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600 Dollars to build a client's computer, what should I get?

C

CoolTech

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they want me to have at least 100 profit. I just need the tower, its for my friends mom. I mean I have a 400Mhz sitting right here that would be perfect, but dunno if that would suffice. Most likely she will just be surfing the net and reading email, word processing, etc.
 
Build her an Athlon XP 1700+ on a good mobo with integrated sound chip and a decent graphics card, increase the size of her HDD and XP home edition. She will then be quite happy. Its' doable and we won't think you are some dweeb ripping of your mothers friend.
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Let's say a entry level tech support person makes $15/hr (just an example here). You make a $100 profit.

100/15=6.66 Or 6 hours 40 minutes.

Keep this in mind as you're building this computer because you will be her lifetime tech support.
 
I'm sure you could build a decent rig for under $600 with all parts from NewEgg.com but as others have said you're going to be their tech support for life. Ugh.

Or your client can get a Dell Dimension 4400 for a little more with 24/7 tech support.

Processor: Pentium® 4 Processor at 1.6 GHz
Memory: 256MB DDR SDRAM
Keyboard: Dell® Enhanced Quiet Key Keyboard
Monitors: Video Ready w/o Monitor
Video Cards: 64MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 4X AGP Graphics Card with TV-Out
Hard Drive: 40GB Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive
Floppy Drive: 3.5 in Floppy Drive
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Mouse: MS IntelliMouse®
Network Card: No Network Card Requested
Modem: 56K PCI Data Fax Modem for Windows
CD or DVD Drive: FREE Upgrade! 24x/10x/40x CD-RW Drive with Roxio's Easy CD Creator®
Sound Card: Integrated Audio
Speakers: New Harman Kardon® HK-206 Speakers
Software Bundles: Microsoft® Works Suite 2002 with Money 2002 Standard
Virus Protection: Norton Antivirus® 2002, 90-day introductory offer
Digital Music: Dell Jukebox powered by MusicMatch
Digital Photography: Dell Picture Studio Image Expert® 2000
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options: 1Yr Ltd. Warranty- 1Yr At-Home Service + 1Yr Phone Support
Internet Access Services: 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Mail-In Rebate Offer: Save $125 with mail-in rebate. Price shown before rebate.

$819
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$596.68 after the dust settles
 


<< umm, i want the ending shipped price to be about 500 >>



youre not buildning it for her why should you get $100?
 
System Price $534.00
Promotion Discount ($100.00)
Discounted Price $434.00
Promotion End Date Apr 04, 2002

Pentium III - 1.0 GHz
Memory: 128MB 133MHz SDRAM (1 DIMM)
Floppy Drive: 1.44 MB Diskette Drive
Hard Disk Drive: 20 GB EIDE Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
Sound Card: SB LIVE! Value Digital Sound Card
Network Interface Card: 10/100 PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
CD ROM Drive: 48X Max Variable CD-ROM Drive
Software: Resource CD
Norton Antivirus® 2002
Microsoft® Works Suite 2001
Microsoft® Windows® 98 Second Edition
Software
Software
Misc: QuietKey® Keyboard
Dell® 2-Button Mouse
Shipping Material
Getting Started Sheet
 
All from Newegg


AMD DURON 1.0 GHZ SOCKET A, 200FSB, PGA PROCESSOR OEM Version Model#: D1000AMT1B -- $40

EPOX EP-8K7A AMD761 AMD/ AMDXP DDR/SDRAM 200/266MHz FSB SOCKET A UltraDMA-100 MOTHERBOARD - RETAIL. UltraDMA-100. 6 PCI, 1 AGP. Built-in AC97 Audio. -- $70

KINGSTON KVR266X64C25/256 256MB 32x64 PC2100 DDR RAM - OEM 184-Pin Unbuffered. Requires DDR supported Motherboard - Lifetime Warranty. -- $70

VISIONTEK Xtasy 5632 GEFORCE2 GTS-V 4X/2X 32MB DDR AGP - OEM -- $48

Seagate Barracuda IV ST340016A 40gb 7200rpm EIDE , 9ms Average Seek Time, Ultra ATA 100, OEM - 3 year manufacturer warranty 40.0 gb 7200 rpm. -- $76

MAXTOP CSX-917K 7-bay 350W Power Supply Mid Tower PC CASE - RETAIL AMD approved 350W power supply -- $36

SONY 52X MAX EIDE INTERNAL CD-ROM DRIVE - OEM -- $25

Add in keyboard, floppy, mouse, and cpu fan for about $40, total about $405. Add in about $60 shipping. You make about $135, unless you want to add a little to upgrade the cpu and still make $100 for building it.
 


<< All from Newegg


AMD DURON 1.0 GHZ SOCKET A, 200FSB, PGA PROCESSOR OEM Version Model#: D1000AMT1B -- $40

EPOX EP-8K7A AMD761 AMD/ AMDXP DDR/SDRAM 200/266MHz FSB SOCKET A UltraDMA-100 MOTHERBOARD - RETAIL. UltraDMA-100. 6 PCI, 1 AGP. Built-in AC97 Audio. -- $70

KINGSTON KVR266X64C25/256 256MB 32x64 PC2100 DDR RAM - OEM 184-Pin Unbuffered. Requires DDR supported Motherboard - Lifetime Warranty. -- $70

VISIONTEK Xtasy 5632 GEFORCE2 GTS-V 4X/2X 32MB DDR AGP - OEM -- $48

Seagate Barracuda IV ST340016A 40gb 7200rpm EIDE , 9ms Average Seek Time, Ultra ATA 100, OEM - 3 year manufacturer warranty 40.0 gb 7200 rpm. -- $76

MAXTOP CSX-917K 7-bay 350W Power Supply Mid Tower PC CASE - RETAIL AMD approved 350W power supply -- $36

SONY 52X MAX EIDE INTERNAL CD-ROM DRIVE - OEM -- $25

Add in keyboard, floppy, mouse, and cpu fan for about $40, total about $405. Add in about $60 shipping. You make about $135, unless you want to add a little to upgrade the cpu and still make $100 for building it. >>










Hey wyvrn I'm gonna buy all of that and return it for Walmart Store credit!
 


<< Hey wyvrn I'm gonna buy all of that and return it for Walmart Store credit! >>



They would probably take it and notice later they don't sell any of that stuff 🙂
 
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