Best Bang for the Buck component in your rig?

[mjolnir2k]

Although most of the time the supposed high tech wonder gizmo's I buy are vastly overated and overpriced for the performance, occasionall I get a gem.

The best bang for the buck component I have EVER purchased is my little XP1700+ B.
Cost me a mere $50 and this baby runs 24/7 @ XP2600+ speeds on air with no volt increase and super LOW temps (38c). Absolutely the jewel of my entire rig! (Next up would be my Ti4400).

What's the best bang for the buck part of your system?

 

[dullard]

You'll all laugh but probably the Geforce 4 MX in my hot deals Dell computer. It basically comes free with the computer (since it costs the full price to upgrade to a better card). When I do upgrade to another card I can sell it for a few bucks. And it runs every game I've wanted without any problems. I was always going to put in a $150 card, but since this runs everything just fine, I've yet to find a reason to do it. $150+ for some more eye candy isn't worth it.

 

[fumbduck]

p4 2.4 that runs at 3.2 stock voltage. cost me 140, eh well...

 

[Lonyo]

My speakers, but only because I got them for 60% less than I should have paid.

 

[filmmaker]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
My speakers, but only because I got them for 60% less than I should have paid.

And what speakers would those be?

 

[Lonyo]

Philips A3.600 (UK) or the MMS306 (in the US)

100W 5.1 flat panel speakers, got them under £50 including shipping, most places have them for £110 incl shipping.

 

[rwalterk]

My Antec KS-282 case for ~$60. It's plain looking by today's standards (I bought it nearly two years ago), but it has been easy to work with, no sharp edges, awesome removable drive cage, and came with an Antec 300W power supply that has been unbelievable. I have the following setup:

Athlon XP 2100 w/ Vantec Aeroflow VA4 C7040
Asus A7N8X Deluxe
512MB Corsair XMS PC2700 DDR CAS2 (1 DIMM)
Gainward Geforce 4 4200 64MB
Audigy 2

I have had zero problems with the 300W power supply; what great quality and what a bargain for $60 case+power supply.

 

[chin311]

uhm, probably my RAM, got 768 of pc2100 for 50$....

 

[filmmaker]

I would have to say my Fong-Kai case I got new for 100 bucks with power supply and replacement black faceplate. The thing is solid, and is a beaute.

EDIT: 100 bucks included the shipping on the item

 

[Regs]

My Samsung LCD Monitor for 250 Dollars. Great quality in picture without having to spend 3 grand on a digital 17in LCD.

 

[BD231]

NForce2 Mobo with onboard Lan and Sound, it's been a charm to work with and dose 200+ FSB. I also have a 2100+ I got for 69 bucks when it was on sale that dose 2.1ghz at default voltage. Runs cool from a temp point of view but holy lord dose it warm up my house.

 

[tyipengr]

The four Panaflos I got for 3 bucks each in my Antec SX835II. They don't increase performance or anything but I have to say that I after I tossed out the four hi flow Sunons I had in there and replaced them with whisper quiet Panaflos that I found in an electronics surplus store in Van Nuys, my headaches have gone away. It is incredible how much stress a loud computer can put on a person.

 

[Provider]

Let's See I think my 19" view sonic that i got for.... FREE
Then my Antec SX1040 that i got for $30.00

-D-

 

[OverVolt]

Uhhmmm.... R9800Pro 128mb version for $380 at a local vendor.

Or my SB Audigy2 RETAIL for $110 at a local vendor

 

[Malladine]

Radeon 9700 Non-pro for $230. Damn it's powerful.

1700+ t-bred B cpu of course

And maybe my 19" NEC monitor for $230 after rebate

BD231: "Dose" is spelled "Does."

 

[alkemyst]

My Altec Lansing ATA885's for $24.95.

And then when I sold my PIII-850E for enough to buy another 256MB of ram, a 1.1A Tualatin, Powerleap, and a new cooler and still have some cash left over.

 

[SgtZulu]

$50 GF2-GTS still plays all the games I'm concerned with

 

[Confused]

£47 TBred B 1700+ running at 2.1GHz (XP2600+)

Also my 17" CRT that I got for nothing Makes a nice cheap 2nd display for my dual-monitor setup with the £150 19" CTX CRT monitor


Confused

 

[sharkeeper]

Nothing because everything is uber expensive due to stringent requirements.

However, I will mention that my 9800 pro cost zip because I won a bet! So there! 9800 Pro for $0.00. [Monster Garage Theme] FREEBIE! FREEBIE! FRRRREEEEBIE!!![/Monster Garage Theme]



-DAK-

 

[GoSharks]

sgi dual s370 mobo with onboard intel lan and dual channel adaptec u160.
$40

then i proceeded to slap on 2 free 1ghz cpus that i had

 

[Whitersx29]

my 128mb geforce 3 ti 200, bought it for 50 bucks and it runs everything great.

 

[MangoTBG]

Originally posted by: shuttleteam
Nothing because everything is uber expensive due to stringent requirements.

However, I will mention that my 9800 pro cost zip because I won a bet! So there! 9800 Pro for $0.00. [Monster Garage Theme] FREEBIE! FREEBIE! FRRRREEEEBIE!!![/Monster Garage Theme]



-DAK-

What was the bet?

 

[pelikan]

My 2100+ for $97. I run it everyday at 2300MHz (200 FSB), 1.725V. For benchmarks I run it at 2500MHz, 1.85V.

 

[alkemyst]

ppl should state the price they paid for the part...it's easy to say the $500 pIII-1GHz was your best bang for buck, but no one else will think so.

Chris

 

[stonecold3169]

Well, if camaeras count, I've owned several other more expensive camaeras but my Canon s200 has seen the most use with nice results and lots of fun. I have many fond memories caught thanks to this guy... a steal at $160 at Officemax right before xmas.

If cameras don't count, The 2 western digital 120gb SE hdd that I got for $50 after rebate are nice, or the HP DVD200i I got when it was brand new on the market for $50 was nice.