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Ok, i am going to build a pc for my parents. They want one that will preform on par with mine (I9300) and want it to be slim, quite and cool. Its got to be preformance oriented except in the graphics department where its still got to have pci-e slot but not a top of the line card, basically the cheapest card that would work shall be fine. anyway, i was thinking this:

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price

Update Antec Solution SLK1650B Black Steel ATX Mini Tower Computer Case 350W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: SLK1650B

In Stock
Remove Add item to Cart $65.00 $65.00

Update CHAINTECH VNF4/Ultra Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #: VNF4/Ultra

In Stock
Remove Add item to Cart $79.00 $79.00

Update SAPPHIRE 100121 Radeon X700 128MB DDR PCI Express x16 Video Card - OEM
Model #: 100121

In Stock
Remove Add item to Cart $93.00 $93.00

Update AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3500BPBOX - Retail
Model #: ADA3500BPBOX
** This item is warranted through the product manufacturer only.
In Stock
Remove Add item to Cart $219.00 $219.00

Update Kingston ValueRAM 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory Model KVR400X64C3A/512 - Retail
Model #: KVR400X64C3A/512

In Stock
Remove Add item to Cart $42.85 $85.70

Update Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L200R0 200GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: 6L200R0

In Stock
Remove Add item to Cart $86.00 $86.00

Update NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - OEM
Model #: ND-3540A Black

In Stock
Remove Add item to Cart $38.98 $77.96
Subtotal: $705.66



this is what i thinkso far, but maybe i could go with better ram or another stick of it and go lower ont he gpu.

BTW: budget 750
 
I guess they want something like the dell XPS200 only they don't want the heavy price tag and want better preformance......not to mention i did tell them dell is crap for desktops compared to a custom build.
 
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 1GHz FSB $347

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103562
DFI nF4 Ultra-Infinity Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra $99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136163
SAPPHIRE 1024-2C50-04-SA Radeon X300SE 128MB $50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102390
Patriot Signature Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) $83
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820220057
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L200M0 200GB 7200 RPM 8MB $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144184
NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A$39
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152047
ASPIRE ATXB2KL-AL/420 Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W(18A 12V) $36.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811144149
total: $739
 
I am VERY happy with what I have (look down)
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1. Minus the videocard (which, as explicitly noted here, isnt an issue), both the machines spec'd so far are superior all-around boxes
2. 1800USD is a far cry from the original budget of 750USD
 
Ewww celeron..... I don't think the celeron will hold up long agest the 3500+or 3800 x2, And the other one is about 250USD to much...
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Not just eeew celeron ... but careful with the posts....

As for competiting, not a chance in hell it'll match either of the boxes either mgoldb2 or myself suggested...... especially given the price.
 
Well, its looking like i'm not gunna get it as small as they want, so i might aswell go for a Mid Tower, and if i do that i could probably just add in my $50+shipping and get a gaming computer such as:
Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price

Update Linkworld 3131-01-C5828U Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 300W Power Supply - Retail
$19.50

Update CHAINTECH VNF4/Ultra Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
$76.00

Update POWERCOLOR R48-PVD3 Radeon X850PRO 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - OEM
$249.00

Update Rosewill RV400-2 ATX 2.01 400W Power Supply - Retail
$29.99

Update AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3000BPBOX - Retail
$146.00

Update Kingston ValueRAM 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory Model KVR400X64C3A/512 - Retail
$85.70

Update Western Digital Caviar WD1600BB 160GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM
$78.00

Update NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - OEM
$38.98

Update ZALMAN VF700-ALCU 2 Ball VGA COOLER - Retail
$26.99

Update ARCTIC COOLING FREEZER64 ACFZ64 80mm Ceramic Cooling Fan/Heatsink - Retail
$27.99

Subtotal: $778.15
 
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becuase i don't have a choice with newegg.
other then that, does everything else work and is fine?
 
But a lower clock out of the box. I think i'll stick with the X850PRO and OC it.
Not to mention the R430 in the X800XL compared to the R480 in the X850PRO
 
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Oh, i swithed mobo's becuase the chaintech one isn't suppose to overclock very well, so its now a gigabyte mobo.
 
becuase i don't have a choice with newegg.
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Uh....

But a lower clock out of the box. I think i'll stick with the X850PRO and OC it.
Not to mention the R430 in the X800XL compared to the R480 in the X850PRO
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1. You assume inccorectly that the R430 is worse than the 480 in this case
2. You also assume incorrectly, that you'll be able to outperform the X800XL
3. heh, it's your money ;)
 
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