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01-06-2010, 01:00 PM
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Building a system for my mom.
As the title states, my mom is needing a new system. She bought this junk Dell, the cheapest one they had, a few years ago, and it has gave nothing but problems. I always build mine, so I offered to build her one. I build mine so far and few between, that I don't know what the new stuff is at the time, so I am here for help.
As to what she will need, everything but the monitor. Her or my sister, don't really game, unless you count facebook farmtown as gaming, lol. I would want something that is decent enough to last though, and nothing that will be outdated in a year or so. She needs this to last. She will need windows with it too, is windows 7 acceptable? Or should I go with XP still? Also, she is only wanting to spend about 600-700 total. The lower the better for her though. Thanks for the help.
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01-06-2010, 03:22 PM
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Case: Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129024 (NOTE the free shipping!) Motherboard: ASUS P5QPL-AM LGA 775 Intel G41 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131394 CPU: Intel Pentium E6300 Wolfdale 2.8GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80571E6300 - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116091 RAM: CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C5 - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145184 Hard drive: Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS 500GB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Bare Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136358 DVD burner: LG DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS50 - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136167 OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116754 Input devices if needed: Logitech 920-000526 Black Cordless Standard 1500 Rechargable Desktop - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823126029 |
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01-06-2010, 03:42 PM
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ASUS P5KPL-CM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131288 Intel Pentium E5200 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116072 Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136320 CORSAIR 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145239 LG Black CD-ROM SATA DVD Burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136177 Foxconn 436+ISO400 Black / Silver Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case 300W PS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811153028 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116754 |
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01-06-2010, 04:39 PM
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Thanks ya'll, good suggestions.
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01-06-2010, 06:45 PM
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That ISO power supply in the Foxconn case is kinda iffy.
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01-26-2010, 05:14 PM
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Built the system yesterday, got the parts that glc suggested. Everything works great, most of the install went better than can be hoped for. The only problem I have is the LED lights on the front of the case. Power LED cable and the HDD cable. I can't get either to work. One of the cables has 3 holes in the plug, but the MB only has 2 pins for it. I've tried all combinations I can think of, and nothing is working. The reset and power buttons work fine though. Any suggestions?
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01-26-2010, 05:48 PM
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Do you have an old dead pc around? One you can get a 2 pin plastic housing so you can move the pins from the 3 pin housing to the 2 pin housing?
If you look on the plastic housing at the end of the wires, on one side it has slits, if you lift those slits the metal pins at the end of the wires will come out easily. You will need something really thin like a tiny blade to lift the plastic slits. If you don't have a spare 2 pin housing then simply lift the slit on one of the 2 outside pins and move it to the middle then plug it onto the motherboard.
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01-26-2010, 06:16 PM
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Yeah, I have a few cases laying around the house. I'll give it a shot next time i'm over there. Thanks.
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01-26-2010, 07:18 PM
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Look carefully in the manual, many boards also have an alternate header set up for 3 pin connectors.
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