Building a PC in the UK for £600? Possible?

noselot · 11-22-2008, 09:42 AM

Hi all - I've got £600 to burn and I desperately need a new computer - my current laptop has integrated graphics and an 80GB HDD, it's horrible!

Anyway, I suppose you guys know more than me, so I would like:

A Desktop PC, with decent (500GB+) HDD, Excellent graphics (like, top end), unbelievably fast processor, above 2GB of RAM.

What it does not need: An OS, a Screen, A Keyboard, a Mouse. Just the tower!

Thanks in advance.

Will

epx · 11-23-2008, 02:45 PM

Hi there,
You should be able to produce a half decent system for about £250....

Add onto that a decent graphics card and decent processor and you will be well in budget.

The expensive bits as far as I can see would just be the graphics card really...

Hard drives are ridiculously cheap these days, as are cases and memory.

There are a few good websites out there that can provide the components necessary.

I generally use a combination of ebuyer, scan.co.uk and aria.co.uk for parts..... they all serve me well!

**wrench97** · 11-23-2008, 03:26 PM

Close as I can get with quality components

Link................................................... Disc Cost
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148800 EP35 DS3L $67.00
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/139971 E8400 $129.45
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/111439 DDR2 800 $35.00
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134677 750tx $84.29
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130826 SG 500Gig $45.92
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152546 9800GT $119.06
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/127584 Case $26.99
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/151999 DVD Burner $14.49
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/123052 Vista HP $87.62

$609.82

11-22-2008, 09:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
noselot Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4 OS: XP	Building a PC in the UK for £600? Possible? Hi all - I've got £600 to burn and I desperately need a new computer - my current laptop has integrated graphics and an 80GB HDD, it's horrible! Anyway, I suppose you guys know more than me, so I would like: A Desktop PC, with decent (500GB+) HDD, Excellent graphics (like, top end), unbelievably fast processor, above 2GB of RAM. What it does not need: An OS, a Screen, A Keyboard, a Mouse. Just the tower! Thanks in advance. Will

11-23-2008, 02:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
epx Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 16 OS: XP Pro	Re: Building a PC in the UK for £600? Possible? Hi there, You should be able to produce a half decent system for about £250.... Add onto that a decent graphics card and decent processor and you will be well in budget. The expensive bits as far as I can see would just be the graphics card really... Hard drives are ridiculously cheap these days, as are cases and memory. There are a few good websites out there that can provide the components necessary. I generally use a combination of ebuyer, scan.co.uk and aria.co.uk for parts..... they all serve me well! __________________ Daniel Ellis / Mark Pennington IT engineers,

11-23-2008, 03:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,527 OS: Win7	Re: Building a PC in the UK for £600? Possible? Close as I can get with quality components Link................................................... Disc Cost http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148800 EP35 DS3L $67.00 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/139971 E8400 $129.45 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/111439 DDR2 800 $35.00 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134677 750tx $84.29 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130826 SG 500Gig $45.92 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152546 9800GT $119.06 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/127584 Case $26.99 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/151999 DVD Burner $14.49 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/123052 Vista HP $87.62 $609.82 __________________ Power Supply and Selection