Advice needed in building new rig

[OutHouse]

Ok guys and girls. I have 500 bucks to spend. I need a new MOBO, Processor and case. If you had the 500 bucks what would you get?

 

[NelsonMuntz]

1.33 GHz T-bird (266 MHz FSB) $133
Epox EP-8K7A $120
Enlight Midtower w/300 W PSU $45
256 Mb Crucial PC2100 DDR RAM $47.18
Total: Less than $400 shipped. Prices are from Newegg.com except for memory which is at Crucial.com.

 

[tweakmm]

yup yup. I would agree

 

[Barrak]

hehe that is exactly what I just got, except I already had the case and just got the PS

 

[TunaBoo]

<< 1.33 GHz T-bird (266 MHz FSB) $133
Epox EP-8K7A $120
Enlight Midtower w/300 W PSU $45
256 Mb Crucial PC2100 DDR RAM $47.18
Total: Less than $400 shipped. Prices are from Newegg.com except for memory which is at Crucial.com. >>



forgot HSF

also, add an AXIA Y or AYHJA and OC it to 1.5 - 1.6

but 300 watts wont be enough ;(

 

[Mark0999]

Check out my buyers guide here...

I have links to NewEgg and AccessMicro. AccessMicro has motherboard bundles with cpu, board, and ram... they put it together, burn it in, then ship it to you. They come with a 2 yr warranty (replace with new or better). For example, you could get a...

MSI K7T266 Pro-Raid DDR board
AMD TBird 1.4Ghz
256MB Kingston CL2 DDR Ram
Cooler Master HSF (EP5-6I11) -- rated up to 1.4Ghz

... for $382.

Or with a 1.333Ghz for $345 or 1.2Ghz for $312.