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Old 01-14-2009, 06:36 PM   #1
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On a budget

Ok Im on a budget here and what Im looking to build is a very low cost Entertainment PC w/ very little gaming. And I think I have it here....

Please let me know if there is anything missing, or something I really dont need....

TOTAL COST: 660.00

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 49.95

Foxconn A78AX-S AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard w/VISTA 32bit SP1
184.98

AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 Kuma 2.7GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W Dual-Core black edition Processor 79.00

ASUS EN9600GT/HTDI/512M GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card 94.99

2- mushkin XP 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Desktop Memory
89.98

Seagate ST3640323AS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
79.99


CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply 79.99


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Old 01-14-2009, 06:59 PM   #2
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Everything looks good, however you can get a much better deal on the RAM, there is no need for DDR2-1066.
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Old 01-14-2009, 09:13 PM   #3
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If you're going with Vista I'd go 64Bit.
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Old 01-15-2009, 10:51 AM   #4
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You need a DVD drive mate.
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Old 01-15-2009, 11:31 AM   #5
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Keyboard, mouse, and monitor too.......
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