Hey guys, just wanted to get feedback on my budget build. Did I do alright? What should I have done different? And any other feedback is welcome.
Had a very, very limited budget, so here's what I ended up with....
1) Biostar TP45 HP motherboard (P45/ICH10R chipsets) $129
2) Q6600 Quad @ 3.2GHz $209
3) 4GB (2GB x 2) OCZ Platinum DDR2-1000 $105
4) 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 $70 (total of 6GB RAM installed)
5) Nvidia GeForce 8500GT 512MB $60
6) 500w Topower PSU $50
7) Apevia X-Tower case $75
8) 250GB Samsung SATA II HDD &
320GB WD external drive (pulled out of old computer)
9) Lightscribe DVD burner (also pulled from old pc)
10) Scythe 120mm case fan (133 cfm) $10
Total Amount Spent: $708
Computer is used mainly for web design (using Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, Fireworks and Contribute), movies/music, web, etc...not much into gaming.
Thanks for input!
Had a very, very limited budget, so here's what I ended up with....
1) Biostar TP45 HP motherboard (P45/ICH10R chipsets) $129
2) Q6600 Quad @ 3.2GHz $209
3) 4GB (2GB x 2) OCZ Platinum DDR2-1000 $105
4) 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 $70 (total of 6GB RAM installed)
5) Nvidia GeForce 8500GT 512MB $60
6) 500w Topower PSU $50
7) Apevia X-Tower case $75
8) 250GB Samsung SATA II HDD &
320GB WD external drive (pulled out of old computer)
9) Lightscribe DVD burner (also pulled from old pc)
10) Scythe 120mm case fan (133 cfm) $10
Total Amount Spent: $708
Computer is used mainly for web design (using Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, Fireworks and Contribute), movies/music, web, etc...not much into gaming.
Thanks for input!