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Cheapest Pc you can make!

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  • 11-12-2011 8:05pm
    #1
    Copper_pipe
    Registered Users Posts: 11,553 ✭✭✭✭


    Must have the following included
    Motherboard
    Graphics Card
    Monitor
    Operating System
    SSD
    Hard drive
    Ram
    Case
    Processor

    You can source products from any site. The exact specifications do not matter.

    Tips-Use chinese websites


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    #2
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    Go to donedeal and take old dell p4 for 20eu.

    /thread


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    #3
    Serephucus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,180 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    If specs don't matter... why? Use a €50 smartphone instead?


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    #4
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    a better thread is, best PC for under say €250. excluding monitor.


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    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    a better thread is, best PC for under say €250. excluding monitor.

    Well if you want a nice HTPC:

    Item|Price
    Total build cost: €247.85
    Intel Pentium G620 Box, LGA1155|€51.30
    4GB Corsair Valueselect DDR3-1333 CL9|€14.40
    Samsung SH-222AB bare schwarz SATA|€15.58
    ASRock H61M-ITX, Sockel 1155, ITX|€63.23
    Thermaltake Element Q, mini-ITX, 200W-Netzteil|€52.01
    OCZ Vertex Plus 30GB SSD SATA 6,4cm (2,5")|€51.33


    Shipping conveniently ignored


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    Serephucus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,180 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    Cheaper again. :P

    Item|Price
    Total build cost: €236.98 (inc delivery Free!)
    ASRock S1155 Intel H61M DDR3 mATX|€49.19
    Intel Celeron G530 2.4GHz LGA1155 2MB|€42.66
    Corsair XMS3 4GB DDR3 1600MHz DIMM 240-Pin|€17.58
    Corsair 430 Watt CX430 V2 Builder Series 80 Plus Power Supply|€39.84
    Kingston 32GB SSDNow V100 SATA-300 2.5" Solid State Drive|€61.80
    Best Value 723 Midi-Tower with HD Audio + 500W PSU|€25.91


    If it is cheap-as-possible, you could save another €40 and use the included PSU with the case (though I wouldn't).


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    weeder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,469 ✭✭✭weeder


    Serephucus wrote: »
    Cheaper again. :P

    Item|Price
    Total build cost: €236.98 (inc delivery Free!)
    ASRock S1155 Intel H61M DDR3 mATX|€49.19
    Intel Celeron G530 2.4GHz LGA1155 2MB|€42.66
    Corsair XMS3 4GB DDR3 1600MHz DIMM 240-Pin|€17.58
    Corsair 430 Watt CX430 V2 Builder Series 80 Plus Power Supply|€39.84
    Kingston 32GB SSDNow V100 SATA-300 2.5" Solid State Drive|€61.80
    Best Value 723 Midi-Tower with HD Audio + 500W PSU|€25.91


    If it is cheap-as-possible, you could save another €40 and use the included PSU with the case (though I wouldn't).


    i actually built a htpc the other week. similar spec

    asrock h61m itx
    g530
    zotac geforce gt210
    recycled case,psu and ram.
    boot xbmc from usb

    plays 1080p from my nas without any issues.


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    #8
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    i could never bring myself to buying a celeron branded anything ever again. eew.


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    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    I assume recycled parts aren't really in the spirit of the challenge.
    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    i could never bring myself to buying a celeron branded anything ever again. eew.

    Not a bad performer for the price though.
    http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=Intel+Celeron+G530+%40+2.40GHz


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    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    ShadowHearth wrote: »
    Go to donedeal and take old dell p4 for 20eu.

    /thread

    The prices for 2nd hand machines are really nuts. On Done deal at the moment there isn't a Dell P4 for under €100.

    Last year I built a i3 system for about 450~500 but you could overclock it to 4Ghz pretty easily. Fantasic performer. Most of that was bought from Peats because I needed it last minute. Wish I kept it tbh.


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    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    BostonB wrote: »
    The prices for 2nd hand machines are really nuts. On Done deal at the moment there isn't a Dell P4 for under €100.

    Last year I built a i3 system for about 450~500 but you could overclock it to 4Ghz pretty easily. Fantasici performer. Most of that was bought from Peats because I needed it last minute. Wish I kept it tbh.

    I forgot that the older i3s could be overclocked. Its a shame the 1156 mobos are so expensive, because you can pick up an i3-540 for only €75 now. Overclocked it would probably beat the i3-2100 in gaming for a budget build.


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    BostonB
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    That would be a third of the cost of Serephucus build though. That celeron is going to be fine for most things, except some games.


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    #13
    Serephucus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,180 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    i could never bring myself to buying a celeron branded anything ever again. eew.

    I have that engrained in me too (hence why I'll be going for i3 2/3100 for my build) but as BostonB pointed out, it's not really bad at all, when you consider it's 2.2K score in comparison to the 2500K's 7.4K (stock).


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    #14
    JohnnyTodd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 287 ✭✭JohnnyTodd


    I bought a Win95 laptop online for a friend last week. 80 euros. Win95 I know!

    He wanted Win95 as its the only OS hes familiar with. Broadband not available in his region neither so its only dialup.

    UNforuntately for me I didnt realise it didnt have an onboard modem. Had to order an external RS232 modem for him. Waiting on it to arrive. No doubt I'll have some fun trying to get it to work with Win95 drivers etc.


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    #15
    JohnnyTodd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 287 ✭✭JohnnyTodd


    I did want to buy a USB one but there was none available.

    I opted for a serial one instead. I'll report back when I commission it.


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    #16
    JohnnyTodd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 287 ✭✭JohnnyTodd


    Do what?


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    #17
    weeder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,469 ✭✭✭weeder


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCosN00-cRg


    not too shabby....


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    #18
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    i really dislike the use of that level of BF3 for benchmarking etc. it doesnt do much in the way of using a system, because every move is prerendered and the ships etc are pretty much a static 'movie'.

    throw in a bit of dynamic gunfire with velocity calculations and we'll really see if it can hold its own.

    according to the bench site mentioned earlyier, it scores slightly below the AMD X3 445. might make a good HTPC with its HD2000 gpu (is that better than an onboard HD4250? al la AMD route?)


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    #19
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    JohnnyTodd wrote: »
    blahwin95laptopblah

    Relevant posts only please. This thread is dedicated to machines capable of running contemporary software.


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    #20
    JohnnyTodd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 287 ✭✭JohnnyTodd


    Can you define comtemporary software?

    I'd have thought microsofts software was up there with the best


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    #21
    weeder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,469 ✭✭✭weeder


    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    i really dislike the use of that level of BF3 for benchmarking etc. it doesnt do much in the way of using a system, because every move is prerendered and the ships etc are pretty much a static 'movie'.

    throw in a bit of dynamic gunfire with velocity calculations and we'll really see if it can hold its own.

    according to the bench site mentioned earlyier, it scores slightly below the AMD X3 445. might make a good HTPC with its HD2000 gpu (is that better than an onboard HD4250? al la AMD route?)
    theres a couple of multiplayer videos on youtube there aswell,mind you im no expert on benchmarking i just wanted a nice htpc, the hd2000 chip is supposedly not entirely upto the job 24p can be stuttery, i based the build off of : http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?p=841972#post841972 and it plays 1080p no bother on my 32" tv. i had to use it as my desktop for a week or 2 before i built the system i was on about in my other thread and it performed everyday stuff without any issue


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