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doomsdaydave11   09-28-2008 at 08:30:41 PM

Hello, I've been looking around... and I need to build a computer for about $300 for a friend (i'm not making any profit on this one). I already have a usable hard drive, monitor, keyboard, and mouse, but I need everything else including OS, (which needs to be Windows XP Home anyway).

Ideally 2GB of DDR2
Windows XP Home
1 DVD Drive that can read anything besides blu-ray (its kinda a media computer)
Doesn't matter which processor, as long as its better then a 667Mhz Pentium 3 lol
No specific features on the motherboard, though the entire computer needs to last a long time, which means no ECS hehe.

Thanks.

------------------------------ E8400 3.6Ghz | 4GB DDR2-800 | HD4870 | 780GB HDD Space | VX550W | WinXP | Win7-64 | Ubuntu Studio 8.10

 

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emp   09-28-2008 at 08:46:59 PM
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Foxconn A7GM-S AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813186141

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP3 English for System Builders 1 Pack CD - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6832116511

AMD Athlon X2 4850e 2.5GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 45W Dual-Core Processor - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103255

pqi TURBO 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820141064

SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827151173

SeaSonic SS-300ES 300W ATX12V Ver.2.2 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817151055

Rosewill R102-P-BK 120mm Fan MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811147111

Don't think you can do any cheaper without losing A LOT of quality on the parts.

------------------------------ Anxiously awaiting the Hydra 100 and the Hydra Engine...
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dagger   09-28-2008 at 08:47:13 PM
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E5200 $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819116072
P31 $65
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128077
Ddr2 800mhz $32
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820141064
SATA DVD burner $21
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827136149
Cheapo midtower along with crappy psu $30
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811138047
9600gso $50 after rebates:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130356

One cheapo build coming up. :na:

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------------------------------ Q6600@3.6ghz, GA-EX38-DS4 motherboard, 8gb 800mhz ddr2 4-3-3-12, 8800GTS(g92)@780mhz, 1TB + 1.5TB hdds, 850watt psu
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emp   09-28-2008 at 08:48:14 PM
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dagger wrote :

E5200 $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819116072
P31 $65
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128077
Ddr2 800mhz $32
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820141064
SATA DVD burner $21
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827136149
Cheapo midtower along with crappy psu $30
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811138047
9600gso $50 after rebates:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130356

One cheapo build coming up. :na:



forgetting the OS :P

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dagger   09-28-2008 at 08:56:37 PM
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emp wrote :

forgetting the OS :P



Lol, good point.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6832116200
$70 over budget. I suck. :na:

------------------------------ Q6600@3.6ghz, GA-EX38-DS4 motherboard, 8gb 800mhz ddr2 4-3-3-12, 8800GTS(g92)@780mhz, 1TB + 1.5TB hdds, 850watt psu
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zenmaster   09-28-2008 at 09:07:57 PM
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http://forums.slickdeals.net/showt [...] 0&t=933924
and
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814162016

Sell the Used HDD, Keyboard, Mouse for about $20 to hit $300.

------------------------------ If its good in theory but not in practice,
its not good theory.
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skywalker9952   09-28-2008 at 09:10:04 PM
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HEC 6K28BBX585 Black 0.8mm SECC Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case 585W Power Supply - Retail $69.99 -$15.00 Instant $54.99

Crucial 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model CT2KIT12864AA667 $39.99 -$10.00 Instant $29.99

Foxconn A7VMX-K AM2+/AM2 AMD 780V Micro ATX AMD Motherboard $63.99 -$10.00 Instant $53.99

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor Model ADO5000DOBOX $66.50 -$7.00 Instant $59.50

ASUS 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model DRW-2014L1T OEM - OEM $23.99 $23.99

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP1 64-bit English 1pk for System Builders DSP OEI DVD - OEM $89.99

Total ~$312


Message edited by skywalker9952 on 09-28-2008 at 09:15:31 PM
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johnyeah   09-28-2008 at 09:11:55 PM
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I think there's deals on Frys as well you can check (if there's a frys around your area) that have pretty cheap motherboard/cpu combos (cheaper than Newegg) with pretty reliable components as well.

http://www.frys-electronics-ads.com/ Here's where I check sometimes.

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