Barebone

D_Money5042000 · 04-26-2006, 01:34 AM

Anybody got good recomendations for a barebone? I would spend $200 the most. That's CPU, Case, And Mobo. I should have everything else. It has to have atleast 4 USB ports.

I was looking at this
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...5384&CatId=333

mwahsun · 04-26-2006, 02:01 AM

You really can't get much with only $200. I am making a barebone (graphic card, mobo, case, power supply) and I used over $390! Well there are always also lower-end barebones but I wouldn't recommend it, because it is already outdated plus you would feel that you wasted your money.

D_Money5042000 · 04-26-2006, 10:43 PM

did u look at the 1 I was looking at? It cost about $200 b4 mail-in rebates and it includes the cpu.

D_Money5042000 · 04-27-2006, 01:32 PM

I'm thinking about getting this 1. I have everything else needed to assemble it

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...=A458-1116%20F

APM98 · 04-27-2006, 03:30 PM

what r u gonna do with ur comp? That is a pretty low end processor. And If u are planning to play games, you should look for a mobo with a PCI E slot.

D_Money5042000 · 04-28-2006, 12:48 AM

I'm looking to surf the net, watch movies, download stuff and probably play the sims2. I currently have a 1.8 Ghz. pentium 4 so 3.06GHz sounds pretty good to me. This computer will be for the the family to use. And all they do is surf the web. And what do you mean by "low end"?

holyjunk · 04-28-2006, 01:00 AM

your old system should handle that kind of stuff - tell us the rest of your comp's specifications

D_Money5042000 · 04-28-2006, 01:14 AM

I'm looking to upgrade a little bit.
1GB of DDR Ram that i got from my gf old dell, I had 256 MB sdram b4 that
A 40 GB HD and a 80 GB HD
32 MB Radeon Videocard
Samsung DVD player
a CD burner that I forgot the brand.
I think i can get the sound card that was in the dell.

Pck21 · 04-28-2006, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by D_Money5042000

I'm looking to surf the net, watch movies, download stuff and probably play the sims2. I currently have a 1.8 Ghz. pentium 4 so 3.06GHz sounds pretty good to me. This computer will be for the the family to use. And all they do is surf the web. And what do you mean by "low end"?

Don't be fooled by the Ghz factor my friend. Try to find something in an AMD chip if you can get it. I'm not a fanboy of AMD, I've just seen the difference between my 1.8 Ghz Pentium 4 laptop and my girlfriend's Dad's Athlon 64 3400+ running at about 2.2 Ghz. Sure it's only running "400 Mhz" faster according to the Ghz equation but it completely blows my system out of the water when it comes to gaming and anything else. Plus I don't know of anyone who is a big fan of the Celeron D CPU or the 775 socket mobo. Try this barebone with an Athlon 64 3000+ at 189.99 with rebate. Not a bad way to go if you ask me. Plus it will do everything you need and more.

Dave

D_Money5042000 · 04-28-2006, 03:30 AM

Is there something wrong with Celeron D?

04-26-2006, 01:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
D_Money5042000 Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 100	Barebone Anybody got good recomendations for a barebone? I would spend $200 the most. That's CPU, Case, And Mobo. I should have everything else. It has to have atleast 4 USB ports. I was looking at this http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...5384&CatId=333

04-26-2006, 02:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
mwahsun Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 147	You really can't get much with only $200. I am making a barebone (graphic card, mobo, case, power supply) and I used over $390! Well there are always also lower-end barebones but I wouldn't recommend it, because it is already outdated plus you would feel that you wasted your money. __________________ Monitor: Samsung 940BW 19" Widescreen Mobo: ASUS A8V-VM K8M890 CPU: AMD Athlon 64 4000+ RAM: Kingston 2GB DDR PC3200 GPU: Nvidia Geforce 8500GT 256MB DDR Drives: Western Digital 160GB ATA100 PSU: Rosewill RE502-SLV ATX1.3 500W World of Warcraft, Computers and Tennis.

04-27-2006, 03:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
APM98 Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Downingtown, PA Age: 24 Posts: 402	what r u gonna do with ur comp? That is a pretty low end processor. And If u are planning to play games, you should look for a mobo with a PCI E slot. __________________ AMD 5200+ X2 AM2 Asus M2N-Sli Deluxe Corsair XMS2 2x512mb DDR2 800 eVGA 7600GT WD 250GB SE16 NEC DVD Burner Antec True Power 550W II 108 Mbps Wireless PCI pcmark05: 4004, 3dmark03 13136

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04-26-2006, 10:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
D_Money5042000 Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 100	did u look at the 1 I was looking at? It cost about $200 b4 mail-in rebates and it includes the cpu.

04-27-2006, 01:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
D_Money5042000 Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 100	I'm thinking about getting this 1. I have everything else needed to assemble it http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...=A458-1116%20F

04-28-2006, 12:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
D_Money5042000 Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 100	I'm looking to surf the net, watch movies, download stuff and probably play the sims2. I currently have a 1.8 Ghz. pentium 4 so 3.06GHz sounds pretty good to me. This computer will be for the the family to use. And all they do is surf the web. And what do you mean by "low end"?

04-28-2006, 01:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
D_Money5042000 Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 100	I'm looking to upgrade a little bit. 1GB of DDR Ram that i got from my gf old dell, I had 256 MB sdram b4 that A 40 GB HD and a 80 GB HD 32 MB Radeon Videocard Samsung DVD player a CD burner that I forgot the brand. I think i can get the sound card that was in the dell.

04-28-2006, 03:30 AM	#10 (permalink)
D_Money5042000 Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 100	Is there something wrong with Celeron D?