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bonepony   12-17-2002 at 02:49:10 AM

i am looking at spending around $700-$850 for a computer, minus the monitor, and keyboard/mouse combo. What i was thinking was a athlon xp-2100, a asus a7v8x or a7n8x or the gigabyte 7vax-p. I want a case with plenty of room and about 350watts??? I think. 256MB pc2700 kingston or cosair or what? 60-80 gb western digital hard drive. dont' need a cd-rom drive or a dvd-rom drive. I do need to know a little bit more about the motherboard choices. Like do I still need a ethernet card and modem if I get the Asus. Would like some options for a video card that is not too expensive, hopefully under $125. last thing, What other websites are out there that are respectable besides newegg.com, googlegear.com, and cyberpowerpc.com. thanks

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Spitfire_x86   12-17-2002 at 02:58:22 AM
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CPU: Athlon XP 2100+ retail ~$103
MOBO: ASUS A7N8X Deluxe $155
RAM: 2 x 256 MB Corsair XMS PC3500 CL2.0 DDR $236
HDD: WD Special Edition 80 GB ~$115
Graphics Card: MSI GeForce4 Ti4200 64 MB ~$130
Case: Chieftec w/ 450W PSU <A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?description=11-125-202&DEPA=1" target="_new"> Click </A>

You can go for cheaper Kingston PC2700 CL2.5 DDR if you don't plan to upgrade to Barton.

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halkebul   12-17-2002 at 03:50:24 AM
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I agree with Spitfire. You mite want to also check out the new <A HREF="http://www.coldconcept.com/default.php/cPath/39_42/osCsid/bacb71282522ff2370ab505db85302d5" target="_new">OCZ PC3500 Enhanced Latency (EL) memory modules</A> - engineered for high Dual-Channel DDR performance.

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HN001   12-17-2002 at 04:56:30 AM
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The WD Special Edition 80 GB HDD on sale at COMPUSA for $90 after rebate.

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bonepony   12-17-2002 at 11:46:47 PM
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thank you for the advice. But what about the motherboard, does that come with a good sound card and ethernet card?

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halkebul   12-18-2002 at 12:09:44 AM
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But what about the motherboard, does that come with a good sound card and ethernet card?


With both of these issues, you are extremely well covered by the Asus A7N8X Deluxe motherboard as it has exceptional audio and not one but two ethernet ports (won't need an ethernet card).


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Spitfire_x86   12-18-2002 at 01:54:48 AM
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Agree with you

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bob42   12-18-2002 at 03:41:45 AM
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I would just like to note that integrated audio can be just as good as sound cards (or better) depending on what you get. My motherboard supports 6 speakers and uses a great sound chipset.

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Spitfire_x86   12-18-2002 at 03:48:03 AM
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nForce audio should be better than Audigy

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bob42   12-19-2002 at 10:41:47 PM
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My point exactly :smile:

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