Build Me A Good Office PC

[Eddie33081]

Hey everyone.


I havent worked on computers in a while but my good friend needs 4 budget pc's built for his office.

I havent really researched whats been going on in the computer world the last 5 months or so. I need to build 4 Full PCs that will last this company a while. It will be used strictly for word processing, data entry, email, and internet with very few graphics intensive programs. Im looking to get parts for 400$ and under if possible.


So far Ive looked at this setup but its alittle over on my budget per pc. I want to make a little money for my building time. This is a fast MWAVE cart. See if you can help me get the price down including tax below 400.00$

EPOX EP-8RGM3I W/INTEGRATED VGA,LAN,USB 2.0 & AUDIO Here
AMD XP 2500+(333Mhz
KINGSTON 512MB DDR400
COPPER FAN

$235.00

ANTEC SLK1650B Here

$57.90

LITE ON 52X/32X/52X BLACK EIDE INTERNAL CDRW here

$28.00

MITUSMI 1.44 FLOPPY

$7.90

MICROSOFT MULTIMEDIA KEYBOARD & OPTICAL MOUSE BUNDLE BLACK Here

$29.90

Total With Tax is $452.15

This is without WinXp also

Please help if you can. I want to keep the look of this but possibly down grade to get it to my budget. Once again this is for 4 PCS. Above is an example of 1. I am looking at about a 1600$ budget for 4. If you know of any bulk buys let me know. If you have a cheaper site that I can buy all this from let me know. But I am only paying 5.00$ for will call so that saves on shipping.

Thanks In Advance

 

[dguy6789]

get an athlon xp 2000+ or 2200, should save you enough to be at 400 bucks, and if they are buisiness comps, then athlon xps excell in buisiness apps.

An athlon xp 2000+ compares to a 2.6C P4 in buisiness apps.

 

[Nickel020]

Is that $400 with or without WinXP pro? If the WinXP is supposed to be included in the $400 you will have a hard time building a new PC for about $260.
You could step down to 256MB RAM. That is usually enough to have Outlook, Word, Excel and IE open at the same time. A worse CPU would do the job as well. Look out for some 2000+ Thoroughbreds.

 

[Kenazo]

From www.us.ncix.com (Canadian Retailer's US Site, I'm sure there are better prices out there):
LG 52x CD-RW $25
Tsunami Gemini II Screwless case w/ 400w $28
Seagate 80gig ATA100 (5 yr warranty) $61
Samsung 512mb pc3200 $76
Asus A7V400-MX $51
AMD Sempron 2400+ $63
MS KB/Mouse combo $24
1.44mb floppy $8
WinXP Home $93
Sub total: $428.86us

 

[Tavoc]

Do you need monitors and software (Win XP and Office) for these computers as well? If so, there is basically no way to build a decent computer on 400 bucks.

 

[Eddie33081]

Monitor isnt included. He wants to buy 15" flat screens for the office. So he's gonna go that route. Im looking into some used unactivated versions of winxp pro.

 

[Granorense]

How about a hard drive?

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: Granorense
How about a hard drive?

Dell