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Glent
21-01-10, 20:20
I have been asked to put together the following

CPU any 2.5 to 3ghz
2gb ram
Nvidia 8600gt
Windows 7
200gb hard drive
dvdrw

very wierd spec especially with windows 7. however that are adament thats what they want. now its a friend of a friend thing so i have no direct contact and with them to explain the fact some of its outdated and there are alternatives but hey its there money.

Can any one spec me those components and a cheapo case to
Pix
21-01-10, 20:33
Any idea what they're using it for?
Might give guys ideas as to whether they can scrimp and save on certain bits...
Tatts
21-01-10, 20:51
What sort of budget are they looking that?
gunny2k8
22-01-10, 08:35
sounds decent but if they want any latest games and going forward i wouldnt have the 8600gt but if its just for video and bluray usuable then yes keep it. i d say try for ddr3 ram but if on budget ddr2, and i d say try for a quad core but dual core be ok.
gunny2k8
22-01-10, 08:45
Arianet 1005 Black/Silver Midi ATX Case 500W (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/MIDI+Tower/Arianet+1005+Black%2FSilver+Midi+ATX+Case+500W+?pr oductId=35362)
Sony 24x Internal DVDRW SATA Black oem (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CD%2FDVD+Drives/Internal/SATA/Sony+24x+Internal+DVDRW+SATA+Black+oem+?productId= 37495)
320Gb Samsung HD322HJ F1 SATA (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Hard+Drives/Serial+ATA/320Gb+Samsung+HD322HJ+F1+SATA+?productId=33292)
AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 620 2.60GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CPUs+%2F+Processors/AMD/Athlon+X4/AMD+Athlon+II+X4+Quad+Core+620+2.60GHz+%28Socket+A M3%29+-+Retail+?productId=37699)
Asus M4A785TD-V EVO, AMD 785G Chipset, DDR3, AM3, ATX (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/Socket+AM3+%28AMD%29/Asus+M4A785TD-V+EVO%2C+AMD+785G+Chipset%2C+DDR3%2C+AM3%2C+ATX+?p roductId=37387)
Arianet 2GB PC3-10666 DDR3 SDRAM (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory/DDR3/DDR3+1333+%28PC3-10666%29/Arianet+2GB+PC3-10666+DDR3+SDRAM+?productId=34514)
Microsoft WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM 64-BIT OEM (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Software/Operating+Systems/Microsoft+WINDOWS+7+HOME+PREMIUM+64-BIT+OEM+?productId=38272)

Total £342.90 add £35.99 for a 9500GT = £ 378.89

motherboard has onboard radeon 4200 ...... aria dont have 8600gt in the list :P

i no people will say get a decent PSU but for a start its not bad
Andrew Moore
22-01-10, 10:22
The above would perform reasonably but I'm still curious as to why 8600gt?? 9500gt is the same card with a die shrink just about so you could get that.


Andy
gunny2k8
22-01-10, 11:53
Arianet 1005 Black/Silver Midi ATX Case 500W (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/MIDI+Tower/Arianet+1005+Black%2FSilver+Midi+ATX+Case+500W+?pr oductId=35362)
Sony 24x Internal DVDRW SATA Black oem (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CD%2FDVD+Drives/Internal/SATA/Sony+24x+Internal+DVDRW+SATA+Black+oem+?productId= 37495)
320Gb Samsung HD322HJ F1 SATA (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Hard+Drives/Serial+ATA/320Gb+Samsung+HD322HJ+F1+SATA+?productId=33292)
Arianet 2GB PC3-10666 DDR3 SDRAM (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory/DDR3/DDR3+1333+%28PC3-10666%29/Arianet+2GB+PC3-10666+DDR3+SDRAM+?productId=34514)
Microsoft WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM 64-BIT OEM (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Software/Operating+Systems/Microsoft+WINDOWS+7+HOME+PREMIUM+64-BIT+OEM+?productId=38272)
Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 LGA775 2.93GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CPUs+%2F+Processors/Intel/Core+2+Duo/Intel+Core+2+Duo+E7500+LGA775+2.93GHz+%281066FSB%2 9+-+Retail+?productId=34749)
Asus P5P43TD PRO, Intel P43 Chipset, DDR3, LGA775. (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/Socket+775+%28Intel%29/Asus+P5P43TD+PRO%2C+Intel+P43+Chipset%2C+DDR3%2C+L GA775.+?productId=37003)
Arianet GeForce 9500 GT 1024MB DDR2 PCI-Express Graphics Card (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI-E/nVIDIA+GeForce+9+Series/Arianet+GeForce+9500+GT+1024MB+DDR2+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+?productId=37143)

Total £393.85

just the other end Intel system with 9500 added ;P

so you take that as a base then its just desided if prefer a decent PSU over the supplyed with case and what Mobo maker/features makes the most sence

for price id take the athlon quad for like 10/20 cheaper
killer205
03-02-10, 01:54
i would still change the PSU thow as the ones that come with cases work ok for a few weeks, then they tend to blow up or fail and take out the motherboard ETC...