Cheapest Computer "Build" Off

Jesse · 03-10-2008, 04:31 AM

*NOT ACTUALLY BUILDING*

Okay...

Heres your chance to shine in glory!

Your challenge is to try and put together a very cheap computer that runs decent for doing small tasks... (Videos, Downloads, Homework). It also needs to play CD's/DVD's.

Basically there is no rules besides the fact that it should be able to complete the tasks given. Performance doesn't have to be outstanding but it could decide whether you win or lose! MUST BE NEWEGG PARTS.

First off I will post my ideas, according to Newegg prices:

E2160 1.8GHz (3.0GHz OC'd) Dual-Core Processor ($71.99)
GIGABYTE GV-NX84G256HE GeForce 8400GS 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail ($40)
GIGABYTE GA-P31-S3G LGA 775 Intel P31 ATX Intel Motherboard ($67)
G.SKILL 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory ($25)
NZXT Apollo SILVER NP Silver SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ($70)
Rosewill Stallion Series Dual Ball Bearing Fan RD400-2-DB ATX V2.2 400W Power Supply 115V/230V CSA, UL, TUV, FCC ($32)
ASUS Black DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - Retail ($36.99)
Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache ($80)

Total: (~$430)

Motoxrdude · 03-10-2008, 04:51 AM

Wow, another one of these threads.

Kilauea · 03-10-2008, 05:08 AM

No HDD ?

Look at the computer in my sig... I would have problems selling it at half the price of your build and it does that and plus it has XP, do I win? :p

reddevil6 · 03-10-2008, 07:05 AM

does it have to have a HDD?
is the performance counted from stock speeds or can u say OCed to x.xxGHz?
does it need to be able to play most games?
what is very cheap? under $400 USD?
an we all need to be getting our prices from the same place we will get our prices from newegg reason
more parts!
CPU $84.99
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 2.5GHz Brisbane
MOBO $47.99
GIGABYTE GA-M61SME-S2
Case $29.99
Linkworld Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 430W PSU
Ram $41.99
Patriot 2 x 1GB DDR2 800
Video card $89.99
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 2600XT 512MB
DVD burner $24.49
LG 20x DVD super Multi DVD Burner
thats $319.44
i will probaly do another after my Qs are ancerd

Jesse · 03-10-2008, 08:03 AM

Quote:

does it have to have a HDD?
is the performance counted from stock speeds or can u say OCed to x.xxGHz?
does it need to be able to play most games?
what is very cheap? under $400 USD?
an we all need to be getting our prices from the same place we will get our prices from newegg reason
more parts!
CPU $84.99
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 2.5GHz Brisbane
MOBO $47.99
GIGABYTE GA-M61SME-S2
Case $29.99
Linkworld Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 430W PSU
Ram $41.99
Patriot 2 x 1GB DDR2 800
Video card $89.99
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 2600XT 512MB
DVD burner $24.49
LG 20x DVD super Multi DVD Burner
thats $319.44
i will probaly do another after my Qs are ancerd

wow.. sorry I forgot my HDD... let me fix that. Also, no it does not need to play games. Yes you can say over clocked. And also, yes very cheap can be considered under $400.

Jesse · 03-10-2008, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kilauea

No HDD ?

Look at the computer in my sig... I would have problems selling it at half the price of your build and it does that and plus it has XP, do I win? :p

Sorry... must be new hardware.

Kesava · 03-10-2008, 08:08 AM

i think we should have a cheapest build competition with actual building haha. would be great

Jesse · 03-10-2008, 08:13 AM

True... but many people would just post old Compaq's or something... LOL

Kesava · 03-10-2008, 08:19 AM

haha and most people couldnt afford it.

daisymtc · 03-10-2008, 12:11 PM

A-DATA Value Series 2 x 1 GBDDR2 800VDQVE1A16K $39
EXCELSTOR Jupiter Series ESJ8160S 160GB $46
LITE-ON DVD BurnerLH-20A1S OEM BK $26
hec Orion XPOWER585 ATX12V 2.01 585W Power Supply $30
Cheap case, say $30

sub total: $171

AMD set-up
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz ADO4000DDBOX - Retail $60
ASUS M3A78-EMH HDMI AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX $90

Intel set-up
MSI P6NGM-FIH LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 7150 HDMI Micro ATX $78
E2160 $72

