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Build your own PC: a buyer’s guide

Manek Dubash ZDNet.co.uk

Published: 23 Jan 2004

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Components and prices

This feature is to be continued, as we upgrade our self-build PC and add to its functionality. Here is the bill of materials for the current model:

ZDNet UK’s self-build PC: model 1.0

Component
Unit price
Quantity
Total price

Acousticase C6607B
system case
£85.00
1
£85.00
Zalman Super Flower CNPS7000A
CPU heatsink
£29.00
1
£29.00
Zalman ZM-NB47J
Northbridge heatsink
£10.00
1
£10.00
Zalman ZM80C-HP & ZM-OP1
VGA heatsink and fan
£32.00
1
£32.00
120mm Acoustifan
chassis fan
£17.00
2
£34.00
QTechnology 350W Ultra-Quiet PSU
power supply unit
£65.00
1
£65.00
4 x QuietFeet (large)
insulating feet for system case
£15.00
1
£15.00
Gigabyte GA-8KNXP
motherboard
£133.61
1
£133.61
Intel 2.8GHz Pentium 4 with HT Technology
CPU
£155.00
1
£155.00
Crucial DDR400 RAM (512MB module)
system memory
£45.99
2
£91.98
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA drive
120GB hard disk
£65.11
2
£130.22
Hercules 3D Prophet All-In-Wonder 9800 SE
graphics card
£165.85
1
£165.85
Plextor PX-708A
multiformat DVD burner
£135.32
1
£135.32
Iiyama Vision Master PRO 454
19in. CRT monitor
£223.00
1
£223.00
Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop Elite
keyboard and mouse
£51.05
1
£51.05
Microsoft Windows XP Professional upgrade
operating system
£139.00
1
£139.00
TOTAL (ex. VAT)
£1,495.03


Prices (correct as of 22 January 2004) were drawn from a range of online suppliers with the exception of Quietpc.com (cooling components) and Crucial (memory).

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