Escal
02-24-2008, 02:03 PM
My father in law finally has to upgrade his system because none of the tax programs support Windows 98 any more. :) This system is to be used for online banking, general surfing, some word processing, and playing music. Printer, speakers, keyboard, and mouse are to be reused from old system. I am using the backbone of another poster's rig, but changed a few things to personal preference. I have never used AMD before, so I would especially like comments on compatibilty there. General budget is to keep it under 1k, less if possible. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Case:
Antech Sonata III w/500W PS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129024
MOBO:
GIGABYTE GA-MA69VM-S2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128043
Processor:
AMD Athlon X2 5000+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103211
Ram: (x2)
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145590
Video Card:
SAPPHIRE 100206L Radeon HD 2600PRO 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102103
HD:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250310AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148261
DVD Drive:
Lite on Blcack 20X DVD w Lightscribe Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106245
FDD:
Sony Black FDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106245
OS:
XP SP2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116056
Productivity:
MS Works 8.5 OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16837102081
Monitor:
Samsung 226 BW 22" Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001096
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Scott
Case:
Antech Sonata III w/500W PS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129024
MOBO:
GIGABYTE GA-MA69VM-S2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128043
Processor:
AMD Athlon X2 5000+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103211
Ram: (x2)
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145590
Video Card:
SAPPHIRE 100206L Radeon HD 2600PRO 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102103
HD:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250310AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148261
DVD Drive:
Lite on Blcack 20X DVD w Lightscribe Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106245
FDD:
Sony Black FDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106245
OS:
XP SP2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116056
Productivity:
MS Works 8.5 OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16837102081
Monitor:
Samsung 226 BW 22" Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001096
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Scott