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08-17-2006, 03:09 PM
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Computer for the wife
I put this list together for a computer that I am building for my wife. It will be mostly for surfing the net, writing papers, some moderate gaming, and light photo storing and editing. The total price including shipping is $970 my cap was $1000. I don't need a mouse or speakers so they aren't on the list. Let me know what you all think and if I overlooked or forgot anything. It's been about 2 years since I even looked into newer parts and tech so I was a bit behind on my research
 AMS XG-4292RB Red/Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - OEM Model #: XG-4292RB ASUS P5LD2 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 945P ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Model #: P5LD2 Intel Pentium D 915 Presler 800MHz FSB LGA 775 Processor Model BX80553915 - Retail Model #: BX80553915 Maxtor DiamondMax 17 6G160E0 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Retail Model #: 6G160E0 CORSAIR VALUE SELECT 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Unbuffered System Memory Model VS1GBKIT667D2 - Retail Model #: VS1GBKIT667D2 ENERMAX EG425P-VE SFMA 2.0 ATX12V 420W Power Supply - Retail Model #: EG425P-VE SFMA 2.0 LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model SHW160P6S05 - OEM Model #: SHW160P6S05 3D Fuzion 3DFR76256GTSINE Geforce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail Model #: 3DFR76256GTSINE Optiquest by Viewsonic Q7B3 Black 17" 8ms LCD Monitor - Retail Model #: Q7B3 Logitech 967502-0403 Black PS/2 Wired Standard Value Keyboard - OEM Model #: 967502-0403 Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 - OEM Model #: N09-01528
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08-17-2006, 03:12 PM
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Kickin' it
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Looks pretty good. I would switch to a hard drive with a 16mb cache for a slight boost. I would also go with an eVGA video card, the 7600GT on newegg is few dollars cheaper. That particular Lite-On does not come with burning software, if you need it.
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08-17-2006, 03:25 PM
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9mm wins.
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Looks pretty good to me too.
420w is good but you might want to consider this one here for the same price instead: Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply 115/230 V TUV, UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103937 $69.99 |
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08-17-2006, 04:33 PM
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Changed the Vid card to suggested as well as the PSU and upgraded the HDD. Also decided to go with an AMD system. Tell me what you think.
AMS XG-4292RB Red/Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - OEM Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply - Retail ASUS M2N-E Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor 2000MHz HT Socket AM2 Dual Core Processor Model ADA3800IAA5CU - Retail GeIL 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3250620AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM eVGA 256-P2-N553-AX Geforce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model SHW160P6S05 - OEM Optiquest by Viewsonic Q7B3 Black 17" 8ms LCD Monitor - Retail Logitech 967502-0403 Black PS/2 Wired Standard Value Keyboard - OEM Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 - OEM |
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08-17-2006, 04:36 PM
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Switch that geil out for some corsair preferably xms.
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08-17-2006, 04:37 PM
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9mm wins.
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AM2 is buggy right now. To avoid a potential problem, make sure you get memory modules on the ASUS QVL list. You can download the QVL here: http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...81&modelmenu=1
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