New Build Please Help Pick Components.

[spartikus]

Hey guys haven't been on here in a while. When I was I was building a computer for myself and you guys were alot of help. I am going to be helping my brother build a computer his budget is about 550 dollars or so. He really will just be using this computer to surf the net word processing maybe playing some basic games but nothing too graphic intense. Can you guys make some suggestions for a build he wants it to be an amd but probably would be okay with intel. thank you in advance.

 

[spartikus]

okay scratch the intel he wants amd.

 

[spartikus]

This is what I came up with on my own

Optical drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151173
SAMSUNG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S223Q
27.99

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146041
NZXT Alpha Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Open Window
59.99 comes with 20 dollars off with a mail in rebate

HD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136149
Western Digital Caviar GP WD5000AACS 500GB 5400 to 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$59.99

MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131324
ASUS M3A78-EM AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
$75.99

Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130389
EVGA 512-P3-N944-LR GeForce 9400 GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card
$59.99 also has 20 dollar mail in rebate

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103942
Antec True Power Trio TP3-430 430W ATX12V Active PFC Power Supply with Three 12V Rails
$37.99

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220284
Patriot Viper 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PVS22G8500ELK
34.99 comes with 10 dollar mail in rebate

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103233
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 89W Dual-Core Processor Model ADA6000CZBOX
$92.00

total price is 448.93 free shipping with all parts and after rebates price is 398.93.
how does this system look?

 

[atentora]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145184
If you get it soon it comes out to the same price as your 2gb. You will not notice any real differences between 800 and 1066

Just curious, why does he want ADM?

 

[spartikus]

thanks for the info atentora i am not sure why he wants amd probably because its cheap.

 

[Intel_man]

thanks for the info atentora i am not sure why he wants amd probably because its cheap.

And slow compared to Intel.

 

[maroon1]

because its cheap.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2duo-e7300-pdc-e5200_5.html#sect1

E5200 is cheaper and better than 6000+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116072

 

[spartikus]

okay so lets say the cpu is changed to the wolfdale above what mobo should i get with the rig that i listed above?

 

[Bartmasta]

amd <3

I overclocked the 6000 + to 3.3 ghz

 

[maroon1]

amd <3

I overclocked the 6000 + to 3.3 ghz

I know some few people who were able to get 4GHz with E5200

But if you get 3GHz, it will be faster than 6000+ @3.3GHz

okay so lets say the cpu is changed to the wolfdale above what mobo should i get with the rig that i listed above?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131347

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128347

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131329


I believe the first one is the best