Build a Computer for College

[Prince of Persia]

My friend has around a 1k limit and he needs the following parts. Can anyone recommend if he should go amd or intel. No overclocking just complete stability and worry free system. no lock ups or anything. (what os?)

Cpu p3 700
Mobo ?
Case Fong Kai thing
Video gforce2 mx? another cheap alternative
Sound sb live value or mp3
Ethernet Card ?
Dvd Drive ?(cheap)
Hard Drive ?

 

[AMB]

I would say a Duron based system would leave money to buy other things for the system

 

[Stringy]

<< complete stability and worry free system. no lock ups or anything. (what os?) >>


Sounds like you are talking about a Lunix derivation...
But really, Most Win9x lockups are from the use of software and the Users Inputs... it doesn't totally crash on it's own, unless there is something mis-configured...

As for MoBo, if you're buying now, Asus P3b-F, CUBX, or the CUSL2...
and Abit makes some decent MoBo's too..

GF2MX is a good economic choice if you plan on playing games... Not sure it's &quot;Other&quot; OS support is all that great tho...

NIC, 3Com or Intel.. or anything with a small price tag

DVD, you can find them reasonably cheap, prolly something around a $100... try and get a name you kinda know, off brands don't always perform as stated, not to mention aren't always very compatible..

HDD, well this is easy.. an IBM 75GXP series drive, Exceptionally Quiet and Very fast.... It's also extremely releighable...


As mentioned about a Celery or Duron would be a better choice.. though if you are in-experienced with PC's you might wanna stay away from the Athlon/Duron MoBo's, they can take a bit to setup.... it's getting easier tho as time passes...




Craig

 

[Prince of Persia]

He has two weeks though. Setup shouldn't be a problem, I've done intel systems and one athlon system.

But the thing with duron is that I'm worried thats its not stable with the first mobos.

 

[Scifione]

Here goes a prive list! I worked hard on it so I hope it helps!
I have order form Buy.com but have not YET(maybe soon) ordered for the other two.
Big thing like cases and monitors usually ship by them selves so it does not matter were you buy them. You will not save on shipping much on the cases and monitor, but ordering other things together helps a lot.

Case:
Here is were you can buy a case and CONFIGURE it!!!!!! These are just some examples.
In-Win S500 with AMD approved 250Watt Power Supple $61
Have a look at In-Win cases here! http://www.in-win.com I like In-Win cases.
Fong Kai FK-603 with AMD approved 250Watt Power Supple $69
SB860B &quot;Hydraulic&quot; black with AMD approved 250Watt Power Supple $72
V-Tech Model Leopard 738F color case with AMD approved 250Watt PS $57-60
http://www.directron.com/cases---case-fans-atx-cases.html

Motherboard:
Biostar M7VKB KT133
http://www.tcwo.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_prod.html?p_prodid=644&amp;sid=1wHCjE017Cc@7h5

CPU:
Duron 600Mhz OEM $87
Duron 650Mhz OEM $109
Duron 700Mhz OEM $151
http://www.tcwo.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_main.html?catid=180&amp;sid=1wHCjE017Cc@7h5
Athlon Socket-A 700Mhz OEM $166
Athlon Socket-A 750Mhz OEM $199
http://www.tcwo.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_main.html?catid=183&amp;sid=1wHCjE017Cc@7h5

CPU cooling fan:
&quot;Golden Orb&quot; $13
http://www.tcwo.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_prod.html?p_prodid=413&amp;sid=1wHCjE017Cc@7h5

Memory:
PNY 128MB PC133 SDRAM $159.95
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?Sku=10250650
Crucial 64MB PC133 SDRAM $84.95
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10229020

Video Card:
Stealth III S540 32MB AGP $62
Viper2 Z200 32MBw/TV DVD-h $136
http://www.tcwo.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_main.html?catid=39&amp;sid=1wHCjE017Cc@7h5
Matrox Millennium G400 32MB $119
http://www.tcwo.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_main.html?catid=118&amp;sid=1wHCjE017Cc@7h5
Voodoo3 3000 AGP $96
http://www.tcwo.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_main.html?catid=117&amp;sid=1wHCjE017Cc@7h5

Sound Card:
Sound Blaster Live! Value OEM $49
http://www.tcwo.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_prod.html?p_prodid=196&amp;sid=1wHCjE017Cc@7h5

