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A relative wants me to build a pc for them. All they want to do is use email and surf the web, nothing else, so the most basic of pc's will suffice.
I have a spare case (micro atx), with 250w power supply, 80GB HD, floppy drive, DVD drive, keyboard and mouse so all I really need is a motherboard, CPU(with HSF) and ram.
So the challenge is to build a pc that will run win xp home for the lowest possible price (less than £100).
Any suggestions? :)
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=174815
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=401088
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=575252
This is pretty cheap and Scan are good !! You'd have to add on delivery so i reckon under £90 all in and all new !! :undecided
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC6400C5 800MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB6400DC) £44
Asrock Conroe945G-DVI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £49
Intel Celeron D 356 3.33GHz (LGA775) - Retail £39
Total: £132
They aren't all the lowest end parts, you could get lesser ram and a cpu, but you'll only save around £20, these parts are a good bit better. It'll also run Linux very well, so that saves on an XP license and administration for yourself to fix every virus and crud.