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05-18-2006, 02:44 PM
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Present for my mother
I want to build a computer for my mother as a present, she will need to be able to use the internet and be able to play some basic games, nothing extravagant, but i have a budget of about 400-500 dollars to work with, the keyboard mouse and possibly even monitor could be salvaged from a old computer. If you got any tips on a system I can build within that price range for her, I'd really appreciate it.
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05-18-2006, 03:14 PM
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4-500 dollars, get a dell, their bulk prices mean that it would be easier to get a dell, especially since they have warrenties and etc.
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05-18-2006, 03:38 PM
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I would have to agree with 786ARS. Any budget under around $600, a Dell is the best option given their bulk buying power.
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05-18-2006, 05:39 PM
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Whilst getting a DELL is always a reasonable option for a lower powered system, I specced out this AMD build for you. The motherboard has onboard video, but also a PCI-Express slot should you see the need to upgrade, and the power supply included in the case will handle a lower end PCI-E card. It allows you room in the budget to get peripherals, but if you have any cash spare, I'd suggest bumping up the memory to 1GB.
ASUS K8N-VM - $65 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131588 AMD Sempron 64 3000+ - $80 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819104241 Corsair VS 512MB - $42 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145026 Seagate SATA 80GB HD - $51 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148107 Antec Case+350w PSU - $55 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129150 Lite-on DVD-RW - $37 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106013 Total = $330 FK EDIT: You'll also need to figure an Operating system into the cost, unfortunately that pushes up the cost. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16837102059 New total = $420
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