onipar
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Hi all. I've already posted this stuff in a fragmented sort of way in a separate thread (and gotten a TON of great hep and advice), but I wanted to stick my completed build (not yet purchased) here for final thoughts.
This is for my parents and will be used for net, music, internet video and *maybe* dvd. No games.
AMD Athlon II X3 450 Rana 3.2GHz: $77.99
GIGABYTE GA-880GMA-USB3: $82.99 (after $10 rebate)
Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID VN400A1W2N: $39.99 (after $10 rebate)
Corsair Builder Series CX V2 430-Watt: $34.99(after $10 rebate)
Asus 24xDVD±RW Drive: $20.99
G.SKILL NS 4GB (2 x 2GB): $22.99
Seagate - Barracuda 1TB: $55
Windows 7: $6 (I get that through my college, a deal for professors)
$342.43 (after all rebates)
Anyway, I'm wondering how this looks, if I'm missing anything important, if there are better/cheaper options for any of the components, and generally if it's an okay build (This will be my first).
I appreciate all the great advice I've received already. Thanks!
EDIT: The final build specs.
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition Heka 2.8GHz: $55.99
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 120mm CPU Cooler : $14.99 (after $10 rebate)
GIGABYTE GA-880GMA-USB3: $82.99 (after $10 rebate)
Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID VN400A1W2N: $39.99 (after $10 rebate)
Corsair Builder Series CX V2 430-Watt: $34.99 (after $10 rebate)
Seagate - Barracuda 1TB: $58.29
Asus 24xDVD±RW Drive: $20.99
G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800): $29.99
COOLER MASTER R4-L2R-20AC-GP: $7.63
Windows 7: $6 (actually, ended up installing Ubuntu)
HP 20" S2031 HD Ready Widescreen LCD Monitor: $74.19
$475.35 -$40 in rebates.
TOTAL: $435.35
This is for my parents and will be used for net, music, internet video and *maybe* dvd. No games.
AMD Athlon II X3 450 Rana 3.2GHz: $77.99
GIGABYTE GA-880GMA-USB3: $82.99 (after $10 rebate)
Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID VN400A1W2N: $39.99 (after $10 rebate)
Corsair Builder Series CX V2 430-Watt: $34.99(after $10 rebate)
Asus 24xDVD±RW Drive: $20.99
G.SKILL NS 4GB (2 x 2GB): $22.99
Seagate - Barracuda 1TB: $55
Windows 7: $6 (I get that through my college, a deal for professors)
$342.43 (after all rebates)
Anyway, I'm wondering how this looks, if I'm missing anything important, if there are better/cheaper options for any of the components, and generally if it's an okay build (This will be my first).
I appreciate all the great advice I've received already. Thanks!
EDIT: The final build specs.
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition Heka 2.8GHz: $55.99
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 120mm CPU Cooler : $14.99 (after $10 rebate)
GIGABYTE GA-880GMA-USB3: $82.99 (after $10 rebate)
Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID VN400A1W2N: $39.99 (after $10 rebate)
Corsair Builder Series CX V2 430-Watt: $34.99 (after $10 rebate)
Seagate - Barracuda 1TB: $58.29
Asus 24xDVD±RW Drive: $20.99
G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800): $29.99
COOLER MASTER R4-L2R-20AC-GP: $7.63
Windows 7: $6 (actually, ended up installing Ubuntu)
HP 20" S2031 HD Ready Widescreen LCD Monitor: $74.19
$475.35 -$40 in rebates.
TOTAL: $435.35
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