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nzone   06-17-2008 at 06:54:18 AM

I'm trying to build a severely budgeted p.c. It has to be real close to 600$. I am interested in running a lot of intensive programs at the same time, so I'm thinking I would like 4gigs of ram and a quad core processor. I don't play to many video games anymore but I'll need a little something for the ones I do. I have a pretty big preference towards ASUS so if its possible I would rather use their stuff. Anybody got any ideas on how to pull this off? Thanks in advance

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shata   06-17-2008 at 01:00:58 PM
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Goals: 600$, 4GB RAM, Asus

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  • Case/PSU: Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply – Retail


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129024

Price: 129.95

  • Motherboard: ASUS P5K SE EPU LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard – Retail


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131278

Price:88.99

  • CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model HH80562PH0568M – Retail


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115017

Price: 209.99

  • Video: EVGA 512-P2-N756-TR GeForce 8600 GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card – Retail


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130292

Price:79.99

  • Ram: GeIL Value Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model GX24GB6400DCKA – Retail


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820144064

Price: 82.99

  • Optical: SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model SH-S202J - OEM


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827151161

Price: 22.99

  • Hard drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3320613AS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive – OEM


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148316

Price: 67.99

Sub Total:682.89

Anyone feel free to jump in and change stuff on my configuration but i personally think with his Goals in mind the Stableness and reliability of the overall system this is his best bet. Hope it helps :pt1cable:

Note: I did not choose the Optical to be sata cause of chipset compatibility issues that everyone is experiencing.

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y2kgtp   06-17-2008 at 06:10:06 PM
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Looks good to me. Perhaps a 8800GS card, but that pushes the budget a bit more......

Can you elaborate on the chipset problems with the SATA Optical? I just ordered one myself for a system I'm building.....

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nzone   06-17-2008 at 06:24:36 PM
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yeah no need to include the price of the o/s. I'm wondering if there is a better deal out there for a case and p.s. And maybe I can save a little on the HD I have another computer I can use to hold any large amounts of data. Thanks for the advice Shata

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shata   06-17-2008 at 10:20:54 PM
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y2kgtp wrote :

Looks good to me. Perhaps a 8800GS card, but that pushes the budget a bit more......

Can you elaborate on the chipset problems with the SATA Optical? I just ordered one myself for a system I'm building.....



Well that is a intel chipset, But some of the 6 and 7 series nvidia chipsets are having problems with sata optical drives and installing vista. I have this problem currently also (http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/252369-31-vista-install-blue-screen-problems)
Mine is a samsung sata dvd/rw lightscribe that im having problems with.

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shata   06-17-2008 at 11:28:46 PM
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nzone wrote :

yeah no need to include the price of the o/s. I'm wondering if there is a better deal out there for a case and p.s. And maybe I can save a little on the HD I have another computer I can use to hold any large amounts of data. Thanks for the advice Shata



Well i was thinking with the harddrive deal...52$ - 120gb / 67$ 320$...your better off with the 10$ more one honestly. But yeah there is cheaper ones if you wana swap it out.

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