VolcomPimp Posted February 12, 2003 Posted February 12, 2003 well my friend at school wanted to know what parts to get today and I drew him up a quick estimate for a comp which came to a bit under $750... I told him I'd build it for $50 and get him real good deals for the parts and stuff... was wonderin if anybody could help me out in what else I can add to this for not much money... mainly cheap mobo combos but for a faster one than I put on here below... heres wat I drew up for him... soyo barebones - $100 (1.3 duron/300w psu + case) duron hsf - $10 some pc2100 ram - around $50-100 (128mb or 250mb...) hard drive - $90 (80gigs... will find it for less money though...) video card - $80 (geforce4 mx440) cd-rw - $50 (16x....) dvd - $50 (16x) speakers - $40 (some creative 2.1's) monitor - $100 (17', ussually deals for less at fry's) keyboard - $20 mouse - $10 ethernet card - $10 (if not uncluded w/ mobo) I dono why I came to 650 this time and 750 earlier but I went a little higher on this price.... am I forgetting somethin??? well anyway he said he's got around $1000.. Im open to suggestions on higher performance for low prices... dont think he needs anything for OC though... thanx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DimensioN Posted February 12, 2003 Posted February 12, 2003 mhzz , looks OK, butt : * plz no soyo.. buy him a cheap asus, or gigabyte *plz no nvidia, buy him a ati(8500 or something) nope, don't thing you forgot annything greetz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolcomPimp Posted February 12, 2003 Posted February 12, 2003 if you can find me a better deal for a barebones kit w/ asus or gigabyte I'd get it... isnt the 8500 more expensive? I dont see the point in spending more money for a card that's just about as good... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiKiGoD Posted February 12, 2003 Posted February 12, 2003 ANTEC SOLUTION SERIES MODEL SLK3700AMB w/ANTEC SMART POWER 350W P4/AMD POWER SUPPLY ATX12V - RETAIL $73.00 Lite On 48x24x48 CDRW Model LTR-4824S $52.99 Lite-On 16x DVD Model LTD-166S Black $39.00 PANASONIC 1.44 MB DENSITY FLOPPY DISK DRIVE, MODEL # JU-256A-198P $8.00 WD WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE 80GB 7200RPM MODEL # WD800BB $96.00 Crucial 256MB 32Meg x 64 PC133 SDRAM, 168-pins DIMM, CL=3 $53.00 Viewsonic E70B 17" - Retail $125.00 ABIT KD7-E, VIA KT333 chipset AMD K7 motherboard DDR 333,AGP 4X,ATA 133,USB 2.0 ATX RETAIL $83.00 AMD Athlon XP 1700+ Thoroughbred $55.00 Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! Dolby Digital 5.1 - OEM $33.00 Logitech Z-340 3 Piece Speaker System $36.00 PNY GF4 TI4200 64M 8X TV/DVI Retail $127.00 Total = $780.99 @newegg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolcomPimp Posted February 12, 2003 Posted February 12, 2003 thanx tiki... wrong type of ram though... I might just go and get the case/chip/mobo seperatly if I can find a real good deal w/ out going too high on the price... right now Im lookin for good combos w/ or w/out case.... and I can get the harddrive for like 70-80 or so... I put 90 just so I have a good estimate.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeghead009 Posted February 12, 2003 Posted February 12, 2003 whats wrong with Soyo and Nvidia ?!?, sounds like a okay entry level system Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DimensioN Posted February 12, 2003 Posted February 12, 2003 whats wrong with Soyo and Nvidia ?!?, sounds like a okay entry level system it is , but i would never do it. even if i wanted something cheap , it still wanted something with a little quality , ok nvidia is good ... , but soyo, sorry can't tell anny good about it( I HATE IT) greetz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolcomPimp Posted February 12, 2003 Posted February 12, 2003 Ive never had any trouble w/ soyo... Im bored makin my dream comp on my axim right now cause I have nothin 2 do... Im thinkin about buyin this comp later this year though my comp will last me a while longer... probly goin asus, and Im actually gonna buy a soundcard for once... heh... I want an extigy... mmmmmmmmmmm but ya soyo's never done me or my friends wrong... I say they're a very good budget solution... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djb5k Posted February 12, 2003 Posted February 12, 2003 Where are you gonna get that barebones? for the psu, id go with a herolchi, same as antec, no antec label=less $ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolcomPimp Posted February 12, 2003 Posted February 12, 2003 they've got it at fry's here in fremont, california... I got one for my girlfriend when I built hers (Lan Party . on here...) its not bad of a system except like to boot I guess you gotta press power and reset or somethin... I dono I dont think its all the time but when I first got it set up I couldnt figure out why the power was on and nothin was happening but when I figured it out she said and her dad said that their other comp was like that and some old comps he's used had been like that..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DimensioN Posted February 12, 2003 Posted February 12, 2003 well, ok , soyo is good if you only look at your money, but that's it, i had al the probs you can imagine, even the service(when something is damaged and gets fixed) didn't do me annything good. it could be i'm the only one with this problem, but i don't even care, i had lost of probs with it. even when i gave them a second chance an bought a second soyo board, it sucked really hard. so no soyo for me, but if you're fine with it, no prob for me greetz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAN Party Slut Posted February 12, 2003 Posted February 12, 2003 I love you nick! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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