Building a computer for friend

[ltk007]

I am building a system for a friend and this is what I have put together:

Duron 700- $148
Asus A7V motherboard- $170
Geforce2 MX- $120
128mbs Higher performance CAS 2 PC 133 Mushkin Ram- $189
Sound Blaster Live! Value- $40
20 gig Maxtor Diamond Max Plus 40 7200 RPM Hard drive- $150
Floppy Drive- $20
52x CD Drive- $30
Heatsink- $35
Labtec LCS-2514 speakers- $65
Supermicro SC-750 w/300w power supply- $130
Smart and Friendly 4x/4x/24x cdrw- $130
Envision AOC Spectrum 9GLRS 19? monitor-$320
Shipping estimate- $150

Total- $1577


Anything I am missing???

Any precautions I should take when building. Any horror stories about building computers for friends?

 

[Kitros]

dvd? modem? 24 hr. tech support...(long nights await, man) keyboard, mouse...

tech support will be the biggest pain in the a$$ for ya buddy... BEWARE!!!

 

[ltk007]

yeah, he knows some things about computers. He doesn't need a modem, cause he is getting @home. He has a good keyboard and mouse he wants to keep.

 

[Modus]

Great choices all around, but you may have to wait a little while for vendors to get stock of the A7V and the Geforce 2 MX. I would also upgrade the burner to an 8x/4x unit. The price difference is so small and definitely worth it for twice the CDR speed.

Modus

 

[ltk007]

I know about the waiting, although I heard one vendor had the A7V. About the CD-RW, he wants a smart and friendly, even though they are going under.

 

[Mday]

well the price for the MX varies from $120 to $200. so, which model does your friend want.

and that RAM seems a bit expensive. as is the floppy drive.

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S&F already went under. but faster is more expensive, so whatever works is fine. frankly I want that new plextor drive which I can't afford just so i don't have to wait for my discs to be burned... you may also want to look into buying some bulk discs along with those hardware pieces... saves on shipping if you get stuff shipped at once.

 

[ltk007]

Well, floppies at compusa ar $20 and that saves on shipping. I didn't even know the MX was out, I just figured I would get the cheapest one, since normally performance doesn't vary.