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10-17-2006, 06:53 PM
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New Ultra Budget Build in the works.
Hi, thanks for reading.
A friend of mine from work has asked me to see if I can put together a computer that will basically do just email, and internet. I know that once I put it together, my friend will find other uses for it. I WAS trying to come up with something around $300.00 including Windows XP, but it looks as though that was just a dream. Has no old system to steal opticals, hdd's or any other parts to salvage. No monitor either, but I can get one of those, I have 2 sitting around that are not getting used. I don't have a video card picked out yet, and I'm starting to think that going with an HP or (God forgive me) maybe even a Dell, would be a better purchase. Could maybe find a bundle with a MIR. LITE-ON Black 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM 1.5M Cache IDE CD Burner - Retail $18.25 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106997 Rosewill RSET-9859 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 5 IN 1 300W with 20+4 pin main connector Power Supply - Retail $39.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147029 Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JB 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM $43.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144122 SONY Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s - OEM $18.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827101131 CORSAIR XMS 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Desktop Memory - Retail $62.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145405 Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM $89.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116056 AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Venice 2.2GHz 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - OEM $99.99 http://www.newegg.com/product/Produc...82E16819103023 BIOSTAR NF4ST-A9 Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail FREE COMBO http://www.newegg.com/product/Produc...82E16813138248 Subtotal: $374.19 Shipping: $29.72 Total: $403.91 Just customized a Dell Dimension C521 The Basics Ending Price $444.00 with no monitor. PROCESSOR AMD Athlon™ 64 3200+ edit OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition with re-installation CD edit MEMORY 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz- 2DIMMs edit HARD DRIVE 80GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ edit OPTICAL DRIVE 48X CD-RW/ DVD Combo Drive edit MONITOR No Monitor edit VIDEO CARD NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE Integrated Graphics GPU edit SOUND Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio edit Accessories SPEAKERS No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system) edit KEYBOARD & MOUSE Dell USB Keyboard and Dell 2-button Scroll Mouse edit FLOPPY & MEDIA READER No Floppy Drive Included edit MODEM 56K PCI Data Fax Modem
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ASUS P5PE-VM Mainboard; Intel Core2Duo E6400@2.13 GHz; 2 x 1 GB GSkill DDR 3200 ASUS CD; SONY CD-RW; SONY DVD-ROM; SONY DVD-RW 250 GB SATA WD Caviar; 2 x 320 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 3850 AGP; Enermax Noisetaker 485 watt; Creative SB Live!; 5.1 Logitech X-530's; Windows XP Home SP 3 My Blog. Feel free to comment. Last edited by Marke522; 10-17-2006 at 07:06 PM. |
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10-17-2006, 07:10 PM
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Alright but drop the extra cd-rom.
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10-17-2006, 07:23 PM
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The case has a questionable quality power supply...a quality power supply alone (in that range) costs $40...much less with a case too.
You should go with an SATA drive...it might be a couple bucks more. Get a LITE-ON or NEC DVD-RW for about $10 more...s/he may want to burn DVD's or CD's, and a DVD burner doesn't cost all that much more. Why XMS RAM? Some Value Select works just as fine, and is probably cheaper. See if you can find a board with onboard video...probably won't get a free combo though... Personally, at this price range, a Dell might be a better deal. The system you put together has twice as much RAM, etc for about the same price, or cheaper (after you add in a quality power supply, etc).
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10-17-2006, 07:36 PM
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this might be usefull http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129150
it has a quality power supply but it only takes micro atx mother boards |
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10-17-2006, 07:42 PM
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It says it takes ATX motherboards in the specifications:
Motherboard Compatibility - ATX |
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10-17-2006, 07:57 PM
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If you are going to use a Rosewill case, use the R604TBLK. It is a VERY GOOD CASE. It is well ventilated and has good storage options. I used it with all 3 of my 805 builds. Take out the power supply and build a test bench with it. That's what I did.
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10-17-2006, 08:03 PM
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This is a budget build I have put together for someone. They may opt to go with Ubuntu Linux and save $90.00. That puts the system under $300.00. On board video so PCI-e could be added later.
