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OK my sister wants a pc, where she can ungrade easily when she has more cash, since she is a student

Specs:-
E2160 will OC to 3ghz
Asus p5k
8500gt or 2600 pro 256 Gddr2
Coolermaster Centurion 5
corsair HX450W
2GB of corsair 800Mhz ram
cheap 250GB HDD
cheap 19" screen
cheap mouse and keyboard

and thats it, what do you think?
budget is £400

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if that all fits into a 400 dollar budget go for it, but switch the corsair with crucial balistic, its on sale for 40 dollars for 2 gigs right now, its much better, other wise its actually quite a nice build go for it

Reply to monste4321

If OCing don't forget a good CPU cooler. Also switch the motherboard to a P35-DS3x if possible. If she doesn't game you can get a 8400GS for $20-25 after MIR.

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Reply to Shadow703793

which cooler would you recommend? yer i may as well get a cheaper graphics card since she doesnt game

Reply to sharp910sh

Yeah, those specs look decent. Don't go too cheap on the graphics because then you start getting into some nasty bottlenecks.

------------------------------ AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 2.27 (Crappy Mobo)
7600GT @ 626/1.51 '05 Score: 6500
4GB DDR2 884 @ 5-5-5-15 (This RAM is for my new system in the summer, using now cause I bought it early-had an insane deal for it)
Samsung HD160JJ
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