Building a PC for a mate....

[WTD]

I wanted to share what I was gonna get!
Scope for this machine, is no games so graphics card is fine for the application I know there's better but this is supposed to be a budget PC ish...

All parts from Dabs

243ZWS Dabsvalue 15" TFT Slim 1024x768 : £200.00
16G7WS AMD AthlonXP 2000+ 1.67GHz SoA Box : £81.00
15BFWS IBM Deskstar 120GXP 82.3GB UDMA100 : £74.00
18H5WS Gigabyte SoA VIA KM266 MATX A V L : £46.00
WWLWS Crucial Technology 256MB 184DIMM PC2100 NP CL2.5 : £43.61
180CWS Lite-ON CD-RW 48r 40w 12rw Int IDE RP : £38.50
Z1YWS Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer USB /PS2 : £32.00
10MNWS GeForce 2 MX 400 64MB AGP RP : £26.00
17DLWS Dabsvalue ATX MidiTower 300W ATX12V USB : £26.00
Total (inc VAT and Delivery) : £673.41

Got Keyboard, speakers and modem from their current machine..

Any thoughts??? Anything I missed?? I thought it was quite a good price, for a nice spec'd PC with a TFT monitor

Oh the Chip comes as a set with Heatsink and Cooler, so I haven't missed that out

[wizer]

looks good to me, if you like AMD systems that is

[WTD]

Yeah always had a thing against Intel.. Probably completely unfounded, and not based at all on anything scientific... Think it stemmed from me being a broke ass student, and using AMD K6-2 chips cos the Intel ones were too expensive.. God damn them...

[fe_man2000]

sound card & floppy drive seem to be missing.

[WTD]

Oh yeah, they got a floppy drive already, and the motherboard has a onboard sound chip thing, so no need for a fancy one

[Hippie on hill]

U sure about the Deathstar (deskstar) there's been a few people with complaints about them on df. Looking around it's the cheapest but I'd spend a few qiud more on something a bit more reliable like a Western Dig Caviar myself.
HTH

[WTD]

Yeah I dunno what all the fuss is about TBH..
I've used deskstar's for over 1 year now (almost 24/7) with no worries, so I guess it could have been a bad batch..

I haven't ever used a Caviar, so was reluctant to select one.. I know wizer had some HDD troubles, but that was a maxtor I think...

[The Prodigy]

Deskstars are OLD tech. and are VERY noisy and UN-reliable! Newer models are meant too be better, but I would still not trust them.

WD Caviar SE 8mb Catch is only a little more expensive and MILES faster and quiter. Remember the PC's HD is the slowest componet so a nice fast hard drive is a serious system boost!


Also TFT's are SHIT unless you get a really decent one but they cost £1K +, For 200 you could get a quality 19Inch 0.25 pitch Hansol CRT monitor which would give you a FAR better picture!


LaterZ
The Prodigy:shock:

[WTD]

OK I've swopped out the IBM HDD for a Caviar 80 Gig HDD.
Had to get a TFT cos they have absolutely squat space.
I would prefer to get them a 17 inch (viewable) better quality, but space really is a premium.. There old 13Inch takes up ALL the desk, so a TFT was the only way to go, and the Dabs value one was the cheapest.

Thanks for the advice on the HDD

[wizer]

Originally posted by WTD
I haven't ever used a Caviar, so was reluctant to select one.. I know wizer had some HDD troubles, but that was a maxtor I think...

tbh m8 i think my probs were xp related.. the drive has otherwise served me well & very quiet

[The Prodigy]

Don't know the spec on the TFT your looking @ but good old SVP have an EXCELLENT 15 Inch TFT for only £280inc VAT. Might be worth checking out a few reviews of each TFT and see which is best?!?

SVP Link for TFT = http://www.blankdiscshop.co.uk/acata..._last__15.html

LaterZ
The Prodigy:shock:

[znaylor]

An heat sink and fan?

[WTD]

comes in a set with the chip... Apparently lol