Building a PC from scratch!

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Originally Posted by Andys

Well it won't be used for anything if you get an intel cpu and amb mobo!

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CPU is the processor right? And mobo I'm assuming is the motherboard, if I was to get an intel motherboard would this work?

tbh why have you gone with a celeron processor? I have one of them in my old computer, 4 years old.

If you are building a system, you want it to be still valid in 4 years, not gone back 4!

OK.

Just provide me with a budget, and i'll spec a computer up for you.

Sound you probably won't need and if you want to use Vista Home Premium's 'Aero' the graphics might not be suitable so a graphics card could be advisable. I'm also not sure if the motherboard would fit in the case but I don't think it would as it's Micro-ATX.

You also don't have an Operating System, an OS is like Windows XP, Vista, Linux etc... You'll also have to buy a rather pricey OEM copy unfortunately but it's cheaper than the upgrade.

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Originally Posted by Stephen

OK.

Just provide me with a budget, and i'll spec a computer up for you.

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Thankyou :) In the region of 200-300 really, as cheap as possible :)

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Originally Posted by Jordy

Sound you probably won't need and if you want to use Vista Home Premium's 'Aero' the graphics might not be suitable so a graphics card could be advisable. I'm also not sure if the motherboard would fit in the case but I don't think it would as it's Micro-ATX.

You also don't have an Operating System, an OS is like Windows XP, Vista, Linux etc... You'll also have to buy a rather pricey OEM copy unfortunately but it's cheaper than the upgrade.

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OS would be vista, already got that :P £20.00 off ebay. Thanks for the tips :)

umm £200-300 is a bit on the cheap side...

if you look to pay £550 you could get a decent computer which will still be fully working and quick in 3 - 5 years time.

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Originally Posted by DarrenToogood

umm £200-300 is a bit on the cheap side...

if you look to pay £550 you could get a decent computer which will still be fully working and quick in 3 - 5 years time.

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As I said I'm not made of money right now, had a few clients, done some cheap things. 3-5 years time I'll be working full time so Ill be able to grab a lovely little PC.

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Originally Posted by Excellent1

Thankyou :) In the region of 200-300 really, as cheap as possible :)

OS would be vista, already got that :P £20.00 off ebay. Thanks for the tips :)

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Are you sure that's very cheap even by eBay standards and if you could link to the auction that'd be good.

Darren, if he's using Vista I see no reason why it won't be working in the next 3-5 years, Vista will be fine till then and if he's only doing a bit of browsing and office then I'm sure it'll be fine. Who says he'll be using it in 5 years anyway? :S

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Originally Posted by DarrenToogood

umm £200-300 is a bit on the cheap side...

if you look to pay £550 you could get a decent computer which will still be fully working and quick in 3 - 5 years time.

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He only wants to use basic things with it ;/

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Originally Posted by Jordy

Are you sure that's very cheap even by eBay standards and if you could link to the auction that'd be good.

Darren, if he's using Vista I see no reason why it won't be working in the next 3-5 years, Vista will be fine till then and if he's only doing a bit of browsing and office then I'm sure it'll be fine. Who says he'll be using it in 5 years anyway? :S

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Yeah it's really really cheap, I could go to 350 max, but really this is without OS, screen, keyboard, mouse, speakers :) Yeah vista is fine, I could leech some ram off my uncle if I didn't have enough.

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Originally Posted by Jak-ish

He only wants to use basic things with it ;/

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Exactly :)