]

sorry to much effort when i should be doing IT coursework

[Nocashvalue]

Heh, np, I'm sure it can wait :D

[dejosc]

well its also cause i did a really rushed job and worked up to about £400 because i was accidentally making a very good pc lol

[Lewiji]

AMD Athlon Sempron 64 2800 Retail / Abit NV8 / 512MB GeIL PC3200 - Bundle (BU-022-OK) (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Sempron_Bundles.html) £152

Sapphire ATI Radeon X700 128MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (11061-00-20) (GX-095-SP) (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/9700_to_9800_Series.html) £64

Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 80GB 800JB ATA-100 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-000-WD) (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/westerndigital_ide.html) £40

OcUK Value Rainbow Series Case Silver With 350W PSU (CA-000-RB) (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/OcUK_Value.html) £22

AOpen COM5232G 52x/32x/52x/16x CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive - Retail (CD-006-AO) (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/CD_RW_DVD_Combinations.html) £24

Total £302...Minus screen. A little over budget, but it'll give good performance for that sort of money.

[Nocashvalue]

<3 lew

[dejosc]

Intel Pentium 4 630 3.0GHz Socket LGA775, 2MB, EM64T, BOXED w/fan (http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku=307537&cks=SPK)

EPoX EP-5PLAI, I848P, Socket-775, ATX Sound, 2XSATA,LAN, DDR400, AGP8X (http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku=307810&view=detailed)

PowerColor Radeon X700 256MB DDRII AGP8X, Tv-Out/DVI, Retail (http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku=311605&cks=PRL)

Crucial DDR2 PC3200 512MB CL3 Unbuffered,1.8V,64Meg x 64, 240pin (http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku=302986&cks=PLS)

In-Win S508 Midi Tower ATX Black Case w/350W PSU (http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku=303550&cks=PRL)

Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 160GB IDE ATA/133 8MB 7200RPM (http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku=308742&cks=PRL)

Samsung DVD±RW burner, SH-W162C, 16x, Dual, Black OEM (http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku=312224&cks=SPK)

this is what i came up with and is way over budget but is an ok computer couldnt be bothered to do screen and keyboard as you can steal them from an old comp for cheapness lol

/edit pap the hyperlinks didnt work(am changing them)
/edit they do now ha ha ha

[Inky]

Links, specs, reviews etc would be cool :)

I'm kinda taking over this, as I'm probably going to end up building it :P

suits me :D

[Nocashvalue]

Cheers :D

[MR CHUM CHUMS]

You could get a better system custom building, for that price, MR CHUM CHUMS....
Can you show me please because im getting a new pc base unit myself.
Thankyou.

[Nocashvalue]

Ask lew xD
Or stringy pete.
I'm still pretty new to this whole components lark :P

[Stringy Pete]

Eh, say what now?
How dare you wake me!

Errr..
So, Hi! What is your budget MR CHUM CHUMS?

[MR CHUM CHUMS]

£850, I want me a gaming base unit.
Id love you to spec me.

[Pilk Man]

Wouldn't we all :p

[Stringy Pete]

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail
£169.95
DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard
£84.95
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 UltraX-BH5 CAS2
£74.95
BFG GeForce 7800 GT OC 256MB GDDR3 VIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
£189.95
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 NCQ 160GB ST3160827AS SATA 8MB Cache
£53.75
NEC ND4550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter
£26.80
Antec SLK3000B Midi Tower Case - No PSU
£28.95
Hiper HPU-4K580-MK Type R 580W Modular ATX2.2 PSU - Black UV
£54.95
Subtotal £684.25
VAT £119.75
Total £804.00

Add a couple of fans and you've got change from the £850.

Good CPU, although could go for a dual core 3800+ if you think you'd use it. RAM thats capable of doing more than the stock DDR400 speeds if you want to overclock. A very good motherboard, and an excellent value graphics card. Good Hard Drive, DVD-RW, nice case, and one of the best PSUs on the market. Could get more hard drive space if you fancied it, or play about in any other area with the spare money.

This is from www.overclockers.co.uk, although you may find it cheaper on www.ebuyer.com, haven't looked there, so I can't say.

[MR CHUM CHUMS]

Thanks a ton, that looks great, although id upgrade to the dual core, as I think pretty soon games are going to be dual core rendered.

[Inky]

mieow

Ive been advised to get a 'fututre proof' mobo, namely the ASRock S939 Athlon ULi m1695 ATX A L (http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=3SYF&CategorySelectedId=11143&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11143,4294959021,50568&v=1) . Also, ive been told to 'insist its Socket 939'. What the hell?

[MR CHUM CHUMS]

Socket 939 means that it will take more up to date Amd processors for when you want to upgrade it. E.g you buy a sempron processor now, then when you upgrade (e.g a amd dual core processor) you dont need to splash out on a new motherboard.

[Inky]

ok. Should I do this when nocash bulids my PC?

[MR CHUM CHUMS]

Depends whether you are considering updating it later. What spec are you looking at?

[Inky]

AMD Athlon Sempron 64 2800 Retail / Abit NV8 / 512MB GeIL PC3200 - Bundle (BU-022-OK) (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Sempron_Bundles.html) £152

Sapphire ATI Radeon X700 128MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (11061-00-20) (GX-095-SP) (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/9700_to_9800_Series.html) £64

Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 80GB 800JB ATA-100 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-000-WD) (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/westerndigital_ide.html) £40

OcUK Value Rainbow Series Case Silver With 350W PSU (CA-000-RB) (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/OcUK_Value.html) £22

AOpen COM5232G 52x/32x/52x/16x CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive - Retail (CD-006-AO) (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/CD_RW_DVD_Combinations.html) £24


That one. I need a new mouse and moniter as well, but I dont need a keyboard or a DVD drive.

[Lewiji]

Socket 939 means that it will take more up to date Amd processors for when you want to upgrade it. E.g you buy a sempron processor now, then when you upgrade (e.g a amd dual core processor) you dont need to splash out on a new motherboard.

Semprons don't come in 939. The Sempron 64's come in 754. You'd be hard pushed to build a 939 PCI-E system for 300 quid.

[MR CHUM CHUMS]

Ok then lew. How long do you want this pc to last you jack?