Computer under $250

Is there a specific reason you can't buy from NewEgg? Just curious. I don't really have anything to add outside of that, except, do you already have an OS?

EDIT: I'm guessing you are going to go to the store to buy and can't buy online now that I look at the website you posted.
 
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Today, I finished gathering all my parts. All prices in Canadian:

USED:

- HDD: 40 GB 5400rpm ($15.00)
- Video: XFX 7600 GT w/ custom silent fan ($30.00)
- Cooling: AMD AM2 heatsink and fan ($10.00)

Subtotal: $45.00

NEW:

- Case: Corona MicroATX case ($45.20)
- Fan: Arctic cooling 120mm - case fan ($8.48)
- Mobo: Biostar Socket AM2+ ($63.28)
- Ram: [2 x 1GB] Patriot PC2-6400 800mhz ($33.88)
- CPU: AMD Athlon AM2 [2.3Ghz x 2] OEM ($56.49)
- Paste: Arctic cooling MX-2 - thermal compound ($7.90)

Subtotal: $218.23

Final: $263.23

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Notice there is no optical drive. I have $1,300 desktop and I
never use optical drive on it. Only time is during installation of
operating system.

Notice the hard-drive is only 40 GB. I plan to use the computer
for one game so I don't need more than that. Besides, I don't
like waiting 8 hours for my hard-drive to format when I am
installing OS (happened with my 500 GB).

By skipping on DVD-RW ($36.15) and 160 GB HDD ($56.50) I saved
$77.65.
 
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Marcin said:
I don't
like waiting 8 hours for my hard-drive to format when I am
installing OS (happened with my 500 GB)
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I just do a Quick Format when installing.

Only takes a couple minutes.

What OS will you use if not Windows?

Ps. Bill makes the best OS around, so deal with it. :D
 
Bodaggit23 said:
I just do a Quick Format when installing.

Only takes a couple minutes.

What OS will you use if not Windows?

Ps. Bill makes the best OS around, so deal with it. :D
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What OS are you running. When I installed Vista on my 500 Gb it only took all of about 30 seconds to reformat mine. IDK.
 
I was running installation for Ubuntu 64-bit and it required a format,
and that took 8 hours to complete. There might have been a faster
option available.
 
Marcin said:
I was running installation for Ubuntu 64-bit and it required a format,
and that took 8 hours to complete. There might have been a faster option available.
Click to expand...

Ahh. Maybe Ubuntu doesn't have a Quick Format option.
I just assumed you were using Windows, sorry.
 
 
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Your right on that one.. But I always use a vacuum when I don't want to take out the compressor and it always works fine, I haven't had any problem using it.. But yes its not a very good thing to do at all. The vacuum I use is Very strong, gets out all the dust just fine.
 
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