mmmmm.... new b0x

[ricmitch_uk]

You guys probably know more about the type of prices I should be getting for this stuff, but I've finally crowbarred some money out of my parents (£300 ($438) loan + £620 ($905.13) of my own hard earned cash :)). I want this PC to last me through Uni, even if I have to replace processor, and some other bits. I also want it to run some neat games now :D.

Anyway let me know what you think, and if you find the same stuff cheaper elsewhere (including VAT and delivery) then please tell me :).

Case: Chieftec, Black Dragon £61.10 $89.20 overclock.co.uk
PSU: Chieftec, 340W £28.79 $42.03 overclock.co.uk
Motherboard: Abit - KR7A-RAID 266DDR £88.13 $128.66 MicroDirect
Processor: Athlon XP 2000 (266MHz) oem £129.25 $188.69 MicroDirect
DVD: Pioneer 16x DVD OEM IDE £41.30 $60.29 MicroDirect
HD: 80Gb Maxtor 133 7200rpm 2MB C QDT £103.11 $150.53 Scan
RAM: 256MB DDR PC2100 RAM (major brand) £31.73 $46.32 MicroDirect
Monitor: 17" AOC 7Vlr 0.27mm 3yrs Onsit £97.53 $142.39 MicroDirect
Sound Card: Audigy Player SB1394 OEM £54.64 $79.77 Scan
Heatsink: Global Win Super Quiet Copper £28.20 $41.17 MicroDirect
Fans: 2 COOLERMASTER (AF8-25IM-74) 80mm £10.58 $15.45 Scan
Keyboard: Logitech Internet Navigator £24.68 $36.03 MicroDirect
GFX: Gainward GeForce 4 Powerpack Ultra £193.88 $283.04 MicroDirect
/650 XP Golden Sample AGP
(Ti-4200 128MB DDR VIVO DVI)
Mouse: Got
Floppy: Got

overclock.co.uk total P&P ~ £15 $21.89
Other P&P : Free

Total Cost: £907.92 $1325.45

[The Hobo]

If you can convert that to USD, I'd be glad to give my opinion. :p

[Behemoth]

http://www.xe.net/ucc/

[ricmitch_uk]

USD now up. :)

[Behemoth]

Originally posted by ricmitch_uk

Case: Chieftec, Black Dragon £61.10 overclock.co.uk
US$89.21
PSU: Chieftec, 340W £28.79 overclock.co.uk
US$42.03
Motherboard: Abit - KR7A-RAID 266DDR £88.13 MicroDirect
US$128.67
Processor: Athlon XP 2000 (266MHz) oem £129.25 MicroDirect
US$188.69
DVD: Pioneer 16x DVD OEM IDE £41.30 MicroDirect
US$60.29
HD: 80Gb Maxtor 133 7200rpm 2MB C QDT £103.11 Scan
US$150.53
RAM: 256MB DDR PC2100 RAM (major brand) £31.73 MicroDirect
US$46.32
Monitor: 17" AOC 7Vlr 0.27mm 3yrs Onsit £97.53 MicroDirect
US$142.39
Sound Card: Audigy Player SB1394 OEM £54.64 Scan
US$79.77
Heatsink: Global Win Super Quiet Copper £28.20 MicroDirect
US$41.17
Fans: COOLERMASTER (AF8-25IM-74) 80mm £10.58 Scan
US$15.45
Keyboard: Logitech Internet Navigator £24.68 MicroDirect
US$36.03
GFX: Gainward GeForce 4 Powerpack Ultra £193.88 MicroDirect
US$283.04
/650 XP Golden Sample AGP
(Ti-4200 128MB DDR VIVO DVI)
Mouse: Got
Floppy: Got

overclock.co.uk total P&P ~ £15
US$21.90
Other P&P : Free

Total Cost: £907.92
US$1325.46

[ricmitch_uk]

fool. just as I edit my post... :p

[Behemoth]

lol :p

[ricmitch_uk]

delete it or be damned :p

[Behemoth]

I've been damned a long time already - I live in Manchester, remember ;)

[The Hobo]

It's not bad, I don't think. I'm no expert, though.

[ricmitch_uk]

Originally posted by Behemoth
I've been damned a long time already - I live in Manchester, remember ;)

Longsight? Mosside? :rolleyes:




























not.... Radcliffe? :eek:

Originally posted by The Hobo
It's not bad, I don't think. I'm no expert, though.
Not bad??? is that it??? :p

[Behemoth]

Its a fine machine, but far more bells and whistles than I'd bother with myself. Seems like a nice price though.

Blackley, actually. I'm a north Manchester boy :)

[numtel]

You're missing a cd-rw drive and I think you should go for 512mb ram instead of 256.

[The Hobo]

Yeah, there's a few things I'd want to kick up and a few other things I'd want to kick down or away. But overall, not that bad.

[ricmitch_uk]

Originally posted by numtel
You're missing a cd-rw drive and I think you should go for 512mb ram instead of 256.

I've got a CDRW already, and I've got a network card (no modem needed, i'm a DSL wh0re now :D)

I thought about more RAM, but I'm not going to be using that much. I'll think about it though.

[ricmitch_uk]

I've gone for the extra RAM (512MB now) and a smaller monitor (15") cause I really don't have room for a 17 incher. :(

[The Hobo]

Originally posted by ricmitch_uk
I've gone for the extra RAM (512MB now) and a smaller monitor (15") cause I really don't have room for a 17 incher. :(

Those are what I would have changed. :D

[ricmitch_uk]

hehe. I read your mind using my super-psychic powers :D

[numtel]

15" is so small:(

[JungleMan]

Originally posted by numtel
15" is so small:(

Exactly

Other than that rig looks good...;)

[ricmitch_uk]

but I really don't have room for a 17 incher. Not anywhere. And I cope with a 15" at the moment ;)