Build your own PC: a buyer’s guide
Published: 23 Jan 2004
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 |
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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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