Build me a Desktop PC

vagabond · Nov 22, 2003

Here's my challenge. A friend of mine wants me to build her a PC from the ground up. She's fed up with her old Pentium 200MMX, 2.1GB HDD and 64MB EDO RAM, 4MB AGP, 14" Monitor. She says she can only fork out between 375-425Euros.

She wants between 1500-1800Ghz Processor, at least 30GB HDD,
256 MB DDR, a good GPU and a 17" Monitor. A new keyboard and maybe an optical mouse wouldn't be bad. Can anyone do it? I won't profit from this I know. She's a good friend.

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Spitfire_x86 · Nov 23, 2003

If it's not a gaming PC then following things should be good.

CPU: Athlon XP 2600+ (333 MHz FSB)
Mobo: ABIT NF7-M
RAM: 1 x 256 MB Kingston PC2700 CL2.5 DDR
GPU: Integrated GeForce4 MX
HDD: 80 GB Maxtor Diamond Max Plus 9
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 753 DFX

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Spitfire_x86 · Nov 23, 2003

If she can spend some extra money for another 256 MB RAM stick, then it will greatly improve IGP 3D performance and not to mention, 512 MB should be useful for everything.

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vagabond · Nov 23, 2003

Spitfire_x86 and pIII_Man(your post didn't log) thanks for the suggestions I'll look those components up and see if I can build it within those parameters.

THANX!!!

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Spitfire_x86 · Nov 23, 2003

If Athlon XP 2600+ is too expensive, then you can buy AXP 2400+. Though it doesn't have 333 MHz FSB or 512k L2 cache, it's 2.0 Ghz clockspeed often makes it better than AXP 2500+

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vagabond · Nov 23, 2003

I've got the 2400+. Are you telling me that it's better than the 2500+Barton?

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Spitfire_x86 · Nov 23, 2003

In games, 2500+ Barton is slightly better. At most apps except games, they're nearly equal or 2400+ is better

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vagabond · Nov 23, 2003

Thanks Spitfire.

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pIII_Man · Nov 23, 2003

actually i deleted mine cause i realised i had built it for 500-600 dollars not 400-500...so it was out of the price range :frown: .

If it isn't a P6 then it isn't a procesor
110% BX fanboy

jiaruigoh · Nov 23, 2003

i wanna add that the monitor spitfire suggested is sweet coz im using it and if u wan a mouse, the norm logical optical is nice and sometime u can get it retail together with a logitect keyboard, not too sure abt it in europe though, i got mine in singapore

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vagabond · Nov 23, 2003

You mean the Samsung SyncMaster 753 DFX. I researched it last night and it's even better than my Fujitsu. The Logitec keyboard and optical mouse shouldn;t be a hard bargain to find.

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blah · Nov 23, 2003

the main question - what's da budjet?
the aftamath question - what's da PC will be used for?
the lastest question - when does she need it?

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vagabond · Nov 23, 2003

375-450Euros
Multimedia
before 'Xmas

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blah · Nov 23, 2003

what is the doller amount? (I am not into Euro stuff)
anyway, if it is one 2 one then you can find parts according to prices to get into the sum:

70 mobo, 50 CPU, 50 mem, 70 HD, 20+ Case, 80 vid, 120 monitor, and the rest you can get from old PC.

these are the approximate values, but they are real and will give you a very nice machine for few years to go. just match them with whatever you can find, the cheaper the better.

PS: I did not specify any brand, caz there are lots of them, and in Europe they are probably different than here, so you chooze what ever you think is right, you know the drill.

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blah · Nov 23, 2003

if you like to be specific the system i am using now as my kid's "gaming machine" is as follows when I bought it a year ago, so prices are much lower now.

ePoX 8RDA - 98 (first board that did not give me any issues for year's usage)
Crucial 256MB - 50
XP 1700+ - 58
GF MX400 - got it free (now around 50)
IBM 80Gig - 100
Dell 17 inch - got it free (now - 130)

Total spent - 340 (with tax)

rest of the stuff I pulled out of old PC and walla, can play any gamez/muviz with very good resoz/framerates. don't spend more than you need, it will not give her any gain that she would see or "feel", but money will be lost.

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pIII_Man · Nov 23, 2003

why didnt u just get the epox 8rga+, its cheeper than mobo+gpu and has a built in geforce 4 mx.

If it isn't a P6 then it isn't a procesor
110% BX fanboy

jiaruigoh · Nov 23, 2003

yah, both my father and brother use that, its sweet. of coz its only sweet if crts are all we can afford and no desktop space for the bigger monsters

i long for my lcd flat screen!!

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blah · Nov 24, 2003

it was not available yet at that time. 8RDA does all I need and more than I expected. I do not have one hardware part that does not work on it, none, even 5 years old MX300 sound works on it as it was built for it

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