£250 Budget Need Help

PennyHopkins · 28-12-2007, 04:25 PM

Hello Ive been looking to purchase a new PC but am on a relatively tight budget i need to build a pc that is capable of running The Sims 2 As it is for my daughter mostly. otherwise the Pc will only be used for general school work and leisure.

I want to buy the best spec i can afford but could do with some advice or a whole spec by someone who knows what they are doing. all advice is much appreciated but i can only stretch to around £250

gazaway · 28-12-2007, 06:26 PM

How much experience have you got with building your own rigg? Are you comfortable enough to overclock? Have you got some startup hardware like HDDs, opticals, ect? Any hardware I list will be in USD, and will be American links but I will make sure it is under $375 USD, which is right around £250 I believe. Just let me know exactly how much hardware it is that you will be needing. Also, you are SURE that SIMS 2 is the most graphically intense application that will be run?

Tech · 28-12-2007, 11:31 PM

Personally I'd buy a second hand machine. Ive seen AMD Athlon X2s at very reasonable prices.

28-12-2007, 04:25 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
PennyHopkins Geek Trainee Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1 Status: Offline	£250 Budget Need Help Hello Ive been looking to purchase a new PC but am on a relatively tight budget i need to build a pc that is capable of running The Sims 2 As it is for my daughter mostly. otherwise the Pc will only be used for general school work and leisure. I want to buy the best spec i can afford but could do with some advice or a whole spec by someone who knows what they are doing. all advice is much appreciated but i can only stretch to around £250

28-12-2007, 11:31 PM	#3 (permalink) Top
Tech Padawan Join Date: Jul 2007 Age: 26 Male Posts: 247 Times Helpful: 20 My Mood: Cynical Status: Offline	Personally I'd buy a second hand machine. Ive seen AMD Athlon X2s at very reasonable prices. __________________ " I'm a politician which means I'm a liar and a cheat. It means when I'm not kissing babies, I'm stealing their lollipops." some guy

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28-12-2007, 06:26 PM	#2 (permalink) Top
gazaway Mega Geek Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 464 Times Helpful: 38 My Mood: Meh Status: Offline My Computer	How much experience have you got with building your own rigg? Are you comfortable enough to overclock? Have you got some startup hardware like HDDs, opticals, ect? Any hardware I list will be in USD, and will be American links but I will make sure it is under $375 USD, which is right around £250 I believe. Just let me know exactly how much hardware it is that you will be needing. Also, you are SURE that SIMS 2 is the most graphically intense application that will be run?

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