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Ok, i am doing a build for a friend, who wants a good preforming PC, that is small as can be!
He want's it to be great preformance everywhere but the graphics card, which still has to have PCI-E for a future upgrade to an awesome graphics card!

Basically, he wants a very small case housing, what i recommended, which is a 3000+ w/good FHS for OC'ing, 1gb value ram, a dvd burner, larger hdd, and possibly an ATI remote wonder thingy.
Budget is good to me since i'm used to working around the same budget. it is $850
integrated, or a low-tec graphics solution should save money here.

basically, he wants a shuttle PC only cheaper.

OMG i just checked out cyberpowersystem to see what case that was, and i customized a pc, and its actually pretty cheap!!!!!!!
specs:
3000+
1gb corsair
300gb hdd (16mb)
nec 3500 series dvd burner
lights
geforce 6600 256mb (ok card i guess but card isn't important)
speakers (2.1)
keyboard (logitec)
mouse (microsoft optical)

$669!
 
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Excuse me, its $674

Anyway, i did a little shopping on newegg, and i can't seem to beat that price! its like cyberpower actually is better then building..........i'll check it out some more....
 
Transcend Applied Technologies
^^^^the company i work for

AMD Sempron 2800+
512MB PC3200
DVD-RW
Floppy
160GB SATA hdd
integrated graphics (ATI something, cant remember)
MSI mobo (ill post details on it tomarrow)
Windows XP Media Edition
InWin case (little wider then a floppy drive, has DVD sideways, bout 18-20 inches tall and about 4 inches wide)

running about... $450-500, not sure
 
OK, i'm going to tell him to go to cyberpower to order it..........
kusama, that pc is ok, but not as great as the cyberpower i believe.
 
OMG i just checked out cyberpowersystem to see what case that was, and i customized a pc, and its actually pretty cheap!!!!!!!
specs:
3000+
1gb corsair
300gb hdd (16mb)
nec 3500 series dvd burner
lights
geforce 6600 256mb (ok card i guess but card isn't important)
speakers (2.1)
keyboard (logitec)
mouse (microsoft optical)
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1. So whats the motherboard? PSU?
2. NEC3500, while not as troublesome as the 2500s, wasnt perfected until the 3520 (which uses a different core chipset than the 3500 and as such cant be firmware hacked)

$669!
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- AMD Athlon64 X2 3800 [S939, Manchester, ADA3800DAA5BV, $320]
- MSI RS482M4-ILD [$80]
- PQI Turbo 2x512 [CL2.5, $70 after $25MIR]
- NEC3540A [$40]
- XClio 450W [12V@32, $50]
- Maxtor MaxLine III 300GB [16MB, $130]
Subtotal = $690

Tons of room for all the rest of that crap they toss in with a computer.

Sti
 
Haha nothing like upping to a dual core chip for a final price delta of damn near nothing :P
 
You are missing the $80 case that i like, keyboard, speakers, mouse, video card (even though not to important).

although i do like where u went with it. I'll cut some stuff, and add some stuff and see where it gets me.

thanks
 
You are missing the $80 case that i like, keyboard, speakers, mouse, video card (even though not to important).
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I dont give a damn about the case. :) It doesnt affect the performance of the box and considering theres 160 bucks left till the budget there's tons of room to get the case and all that extra crap
 
I've worked around the parts you have suggested (changed alot of them to meet budget), and i've come up with a good solution IMO. It even leaves a little room for shipping.
Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price

Update AMS CF-1089BK Black Steel/Plastic MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #: CF-1089BK

In Stock
Remove Add item to Cart $32.99 $32.99

Update MSI RS482M4-ILD Socket 939 ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #: RS482M4-ILD

In Stock
Remove Add item to Cart $78.00 $78.00

Update connect3D 3038 Radeon X800GTO 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
Model #: 3038

In Stock
Remove Add item to Cart $179.00 $179.00

Update ASPIRE ATX-CW500WP4 ATX 500W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: ATX-CW500WP4

In Stock
Remove Add item to Cart $39.99 $39.99

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 $201.00 $201.00

Update G.SKILL 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory Model F1-3200PHU1-512NT - OEM
Model #: F1-3200PHU1-512NT

In Stock
Remove Add item to Cart $34.95 $69.90

Update Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L250R0 250GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: 6L250R0
** This item may only be returned for a replacement of the same make/model within 30 days only.
In Stock
Remove Add item to Cart $97.50 $97.50

Update inland 70124 2-Tone PS/2 RF Wireless Standard Desktop Mouse Included - Retail
Model #: 70124

In Stock
Remove Add item to Cart $23.99 $23.99

Update NEC Black IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner Model ND-3550A - OEM
Model #: ND-3550A BK OEM

In Stock
Remove Add item to Cart $39.99 $39.99

Update Thermaltake CL-P0200 Silent 938 K8 - AMD K8 solution w/ Heatpipe Cooling Tech - Retail
Model #: CL-P0200

In Stock
Remove Add item to Cart $29.99 $29.99

Update Logisys Computer SP6000-BK 32Watts 2.1 Speaker - Retail
Model #: SP6000-BK

In Stock
Remove Add item to Cart $29.00 -$5.00 Instant $24.00
Subtotal: $816.35


just a few questions,
1. Does that aspire PSU sound good? Like the brand, becasue i know 500W and dual +12v with 16&18 is very good specs wise.
2. Would the preformance between the 3500 and 3200 be to noticable for like games or any of the such?
 
1. Does that aspire PSU sound good? Like the brand, becasue i know 500W and dual +12v with 16&18 is very good specs wise.
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Me personally ... i dont like them. I wouldnt use one on a system for me or my close friends/family. Generally speaking? They're good enough for most people and I cant say ive had any serious issues for the ones that ive used.

2. Would the preformance between the 3500 and 3200 be to noticable for like games or any of the such?
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Probably not. And the 200MHz different is a simple 20MHz core upclock :)
 
Ok, then i'll go with the 3200+, and i'll look at psu's some more and up the cooling i believe, so OC'ing is possible, and maybe even see if i can unlock pipes on the GTO2 like i've heard is possible.
 
No clue how fast it is, but it's probably competitive with the Nforce 4 chipset or something.

if i had something to compare it to, i would but i don't right now.
 
Chris Chan said:
Get the Aspire XQPack case.
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I saw that case at a LAN party and it looks great, but the handle on the front broke off, its not very reliable. But otherwise that case looks BEAUTIFUL!!:P
 
Try This It might help ya a little I don't know if you could get just the housing.. Hewlett-Packard Pavilion Slimline Desktop with Intel® Celeron® M Processor 370 or Hewlett-Packard Pavilion Slimline Desktop with Intel® Celeron® M Processor 360
hope I helped a little..
 
sorry but it's not gaming inspired enough. also i looked at the XQpack, that was my original case idea, but then i saw the very awesome looking AMS case that i have picked out. i love those led's on the front
 
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