My friends dad is building a low-budget system for architectural graphic design and the like. His budget is about $AU1400. So far hes come up with:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 – $253
Coolermaster Centurion CAC-T05 w/430 PSU – $121
Seagate 160GB 7200RPM SATA II – $83
Samsung 18x Dual Layer OEM SH S182DB – $40
ASRock 775 Dual-VSTA – $77
AOC 19” 193FW Widescreen LCD – $259
DDR2 RAM Generic 2GB (2x1024MB) PC5300 667 MHz – $178
Sparkle 7600gs (passive cooling) 256MB PCI-e – $128
Logitech R-20 2.1 – $29
Logitech Wireless Keyboard Combo – 650 Black – $39
Windows VISTA Home Premium 64bit – $150
TOTAL PRICE = $1357
All prices are in $AU
Thanks.
EDIT: He does NOT play games, and probably wont OC unless I coax him into it.
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 – $253
Coolermaster Centurion CAC-T05 w/430 PSU – $121
Seagate 160GB 7200RPM SATA II – $83
Samsung 18x Dual Layer OEM SH S182DB – $40
ASRock 775 Dual-VSTA – $77
AOC 19” 193FW Widescreen LCD – $259
DDR2 RAM Generic 2GB (2x1024MB) PC5300 667 MHz – $178
Sparkle 7600gs (passive cooling) 256MB PCI-e – $128
Logitech R-20 2.1 – $29
Logitech Wireless Keyboard Combo – 650 Black – $39
Windows VISTA Home Premium 64bit – $150
TOTAL PRICE = $1357
All prices are in $AU
Thanks.
EDIT: He does NOT play games, and probably wont OC unless I coax him into it.