Any oppinions? AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1.8GHz Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3000BPBOX - Retail $55.00 ASUS A8V-VM Socket 939 VIA K8M890 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $53.99 Rosewill R103A Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 350W Power Supply - Retail $29.99 mushkin SP3200 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory Model 991093 - Retail $52.99 Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST380811AS 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $44.99 LG 16X DVD±R Super-Multi DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model GSA-H10N - OEM $29.99 Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM $89.99 Shipping $27.44 Total $384.38 |
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10-17-2006, 08:19 PM
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I like your motherboard better, I might go with that rather than the AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Venice 2.2GHz combo, the free motherboard doesn't really excite me all that much. I don't plan on that being the most stable system.
The R604TBLK does look like a nice case, more powerfull as well. But a tad more costly. I think I'll go with the R103A. Was wanting to get a second optical incase she ever wanted to write on the fly, or perhaps watch a DVD on the computer if the TV was being used. But I can get a DVD+/-RW, and eliminate one drive. Good point, go with a SATA drive, and also good, XMS would be overkill for a budget system. I actually put this together while talking to my wife and having 3 kids behind me with the television on. Not always a good idea to have your desk in the living room.  I'll make the changes and repost the new setup. |
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10-17-2006, 08:55 PM
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Sorry for the double post, wasn't thinking.
Rosewill R103A Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 350W Power Supply with 20+4 pin connector - Retail $29.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147010 AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1.8GHz 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - Retail $55.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103537 ECS RS480-M V1.0 Socket 939 ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $55.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135191 Got better reviews than the ASUS A8V-VM. CORSAIR ValueSelect 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory - Retail $54.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145026 Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $43.99 Same Price as the IDE, but has 717 Reviews. WOW http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822135106 NEC Beige 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE DVD Burner - OEM $28.99 http://www.newegg.com/product/Produc...82E16827152059 Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM $89.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116056 Subtotal: $358.94 Shipping: $26.98 Total: $385.92 Guess I should also add a Floppy SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Model MPF920 Black - OEM $7.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16821103116 Last edited by Marke522; 10-17-2006 at 09:36 PM. |
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10-17-2006, 09:17 PM
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-I highly suggest this combo instead with a quality PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129155 I've used it myself. -Get this motherboard. ECS motherboards are rather low quality. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131570 -Beige optical drive? 
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10-17-2006, 09:24 PM
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I LOOKED FOR THAT BOARD!!! Couldn't find it, don't know what I was doing wrong, I guess it was on the next page. Yeah, I've used it before on a few builds, really like it. I happen to have an ESC in my daughters computer, she's 10. It was free. My friend said take it out and use it as a placemat.
Ok, thinking of ASUS A8N-VM CSM Socket 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $79.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131570 I'll have to assure my friend that spending a few dollars now, would be much better than replacing parts and spending extra dollars later. Still undecided about the case though, that's quite a bit more. But I would be getting quite a bit more. Yeah, I didn't see a good black optical for that price at the moment. I'm sure I can find one later. Just real tired right now. |
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10-17-2006, 09:26 PM
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If you do think that case it too expensive I have another suggestion. It includes a high quality Fortron Source PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811153042 GLC showed it to me - he has used quite a bit of them. I'd go for it on a budget. |
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10-17-2006, 09:35 PM
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Cons: No Reset Button LOL, that's great.
Very nice, many thanks. Foxconn TS001-V-A300A Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 300W Power Supply - Retail $44.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811153042 Definatley worth thinking about. Gotta go to bed, ben up since 4am, I'll tell my friend about the benefits of spending a bit more for quality. Thanks for the replys, I'll read up on this thread more tomorrow. |
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10-17-2006, 09:37 PM
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To reset: turn computer PSU off and back on, power up.
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10-17-2006, 09:55 PM
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I have yet to find a well made case with a quality power supply any cheaper than that Foxconn TS1.
Offer your friend the option of a Celeron-D or P-D 805 on an Asus P5PE-VM or P5L-MX. The P5L-MX is even upgradeable to a Core 2 Duo later. |
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10-17-2006, 10:24 PM
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keyboard and mouse?
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10-18-2006, 07:21 AM
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Quote:
Used ASUS boards on about 10 different builds and have never been dissapointed. This board will keep you around the same price as the ECS also. |
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