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Computer for just downloading

How about this:
Intel 310
Wintec 512 MB PC3200 "PC133 ram doesn't work with PC3200 mobos does it?"
2 250GB Seagates
Rosewill Xabre 200
Skyhawk/Eagle Tech case
Old 300 watt psu from a dell
BenQ DVD-RW drive
1 case fan
PC CHIPS P25G mobo.

The total was:
$394

Thoughts?
 
Originally posted by: pkme2
Intel 310
PCCHIPS P25G
Skyhawk/Eagle Tech case
Seagate 250GB SATA
Wintec 512MB Kit
BenQ with rebate

I would recommend a better PSU to begin with but its your option.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104954

You're planning on spending $400 and the idea of saving by using the Dell PSU. Have you checked to see if the Dell is compatible with your SATA mobo and harddrives?
Enjoy your build. Have fun....
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I think 450 watts is overkill, but a fortron would be good.
 
Seeing as you have a proper PC aswell, all that storage will probably be overkill, I mean, you aren't going to be downloading files into the 3 figure GB are you? (I'd hope!) Could easily save some money there by getting/digging up an old hard disk of a 'small' capacity.

Why get a drive aswell? Just borrow your current one to install windows and things, then return it to its rightful owner.

Case? Why a case? 😛
 
Originally posted by: letdown427
Seeing as you have a proper PC aswell, all that storage will probably be overkill, I mean, you aren't going to be downloading files into the 3 figure GB are you? (I'd hope!) Could easily save some money there by getting/digging up an old hard disk of a 'small' capacity.

Why get a drive aswell? Just borrow your current one to install windows and things, then return it to its rightful owner.

Case? Why a case? 😛
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A dvd drive to transfer those files over dvds. and you got a point, I don't need that much hard drive, I could go with less hdd.
 
Unless you have a bigger broadband pipe than God himself, you do not need anywhere near that much cpu or memory. An old AMD K6/2 computer at 400 or 450 mhz, with 192 meg of memory will run Win2k like a champ. You can probably hook up a 120 gig hard drive to the motherboard controller, or if you want bigger, pick up a Promise controller for $10 or $12. If you look hard, you can get the case, power supply, motherboard, and memory for $10 or $20 (maybe even free). If you really want to burn DVDs from this computer, then I would spend a few dollars more and pick up something like a Dell Dimension 4100 with P3 1000 mhz for $40 or $50 complete. A P3 1000 is more than enough to burn DVDs at 16x.
 
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