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[Warrior Legolas]

If you had $2000 to build a brand new PC what would you get???

Regards
lilvip

 

[Waylay00]

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Winchester - $280
DFI NF4 Ultra-D - $150
1 GB Corsair Value Select - $150
ATI X800XL - $400 (as of now, should be dropping though)
160GB Seagate SATA w/ NCQ - $130
NEC 3500A - $74
Thermaltake Tsunami Case - $100
OCZ Modstream 520w - $120
Logitech Z-5300e 5.1 - $150
Viewsonic VP171B 17" LCD - $400
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS - $90

Total - $2044

Of course, prices change, but that's a good start.

 

[imverygifted]

almost the same as the guy above me
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Winchester - $190
DFI NF4 Ultra-D - $150
1 GB Corsair Value Select - $150
6800GT - $350
74gig Raptor - $150
NEC 3500A - $74
Lian-Li 61 - $100
OCZ Modstream 520w - $120
Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 - $150
Viewsonic VP191B 19" LCD - $550
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS - $90

 

[UsandThem]

I made this guide for users like you:

My guide

 

[n0cmonkey]

2x Fujitsu 36GB 15k RPM SCSI $471.52
2x Gigaram memory 1GB ECC PC3200 $451.00
Tyan Thunder K8SR $519.50
2x AMD Opteron 240 $420.00

Total: $1,879.68 (after shipping)

I have the rest of the parts.

 

[Deskstar]

I would get a $1500 computer and invest the other $500 so that I can buy my next one in 3-4 years.

 

[Warrior Legolas]

Originally posted by: UsandThem
I made this guide for users like you:

My guide

I'm not building a computer just bored.

 

Originally posted by: Warrior Legolas
If you had $2000 to build a brand new PC what would you get???

Regards
lilvip

Good to see lilvip?s are still around.
I?m ordering this tomorrow what do you guys think???

Motherboard ====ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe====ZipZoomFly====$189.99
Processor====AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Winchester Core 90nm====ZipZoomFly====$278.00
Memory====Corsair TWINX1024-3200XLPRO====ZipZoomFly====$273.00
Hard Drive====Seagate Barracude 7200.8 SATA 250GB====Newegg====$160.00
Optical Drive 1====NEC ND-3520A====Newegg====$62.99
Optical Drive 2====Pioneer DVR-109====Newegg====$83.00
Media Drive====Mitsumi 7-in-1 Media Drive====Newegg====$24.00
PC Case====Antec P160====Newegg====$110.00
Power Supply====Antec TRUE550 EPS12V====ZipZoomFly====$113.00
Video Card====BFG GeForce 6800 GT OC PCI Express ====ZipZoomFly====$489.99
Sound Card====Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum====ZipZoomFly====$164.99

Total $1948.96

 

[Warrior Legolas]

Originally posted by: lilvip

Originally posted by: Warrior Legolas
If you had $2000 to build a brand new PC what would you get???

Regards
lilvip

Good to see lilvip?s are still around.
I?m ordering this tomorrow what do you guys think???

Motherboard ====ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe====ZipZoomFly====$189.99
Processor====AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Winchester Core 90nm====ZipZoomFly====$278.00
Memory====Corsair TWINX1024-3200XLPRO====ZipZoomFly====$273.00
Hard Drive====Seagate Barracude 7200.8 SATA 250GB====Newegg====$160.00
Optical Drive 1====NEC ND-3520A====Newegg====$62.99
Optical Drive 2====Pioneer DVR-109====Newegg====$83.00
Media Drive====Mitsumi 7-in-1 Media Drive====Newegg====$24.00
PC Case====Antec P160====Newegg====$110.00
Power Supply====Antec TRUE550 EPS12V====ZipZoomFly====$113.00
Video Card====BFG GeForce 6800 GT OC PCI Express ====ZipZoomFly====$489.99
Sound Card====Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum====ZipZoomFly====$164.99

Total $1948.96

We are a dying breed.

Regards
lilvip

 

Originally posted by: Warrior Legolas

Originally posted by: lilvip

Originally posted by: Warrior Legolas
If you had $2000 to build a brand new PC what would you get???

Regards
lilvip

Good to see lilvip?s are still around.
I?m ordering this tomorrow what do you guys think???

Motherboard ====ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe====ZipZoomFly====$189.99
Processor====AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Winchester Core 90nm====ZipZoomFly====$278.00
Memory====Corsair TWINX1024-3200XLPRO====ZipZoomFly====$273.00
Hard Drive====Seagate Barracude 7200.8 SATA 250GB====Newegg====$160.00
Optical Drive 1====NEC ND-3520A====Newegg====$62.99
Optical Drive 2====Pioneer DVR-109====Newegg====$83.00
Media Drive====Mitsumi 7-in-1 Media Drive====Newegg====$24.00
PC Case====Antec P160====Newegg====$110.00
Power Supply====Antec TRUE550 EPS12V====ZipZoomFly====$113.00
Video Card====BFG GeForce 6800 GT OC PCI Express ====ZipZoomFly====$489.99
Sound Card====Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum====ZipZoomFly====$164.99

Total $1948.96

We are a dying breed.

Regards
lilvip

I sure do miss the good old days