Very simple rig specs

[joe]

OK,heres the thing......I've been asked by a friend to build them a 'puter that will solely be used for Ebaying.
It will have to be able to run a 21" crt (cos they've got one) at 1600x1200 @85htz.
It will not need demon graphics or super sound.....just some/enough of both.
I can make a case for it if that option is needed.
So I figure that it should be not much more than a mobo with cpu and ram...and a hard drive.
Off board psu would be handy to save on cooling options.
Suggestions,comments and ideas needed please!

[evildoc614]

i think it comes down to how much does he want to spend? thats a big factor. people can start spitting out stuff but with out a spending limit its not gonna be very helpgul. does he have any other hardware that can be used for the puter other then the monitor (keyboard, mouse, cd drive? ).

[5lab]

you could do it with a very cheap shuttle.. like my sv25 with 384 meg ram, c3 933 cpu, onboard gfx, sblive, 40gig hdd...

[Gr44]

as evildoc said, if he wont spend over 300 quid, then you may as well cross out a big selection of stuff, get an idea of what they will spend, and what they want. they intrested in looks at all? i would recomend a 1800+ with a A7S333, 256 mb twinmos 2700/3200 ram, 550 watt Qtec psu, gf2 mx440 ( can get them dirt cheap now, and would be plently for ebay ) onboard sound... 80Gb WD HDD, and a cheap HSF - job pretty much done, can get a cheap 30 quid case from Ebuyer

[joe]

The plan is for a SFF ....in fact,the smallest SFF possible....is a 550 watt Qtec needed to run what is ,in effect,a mobo and a small hard drive?

The SV25 is a possible......any one got one they dont want?

Thanks for the replies so far......any more ideas?

[5lab]

not at all. the sv25 is what im selling

comes with a silent 55w psu, everything in it is silent

[Rexticle]

Why don't you try an SK41G, 18800MHz barton, 256 ram. I can get this system for under US$300. Don't konw what they cost in the UK.

Also try running Mandrake Linux as the OS. I have it on a SB62G2, and the system just rocks.

[GJUK]

Like Rexticle has said got for for the SK41G you can get them for £120 new £256MB ram will be more then enough as for the graphics I would go for an ATI Readon 9000 or 9200 cheap very good picture quality and NO FAN!!!!! so does not add to the noise
HDD a seagate 40GB will do CPU XP1700+


should do the job nicely

[joe]

OK....thanks for all the replies.......I'm now on course for a build....thanks again.