I know you guys must get bored of this...

...but I'm going to ask anyway

Could you check over this spec and see if theres anything that I've got wrong... IE incompatibilities, hardware thats complete shite etc.
This PC will be built for my neighbours and will be used for office, internet etc.

I was going to use the Asus K8S-MX mobo which is roughly the same price, but it is out of stock and we want to order tomorrow. Am I right in thinking the VIA chipset on the gigabyte will be better than the SiS on the Asus anyway?
I am also aiming to keep it fairly quiet, I know from experience that the Akasa HSF is very quiet and efficient, and I will probably run the Tricools at low or medium speed depending on temps.

 

Seems a bit expensive for what it is.

 

For what it is?
Well, those component prices are what it actually costs... So I dont see how it could be done any cheaper. Or do you mean my build charge?

 

have you not gone for skt 939 solely for budget reasons?

 

Yup.

 

Trust me, its worth the extra money from 2800+ to socket 939 3000+.

 

As roto said, its worth the extra, you'll kick yourself if you dont tbh...cpu will be ~ a tenner more, and a reasonable AGP NF3 939 board can be had for ~ 50 quid 2nd hand (look to the k8n neo2 from MSI or the DFI NF3)

 

I know how good 939 systems are, I have one myself. This is for my neighbours, and they are on a tight budget so don't need to pay £40 (£20 more for proc and £20 for mobo) for a difference they won't notice. They don't need upgradeability. Their current system is a 486 which they bought new in 1994.

 

rofl in that case its perfect

 

Huzzah! Somebody thinks it's right

 

Specs look fine to me if upgrading it is a non-issue. It'll be a nice change for them going from a 486 to a 64-bit Athlon machine

 

Yup, for the last month or so they've been running on a K6-2 500 machine borrowed from me, which is held together by duct tape since it's an AT mobo in a case not designed for one.... It works, but I told them I wanted it back

 

Dude, its a K6-500, why would you want it back? Just do the decent thing, take ol' rover into the backyard with a shovel and put it out of its misery

 

I want the HDD for my htpc
And the CDRW

 

Don't dis! I just got myself a 75MHz dell laptop circa 1992

 

operating system? just a thought other wise looks good, as said should be a nice change for them.

 

Why don't you have a videocard in there? Am I blind or what?

 

Pballer, get your eyes tested, Windows XP home is on the list

cc rass, integrated.

 

You're getting a 2800+ cpu, corsair ram, and a pc that costs £575 and it doesn't have a videocard. Only the integrated one. You're paying too much for this pc. For almost £600 you could get a better pc then that.

 

geez, i just got new contants too. sry bout that