Page 1 of Motherboard, Memory & Processor Bundle £100 Inc Vat

Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180 1GB DDR2 RAM 946GZ Motherboard

Cheap upgrade path for £100 - Does not include P&P.




I consider myself an optimist, albeit an optimist with cynical tendencies and a dark side that Lucifer himself would find a little creepy. (Perhaps you've noticed.) You don't normally associate cynicism with an upbeat pov. But I have exactly that combination and will defend it.

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This item was edited on Tuesday, 8th April 2008, 11:36

Or just buy the parts from somewhere like Ebuyer (assuming you want that particular board etc)

Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180 2GHz Socket 775 800MHz FSB L2 1MB Cache Retail Box Processor £48.65inc vat
(Heatsink and fan included)
Foxconn 946GZ7MA-8KRS2H Socket 775 946GZ onboard VGA DDR2 mATX £30.75inc vat
Extra Value 1GB DDR2 667MHz PC5300 240pin Extra Value Ram £9.99inc vat

Total £89.39 with free delivery

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Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound Thermal paste 3.5gram £4.48inc vat
or Arctic Silver Ceramique 2.5g tube £2.48inc vat (which I actually prefer)

This item was edited on Tuesday, 8th April 2008, 18:59

I think it`s worth the £5 extra that they`ve assembled and tested the parts so you`re know they`re compatible and don`t run the risk of trying to work out which bit is faulty etc

They`re selling the bundle at what they consider a reduced price. I wouldn`t pay for assembling it`s a single stick of ram and a cpu without heatsink etc. which takes all of 15 seconds to slot in.

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You will have complete peace of mind that:-
- Every component is in full working order.
- You save yourself the time of building the bundle yourself.

As it is tested then yes some might consider it worth the extra £10.61, the cost of shipping and the cost of a heatsink and fan. I`d buy a better heatsink than the standard one anyway if I was planning on overclocking.

It doesn`t list Arctic Silver paste as included, I just added that as something you`ll need and as it`s one of the more popularly liked types so you shouldn`t count it into the price difference. It`s why I put the total first.

Btw buying the parts individually does mean you get a 3 year guarantee on the retail CPU. It`s probably the OEM version shipped with the bundle as it doesn`t have a heatsink and fan included.

This item was edited on Tuesday, 8th April 2008, 23:52

Anyone know if this mobo would fit in a Dell Optiplex 320 tower?

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"So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable."
- Christopher Reeve (1953-2004)

I`m not sure how it is with recent (ie less than 4 years old) Dell machines, but I seem to remember them having custom pin header modules (for the front switches, LEDs etc.).

So even if the board fits in the case you might have an issue with connecting it up.

"Build a man a fire, and he`ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he`ll be warm for the rest of his life."
-Terry Pratchett.

Dell & HP tend to use their own motherboards\case formfactors, unlikely to fit alas..




I consider myself an optimist, albeit an optimist with cynical tendencies and a dark side that Lucifer himself would find a little creepy. (Perhaps you've noticed.) You don't normally associate cynicism with an upbeat pov. But I have exactly that combination and will defend it.

I hate answering the phone at work - It disturbs my sleep.

Ah nuts!

Cheers all...

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"So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable."
- Christopher Reeve (1953-2004)