is this a good comp for under $1000

compdude99

compdude99

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this comp will be used mainley for web-surfing word music and movies. and some games lik GTA3.

APEX PC-336 Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

ECS 760GX-M Socket 754 SiS 760 GX Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Newcastle 800MHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 754 Processor

Rosewill 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 333 (PC 2700) Unbuffered System Memory Model RW333/1024

SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP1604N 160GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive

Rosewill Black IDE DVD Burner Model RD-162X Black

GIGABYTE GV-R925128VH Radeon 9250 128MB 128-bit DDR VIVO AGP 4X/8X Video Card

ZALMAN CNPS7000B-AlCu LED 2 Ball Blue LED Light Cooling Fan/Heatsink

Logitech Cordless Desktop LX700 Black RF Wireless Keyboard

SONY SDM-S75AB Black 17" 12ms LCD Monitor

TEAC Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Model FD235HFC429
 
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looks okay. I would suggest going with a 939 motherboard and CPU. Also does it have to be a Micro ATX motherboard? They don't leave much room for adding on later..
 
That's an OK system, but for $1000, you should really try and go for socket 939 mobo and CPU (like Vampiric Rouge said). I'm not going to change the basics (like case and monitor as they are really personal preference), but you haven't included a mouse (unless that came with the keyboard) or an operating system. Here is what I would suggest from Newegg:

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 - $190
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103535

Motherboard: MSI K8N Neo4-F ATX AMD Motherboard - $85.50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130491

RAM: OCZ Value Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Channel Kit - $87.95
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227039

Hard Drive: Maxtor DiamondMax 10 160GB 3.5" Serial ATA150 - $81.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144182

DVD-RW: NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - $38.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152047

Graphics Card: MSI Geforce 6200TC NX6200TC - $51.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127178

Floppy Disk Drive: SONY Black Internal Floppy Drive Model MPF920 Black - $11.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16821103116

Keyboard & Mouse: Logitech Cordless Internet Pro Desktop Black RF Wireless Keyboard - $32.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823126168

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional With Service Pack 2 - $146.95
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16837102153


If you add what you suggested for case, monitor and keyboard:

Case: APEX PC-336 Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $34.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811154054

Monitor: SONY SDM-S75AB Black 17" 12ms LCD Monitor - $295.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824006089


The total comes to $1055.37 which is close to your budget, and personally, you will get more out of this system. The only thing I would change is the keyboard and mouse if you want a better overall experience.

The other thing is your PSU. Now your case comes with a 350W supply, but you may want to upgrade this. I think you might be able to get away without upgrading it, but I'm not sure :confused:

Hope that helps :)
 
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