2007-02-19 10:09:16 · 10 answers · asked by dom200k 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
you can buy a reconditioned one for that much - would be a lot easier xxx
2007-02-19 10:13:12 · answer #1 · answered by aria 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On £200, using salvaged parts, you should be able to build a low spec PC fairly easily, just don't expect it to run anything more than XP.
The easiest way to do this is to gut old computers, salvage every part you can, and experiment with it, of course, don't gut anything older than say, 5 years, as it just won't work.
2007-02-19 10:26:21 · answer #2 · answered by Scott Bull 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone gives an opinion. But what you do is go to these sites and learn how to do it first. There is an article in cnet for a low price, medium and high end computer.
If you learn what has to be done, then maybe like the guy said pick one up in a sale someplace. You read the articles and then you will be able to know what is good and what is not.
Check the download section at these sites for topics on building your own computer. There is also info on video cards, power supplies, and disk drives.
http://www.cnet.com/
http://www.pcworld.com/
http://www.computerworld.com/index.jsp.....
This is a good site to book mark too.
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/
2007-02-19 14:56:03 · answer #3 · answered by Big C 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I bought a used one at a garage sale, and it only came with a the case, motherboard, two sticks of ram, video card, modem, sound card, cpu, floppy, and no hard drive. I went and bought the hard drive and a floppy drive that worked. More ram sticks, ethernet adapter, operating system, keyboard and mouse. But the computer with out all the parts cost me 10 bucks after I finished buying all the other parts it cost me a total of 76 bucks.
2007-02-19 10:26:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my sons PC broke, he was working on a training scheme and the money was just peanuts, he went round the bootsales and built him self a really good PC up, and the total was about £50, it is still going today, after 5 years.
2007-02-19 10:13:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not hard, but read up on doing it first as there are many pitfalls to avoid. Unless you're doing it for fun, though, you're probably better off to buy a good used or reconditioned one. You can buy more performance for the buck than you can build.
2007-02-19 10:20:43 · answer #6 · answered by Husker41 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you get a budget CPU such as an AMD Sempron 2800 with a cheap mobo you can do it. An 80 GB HDD, 512MB RAM, DVD ROM and a cheap case would be about £180-190.
www.aria.com and www.ebuyer.com not forgetting ebay.
2007-02-19 17:37:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is not any such element as a "gaming" pc for $4 hundred, sorry to assert. a robust gaming video card is around $a hundred and fifty a minimum of, a PSU to tournament it relatively is $sixty 5-80. upload CPU, motherboard, ram and disk, and it relatively is impossible to make a gaming equipment for $4 hundred....
2016-10-16 01:11:01 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Novatech.co.uk and buy a barebones bundle, you will then only need to add a hard drive. CD and your software. This comes with case, motherboard, memory,and processor already fitted and tested.
2007-02-19 18:42:28 · answer #9 · answered by p3t3r1957 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont even know what type of money that is lol
2007-02-19 10:11:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