[SWLUG] Building a new PC

[Bryn Reeves]

On 20:49 Sat 11 Oct     , Rhys Sage wrote:
> I'm building a new PC and am looking around for some
> secondhand bits so, if anybody knows of the following
> going for a song, I'd love to know:
> 
> 1. ATX Case. This needs to have 4 external 5.25 bays
> and 2 external 3.5 bays. It'd be nice if it was fairly
> tidy-looking. A good fan/power supply is a must too.
> 
> 2. ATX main board. It'd be nice if this came with a
> CPU/fan. Looking for 1.7Ghz or higher.
> 
> 3. 256Mb DDR to fit the board.
> 
> 3. Modem for the above.
> 
> I think most boards have RJ45 connections as standard.
> 
> My goal is to replace my 166Mhz AT box. I'll just swop
> the drives over to the new box.
> 
> Rhys
> 
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Try cex.co.uk for 2nd hand parts, I've brought CPUs, DRAM & NICs off them 
before without a hitch. It all comes with 12months rtb warranty, even the
used stuff. 

If it's any help, I can get parts from work at reasonableish prices:

	Gigabyte 'Titan' P4 mobo	£45
	PIV Celeron (soz, no AMD)	£40
	256MB DDR-266 SDRAM		£20
	60GB Maxtor UDMA-100 HD		£69

All prices approximate and + vat, mail me if interested.

For cases, Maplin (http://www.maplin.co.uk) do some pretty cheap ones, iirc
the cheapest atxs start around £25-£30.. may be a better bet than 2nd hand? 
As far as I know their only store in Wales is on City Road in Cardiff.

Cheers

Bryn