Budget = $600 and need new comp

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Poorman

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I'm planning to build my computer just for listening to music, web surfing, watching dvds, and burning music/dvds.

Just need an average video card.

So this is what I made up so far.

MSI PM8M-V Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - $48.00
Intel Pentium 4 2.4A 533MHz FSB Socket 478 Processor - $120.00
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM - $81.00
SAPPHIRE Radeon 9600 ATLANTIS RADEON 256 mb- $68.00
Diamond XtremeSound XS71 Sound Card - $29.00
LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM - $27.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 80GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $63.00

Now I just need a case. But I have no idea what a good case is. I'd like it to have some fans and a built in power supply if it is possible.

This is my first time building a computer so I'm not going all out. I'm thinking this as a training project.

Thanks guys.
 
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz FSB 512KB $160
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103535
ASUS A8N-VM CSM Socket 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Micro ATX $82
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131570
Graphic card integrated onto the motherboard(free pci-e slot)
G.SKILL 1GB (2 x 512MB) $79
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231030
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6V250F0 250GB 16mb cache $101
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144013
NEC Beige 3550 $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152059
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 $45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119068
XCLIO XClio 450BL $44
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817189003

Total: $551

This something better then what you got. I a bit tired right now and did not have time to really look so this a system I speced a little while ago. Praetor might come along later and come up with something better.
 
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you could maybe even save some and cut down on the hdd. although im not sure what it is youre planning on doing, you might not need a 250gig. dont forget, if you dont already have them, you need to have a keyboard, mouse and monitor. because those things are taken for granted, we often forget they are integral parts of a complete system, along with the operating system itself (unless youre going with linux)
 
In the set up that mgoldb2 made, it doesnt have a video card, so you may want to scale one or two of the components down, and then add a graphics card
 
elmarcorulz said:
True, but he asked for an average video card. And IMO, onboard is below average
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Yes for gaming, but it's sufficient for the tasks he mentioned. :)

Poorman said:
just for listening to music, web surfing, watching dvds, and burning music/dvds.
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elmarcorulz said:
True, but he asked for an average video card. And IMO, onboard is below average
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but hes not gaming or anything. Besides, its the Nvidia 6 series chipset, so its not that bad at all.
 
i dont think he needs an AMD processor. he is doin no gaming so give him a P4 that will handed his needs better than an AMD might. and i really dont think he needs 1gb of ram. with a low budget and the tasks he mentioned, 1gb isnt needed. unless he wants it.

i know u might not wanna hear this, but a dell or hp might be suited best for u.
 
low priced hp computers are pretty nice, they have asus motherboards, choice of amd or intel processors and some have onboard gfx which might be nice in this case. since he wont do any gaming.
 
I'm looking to build a set-up similar to this.....Is there a single core processor (P4) you might suggest. Is it possible to get a 3.0MHz near this price?

Thanks
 
ReturnToEmpire said:
hoping you mean GHz
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Yes, GHz sorry...I got in a hurry.

Could you also tell me how these two would compare to each other? Would the dual core be a better preformer just because it is a dual core?

Ok...I am new here and I have read about dual and single core but I've not read as to which one was faster or really how they differ. Any help here would be greatly apprieciated.

Also...what about that heat problem...can that be controlled?
 
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