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FrizzleFried:
First off, for a sub-$500 computer, you are going to get more bang for the buck with an AMD processor. Do you have a FRY's near by? They sell cheap barebones computers that you can expand on.
I would suggest you look at Nforce 4 motherboards...BIOSTAR puts out pretty inexpensive ones...i'd look at an AMD 3200+ with 512MB of RAM minimum (1GB preferred). Go with the largest HD you can go with with what you have left...the nforce4 MB will have 4 on board USB ports and usually another add on slot adapter with 2 more...it has decent enough sound and in some cases 2 built-in network cards. The 3200+ runs at 2GHZ I do believe and you are pretty much guaranteed 2.4ghz with 2.5ghz overclock very common.
Hell...for $500 I will send you the extra rig I have sitting in the garage collecting dust...
Gigabyte Nforce 3 w/AMD3200+ 768MB of RAM, 120GB HD (or 160...cant remember), decent case, good powersupply and I would throw in a GeForce Ti4200 video card on the side...
xmenxmen:
If you have a frys near by, I would use this:
http://www.netaffilia.com/ad/electronics/frys/i/2007/01/12/22422.html
Otherwise, newegg can be your friend:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103605
scroll down to see combo.
ark_ader:
Nah,
Go to: http://shop2.outpost.com/product/5095015
That should be enough and get a better graphics card like a ATI 9800 and a USB PCI card. ;D
Its CHEAP!
leapinlew:
--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on January 15, 2007, 11:39:55 am ---First off, for a sub-$500 computer, you are going to get more bang for the buck with an AMD processor.
--- End quote ---
But then you'd be stuck with an AMD machine. :(
I'd say that you should buy yourself a Dell with a LCD. $450 delivered and you get a year warranty. It'll do everything you want it to do. $499 for a machine with a LCD.
Celeron 2.8
512 memory
XP Home
80gb hd
DVD rom
I'm all for as much DIY as you want, I just don't see the point in spending time building machines anymore. I can't build'em cheaper than I can buy them for mid-range systems.
squirrellydw:
I don't need a LCD and I don't like the cheap Dells. What would you pick Intel wise? remember I don't need a video card
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