Total: $321

03-10-2008, 04:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jesse Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 151	Cheapest Computer "Build" Off NOT ACTUALLY BUILDING Okay... Heres your chance to shine in glory! Your challenge is to try and put together a very cheap computer that runs decent for doing small tasks... (Videos, Downloads, Homework). It also needs to play CD's/DVD's. Basically there is no rules besides the fact that it should be able to complete the tasks given. Performance doesn't have to be outstanding but it could decide whether you win or lose! MUST BE NEWEGG PARTS. First off I will post my ideas, according to Newegg prices: E2160 1.8GHz (3.0GHz OC'd) Dual-Core Processor ($71.99) GIGABYTE GV-NX84G256HE GeForce 8400GS 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail ($40) GIGABYTE GA-P31-S3G LGA 775 Intel P31 ATX Intel Motherboard ($67) G.SKILL 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory ($25) NZXT Apollo SILVER NP Silver SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ($70) Rosewill Stallion Series Dual Ball Bearing Fan RD400-2-DB ATX V2.2 400W Power Supply 115V/230V CSA, UL, TUV, FCC ($32) ASUS Black DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - Retail ($36.99) Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache ($80) Total: (~$430) Last edited by Jesse; 03-10-2008 at 08:07 AM.

03-10-2008, 04:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
Motoxrdude Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nor Cal Age: 18 Posts: 6,528	Wow, another one of these threads. __________________ RIP Mom 9/17/55-02/22/08.

03-10-2008, 05:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
Kilauea Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 446	No HDD ? Look at the computer in my sig... I would have problems selling it at half the price of your build and it does that and plus it has XP, do I win? :p __________________ 5½ years old rig ? P4 1.7Ghz MSI MS-6547E 768mb RAM ATI Radeon 7200 40Gb Seagate HDD w/ Xp 7Gb Maxtor HDD w/ Linux TigerPlus 300 Watt PSU (never heard of such company) Broken LG CD-rom drive that seems to work sometimes

03-10-2008, 07:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
reddevil6 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Australia Age: 16 Posts: 1,181	does it have to have a HDD? is the performance counted from stock speeds or can u say OCed to x.xxGHz? does it need to be able to play most games? what is very cheap? under $400 USD? an we all need to be getting our prices from the same place we will get our prices from newegg reason more parts! CPU $84.99 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 2.5GHz Brisbane MOBO $47.99 GIGABYTE GA-M61SME-S2 Case $29.99 Linkworld Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 430W PSU Ram $41.99 Patriot 2 x 1GB DDR2 800 Video card $89.99 SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 2600XT 512MB DVD burner $24.49 LG 20x DVD super Multi DVD Burner thats $319.44 i will probaly do another after my Qs are ancerd __________________ (1) GA-MA770-DS3 - AMD 6000+ @3.33GHz - WD SE16 2x500G - ASUS 9800GTX+ @820 - 2036 - 2350 - Apacer 2x2G DDR 800 @953MHz - Thermaltake Soprano RS100 full tower - Coolmaster extrema power duo 650W - 3DMARK06 12256 (2) GA-81945P-G-RH - Pentium D 945 (3.4GHz) had it @4.42 GHz - SATA 3.0G 1x250G 2x500G - ASUS 3850 - 3G DDR 533 - Topower 750W - 50''(127CM) 1080P 1920x1080 plasma - 3DMARK06 7250.

03-10-2008, 08:08 AM	#7 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 3,397	i think we should have a cheapest build competition with actual building haha. would be great __________________ Following my advice will harm your computer. Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L OS:OSX 10.5.2 3dMark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com AIM=kesava8

03-10-2008, 08:13 AM	#8 (permalink)
Jesse Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 151	True... but many people would just post old Compaq's or something... LOL

03-10-2008, 08:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 3,397	haha and most people couldnt afford it. __________________ Following my advice will harm your computer. Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L OS:OSX 10.5.2 3dMark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com AIM=kesava8

03-10-2008, 12:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
daisymtc Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 2,725	A-DATA Value Series 2 x 1 GBDDR2 800VDQVE1A16K $39 EXCELSTOR Jupiter Series ESJ8160S 160GB $46 LITE-ON DVD BurnerLH-20A1S OEM BK $26 hec Orion XPOWER585 ATX12V 2.01 585W Power Supply $30 Cheap case, say $30 sub total: $171 AMD set-up AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz ADO4000DDBOX - Retail $60 ASUS M3A78-EMH HDMI AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX $90 Intel set-up MSI P6NGM-FIH LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 7150 HDMI Micro ATX $78 E2160 $72 Total: $321

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