BEST ALL AROUND COMPUTER UNDER $500?

[JonnyBalls]

OK... i need to build a bunch of all-around computers not deemed for one certain task... this is what i came up with...

Asus A7N266-VM AA (AMD Assured Version) NVIDIA nFORCE 220 Chipset 266/200MHz FSB Motherboard Micro ATX- Retail
includes:
Onboard LAN:10/100 Mbps
AC97and Dolby Digital (AC-3) Encoder Audio
Nvidia Nforce GeFORCE2 Video.
$73

Athlon XP 2000+
$86
Thermalright SK-6+ w/fan
$30 (approx w/shipping & fan)

MAXTOR 60GB 7200RPM EIDE HARD DRIVE MODEL # 6Y060L0
$89

KINGSTON 256MB PC2100 DDR RAM
$71

Some case & power supply
$75 approx

Lite On 48x12x48
$58


Comes to $482 with these prices... any ideas??
any help appreciated!

 

[tart666]

pretty decent. I would recommend a brand name PSU though. Like an Antec Perf series case/PSU for $99 .

 

[Macro2]

You can do better on the HD, RAM and Case.

Staples was selling that HD for 99-30=69 and then with a coupon you could get it for 39 plus tax.

In general , no more than $.75/Gigabyte after a rebate or $1/Gigabyte without a rebate is a good rule of thumb.

Shop the RAM. You can do better. Get 2700 if you can for the future.

Case? I'd get a Enlight 72xx series with a 300 or 340 watt PS from newegg.com for about $59. Also check the cpu and board price again.

Need a CDRW?...camp out at Officemax on November 29 for a deal. $9.95 after rebates

Also check out some of the rebate sites for more peripherals.

 

[BlakkIce]

not bad i need to build a PC for my GF and this is right on the money

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Man, for budget system like that you should be using $50 Supercase (with power supply) like this one.

 

[Macro2]

You have to be careful with the power supplies they send with those cheap cases. Superpower w/ cogagen for instance=cheap PS.

Enlight cases are premium and their PSs are good quality as well. Make sure the company isn't swapping out the PS BTW.

I mentioned the CDRW for 9.95. I believe staples has a black friday deal like that too. A cendyne 40x. Hopefully a rebadged lite-on.

 

[EdipisReks]

Macro2, i'm assuming that you meant $1 per gigabyte and not per megabyte. one could quickly run up the price of a hard drive if you were paying a dollar per megabyte 😉.

 

[ojai00]

Originally posted by: EdipisReks
Macro2, i'm assuming that you meant $1 per gigabyte and not per megabyte. one could quickly run up the price of a hard drive if you were paying a dollar per megabyte 😉.

I was just thinking the same thing 😀

 

[Macro2]

RE:"Macro2, i'm assuming that you meant $1 per gigabyte and not per megabyte. one could quickly run up the price of a hard drive if you were paying a dollar per megabyte"

Shoot, thinks I didn't know I did that. I'll edit it.