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[nawfal]

Asus AM2 GeForce 6150 UATX = £50

Athlon 64 3200 AM2 =£54

Kingmax 512mb pc2-4300 = £35

WD 160gb S300 = £40

Sony DVD + RW = £20

Case + psu = £24

Total £230

this is for a friendm who doesnt play any games, and just uses internet etc. i wanted to get a gb of ram, but was a little expensive this ddr2 stuff.

anyways any obvious things you would change?

 

[JN]

All looks good, but I'd spend a little more on the PSU. Those cheap units are really dodgy (Especially ones that come with cases) and the last thing you want is the PSU killing everything inside the case in a months time.

 

[FarFarAway]

Agreed. Spend like £40 on a PSU and a tenner on the case

 

[JN]

Also remember that the cheap "600w" psu's arn't actually anywhere near 600w, so you're much better off buying something like a 400w Antec which is likely to be similar in price.

 

[nawfal]

ok thanks

and what are your thoughts on sempron vs athlon 64

theres 20 quid in it.

i know it seems like nothing, but im trying to keep the cost down, but if there is a tangible difference, then yes, its only 20 quid!

 

[JN]

if its just going to be an internet machine, then a sempron will be perfectly fine. Anything more than just internet access (editing photo's, playing any games, ripping dvd's.. etc) pay the extra for a 64.

 

[Ham]

Tbh if your not gaiming go for the sempy. Cheap

 

[Rastalovich]

It`s only a personal thing, but I like to get Athlons as long as they`re available.

 

[nawfal]

thanks guys

i would never get sempron for myself, but this girl literally just wants to use internet, maybe watch a couple of dvds, and do word processing.

im just tryign to save her a bit of money.

 

[FarFarAway]

I think an A64 is well worth the extra little bit of cash...but if she's really on a budget a Sempron will do fine

 

[|3ourne]

she wont even feel the extra cache. Trust me , I know , ive made enough sempron and athlon machines. Instead spend that extra cash on a good psu and try the biostar 6100 Tforce board. Seems to run great , get a cheaper proc and oc it to a faster speed. Save money that way.

 

[WC Annihilus]

I was going to suggest that, but IIRC, we had someone else asking about mATX boards and we established that the Tforce isn't really readily available over in the UK/Europe. Maybe not though <shrugs>

 

[usofjisofdjs]

my 2p's worth, I agree, PC might malfunction after 6 months if its a £10 PSU - they never last.

Sempron/athlon; maybe £25 on extra stick of ram instead of slighty better CPU might be better if shes only using for email office etc.