$700 to rebuild system - recommendations?

GregSX

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So it's time for me to rebuild my system, and I've got about $700 to blow. I'm interested in knowing what people think is the best bang for my buck in the current market.

Here's what I need to buy:

Mobo/CPU
RAM
Hard Drive
Sound Card
Tower

Any recommendations?
 

Binow

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-ABIT IC7-G MAX2 , Intel 875P chipset for Socket 478 800MHz Canterwood ATX Motherboard RETAIL =$168.99
-Seagate 120GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive Barracuda 7200.7 ST3120026AS - OEM =$111.00
GeIL Golden Dragon Value Series DDR 256MB PC3200 400MHz MODEL# GD3200-256V - OEM =$44.00 x 2
Intel Pentium 4 / 2.6CGHz 512k socket 478 Hyper Threading Technology 800 MHz FSB - OEM =$169.00
Total=$536.99

You didnt give any detail as what the computer is going to be used for. The stuff I listed above should be a nice little computer. The left over $ should be pleny for case and sound card.
 

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All prices rounded to the nearest $5

Abit IS7 $100
Intel 2.6C $180
Maxtor 120GB/8MB SATA drive $135
Inwin classic black midtower $60

Keep the rest for whatever you like!

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i had a P4 2.4 at 500fsb for 160 1/2yr ago
1 stick of 256 pc3200 cl2 kingston ram
ti4200 128mb chaintech 110(everyone says the 64mb ver. is better becoz of lots of stuff)
antec 1080 90usd non-retail, its huge n roomy n looks cool, its the one wherethe front swings open in case i got the code wrong

can i recommend a dvd-rom plus cd writer? i got pioneer 16X dvd-rom for 70 i think, not too sure. writer lite-on 52X32X52 for 40 with a free t-shirt from newegg lol

hope it helped

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GregSX

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Thanks for the tips everyone! You're putting me on the right track.

I should have mentioned that the computer is going to be used for personal use (Office, etc.) and gaming (for which I already have an ATI Radeon 9600 Pro).

Thanks again.