Budget build

Loshee · 04-18-2008, 08:20 PM

Hey, built my computer last summer with some help from you guys. Absolutely love it, and my parents see that and now they want me to build one for them.

So far this is what I have, their needs aren't too great, they don't game or really use it for much except work and email.

Important to them is good service in case something breaks and reliable parts.

mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131174
ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820211066
proc: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103211
case+psu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129024
hd: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136178
dvd: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106057
os: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116056

the budget it a bit flexible, but I wouldn't want to go too much higher then this.

If you have any suggestions or opinions please, I'm all ears =D

Kill Bill · 04-18-2008, 08:23 PM

Hmm.... The HDD is very very slow. Get a 16mb cache at min also make sure the hdd drives,dvd drives are okie with the mother board as well as make sure the PSU supports it too. Also I would wait for XP SP3 and give them free linux for the wait.

Loshee · 04-18-2008, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kill Bill

Hmm.... The HDD is very very slow. Get a 16mb cache at min also make sure the hdd drives,dvd drives are okie with the mother board as well as make sure the PSU supports it too. Also I would wait for XP SP3 and give them free linux for the wait.

I've gone with this hard drive instead. I can actually get it for the same price with the case in a combo deal.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148288

The mobo I realize I need to change any suggestions.

I prefer onboard gfx and audio

PabloTeK · 04-18-2008, 10:16 PM

That motherboard is actually quite good for the price, Asus boards are among the best. You'll struggle to find a full ATX motherboard with integrated graohics.

Loshee · 04-18-2008, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PabloTeK

That motherboard is actually quite good for the price, Asus boards are among the best. You'll struggle to find a full ATX motherboard with integrated graohics.

I wasn't sure if I needed more PATA ports or not

StrangleHold · 04-18-2008, 11:13 PM

This board unless you need onboard video
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128327
This board if you do
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128090
This Memory, 44 bucks but free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231098
This harddrive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148136
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136205
CPU if you dont mind buying a aftermarket heatsink/fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103194
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103242

fortyways · 04-18-2008, 11:43 PM

That 500W PSU is monstrously overpowered for what you're building, and you'll have a big empty space in the bottom of that ATX case.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129035

This one isn't a good deal cause it's not on sale right now and is cheaper at Fry's anyway, but you should find something similar, Antec makes a few mATX cases with EW380 PSU's.

reddevil6 · 04-19-2008, 02:18 AM

i would stick with WD HDDs i know they only have a 16M cache but they only use about 2M of it, so 32M is just an over kill.

light on is not that great DVD brand get this instead
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135157

u could save some money buy geting this case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119115
an this PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182074

PabloTeK · 04-19-2008, 08:57 AM

I'll second the Antec Earthwatts 380w, I put one in a PC for a friend and while I think we're putting quite a lot of load on it it just keeps on going. The Seagate drive is actually faster than the WD drives and in some cases faster than a Raptor.

oscaryu1 · 04-19-2008, 02:30 PM

$550 or so budget...

E2220
P31-S3G
XMS2 DDR2-800 CL4
WDC SE16 16MB SATAII 320GB
Centurion 5/Elite 330
Rosewill 600W/OCZ 500W
HD3650/8800GT

04-18-2008, 08:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
Loshee New Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 22	Budget build Hey, built my computer last summer with some help from you guys. Absolutely love it, and my parents see that and now they want me to build one for them. So far this is what I have, their needs aren't too great, they don't game or really use it for much except work and email. Important to them is good service in case something breaks and reliable parts. mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131174 ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820211066 proc: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103211 case+psu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129024 hd: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136178 dvd: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106057 os: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116056 the budget it a bit flexible, but I wouldn't want to go too much higher then this. If you have any suggestions or opinions please, I'm all ears =D

