Best set up for $600.00?????

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gALOSAT

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Hi guys, I need all of your help!
What's the best pc I can build for $600?

Note: dont need monitor, keyboard or mouse.

I want to build a good computer for:

Burn dvd's and cd's
Internet surfing
Good sound card for listening to music
Digital camera card slots.

Thanks a lot!!!

Galosat.
 
try looking in tigerdirect.com in the open box section on the top, they have pre made computers at a price range of 400-800+
I bought 1 for ma lil bro on his bday, he still uses it now.. pretty good quality

"Burn dvd's and cd's
Internet surfing
Good sound card for listening to music
Digital camera card slots." will all b included in a normal computer
 
I agree... except for the part about digital camera card slots. If you dont have much expertise then spending 5-600$ on a computer will be your best bet to ensure you can do all those... if you spend alot of time burning CDs and DVDs look for one that has 2 seperate drives. You will most likely have to add one of those fancy 8 in 1 card readers for your digital camera cards... just make sure that the reader you buy supports your card type. tigerdirect will have all of this for you.
 
If you build one you will get a lot more bang for your buck, www.newegg.com is one of the best sites available if you live in the US. I would "build" one for you but I have homework, I really shouldn't be on the pc. If no one has "built" one for you by tomorrow I'll give it a whirl.
 
Alright, here is a pretty good one:

Abit An8 Mobo $94
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127197

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ $174 (too bad newegg doesn't have the A64 3000 in stock anymore...)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103535

Geforce FX5500 $48 (You didn't say anything about gaming so...)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130207

Soundblaster Audigy2 $70
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102178

Segate 120GB SATA HDD $87
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148039

Sony CD/DVD-RW Burner $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827131264

Card Reader (reads most card formats) $20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820192011

Leaving you with about $70 for a case of your choice
remember to also get a modem, i didn't know if you use dial-up or broadband so I didn't put a modem up there.

If you need Windows XP and whatever other components f a pre-built PC, I will hav to change some things so with all that above, do you need anything else?
 
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gamerman4 said:
Alright, here is a pretty good one:

Abit An8 Mobo $94
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127197

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ $174 (too bad newegg doesn't have the A64 3000 in stock anymore...)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103535

Geforce FX5500 $48 (You didn't say anything about gaming so...)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130207

Soundblaster Audigy2 $70
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102178

Segate 120GB SATA HDD $87
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148039

Sony CD/DVD-RW Burner $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827131264

Card Reader (reads all card formats) $20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820192011

Leaving you with about $70 for a case of your choice
remember to also get a modem, i didn't know if you use dial-up or broadband so I didn't put a modem up there.
Click to expand...

What about RAM? What about the PSU?

DFI nF4 Ultra-Infinity 96$

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice $201

ASUS Geforce 6200TC 128MB $46

Rosewill 512MB $34

Maxtor DiamondMax 10 200GB Serial ATA150 $87

XClio 450W PSU $53

LINKSKEY 19-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal Card Reader/Writer $13

SONY Black IDE DVD Burner $39

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 $38 after $25 Mail-In Rebate

Total of $607 excluding a case. That's the best I could come up with...
 
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AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 $201
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103533
GIGABYTE GA-K8NF-9 Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 $76
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128268
SAPPHIRE 586L Radeon X300SE 128MB 64-bit DDR PCI $49
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102415
BUFFALO Major 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR $66
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820150631
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L200M0 200GB 7200 RPM 8MB $87
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144184
NEC IDE DVD Burner Model ND-355A$38
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152059
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value SB0400 8 (7.1) $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102175
Broadway Com Corp 204-4HA Beige Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W(18A) $25.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811162017
SABRENT SBT-CRW42 42-in-1 Compatible with USB2.0 $10
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820300605
Encore ENF656-ESW-NDPR 56Kbps PCI Bus $5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16825180003
total: $597
 
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