Computer Build for £600.00

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  1. wdowsing

    wdowsing Regular member

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    Motherboard: Asus A7V880 - £42.24
    http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=6545&GroupID=526

    Memory: 512mb, PC3200 x 3 - £43.42
    http://www.planetmicro.co.uk/product_info.asp?stockcode=M003605&source=kelkoo

    Graphics Card: Radeon 9600XT 256MB - £101.83
    http://www.savastore.com/productinf...me=Savastore&product_id=10272021&pid=45&tid=2

    HDD - 120GB Western Digital x 2 - £46.99
    http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=5351&GroupID=474

    CPU - AMD Athlon XP3200+ Inc Heatsink & Fan with 3year Warranty - £112.51
    http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...m9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=48376&_LOC=UK
    DVD-RW -DVD+/-RW 16x Dual Layer - £41.28
    http://www.dabs.com/uk/productview?quicklinx=3fyr&referrerid=KK

    Case & PSU - Benz Black Super Midi 400W silent PSU - £29.38
    http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=6432&GroupID=511

    Total - £551.48

    So i have £50 left to upgrade so what should it be?
     
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    more ram or speakers??
     
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    Well, i am just building the base for a freind, and he will buy the monitor and speakers, i thought more ram or an extra DVD-RW
     
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    go ram to give 1gig
     
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    You missundersatand me, im getting 3 x 512mb ram, so i have already got 1.5gb
     
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    get some case fans & an agp slot fan to keep system cool
     
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    i say u leave that for shippin cost :)
     
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    Well i have thought about shipping
     
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    hey sorry to sound dumb lol but ... i was checkingo ut 1 of does sites but what does £ mean ? and like u say Total - £551.48 would that be more in here the US or hows that work when u order form a uk site ?
     
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    i figuer it out...if i order something thats £60 its gonna come out to be about $100 here just shipping seems cheap , and its farther compare to here
     
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    yea, so it anit a dirt cheap machine, but its a mate and i anit making anything, a total freebie, jus gud experince, so nething i should/could change?
     
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    I don't know too much on computer Hardware itself, but to me it looks like everything is pretty fine. Although, I'd do research on the place's you are buying the hardware from as their is so many faults in something that seem's so easy to find yet you may not get what you ordered in return. MicroDirect has a majority of negative reviews about their company.
     

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