Computer from Newegg for about $650 ?

[crawford]

What would you recommend getting ALL from newegg, for a whole computer (minus RAM, I already got that from crucial) for <$650. So far I have:

Case: Enermax, CS-3051L-S3A (im pretty set on this one, I love that case) - $101 Shipped

Video Card: VGA LEADTEK|GF4 TI4200 64M /TV Retail Box $139 Shipped

Hard Drive: Blow Out Special WOW, WD WESTERN DIGITAL "SPECIAL EDITION" 80GB 7200RPM EIDE HARD DRIVE MODEL # WD800JB - OEM, DRIVE ONLY - $106 shipped

Sound Card: VOYETRA TURTLE BEACH SANTA CRUZ - OEM -$62 shipped

CDRW: Lite On 40X12X48 CDRW Model: LTR40125S-Retail -$63 Shipped

Mobo: Blow Out Special WOW, ECS K7S5A SiS® 735 SOCKET A MOTHERBOARD - RETAIL - $53 Shipped

CPU: AMD ATHLON XP 2000+/266 FSB PROCESSOR CPU - OEM 2000+/ 1.67GHz - $95 shipped

Floppy: SAMSUNG 1.44MB FLOPPY DRIVE Model# SFD321B/LEB - OEM - $12 shipped

Grand total : $631 shipped

Can it be beaten in any way ? Thanks a lot.

 

[aphex]

No DVD drive?

 

[crawford]

Originally posted by: aphexII
No DVD drive?

Nah, I dont really need one. If I ever do for some reason ill pull out the old creative 6x thats in my closet.

 

[TheOmegaCode]

Looks like you've got it covered, but I don't see a NIC, mouse, keyboard, etc. Do you already have all those?

 

[b0mbrman]

Heh heh...I remember this game

 

[Garet Jax]

Monitor?

 

[crawford]

Its just the box, I already have moitor, etc. I think the mobo has a biult in NIC too.

 

[MournSanity]

That looks like a very nice rig. Make sure you have some case fans, a heatsink for your proc, and some arctic silver.

 

[SWirth86]

Originally posted by: crawford
Its just the box, I already have moitor, etc. I think the mobo has a biult in NIC too.

Yes, it does. It also has built in sound, so if you want you could use that instead of the Santa Cruz.

Looks good.
Are the links working for anybody else?

 

[mztykal]

Yah I just ordered a whole computer from Newegg, minus monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc. I ordered a heatsink/fan from SVCompucycle. They're the Newegg of cooling. Plus they ship USPS.

 

[crawford]

hmmm i might have linked them wrong, even tho i dont see how. yea i already have a heatsink/fan and arctic silver. I guess ill just buy it like I have it listed unless there is anything better....

 

[RU482]

save yourself $45 and get an XP1600, unlock it and you should be able to hit 1900 or 2000+ speeds

Also...don't forget case fans

 

[crawford]

A better mobo like what ? I really cant spare too much more $. Also, is it hard to unlock a 1600+ ? I already have a tbird 1.4 so it would seem like not too much of an upgrade.....

 

[sglurker]

 

[sglurker]

dang, hit enter by mistake, how do u delete a post?

anyways.. i was gonna ask wheres the ram

 

[cmdavid]

Originally posted by: redly1
save yourself $45 and get an XP1600, unlock it and you should be able to hit 1900 or 2000+ speeds

Also...don't forget case fans

i agree. get the 1600+ and get a better mobo w/ the price difference.. like an Epox 8K3A

 

[crawford]

How hard is it to unlock a 1600+ tho ? I dont wanna go from a 1400 mhz cpu to another 1400 mhz cpu. and sglurker, I said at the top of my post that I already got the ram .