Recent content by jcalla

Bah, I see this thread is set as solved, hopefully I'm not too late. But if you are buying online, remember to bear in mind the delivery costs. If you were to buy every single item from a different store you would have to pay A LOT more overall. Try and keep that in mind when weighing up...

Here are the links to my system, just ordered the parts and I'm waiting for them atm: AM2 Dual Core System Components: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800 Dual Core (£94) Mobo: Gigabyte GA M55Plus-S3G NF430 (£58) RAM: Corsair Value Select 1GB DDR2 PC5300 (£55) HDD: Western Digital Caviar SE...

Take a look at my "Components Compatibility Check" thread. Less the printer and TV tuner dongle it came to under £550 delivered and for the price it is a really nice system. You'd be much better off going for the AM2 X2 system, as it will handle multiple applications much better than the...

Yeah, some of the prices are stupid, and the only low-budget Conroe motherboards face the problem of needing a bios flash before they post. So I've went with the above system, and I think it is really good for the price. I've spent a little extra and have ended up with all of the...

I had to lower my budget somewhat, so in effect the X2 become my only option. You can see my final list of components in the other thread of mine somewhere in here :D

I've sent you a PM. Which mode of a soundcard is it specifically?

I'm going to go with AM2, just read around, and the cheaper C2D models have some problems booting with Conroes and also they seem to have some SATA issues. I should have at best 3-4 days to get this system up and running, so I need to avoid any problems. Thanks for all your help, I'm placing my...

Well for the C2D the motherboards available in the UK in the low-end are very limited and it would still mean adding another £25 to the cost of the PC. Do you *really* think it would be worth it? I'd need a motherboard for £50 with 4 back panel 2.0 USB ports and onboard video (as good as...

For the moment I really cannot stretch any further. This is all the cash I have spare, and a little more, so.. :( Although I do plan to upgrade the graphics card as soon as possible and I will certainly keep your advice in mind. As for the soundcard, I leave next Friday, so I will order...

Yeah I was looking around a few shops, and if I threw in a 7300GS graphics card, this kind of system is going for anywhere between £700-£900 from what I could see from a brief look... which is quite nice! :) I'm going to start ordering now, just unsure whether to buy speakers now, and...

Ok thanks for your confirmation mate, it's appreciated. There is nothing you would change there for around the same price range? Nice to hear it is a nice system for the price. It's amazing what you can get these days in "low-end" PC systems if you build one yourself and do you research, eh...

Hey all, I was initially planning to spend an additional £100 or so, but I've had to limit my budget due to a general lack of cash, as the other stuff I needed to buy for starting university cost more than I expected it to! If you people could check out this system build and confirm that it...

Possible Systems: AM2 & S775 AM2 Dual Core System: Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800 Dual Core (£100) Motherboard: Asus M2V (£46) RAM: Corsair Value Select 1GB DDR2 PC5300 (£55) HDD: Maxtor DiamondMax 10, 300GB SATA (£57) GPU: XPERTVISION 256MB GeF 7600GS (£63) SPU: TRUST 5.1 SOUND...

Hey all, I will be building a new PC in the next two weeks before I head off to university, and I plan to take this with me of course; so the main tasks would be: -> Office tasks running together with music, instant messenger clients and usual background tasks, so mild multi-tasking. ->...

Well thanks a lot for your response Addis. Here's a list of some of component options I am considering (I'll progressively update it): 1) CPU: [A] AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800 Dual Core (AM2) (£100) [B] Intel Pentium D 805 Dual Core (S775) (£69) [C] Intel Pentium D 820 Dual Core (Second Hand) (S775)...