help on building a xmas computer

[mAxius]

Well I am currently in the market for a small, fast and cheap pc for my girlfriend. The options I see are a nf2 igp, radeon express 200, and the geforce 6150. If I?m missing anything please tell me, I?m trying to see exactly what would give me the best graphical experience with out the need of a gfx card (cause that would require more cash than I have) now only if I can get a board and a gpu cheaply enough would I consider that as a option

 

[ShadowBlade]

Cheapest computer ever:

AMD K6-2 233 MHz CPU $9.95
Asus TX97-XV Socket 7 ATX Motherboard $24.95
8MB - (2) 4 MB 1X36 72 pin SIMM w/ Parity
Seagate U Series X ST320014A
Lite On LTN-527T

should be under $150

 

[mAxius]

Originally posted by: ShadowBlade
Cheapest computer ever:

AMD K6-2 233 MHz CPU $9.95
Asus TX97-XV Socket 7 ATX Motherboard $24.95
8MB - (2) 4 MB 1X36 72 pin SIMM w/ Parity
Seagate U Series X ST320014A
Lite On LTN-527T

should be under $150

your killing me here lol

 

[Lasthitlarry]

price range please

 

[mdchesne]

why not get her a mac mini?

 

[eXx08]

Originally posted by: mdchesne
why not get her a mac mini?

That;s the route I would go with.

 

[Wahsapa]

Originally posted by: mdchesne
why not get her a mac mini?

where do you think we are... arstechnica?

 

[Mik3y]

Originally posted by: Wahsapa

Originally posted by: mdchesne
why not get her a mac mini?

where do you think we are... arstechnica?

well....yeah.

 

[mAxius]

Originally posted by: Lasthitlarry
price range please

oh ya forgot that under 500

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: mAxius

Originally posted by: Lasthitlarry
price range please

oh ya forgot that under 500

Monitor? OS?
Any bits NOT needed?

 

[bamacre]

Antec Mini Tower SLK1650B 350W ATX Case $70.50
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=CA-1650BK&c=pw

DFI NF4 Infinity nForce4 Audio/GB-LAN/IEEE-1394/PCI-E/SATA $77.33
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...duct_Code=110460&AFFIL=pricewatch&NR=1

AMD Sempron 64 2800+ 1.6GHz 256KB L2 Cache 64-bit Processor - Retail $75.50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a...=OTC-pr1c3watch&ATT=Microprocessors+PC

Corsair VS1GBKIT400 1GB Kit DDR400 PC3200 CAS2.5 Value Select Retail $71.50
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80098-21

Maxtor 6L080M0 80GB 7200rpm SATA 150 8MB 3.5-inch Hard Drive $61.25
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=HD-MX80ALM&c=pw

NEC Black ND-3550 $42.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152058

eVGA GeForce 6600 LE 256MB DDR/PCI-E/TV-Out/DVI (Retail Box) $93.70
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...duct_Code=190191&AFFIL=pricewatch&NR=1

Total Price $491.78

 

[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: ShadowBlade
Cheapest computer ever:

AMD K6-2 233 MHz CPU $9.95
Asus TX97-XV Socket 7 ATX Motherboard $24.95
8MB - (2) 4 MB 1X36 72 pin SIMM w/ Parity
Seagate U Series X ST320014A
Lite On LTN-527T

should be under $150

I have that cpu!!! but you should buy the hdd I have. It's 5.25" Seagate HD. It weighs about 5 lbs, and it holds a whopping 7 GB!!!!

 

[mAxius]

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Originally posted by: mAxius

Originally posted by: Lasthitlarry
price range please

oh ya forgot that under 500

Monitor? OS?
Any bits NOT needed?

i have a display and os jacking 512mb of ram from my current box and i have a cdrw

 

[JasonE4]

Originally posted by: bamacre
Antec Mini Tower SLK1650B 350W ATX Case $70.50
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=CA-1650BK&c=pw

DFI NF4 Infinity nForce4 Audio/GB-LAN/IEEE-1394/PCI-E/SATA $77.33
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...duct_Code=110460&AFFIL=pricewatch&NR=1

AMD Sempron 64 2800+ 1.6GHz 256KB L2 Cache 64-bit Processor - Retail $75.50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a...=OTC-pr1c3watch&ATT=Microprocessors+PC

Corsair VS1GBKIT400 1GB Kit DDR400 PC3200 CAS2.5 Value Select Retail $71.50
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80098-21

Maxtor 6L080M0 80GB 7200rpm SATA 150 8MB 3.5-inch Hard Drive $61.25
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=HD-MX80ALM&c=pw

NEC Black ND-3550 $42.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152058

eVGA GeForce 6600 LE 256MB DDR/PCI-E/TV-Out/DVI (Retail Box) $93.70
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...duct_Code=190191&AFFIL=pricewatch&NR=1

Total Price $491.78

That proc is socket 754 and the mobo is 939.

