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Spec out a $700 PC?
Well, a friend of a friend wants me to build him a new PC for college.
He's looking to spend about $1,000 total so I figure spec out the hardware for $700, XP Pro, Office and AVG Free should bring it to about $1,000. So... What would you guys suggest? Both fromt he AMD and Intel side of things. |
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Spec out a $700 PC?
On 21 Aug 2006 14:27:24 -0700, "Justin"
wrote: Well, a friend of a friend wants me to build him a new PC for college. He's looking to spend about $1,000 total so I figure spec out the hardware for $700, XP Pro, Office and AVG Free should bring it to about $1,000. Just buy one. You can't build it cheaper than you can buy it. |
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Chris Hill wrote:
On 21 Aug 2006 14:27:24 -0700, "Justin" wrote: Well, a friend of a friend wants me to build him a new PC for college. He's looking to spend about $1,000 total so I figure spec out the hardware for $700, XP Pro, Office and AVG Free should bring it to about $1,000. Just buy one. You can't build it cheaper than you can buy it. You can if you know what you are doing, and get a better machine for the same price too. |
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Spec out a $700 PC?
On 21 Aug 2006 14:27:24 -0700, "Justin"
wrote: Well, a friend of a friend wants me to build him a new PC for college. He's looking to spend about $1,000 total so I figure spec out the hardware for $700, XP Pro, Office and AVG Free should bring it to about $1,000. So... What would you guys suggest? Both fromt he AMD and Intel side of things. Here is one I built early this year: www.geocities.com/wilkes_charlie/new_system.htm I'm completely satisfied with it. About a month ago, someone asked me to spec the cheapest possible video editing system similar to the one I have. Here is what I came up with, including shipping: Motherboard MSI K8M800 PGA754 45.49 Page Computer CPU Athlon 64 ADA3000BXBOX 96.52 Mwave Video Sapphire 9600 pro 256mb (AGP) 65.99 Zipzoomfly RAM Corsair VS 2x512mb 91.50 Zipzoomfly Firewire card Q-SEE 19.98 Buy HDD WD Caviar IDE 250gb 78.45 Newegg CD/DVD burner Benq Litescribe 44.66 Newegg PSU Antec sp350 40.84 Page Computer Monitor Acer 1515b 141.69 YesMicro $573.58 This assumes a scrap case, mouse, keyboard etc. Because it's a socket 754 CPU and an AGP board, it doesn't have much upgrade potential, but you shave a few bucks. I would suggest upgrading to the 9800 pro, available from Compuvest for $88 plus shipping, if you can figure out how to navigate their terrible web site. Charlie |
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On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 10:30:04 +1000, "Rod Speed"
wrote: Chris Hill wrote: On 21 Aug 2006 14:27:24 -0700, "Justin" wrote: Well, a friend of a friend wants me to build him a new PC for college. He's looking to spend about $1,000 total so I figure spec out the hardware for $700, XP Pro, Office and AVG Free should bring it to about $1,000. Just buy one. You can't build it cheaper than you can buy it. You can if you know what you are doing, and get a better machine for the same price too. Bolony. I'm not going to bother responding to you again. Needless to say, I wouldn't make a claim unless I'd checked it. |
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"Justin" wrote in message oups.com... Well, a friend of a friend wants me to build him a new PC for college. He's looking to spend about $1,000 total so I figure spec out the hardware for $700, XP Pro, Office and AVG Free should bring it to about $1,000. So... What would you guys suggest? Both fromt he AMD and Intel side of things. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...=B450-2200%20E http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814145112 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148141 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106019 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145479 (note total of 1GB, with tiger direct barebone including 512MB) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102002 Then add speakers, keyboard, mouse, monitor. -Dave |
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Justin wrote:
Well, a friend of a friend wants me to build him a new PC for college. He's looking to spend about $1,000 total so I figure spec out the hardware for $700, XP Pro, Office and AVG Free should bring it to about $1,000. So... What would you guys suggest? Both fromt he AMD and Intel side of things. Does he need a monitor? If so, that $1000 budget is looking pretty slim. |
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"Carlos" wrote in message ... Justin wrote: Well, a friend of a friend wants me to build him a new PC for college. He's looking to spend about $1,000 total so I figure spec out the hardware for $700, XP Pro, Office and AVG Free should bring it to about $1,000. So... What would you guys suggest? Both fromt he AMD and Intel side of things. Does he need a monitor? If so, that $1000 budget is looking pretty slim. Not really, I spec'd out a decent *dual-core* Intel system with 1GB of high-quality RAM and a large hard drive, a decent video card and lightscribe D/L dvd burner for about $550 earlier. Adding a 17" LCD monitor to the system might bring it over $700 a little, but not much. Me, I'd stretch the budget to fit a 19" LCD monitor in, though. -Dave |
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Mike T. wrote:
"Carlos" wrote in message ... Justin wrote: Well, a friend of a friend wants me to build him a new PC for college. He's looking to spend about $1,000 total so I figure spec out the hardware for $700, XP Pro, Office and AVG Free should bring it to about $1,000. So... What would you guys suggest? Both fromt he AMD and Intel side of things. Does he need a monitor? If so, that $1000 budget is looking pretty slim. Not really, I spec'd out a decent *dual-core* Intel system with 1GB of high-quality RAM and a large hard drive, a decent video card and lightscribe D/L dvd burner for about $550 earlier. Adding a 17" LCD monitor to the system might bring it over $700 a little, but not much. Me, I'd stretch the budget to fit a 19" LCD monitor in, though. -Dave Perhaps you could share with us the parts... I think that's what the OP was interested in. I too agree a nice lcd monitor is not a place to skimp. As for the OP, it would be nice to know what your friend plans to do with the machine... gaming, video editing, office apps? This is important to know so that you can intelligently choose components. |
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Chris Hill wrote:
On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 10:30:04 +1000, "Rod Speed" wrote: Chris Hill wrote: On 21 Aug 2006 14:27:24 -0700, "Justin" wrote: Well, a friend of a friend wants me to build him a new PC for college. He's looking to spend about $1,000 total so I figure spec out the hardware for $700, XP Pro, Office and AVG Free should bring it to about $1,000. Just buy one. You can't build it cheaper than you can buy it. You can if you know what you are doing, and get a better machine for the same price too. Bolony. Completely trivial to prove it isnt. I'm not going to bother responding to you again. Great, there is only so much mindless **** anyone should have to put up with. Needless to say, I wouldn't make a claim unless I'd checked it. Pity its drivel anyway. You cant work out how to get the best value components ? YOUR problem. |
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