- Nov 21, 2000
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I need to build a budget pc for my girlfriend, she graduated with a graphic design degree, but is currently running the dell windows me rig she got when she went into college.
I thought the $1000 budget originally was for just the box, but have now found it includes the entire setup.
Her work is all 2d, photoshop, quark, indesign etc. I'm hoping someone can confirm this, but I'm hoping that she will be able to get by with onboard graphics, as there won't be any gaming going one.
Here's what I've got so far, needs a lot of tweaking, but I havn't had any cash for a new pc since my thunderbird rig of old. This'll be my first shot at ddr, and I don't have 12 hours a day to devote to research like I used to.
Antec Sonata II w/450 watt antec psu = 90
Seagate 7200.10 320gb =95
Corsair twinx2048-3200 = 217(30MIR)
Biostar tforce 6100 mobo
AMD x2 64 3800+ / 217.00 combo
Samsung 940bf lcd = 260(30 mir)
Total so far is 880 minus 60 in rebates, need to scrounge up a keyboard and mouse (looking at logitech mx500 combo for $100 bucks - wanting wireless with rechargable mouse, might look used for an old logitech bundle or see just get the wireless rechargeable mouse) and speakers(nothing fancy, a 2.1 system)
Please start tearing me apart, or point my to the reviews that are actually useful that I no longer seem capable of locating. It sucks getting old
I thought the $1000 budget originally was for just the box, but have now found it includes the entire setup.
Her work is all 2d, photoshop, quark, indesign etc. I'm hoping someone can confirm this, but I'm hoping that she will be able to get by with onboard graphics, as there won't be any gaming going one.
Here's what I've got so far, needs a lot of tweaking, but I havn't had any cash for a new pc since my thunderbird rig of old. This'll be my first shot at ddr, and I don't have 12 hours a day to devote to research like I used to.
Antec Sonata II w/450 watt antec psu = 90
Seagate 7200.10 320gb =95
Corsair twinx2048-3200 = 217(30MIR)
Biostar tforce 6100 mobo
AMD x2 64 3800+ / 217.00 combo
Samsung 940bf lcd = 260(30 mir)
Total so far is 880 minus 60 in rebates, need to scrounge up a keyboard and mouse (looking at logitech mx500 combo for $100 bucks - wanting wireless with rechargable mouse, might look used for an old logitech bundle or see just get the wireless rechargeable mouse) and speakers(nothing fancy, a 2.1 system)
Please start tearing me apart, or point my to the reviews that are actually useful that I no longer seem capable of locating. It sucks getting old