A Tight £370 ex VAT Upgrade!

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  1. Hybr1d

    Hybr1d Bаnned

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    Right folks, ever seen a lady being sawn in half? That's nothing, I'm planning to go from:

    CRT -> TFT
    Socket A -> Socket 939
    Mediocre Performance -> Good Performance...

    ...with only £380 ex VAT!!!

    Here's what I have:

    300gb SATA HDD *keep*
    DVD-RW/+RW *keep*
    Athlon 2600+
    Abit NF7-S rev2
    6800LE 128mb AGP *keep*
    OCZ Gold 2x512mb DDR400 (2-3-3-7 IIRC) *keep*
    Awful PSU + Case

    Here's what I need:

    17"+ TFT, analogue is fine. Nothing fancy
    Socket 939 Mobo + AGP + SATA (Considering ABIT 3rd eye)
    Cheapy Case, but OK looking and not lethally sharp :hehe:
    A PSU to fit the bill, but nothing overly extravagant (like I can afford that!)

    What I Do:

    Racing Games - 1024x768 Medium Settings
    Moderate Photoshop
    Very Light 3D/CAD


    It's not meant to be futureproof, just to last me a couple of years till I possibly get a PowerBook.
     
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  2. AWACS

    AWACS What's a Dremel?

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    I'de reccommend to jump into the pci-e realm... but there is a nice asrock that has both pci-e and agp abilities on the same board... and it's cheap and has gotten quite nice reviews... and for screen... the 19" ones are coming down quite nicely and with good preformance... case: this is a thing you'd better choose yourself... we can't possibly say what kind of case you like(you can even save £ by using your old one)...
    psu: get a good know brand, saves you from grey hair in the future. Antec and enermax are fairly cheap but good... now I'm a lil messed up about the prices since I know the approximated value in €
     
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  3. LoneArchon

    LoneArchon What's a Dremel?

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    I going based on a $700 limit since that is what £400 about converts to
    Mobo Nforce 3-GIGABYTE GA-K8NSC-939-$63
    17" LCD-SAMSUNG 740B(Both VGA and DVI)-$250
    Case+P/S-Antec Solution SLK1650B(w/Antec 350w Smart power) -$63
    Total-$376
    Leaving about 324 for a cpu+shipping+tax(also for price differces)
    AMD Athlon 64 3200+(Venice)-$174
    All together -$550~£310
    Leaving $150 reamaing ~ £90
    They figures are base on prices at Newegg.com
     
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  4. Hybr1d

    Hybr1d Bаnned

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    Thanks for the comments guys :thumb:

    I think I might sell my body on the street so I can afford a decent PC :hehe:
     
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  5. KayinBlack

    KayinBlack Unrepentant Savage

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    That gigabyte is pwering my wife's PC at about 2890 MHz... I loves it to death, hope I don't pop it before I get my A8N back...
     
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  6. Hybr1d

    Hybr1d Bаnned

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    I might be onto something...

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    :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
     
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  7. speedfreek

    speedfreek What's a Dremel?

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    DO NOT CONTINUE WITH AGP

    That said just make sure you get pci-e and enough sata headers.
     
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  8. Hybr1d

    Hybr1d Bаnned

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    Meh, gimmie the cash and I'll reconsider!
     
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  9. kenco_uk

    kenco_uk I unsuccessfully then tried again

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    I think the most you could do would be to shave off about £25 if you got the Asrock 939Dual and perhaps (although it's not recommended) another £20 or so if you got a cheapy Ebuyer Special ATX case. You'd still be looking at a little over £400.

    I think the only way to do it for £370 or less is buy second-hand.

    Ach, dammit. Just noticed you said ex vat. Well, you'd get nearer if you got the ASrock :). It leaves you an upgrade path to both PCI-e gfx and an optional AMD M2 socket card.
     
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  10. s29feb

    s29feb What's a Dremel?

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  11. kenco_uk

    kenco_uk I unsuccessfully then tried again

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    The problem with the ABit board you picked out s29feb, is that it would then require a further purchase of a PCI-e gfx card.
     
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  12. s29feb

    s29feb What's a Dremel?

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    Bugger!

    Better sell his soul to the devil then ;)
     
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  13. Hybr1d

    Hybr1d Bаnned

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    I'm getting what I listed above but with an ASRock-939Dual board! Hopefully scoop a nice GPU in the summer holidays ;)

    Thanks for all ya help guys! :thumb:
     
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