dooahhdoo Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Hi, As title. My sister wants a new pc and has asked me to source her one. Last time I bought a machine I had the option of either Athlon XP or p4 processors and AGP 4x and 8x. So I basically know nothing about todays kit! She says she wants it for internet and playing flash games etc but I am sure somewhere down the line one of the kids will buy COD4 or similar and I will then have an earbashing if it doesnt work. What would you buy with a budget of £500? Prebuilt or parts? Doesn't need an OS as I have a spare xp licence I have never used. Recommend me do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 ebuyer for the win! parts, parts, parts and a screwdriver. 500 quid should easily get you a decent dual-core box with a bitta ram for games and other stuff. My current one arrived in parts and it's amazing how much cheaper that has worked out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 AUT Direct for me. Got my barebone dual core AMD 6000 for about 250 notes, add a bit of ram, a good graphics card and a hard drive to the cost, should come in at around the budget youre looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Go with Komplett, you can pick the parts and they build it. Core 2 Duo, Nvidia 8800, it'll come in at about 500 quid and it'll rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 I just bought the following - incredible performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooahhdoo Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 Think I have a shopping list. All from ebuyer.com Thanks for all the suggestions. Qty Product Description QuickFind Cost (ex VAT) Line Cost 1 x Inno3D 8800GT 512MB GDDR3 Wind Edition Cooler Dual DVI TV Out PCI-E Graphics Card 142228 £106.34 £106.34 1 x Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33GHz 1333FSB Socket 775 4MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor 130485 £91.75 £91.75 1 x Crucial 2GB kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Ballistix Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL4 Lifetime Warranty 119279 £38.90 £38.90 1 x Asus P5N-E SLI 650i Socket 775 PCI-E Onboard Audio ATX Motherboard 125082 £51.30 £51.30 1 x Casecom Black Mid Tower Case - Front Blue LED 120mm Fan - With Side Window 115479 £12.75 £12.75 1 x Extra Value 550W ATX Silent Neon PSU - 12cm Fan/PPFC (no power cord) 102994 £17.00 £17.00 1 x Sony DRU-190S 20X DVD±RW DL & DVD-RAM Serial ATA - Retail Multi Bezel & Nero 142274 £17.01 £17.01 1 x Maxtor 500GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm *32MB Cache* - OEM 141471 £46.80 £46.80 Shipping £0.00 Subtotal £381.85 VAT £66.85 Order Total £448.70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Think I have a shopping list. All from ebuyer.com Spot on that, it's a nuts good spec for the money. Worth pricing up from Komplett I recon, I used to use ebuyer but find Komplett better, and they'll build it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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