 

[bamacre]

Oops!! LOL, that won't work.

No semprons for 939?

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: mAxius

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Originally posted by: mAxius

Originally posted by: Lasthitlarry
price range please

oh ya forgot that under 500

Monitor? OS?
Any bits NOT needed?

i have a display and os jacking 512mb of ram from my current box and i have a cdrw

That helps.

Antec Mini Tower SLK1650B 350W ATX Case $70.50
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=CA-1650BK&c=pw

MSI K8N Neo3-F Socket 754 Athlon 64 ATX nForce4-4X Chipset - PCI Express $71.00
http://www.pcdirect.com//product.asp?Sku=MBMSK8NNEO3%2DF

AMD Athlon 64 2800+ Newcastle 800MHz FSB Socket 754 Processor Retail $111.00
http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/productde...=OTC-pr1c3watch&ATT=Microprocessors+PC

CORSAIR ValueSelect 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) $38.00
http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/productde...6&CMP=OTC-pr1c3watch&ATT=System+Memory

Maxtor 6L080M0 80GB 7200rpm SATA 150 8MB 3.5-inch Hard Drive $61.25
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=HD-MX80ALM&c=pw

NEC Black ND-3550 $42.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152058

eVGA GeForce 6600 LE 256MB DDR/PCI-E/TV-Out/DVI (Retail Box) $93.70
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...duct_Code=190191&AFFIL=pricewatch&NR=1

Total Price $487.45

 

[mAxius]

Bump and thankyou for the replies

 

[mdchesne]

if you have $500 to spend, and have a monitor, get her a Mac Mini

she'll love it and it saves you time and hassle. plus, mac rules so

 

[EagleEye]

My vote goes for Mac Mini

 

[Lasthitlarry]

Originally posted by: bamacre

Antec Mini Tower SLK1650B 350W ATX Case $70.50
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=CA-1650BK&c=pw

MSI K8N Neo3-F Socket 754 Athlon 64 ATX nForce4-4X Chipset - PCI Express $71.00
http://www.pcdirect.com//product.asp?Sku=MBMSK8NNEO3%2DF

AMD Athlon 64 2800+ Newcastle 800MHz FSB Socket 754 Processor Retail $111.00
http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/productde...=OTC-pr1c3watch&ATT=Microprocessors+PC

CORSAIR ValueSelect 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) $38.00
http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/productde...6&CMP=OTC-pr1c3watch&ATT=System+Memory

Maxtor 6L080M0 80GB 7200rpm SATA 150 8MB 3.5-inch Hard Drive $61.25
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=HD-MX80ALM&c=pw

NEC Black ND-3550 $42.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152058

eVGA GeForce 6600 LE 256MB DDR/PCI-E/TV-Out/DVI (Retail Box) $93.70
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...duct_Code=190191&AFFIL=pricewatch&NR=1

Total Price $487.45

 

[CalamitySymphony]

MAC MINI

 

[Lasthitlarry]

OP, start a damn poll

Mac Mini vs Build suggested by bamacre

 

[mAxius]

the mac mini is out of the question casue id like her to be able to game on this pc as well keep em comming sorry mac guys

 

[mAxius]

IN WIN S506T.I430FU2D Case with 430W Power Supply
JetWay GTDual-STD-G Socket 754 and 939 Nvidia nForce4 MCP ATX
SAPPHIRE 100143L Radeon X1300PRO 256MB pci-ex
AMD Sempron 64 2600+ Palermo

what do you guys think and it comes to 315

 

[i1o0i]

MSI K8N NEO3-F ATX AMD Motherboard- 69
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) - 73
Western Digital Caviar SE 80GB Hard Drive- 55
Antec Solution SLK2650 w/ 350 watts power supply- 75
AMD Athlon 64 2800+ Newcastle 800MHz Socket 754- 112
SAPPHIRE 100143 Radeon X1300PRO 256MB- 99

Total-$483+shipping and tax