El cheapo for my little bro
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My brother just turned 21 and in an attempt to stumble to his bed and pass out, dumped a beer in his laptop. Now he needs a new computer for cheap and I said I'd build him one. He's a college student and doesn't need anything fancy, just something for music, writing papers, and running some software from the university.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Tomorrow
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: homework (office programs), music & general storage
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS (free from school)
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg, microcenter
PARTS PREFERENCES: none
OVERCLOCKING: Onboard graphics will do, and i may try and OC before he gets it.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: whatever the onboard graphics will do
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: none
SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223B $30.99
Foxconn TLM436-CN300C-01 Black / Silver Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case 300W Power Supply
$39.99
COMBO
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Desktop Memory Model CMD4GX2M2A1066C5
GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Athlon II X2 240 Regor 2.8GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX240OCGQBOX
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5
$254.97
my newegg cart
Any suggestions/problems?
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Tomorrow
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: homework (office programs), music & general storage
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS (free from school)
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg, microcenter
PARTS PREFERENCES: none
OVERCLOCKING: Onboard graphics will do, and i may try and OC before he gets it.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: whatever the onboard graphics will do
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: none
SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223B $30.99
Foxconn TLM436-CN300C-01 Black / Silver Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case 300W Power Supply
$39.99
COMBO
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Desktop Memory Model CMD4GX2M2A1066C5
GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Athlon II X2 240 Regor 2.8GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX240OCGQBOX
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5
$254.97
my newegg cart
Any suggestions/problems?
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You mentioned that it was his lappy, does he need the portability on campus? What about a cheap-o dell netbook.
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=d...
A few people here at work with me have them, and think they are great.
edit: you could also look into the Dell refurbs for further price cut.
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=d...
A few people here at work with me have them, and think they are great.
edit: you could also look into the Dell refurbs for further price cut.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/ite...
Should allow upgrades along the way as well. Btw, may want to change the PSU up along the way, but the $$ not sure you are going to do much better.
Should allow upgrades along the way as well. Btw, may want to change the PSU up along the way, but the $$ not sure you are going to do much better.
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