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  1. Ohms Law JR.

    Ohms Law JR. Well-Known Member

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    ok my mom is wanting to buy me a dell for 600 bucks and i keep telling her that i can build a decent one for less so finaly she said pick ur stuff and it better work and be cheap and decent i said dont worry

    ok i put this list together -

    MotherBoard -
    SOLTEK SL-K8M800I-RL Socket 754 VIA K8M800 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813180071
    $39.99

    Processor -
    AMD Sempron 3100+ 1600MHz HT Socket 754 Processor
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819104220
    $82.00

    Hard Drive -
    Western Digital Caviar 40GB 3.5" IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16822140118
    $41.99

    Video Card -
    ASUS Geforce 6600 N6600/TD/128 Video Card
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814121197
    $92.00

    Case -
    RAIDMAX xA Combo Pack ATX-568WBP Black Computer Case With Side Panel Window
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16811156043
    $49.99

    RAM -
    G.SKILL 512MB (2 x 256MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Channel Kit System Memory
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16820231011
    $44.99

    CD-ROM -
    BenQ Black E-IDE/ATAPI CD-ROM Drive Model 656A BK
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16827101666
    $11.99

    DVD-ROM -
    LITE-ON Black ATAPI/E-IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model SHD-16P1S
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16827106028
    $18.99

    Cooling Fan One -
    COOLMAX CM-825-UV(Blue) Cooling Fan
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16835130009
    $4.49

    Cooling Fan Two -
    COOLMAX CM-825-UV(Blue) Cooling Fan
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16835130009
    $4.49

    Floppy Drive -
    NEC Black Internal Floppy Drive Model FD1231H-302
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16821152005
    $5.99

    it will be about 400 bucks + its also made for gaming (6600)
    i dont need something to powerful becuse im only over there like on some weekends and on breaks so i think this will be good

    what do u think?



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    heres the dell
    http://www.dell.com/content/products/produ...s=19&l=en&s=dhs
     
  2. xlink

    xlink GR's Tech Enthusiast

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    dell is ---- for the money and after the cost of software you're better off buying form a factory
     
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    I would personally not suggest the Asus N6600, i have it myself, and it has problems... id rather get a evga or pny...

    not sure about the board, never heard of it. everything else looks good.

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    I'd drop the Cd, and get a zalman cpu hs/f...

    and drop the dvd and get a NEC DVD burner. cheaper.
     
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    Sounds decent...and only if your not gonna use it that often
     
  5. Ohms Law JR.

    Ohms Law JR. Well-Known Member

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    already have winXP and software such as word power etc

    and i dont pay for software i only buy mircosoft software
     
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    If you could spend just a little bit more money you could buy a motherboard that is socket 939 ... so it would be easily upgraded to any new AMD processor, if you wanted to in the future and one with a PCI-Express slot, so that would also be easily upgraded in the future. Also ... for about the same price you can get a 6600GT or 7600GS instead of a regular 6600. Thats my advice.

    Edit: This motherboard is only $5 more after rebate than the one you picked out, and it has 2 more RAM slots, a PCI-Express slot and supports all new AMD processors:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813135009

    And this processor is pretty nice to go with it:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819103537

    Video card (since it is PCI-Express instead of AGP) same price as last one ... but much much better:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814150130
     
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    just get 1 stick of 512mb ram. up the 6600 to a 6600gt it will be like $15 more. oh and drop the floppy.
     
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    could u link me to the 6600gt?
     
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    Most of the time the rebates are expired or wont work
     
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    software refers to programs FYI... since you have XP paid for this changes the story...


    wait like a week or two for s939 semprons to become available. buy the cheapest one with 256mb cache and OC... semprons are made for OCing trust me...

    get a full gig of ram for about 30-35$ more, trust me it's worth it

    6600GT or x800GTO... x800GTO goes for as little as 90 bucks and I recomend it.


    drop the standard CD player and dvd player, get a full burn/reader

    get a real motherboard, check to see if it's an OK ocer... don't need to drop $100, but atleast get something better than the cheapest POS out there... that baord is Dell quality...

    that's about it... for low budget it's abotu as good as you can get, case is OK but you'll outgrow the PSU if you want anymore than that.


    conversely, you could wait a little longer for AM2 or conroe... shouldn't be that much fo a wait...
     
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    This guy aint thre best at knowing quality vs the dollar so try to suggest him some good MOBO and good PSU
     
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    i have a dvd / cd burner laying around here somwhere might use it and save a couple bucks
    and the mobo i dont need a real high end one i mean ill hardy use it like i said
    and the x800GTO by SAPPHIRE from what i heard / read is better or is better then the 6800GS + im going to OC it ... and it dont cost 90 it costs 170 bucks
     

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