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Dewm   10-27-2009 at 11:23:45 PM



So I was bored at work and thought i'd look around a little, ended up putting togeather this really cheap system. (just for fun)

ZOTAC G31MAT-A-E LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813500032


OCZ 512MB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P800512
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227081


Intel Pentium E6300 Wolfdale 2.8GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819116091


Western Digital Caviar Blue WD800AAJS 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136195


Diablotek DA Series PSDA400 400W ATX12V Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817822011


Sony Optiarc Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1678A
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136195





The total comes to $210.94

So just for the sake of whatever, anyone want to post anything to make it cheaper/better without topping say, price tag of $250.00


I'm also thinking maybe if you added a 3rd party cooler you could OC it cheap...

Any sugestions?

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mindless728   10-28-2009 at 12:07:40 AM
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i would change the dvd drive to sata (just to not have an ide cable)
change the psu for a PC Power & Cooling 370w, never skimp on the psu

what case are you using

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rambo117   10-28-2009 at 03:28:07 AM
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mindless728 wrote :

i would change the dvd drive to sata (just to not have an ide cable)
change the psu for a PC Power & Cooling 370w, never skimp on the psu

what case are you using



actually id use an Antec Earthwatts 420w, more efficient and runs cooler.

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ryohei   10-28-2009 at 03:58:33 AM
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swap the e6300 with a e5200, and then add a stick of ram

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englandr753   10-28-2009 at 04:01:09 AM
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I would use this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139008

Cheaper and great reviews. I have one of these as well along with a 450 watt and a 1000 watt.

------------------------------ EVGA 780i mobo | EVGA GTX 275 | Q9550 OC @ 3.8Ghz | 4G 1066Mhz Corsair Memory | Corsair 1000 watt PSU | Coolermaster Stacker CM830 Case | Ultra TEC CPU Cooler | Vista Ultimate 64

 

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alikum   10-28-2009 at 04:08:31 AM
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Get an AMD 785G and Athlon II x3

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englandr753   10-28-2009 at 04:14:30 AM
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I was about to suggest the same thing. For a budget build its hard to beat AMD's options and the price...

------------------------------ EVGA 780i mobo | EVGA GTX 275 | Q9550 OC @ 3.8Ghz | 4G 1066Mhz Corsair Memory | Corsair 1000 watt PSU | Coolermaster Stacker CM830 Case | Ultra TEC CPU Cooler | Vista Ultimate 64

 

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