Building a (very) cheap PC?

[Johno]

Hey,

I'm looking to invest in a small media center PC for the living room, I don't have a huge budget (around £220) and I am just wondering you think it would be possible to make a system for this.

It doesn't need to be very powerful, it will likely end up running Ubuntu or something of the like. It is only going to be used for media and internet browsing, so I would be very grateful if you could spec up a machine for around this price range.

No monitor and OS are required, a cheap wireless keyboard/mouse would also be nice to have priced.

Thanks!

[N!ck]

Hey,

I'm looking to invest in a small media center PC for the living room, I don't have a huge budget (around £220) and I am just wondering you think it would be possible to make a system for this.

It doesn't need to be very powerful, it will likely end up running Ubuntu or something of the like. It is only going to be used for media and internet browsing, so I would be very grateful if you could spec up a machine for around this price range.

No monitor and OS are required, a cheap wireless keyboard/mouse would also be nice to have priced.

Thanks!

Yes, you should be able to. Find a case that you wouldn't mind the look of sat in the living room/is the right size and once that price is taken away you can look from there. What size hard drives(s) are you wanting?

[Jahova]

Yes, you should be able to. Find a case that you wouldn't mind the look of sat in the living room/is the right size and once that price is taken away you can look from there. What size hard drives(s) are you wanting?

For media center, he'd be needing some big ones for music, movies, etc?

[Chippiewill]

Hey,

I'm looking to invest in a small media center PC for the living room, I don't have a huge budget (around £220) and I am just wondering you think it would be possible to make a system for this.

It doesn't need to be very powerful, it will likely end up running Ubuntu or something of the like. It is only going to be used for media and internet browsing, so I would be very grateful if you could spec up a machine for around this price range.

No monitor and OS are required, a cheap wireless keyboard/mouse would also be nice to have priced.

Thanks!

If the Interweb browsing is just an extra then you could consider:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-Ente...6742949&sr=8-1

Streaming HD Video

[N!ck]

For media center, he'd be needing some big ones for music, movies, etc?

Well it depends on how much media he has/plans on having and also if he intends on streaming media from drives on other computers.

[Chippiewill]

Well it depends on how much media he has/plans on having and also if he intends on streaming media from drives on other computers.

In which case a 10gb SSD would work perfectly for a fast bootup...

[N!ck]

In which case a 10gb SSD would work perfectly for a fast bootup...

Hence why I'm asking. But a 10GB drive would not really be practical, IMO you need a minimum of 32GB.

[Chippiewill]

No, the theoretical minimum is 1bit....

However I am sure you could get an 8GB SSD from somewhere :rolleyes:

Also it's ubuntu, hardly a space taker...

[Johno]

I would like around a 250GB HDD, that should be sufficient for the moment. However I would like the ability to add an extra drive at a time where it becomes necessary. I would rather have it all self-contained rather than streaming it from another location

I would like a cube case but any mATX should be fine as long as its pretty small haha

edit: something like this http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135581 or this http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150275

[N!ck]

Ok, will assume £30 for the case so that leaves £190 for the rest I will have a look in a bit.