£300 build system?

[amjedm]

I would opt for the Tagan rather than the Hiper.

I think the SLK3000B is a better case than the Sharkoon one you've chosen. Ebuyer are currently selling it for £30 with free SuperSaver shipping.

Sometimes it's possible to pickup XP Home second hand for around £30 (seen on another forum).

[lodore]

i 100percent agree with you the antec black case does look better than the shakoon case and is cheaper as well
lodore

[lodore]

total with this £350
antec SLK3000B £30 from ebuyer
LN8299 380W Tagan TG380-U01 £30
LN15975 AMD AM2 Athlon 64 3800+ £63.44
LN16745 Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 £5.86
LN10405 1Gb (2X512Mb) Corsair Value £55.21
LN11545 120 Gb Western Digital WD1200JS £35.11
LN17060 LiteOn 16x DVD+/-RW/RAM SATA £23.72
LN16583 Logitech Deluxe 250 Keyboard Black PS2 £6.45
LN16642 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2b OEM £55.61
LN16062 Gigabyte GA M61PM-S2 £41

ok i need to find a cheap 7600gt graphics card to get it not much over £400

lodore

[lodore]

ok i was just reading the game over? link at toms hardware and it seems that intel core duo's are way better and faster than amd dual core systems.
can you spec me the cheapest intel core duo 2 system you can get using scan?
i tryed to but i couldnt find out what ddr2 ram they used of what socket mobo's they used
thanks
lodore

[amjedm]

A bit of advice in the following thread - I haven't a clue about Intel setups

http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.php?t=99054

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

If you want a cheaper PSU the 400W Silverpower SP400 has some good review and cost 25 pounds.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=256346

[amjedm]

If you want a cheaper PSU the 400W Silverpower SP400 has some good review and cost 25 pounds.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=256346

I'll second the recommendation - I've built a couple of systems with the 350W one.

[lodore]

thanks
total
£344
antec SLK3000B £30 from ebuyer
LN11608 400w Silverpower SP-400P1B £24
LN15975 AMD AM2 Athlon 64 3800+ £63.44
LN16745 Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 £5.86
LN10405 1Gb (2X512Mb) Corsair Value £55.21
LN11545 120 Gb Western Digital WD1200JS £35.11
LN17060 LiteOn 16x DVD+/-RW/RAM SATA £23.72
LN16583 Logitech Deluxe 250 Keyboard Black PS2 £6.45
LN16642 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2b OEM £55.61
LN16062 Gigabyte GA M61PM-S2 £41

so i just need a nvidia graphics card now.
nvidia have better support for linux ive been told.
and i want to dual boot probaly suse10.2 64bit
lodore

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Yep! Nvidia cards are known to have better Linux support than ATI cards; however support for ATI is improving too I believe. I have run Nvidia cards under Ubuntu and Knoppix and they work fine.My friends also use Debian and both the 6200TC and 6600GT work fine.

If you want the best bang for you buck currently the 7300GT DDR3 is a good choice.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=498838

If you want to save some cash you could always try using a motherboard using integrated Nvidia 6100 graphics though! You will have to check if Linux will support it OK though??!!

Also check the Deals page on Scan to see if there any bits reduced in price!!

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Just realised you covered the bit about integrated graphics!! Doh!!

[lodore]

the thing is i liked the abit £58 mobo because it was fanless so it was quieter but i dont think i would be able to get a graphics card in the price that way.

£402 in total
antec SLK3000B £30 from ebuyer
LN11608 400w Silverpower SP-400P1B £24
LN15975 AMD AM2 Athlon 64 3800+ £63.44
LN16745 Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 £5.86
LN10405 1Gb (2X512Mb) Corsair Value £55.21
LN11545 120 Gb Western Digital WD1200JS £35.11
LN17060 LiteOn 16x DVD+/-RW/RAM SATA £23.72
LN16583 Logitech Deluxe 250 Keyboard Black PS2 £6.45
LN16642 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2b OEM £55.61
LN16630 256MB Palit 7300GT PCI-E(x16) £50
LN15777 Asus M2N.telesky £50

ok i g found a £50 asus mobo which is fanless!

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Hi

Have you thought of buying the Akasa Zen?? It uses 120mm fans.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Hi

I have noticed many of the items on your shopping list are on offer today!!

Adding these and substituting some better value bits you can a slightly better specced system for less!!

Here it is:

LN11608 400w Silverpower SP-400P1B thermal controlled cooling fans
£24.43

160 Gb Samsung HD160JJ SpinPoint P80, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 8MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ
£34.96
LN9709 160 Gb Samsung HD160JJ SpinPoint P80, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 8MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ

Asus M2N, NF430, S AM2, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 533/667/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX £46.71
LN15777 Asus M2N, NF430, S AM2, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 533/667/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX

Samsung SH-S183A/BEBN Black SATA 18x18 ±R Dual Layer DVDRW Writer OEM UK inc Nero 6.x £21.14
LN13548 Samsung SH-S183A/BEBN Black SATA 18x18 ±R Dual Layer DVDRW Writer OEM UK inc Nero 6.x

AMD AM2 Athlon 64 3800+ Windsor Core, Dual Core 2GHz, 2x 512KB Cache, OEM £59.91
LN15975 AMD AM2 Athlon 64 3800+ Windsor Core, Dual Core 2GHz, 2x 512KB Cache, OEM

1Gb Corsair Value Select, DDR2 PC5300 (667), 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-15 £51.69
LN11094 1Gb Corsair Value Select, DDR2 PC5300 (667), 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-15

LN13081 Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro - (Socket 754, 939, AM2) + ALL AMD Opteron £11.14

LN16630 256MB Palit 7300GT PCI-E(x16) Sonic Mem 1000MHz GPU 500MHz 8Pipes D-Sub/Dual Link DVI/S-Video Fan £50.87

LN16642 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2b OEM Single Pack £55.89

LN16583 Logitech Deluxe 250 Keyboard Black PS2
£6.45

LN15198 AKASA Zen case - Black Silent Cool Midi-ATX Computing case w/2 silent 12cm fans w/o PSU £28.78

Net Total £333.58

Carriage £13.81

V.A.T. £60.79

TOTAL £408.18

Without postage this comes to £392 including VAT.

The Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro is a better fan than the one you chose and Samsung hard disks are relatively quiet too!!

[lodore]

its just a shame i cant afford it atm=D

[amjedm]

its just a shame i cant afford it atm=D

Interest free credit?

Don't want to get you in to debt, only recommending in case you can pay back in time.

[directhex]

Yep! Nvidia cards are known to have better Linux support than ATI cards; however support for ATI is improving too I believe.

hasn't improved one iota in 3 years

not in the official ati driver anyway