Running for as cheap as possible

mrapoc

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After giving up on the beasty antique "time machine" ive decided to get the sempy running again, just for my sister with her msn and bebo habits :sleep: Gotta keep her away from my pc!

I doubt she'll do much graphic intensive stuff but just in case she decides to get the sims or any of those boring games :rolleyes: it needs to be prepared to run it as i dont want her saying "Sam, my pc wont run it...can i use yours:nono: "

So ive still got

  • Cheapo 400W psu which seemed to run pefectly last time
  • Asrock k7vt4a+ motherboard
  • Sempron still attached to heatsink on the motherboard, inside the old case :p
  • and of course the old case...

So i'm right in thinking i need an agp card sims 2 capable or similiar

Some ddr ram - 512mb or 1gb?

A hdd, large enough for a couple of games, some music? I could make my pc the server or something :D

A cheap lcd monitor? Mebbe use this one although i've promised to sell it for £60 to a friend

Im sure i can sort out kb and mouse

Thanks for recommendations as they are gratefully accepted
 
512mb is sufficent for everyday use of XP. As for graphics cards a 6200 (non-turbocashe) would do the job and run any of those games. 80GB hard drives were on scans today only for £27 too.
 
Changed the HDD to a seagate 7200.9 as i really like my 7200.10 and 160gb was a bit too much for £10 extra!

Its £100 total now:

Albatron GeForce 6200 128MB DDR TV-OUT/DVI (AGP) - Retail

Corsair ValueSelect 512MB PC3200 DDR400

LG 52x32x52x16 Beige Combo Drive DVD/CDRW - OEM

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 IDE/100 80GB 2MB Cache - OEM
 
Deffo ;)

Gonna take apart the old cpu etc. when im not busy revising for my damn german speaking exam...BOO!
 
OK, ordering soon, specialtech can get:

Asus 128mb Radeon 9250 AGP GPU 24.19

Adata DDR333 512mb CL2.5 25.89

Liteon DVD Rom 16x Black 11.90

Maxtor 80gb IDE 27.95

with socket A Sempron 2600+ and Asrock k7vt4a+ and a Cheap 400w psu capable of running previously...

huh? should be good enuf for sims 2
 
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