New PC: opinions please

[.geek]

This is a newly proposed work PC. Please note that the budget is quite tight (+-R3,000).

Motherboard:

MB-AM2NVMD Asus M2N-VM Dvi , all-in-one ; socket AM2 , nvidia GeForce7050PV + nForce630a chipset , 2x dual channel DDR2-800/667/533 , 4 x s-ata with raid 0/1/5/0+1/10 , 1 x parallel ata133 , on-board vga with dual-output ( DVi-D or D-SUB / HDCP compliant ) + realtek ALC662 5.1 audio with + gigabit lan ; 1x pci-e (1x) , 1x pci-e (16x) , 2 x pci - micro atx

CPU:

CP-AAD52 Amd socket AM2 athlon64 x2 Dual core 5200+ (2600mhz) , dual core - 2 x 128k L1 + 2 x 1mb L2 ; 65nm , 65w , 2000mhz HT2.0 link x 1 - 8Gb/sec , memory bandwidth - 12.8gb/sec , with PVT - box cpu

RAM x 2:

ME-C1GD2X8 Corsair CM2X1024-6400 - XMS2 , with heatsink , 1Gb/1024mb , ddr2-800 ( pc2-6400 ) , CL5 , 1.8v - 240pin - lifetime warranty

HDD:

HD-S250S16 seagate barracuda 7200.10 st3250620/410as , 250gb, s-ata2 , 7200rpm, 16mb cache, 8.5/10ms - 5 years warrenty

Case/PSU:

CH-ATA861 ASUS TA-861 vento A8 midi tower , black , 300w , 8cm side venting area , 2x front usb + audio in/out ; 1 x 80mm fan upto 5 , 4x 5.25", 2x 3.5", 4x internal 3.5" , screwless design for side panel and drive - 1 year warranty on psu

Any comments on what could be improved? Also, is a 300W PSU enough? I think it seems a little on the low side.

Thanks.

 

[sn3rd]

Surely you could swap out the AMD motherboard and processor for Intel parts? Unless you're die-hard AMD, there's really no good reason to go for AMD over Intel atm, IMO

300W should be enough, unless you're planning to install a big, power-hungry graphics card any time soon.

And I'd pump the machine full of RAM. What operating system are you going to be running?

 

[killadoob]

what work are you into because amd is not great work related stuff hey

why u buying expensive ram for a work pc?

why u not buying a cheap chassis for a work pc? how much is the chassis and how much is the memory? how much is the mobo?

300w is way more than enough

 

[HavocXphere]

Drop the AMD stuff as suggested, go for a generic/cheaper case and put some thought into how you are going to do backups. DVD/Flash etc?

 

[hj2k_x]

Drop the AMD stuff as suggested, go for a generic/cheaper case and put some thought into how you are going to do backups. DVD/Flash etc?

Ya, and 300W should be enough for office stuff but you can get something better for not much more cash just in case...

 

[.geek]

Thanks for the replies.

I'm not biased towards either CPU manufacturer. Personally, I'll choose Intel over AMD based on performance. Cost wise, the AMD's are cheaper. Unless I'm missing something?

We have an automated backup solution, so no need to burn anything to CD/DVD.

Yeah, 2GB of RAM should be sufficient. The idea behind that PSU/Case is that it's all-in-one and pretty decently priced.

The prices are from a dealer so they're as cheap as you'll get - plus it's excl VAT.

Anyway, I might have a look at a laptop too.

 

[Glordit]

Got a:
MSI G31M2
Intel Pentium E2160
2GB DDR2-800 [Coarsair/Kingmax]
250GB WD HDD
all for about 2.9k Very happy with it slapped in my freinds HD3850 and was playing Crysis no problems!

EDIT: For a Case you could try the "Gigbayte M1" - think thats the name It's a mATX case comes with a 300watt PSU

 

[.geek]

Thanks Glordit. Will check those components out.

 

[Brawler]

Dont you mean pentium E2160?

 

[Brawler]

my suggestion:

G31 Mobo
E4500
2GB RAM - dont bother with the expensive stuff
160/250GB Sata HDD

 

[Glordit]

Dont you mean pentium E2160?

Oops!
My Bad, thanks for pointing that out

If you can squeeze a little more out you could try get the E2200
E 2160 | 1.8Ghz = R772
E 2180 | 2.0Ghz = R696
E 2200 | 2.2Ghz = R772
from Sybaritic... guess the E2200 is the best for the price!