$400 budget

fade2green514 · 11-13-2006, 01:16 AM

well my friend wants a tower, just for internet and videos and such... the basic user computer and such. so she doesnt know anything about comps and is trusting me to build a good comp for $400...

i know what to put in it but im just looking for suggestions and opinions. im thinking an AM2 sempron, a gig of memory, and a 250gig hard drive or somethin like that... pretty basic.

computermaineack · 11-13-2006, 01:42 AM

If she's doing video editing, I wouldn't recommend a Sempron.....more along the lines of a C2D.

Ku-sama · 11-13-2006, 03:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by computermaineack

If she's doing video editing, I wouldn't recommend a Sempron.....more along the lines of a C2D.

its hard to fit that into a $400 budget... can be done, but with a crappy mobo and such.. ill try to spec one tomorrow after i unpack the uhaul..

Grey410 · 11-13-2006, 04:24 AM

I couldn't go C2D even with a crappy mobo. I had would have had to throw in like an 80GB HD and go less ram. Not worth it really.

So here it is:
Pentium D 805
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116001
PINK Case (lol you can go cheaper and better but hey)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156187
Corsair 1GB Ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145568
MSI Mobo with Onboard video
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130061
Western Digital 250GB HD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144417

What about the OS? Didn't budget that in. Not sure if I could with this setup. I built a similar rig for a co-worker and he loves it other than the PSU is noisy lol.

pdc76 · 11-13-2006, 06:32 AM

and such

computermaineack · 11-13-2006, 07:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdc76

and such

huh?

pdc76 · 11-14-2006, 06:08 AM

read the first post and the third.

11-13-2006, 01:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 20 Posts: 3,630	$400 budget well my friend wants a tower, just for internet and videos and such... the basic user computer and such. so she doesnt know anything about comps and is trusting me to build a good comp for $400... i know what to put in it but im just looking for suggestions and opinions. im thinking an AM2 sempron, a gig of memory, and a 250gig hard drive or somethin like that... pretty basic. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3ghz HD 4850 512mb (750/2350mhz) 2x2gb G.Skill ddr2-835 (5-4-4-10) 2x80gb sata2 in RAID 0 system drive 250gb sata2 storage drive 13,574 - 3dmark06 score

11-13-2006, 01:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
computermaineack Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,281	If she's doing video editing, I wouldn't recommend a Sempron.....more along the lines of a C2D. __________________ "Former Clinton advisor Dick Morris said, "Hillary Clinton will be the next President, but she'll be the worst President we've ever seen." After hearing this, President Bush said, "Wait a minute, I'm not finished yet."" -Conan O'Brien CPU: Q6600 G0 Mobo: eVGA 680i NF67-A1 Case: Antec P180B GPU: eVGA 8800GTS G92 512mb HSF: Tuniq Tower 120 RAM: 4gb DDR2-800 Corsair XMS2 4-4-4-12 PSU: Antec True Power Trio 550w

11-13-2006, 04:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
Grey410 Platinum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Age: 28 Posts: 718	LOL. Here ya go I couldn't go C2D even with a crappy mobo. I had would have had to throw in like an 80GB HD and go less ram. Not worth it really. So here it is: Pentium D 805 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116001 PINK Case (lol you can go cheaper and better but hey) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156187 Corsair 1GB Ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145568 MSI Mobo with Onboard video http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130061 Western Digital 250GB HD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144417 What about the OS? Didn't budget that in. Not sure if I could with this setup. I built a similar rig for a co-worker and he loves it other than the PSU is noisy lol. __________________ E6600 @ Stock MSI OC GTX 260 8GB OCZ Nvidia SLI Ready Ram Asus P5B Deluxe Wifi/AP 320GB Maxtor 500GB WD Caviar Black X-FI Gamer DVDRW DVD 650W Thermaltake PSU

11-13-2006, 06:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
pdc76 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 825	and such __________________ QX9650 @ 4.00Ghz w/ Apogee GTZ / EVGA 780i w/ 3-way SLI 4Gb (2x2Gb) Dominator DDR2 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15-2T w/ Fan 2x nVidia 8800 GTX SLI / Koolance VID-282s w/ 1/2" Nozzles SB X-FI X-Tremegamer FATAL1TY Edition 7.1 w/ 64Mb X-Ram 2x Sata II 320Gb Raid, 2x Sata 110Gb Raid, 1x Sata II 200Gb Super Multi Blue Blu-Ray & HD-DVD / Swiftech MCP-655 Pump Koolance EHX-1020BK Rad / Koolance 80mm Reservoir All 1/2" Antec Quattro 1000W PSU / Lian-Li Rocketfish Full Tower case

11-14-2006, 06:08 AM	#7 (permalink)
pdc76 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 825	read the first post and the third. __________________ QX9650 @ 4.00Ghz w/ Apogee GTZ / EVGA 780i w/ 3-way SLI 4Gb (2x2Gb) Dominator DDR2 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15-2T w/ Fan 2x nVidia 8800 GTX SLI / Koolance VID-282s w/ 1/2" Nozzles SB X-FI X-Tremegamer FATAL1TY Edition 7.1 w/ 64Mb X-Ram 2x Sata II 320Gb Raid, 2x Sata 110Gb Raid, 1x Sata II 200Gb Super Multi Blue Blu-Ray & HD-DVD / Swiftech MCP-655 Pump Koolance EHX-1020BK Rad / Koolance 80mm Reservoir All 1/2" Antec Quattro 1000W PSU / Lian-Li Rocketfish Full Tower case

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