Building a PC from scratch!

[Excellent1]

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

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

[DarrenToogood]

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!

[Stephen!]

OK.

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

[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.

[Excellent1]

OK.

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

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

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.

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

[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.

[Excellent1]

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.

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.

[Jordy]

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

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

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

[Leetzgirl]

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.

He only wants to use basic things with it ;/

[Excellent1]

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

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.

He only wants to use basic things with it ;/

Exactly