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Old 04-27-2008, 06:58 PM   #11 (permalink)
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sorry my hosting service for images shrinks them down.

barebone: coolermaster case/psu with msi mobo $99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16856167008

lite-on dvd burner with lightscribe $29
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106073

barracuda 32mb cache es.2 250gb HDD $80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148309

evga 8800 gs (you could go with an 8600gt if you want to save some money) 129 -30 rebate = $99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130333

a-data 2gb 800mhz memory $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820211066

e2220 2.4ghz - $89
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116070

total is 470
No offence but..
My build is A Lot better..
That motherboard only supports up to 2GB ram.. not very good.
Why spend more money on the E2200 when the one i recommended overclocks further?
Everything else looks fine but i would personally go with my build suggestion.

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Old 04-27-2008, 08:32 PM   #12 (permalink)
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I did that in a hurry, didn't check the specs, but he can easily find one that supports 4gb for the same amount of $.

I do know the e2160 will overclock just as well, but considering he will most likely be using stock cooling and it's for his mother who wants it to last as long as possible the ideal way to go would be to keep everything stock. Your build is very good indeed, I did not see your posts earlier. Either way the machine will be fine for his mother. I think your machine with an e2220 would be a great build for him.
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Your machine also involves almost $100 in mail in rebates which are hit or miss. Maybe his mother is skeptical of the mail in rebates. your total comes out close to 600 before rebate mine is under 500 before rebates, so it's two different routes he can take.
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Old 04-27-2008, 08:46 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Old 04-27-2008, 08:48 PM   #15 (permalink)
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I did that in a hurry, didn't check the specs, but he can easily find one that supports 4gb for the same amount of $.

I do know the e2160 will overclock just as well, but considering he will most likely be using stock cooling and it's for his mother who wants it to last as long as possible the ideal way to go would be to keep everything stock. Your build is very good indeed, I did not see your posts earlier. Either way the machine will be fine for his mother. I think your machine with an e2220 would be a great build for him.
Yes it would but 0.2 or 0.4 GHZ isn't really worth the extra $..
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Your machine also involves almost $100 in mail in rebates which are hit or miss. Maybe his mother is skeptical of the mail in rebates. your total comes out close to 600 before rebate mine is under 500 before rebates, so it's two different routes he can take.
They are a hit if you send them in properly and the computer will me really quiet, i have the same case same fans when i first turned it on if it wasn't for the HDD indicators then i would think it wasn't working. If his mother was skeptical i think he would have posted something by now. Yes but it's only about $5 over budget with the rebates and whats wrong with having the best computer money can buy? According to his mothers budget.
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Old 04-27-2008, 10:48 PM   #16 (permalink)
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i would do this
CPU $199.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115037
MOBO $89.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128059
Ram $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820211282
Video card $79.99 after MIR it is $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121231
HDD $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136062
it will be faster with a SATA HDD so i got 1 in the build.
she plays game's like sims an simcity she does not realy need a GPU like a 880GS this 8600GT will do fine it will max out all of her games easy.
this was $509.95 an after the MIR on the GPU it is $489.99
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...6070&Tpk=E2220
E2220

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135063
G31T-M ECS

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145590
XMS2 CL5 2GB (2x 1GB) DDR2-800

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147067
Rosewill ATX Case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...pk=hec%2borion
hec Orion XPOWERX585 585W

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106228
Lite-On Black DVD Burner PATA

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130333
EVGA 8800GS

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822210004
Excelstor Jupiter 160GB SATAII 8MB HDD

Total after rebates including shipping: $438.18
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Old 04-28-2008, 11:37 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Thanks guys, we went with this

GFX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121237
PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153023
CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115028
MOBO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128059
RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146565
DVD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106072
HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148262

It came out 50 buck over without taxes or shipping but she was ok with that. Thanks for all the great input. Until next time.
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Damn! Your serious?! E8400! Nooooooes....
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