New PC, needs to be cheap AND good

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I just spent a load of money on a laptop which is why i don't have much left. I'm planning to build a new PC for my parents/myself but i have a budget of around $600.

PC will mainly be used for surfing Internet and just general stuff like Word etc, but i also use Photoshop from time to time, also some gaming aswell (like CoD2).

I will need pretty much everything apart from monitor and OS.

So... any ideas ?

(BTW i'm upgrading from a P3 800, 256mb, GeForce 256 Dell )

 

[usdeeper]

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel - Retail Model #: CAC-T05-UW - $49.99
ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail - Model #: A8N-E - $102.99
Thermaltake TR2 W0070 ATX 430W Power Supply - Retail - Model #: W0070 - $39.99
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor - Retail - Model #: ADA3200BPBOX - $169.00
Patriot Signature Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Memory Model #: PSD1G400KH - $79.99
Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM - Model #: WD800JD - $53.00
LITE-ON Black IDE Combo Drive Model SOHC-5236V BK RTL - Retail - Model #: SOHC-5236V BK RTL - $29.99
Logitech 967502-0403 Black PS/2 Wired Standard Value Keyboard - OEM - Model #: 967502-0403 - $7.00

You can reduce the cost by getting non dual memory for approx $45. The above does not include a graphics card, but you can get a decent one for $50. All from NewEgg.

 

[sprite]

OK so atm i'll get

AMD 3200 (i'll prob overclock it) ~ £120
PCI-E Mobo (any ideas on what type?) ~ £?
1GB Crucial Value RAM (can't find Patriot in UK) ~ £60
Thermaltake TR2 W0070 ATX 430W Power Supply ~ £30
WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive ~ £35
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW ~£35

BTW forgot to mention that i already have keyboard/mouse/speakers

What graphics card options do i have ? (apart from 6800GS) I was thinking of maybe getting a 6800 and unlocking/overclocking it to a 6800GT. Can you do the same to X850 Pro's ?

Oh and also does anyone know any decent /cheap PC component shops that are in UK or ship to UK ?

 

[kais]

yup x850 rocks had it on my old system

 

[ak47is1337]

DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT think you can overclock PCI-EXPRESS 6800's to 6800gt levels. This is only possibly to unlock the 4 pipelines and 1 vertex shader on the AGP version only!!! Also I'd go with an amd 3000+ venice they are hellaz cheap right now and are really the same thing as the 3200 and since you won't run a 1:1 memory/htt ratio anyway it won't be any loss to go down a multiplier. 6600gt isn't bad, nor are some of the x800gto's/gto2's etc. but personally i would spring for the 6800gt/gs depending on what you can afford since the gt can pound a 6800ultra after overclocking and then some and the gs can about match a stock gt after oc'ing.

 

[chuckshissle]

For gaming get 2Gb of memory for better performance.