Monitor
17&quot; CTX VL700SL $197.95
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10152588
17&quot; CTX VL700S $199.95
<a target=new href="http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10021622[L]
17&quot; KDS VS-8I $212.95
[L]http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10242466">http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10021622[L]
17&quot; KDS VS-8I $212.95
[L]http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10242466</a>
17&quot; KDS $178.95
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10244649
19&quot; CTX VL950SL-1
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10241865
19&quot; KDS VS-19SN $299.99
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10021831
19&quot; KDS VS-195E $296.95
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10221195
19&quot; KDS VS-190 $277.95
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10244650

Speakers:
Altec Lancing ACS54 $53.95
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10215528
Creative Labs PCWorks 4point $58.95
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10005730

Floppy:
Mistumi $12
http://www.tcwo.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_prod.html?p_prodid=71&amp;sid=1wHCjE017Cc@7h5
Teac white $14.59
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10028624
Teac gray $15.94
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10028658

DVD-ROM
Toshiba 12x DVD $119.95
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10250639
Afreey 10x DVD $109
http://www.tcwo.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_prod.html?p_prodid=438&amp;sid=1wHCjE017Cc@7h5
Samsung 12X DVD $112
http://www.tcwo.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_prod.html?p_prodid=568&amp;sid=1wHCjE017Cc@7h5

CD-ROM (Alternative to DVD if you don't use DVD):
CD-ROM $38-$49

http://www.tcwo.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_main.html?catid=93&amp;sid=1wHCjE017Cc@7h5
Teac 40x beige $45.31
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10233806
Teac 40x black $50.62
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10233764

CD-RW (Great if you as an alternative to DVD or as an addition to DVD):
Creative Labs CD-RW 32x8x4x $176.95
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10226435
Plextor CD-RW 32x8x4x $184.95
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10229213

Hard Drive:
UATA100 is backwards compatible!
IBM Deskstar 75GXP UATA100 15GB $108.95
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10229213
IBM Deskstar 75GXP UATA100 30GB $181.95
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10245434
Maxtor Diamondmax Plus UATA66 15GB Retail $119.95
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10240445
Maxtor Diamondmax Plus UATA66 30GB Retail $167.95
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10240446
Quantum Fireball Plus LM UATA66 15GB $129.99
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10243351
Quantum Fireball Plus LM UATA66 30GB $179.95
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10243355

Zip drive:
NEC OEM Iomega-licensed 100MB ATAPI internal Zip drive.
http://www.tcwo.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_prod.html?p_prodid=306&amp;sid=1wHCjE017Cc@7h5

NIC (Network card or Lan Card):
Linksys 10/100BTX $14.93
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10017160

Modem (If you can't get faster than 56K ex. DSL, Cable, etc.):
V.90 PCI Modem (Lucent Chipset) $17
http://www.tcwo.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_prod.html?p_prodid=84&amp;sid=1wHCjE017CjL1DM
Driver Up Dates for Win Modems with Lucent Chipsets!
Manufacturer List http://www.k56flex.com/flexupgrade.html
Generic Lucent Driver http://www.lucent.com/micro/K56flex/driver2.html
Upgrading my modem with Lucent chipset using Lucent's generic driver helped me with speed and stability!
Cnet External v.90 Modem $52.94
http://www.us.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=10020140

 

[TomY]

Crucial/Micron 64MB PC133 CL2 is $77.39 direct from Crucial.com.

Crucial, themselves, usually have the best prices on their own ram.

 

[Prince of Persia]

Thanks a bunch for all the info! it will help him out a lot!

 

[zippy]

P3 700e from onvia/pointclick: $215
Asus P3B-F: ~$110
128MB PC100 CAS2: ~$120
Fong Kai whatever case: $90?
G400 32MB Single Head: ~$130
SB Live!Value: ~$50
Intel or 3com or generic is just as good NIC: $25
Toshiba 6x/32x DVD/CD ROM drive: $100
Maxtor DiamondMax 20GB: $160

TOTAL: $1000

Wow, honestly, I did not mean for it to come out to be exactly 1000...omg that is scary...

 

[Mday]

it really does not matter what the guts are, i mean, it's not going to matter since things are plenty fast.

the suggestions here are fine, there are some things that differ from person to person due to brand loyalties and taste.

but i will say this, get a case that is large but small, so a midtower, and one that is not as noisy as the others due to the nature of a dorm. and remember this system is going to be moved, and a dorm is not that big. a 19&quot; will not do, a 17&quot; is okay.