04-18-2008, 08:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kill Bill Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ireland Age: 12 Posts: 789	Hmm.... The HDD is very very slow. Get a 16mb cache at min also make sure the hdd drives,dvd drives are okie with the mother board as well as make sure the PSU supports it too. Also I would wait for XP SP3 and give them free linux for the wait. __________________ Hackintosh for Video editing: Intel Core Quad Q6600 2.4ghz/ 4096mb 800Mhz 6400CL5/ 2xXFX 8800ULTRA 768mb/ 500GB/Mac OS Leopard (iATKOS) / 22inch LG Flatron Wide 1680X1050/Abit IN9 32Max Wi-fi 680i SLI MoBo/ Macintosh for Video editing and Gaming: Macbook Pro 2.5GHz 17'' matte,2.5GHz C2D Penryn,2GB 667MHz,8600M GT 512mb,250GB 5400RPM, Mac OS Leopard (Latest Firmware) with Vista Ultimate VIA bootcamp. Website

04-18-2008, 10:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
PabloTeK Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Peoples Republic of Nae Butta! Age: 17 Posts: 2,204	That motherboard is actually quite good for the price, Asus boards are among the best. You'll struggle to find a full ATX motherboard with integrated graohics. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.8GHz \| Gigabyte EP43-DS3L \| GeIL 3GB PC2-6400 \| BFG GeForce 8800GT 512MB OC \| Seagate 500GB 7200.11 SATA \| Western Digital 250GB SE16 SATA \| Coolermaster CM690 \| Corsair HX520W

04-18-2008, 11:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 6,736	This board unless you need onboard video http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128327 This board if you do http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128090 This Memory, 44 bucks but free shipping http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231098 This harddrive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148136 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136205 CPU if you dont mind buying a aftermarket heatsink/fan http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103194 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103242 __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 800 2gb XFX 8800GT Spinpoint F1 500gb. Too bad stupidity isn't painful.

04-19-2008, 02:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
reddevil6 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Australia Age: 15 Posts: 1,034	i would stick with WD HDDs i know they only have a 16M cache but they only use about 2M of it, so 32M is just an over kill. light on is not that great DVD brand get this instead http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135157 u could save some money buy geting this case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119115 an this PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182074 __________________ (1) GA-MA770-DS3 - AMD 6000+ @3.215 GHz - WD SE16 2x500G - Gigabyte 3870 @ 855MHz - 2100MHz - Apacer 2x2G DDR 800 @ 4-4-4-12 @1.8V - Thermaltake Soprano RS100 full tower - Coolmaster extream power duo 650W - 3DMARK06 10663 (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. (3) AMD 2400 - ECS K7S5A - IDE 320G - RADION 512MB 1650 pro - 1256MB DDR 266 - ATLAS 450W.

04-18-2008, 11:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
fortyways banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,134	That 500W PSU is monstrously overpowered for what you're building, and you'll have a big empty space in the bottom of that ATX case. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129035 This one isn't a good deal cause it's not on sale right now and is cheaper at Fry's anyway, but you should find something similar, Antec makes a few mATX cases with EW380 PSU's.

04-19-2008, 08:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
PabloTeK Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Peoples Republic of Nae Butta! Age: 17 Posts: 2,204	I'll second the Antec Earthwatts 380w, I put one in a PC for a friend and while I think we're putting quite a lot of load on it it just keeps on going. The Seagate drive is actually faster than the WD drives and in some cases faster than a Raptor. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.8GHz \| Gigabyte EP43-DS3L \| GeIL 3GB PC2-6400 \| BFG GeForce 8800GT 512MB OC \| Seagate 500GB 7200.11 SATA \| Western Digital 250GB SE16 SATA \| Coolermaster CM690 \| Corsair HX520W

04-19-2008, 02:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 9,694	$550 or so budget... E2220 P31-S3G XMS2 DDR2-800 CL4 WDC SE16 16MB SATAII 320GB Centurion 5/Elite 330 Rosewill 600W/OCZ 500W HD3650/8800GT __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

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