New budget pc..

[telespalla]

Hi i need a pc for my mother, word + net-surfing, she decided of replace her pentium 64)))
what do u think, of this will this do the job?

AMD Sempron 2400+ (sda2400box) 256Cache 333FSB Retail Boxed

Abit VA-20 Socket A On-board VGA 8xAGP 6 Channel Sound SATA DDR400 LAN Micro ATX - Retail Boxed

LG GSA4163 16X DVD Dual Layer R/RW/RAM Internal IDE

Crucial 512mb DDR 333MHz PC2700 Memory Module

Seagate Barracuda 80Gb 7200rpm UDMA100 Hard Drive

Deluxworld M7612 BMW Stlye 4 In 1 Pack including ATX Case Keyboard Mouse & Speakers

Total: £251.76

cheers

 

[telespalla]

sorry i just saw the hardware guide for beginners..too late..anyway here in uk there less products and all are more expensive..shit

 

[fuzzynavel]

I'm in UK too...it depends where you go to get your components....where are you getting yours?

Please tell me it's not f'ing PCworld or a local computer shop!!

I think you are looking at ebuyer.....am i right? not a bad choice....

 

[telespalla]

yeap ebuyer preferred one..;-))..anyway what about the components...first time building a machine..

 

[dc5]

power supply?

 

[fuzzynavel]

If it is only for your mother then it doesn't have to be anything special.....looks like a decent all purpose machine.....

If you want future upgradability and some extra speed then maybe an A64 based sempron (i.e 3100+) may be better....

but if she is only just replacing an old pentium then I doubt that is the case!!

looks ok otherwise

 

[gtd2000]

I'm from the UK too (Scotland) and it is amazing just how much stuff costs in the UK compared to the USA :|

You get a budget PC essentially for the same price in US$ as you paid in Pounds

(That's about US$470 for that set up of your mums - people were getting deals on compete Dell systems with LCD's for that in the Hot Deals section!!!)

I've bought stuff previously at Ebuyer too which is pretty reasonable by UK standards

 

[gtd2000]

I should also point out that you should check your local Aldi supermarket for PC deals - they had some cheap hard drives when I was back in the UK in January.

...Obviously not the first place you would think about shopping for computer components

 

[fuzzynavel]

Aldi, to me are a bit of a low life scum shop...never been in one b4!!!

 

[Ike0069]

Originally posted by: gtd2000
I'm from the UK too (Scotland) and it is amazing just how much stuff costs in the UK compared to the USA :|

You get a budget PC essentially for the same price in US$ as you paid in Pounds

(That's about US$470 for that set up of your mums - people were getting deals on compete Dell systems with LCD's for that in the Hot Deals section!!!)

I've bought stuff previously at Ebuyer too which is pretty reasonable by UK standards

USA....USA....USA

BTW, that looks like a very good machine for the purpose. IMO semprons are the best budget choice by far right now.

 

[Blain]

Here's some feedback for you

 

[Monkey muppet]

Originally posted by: fuzzynavel
Aldi, to me are a bit of a low life scum shop...never been in one b4!!!

Lydl - better or worse??

Anyway back on subject.

I alway check out these places before I make any purchases (for price comparison)

Overclockers.co.uk
Overclock.co.uk
PC World Component Centre.co.uk
Scan.co.uk
Dabs.com
Ebuyer.com
Maplin.co.uk