I'm building a budget PC, Please rate it!!!

[ND40oz]

Originally posted by: hurtstotalktoyou
Try this:

$198 Hyvision MV178 17" LCD display (newegg.com)
$76 1GB PC3200 (ms4me.com)
$74 eVGA 128-P2-N352-TX Geforce 6600LE 128MB (newegg.com)
$69 Sempron 64 2500+ (computer3g.com)
$64 Biostar GeForce 6100-M7 (ewiz.com)
$58 AOpen 6200TC DV128 Geforce 6200TC 128MB (newegg.com)
$55 Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JB 80GB PATA/8MB (zipzoomfly.com)
$39 Sony DW-Q30A BK DVD burner (newegg.com)
$27 mATX case & 350W PSU (supergooddeal.com)
$25 Rosewill RKM810BLK wireless keyboard & optical mouse (newegg.com)
$12 ALPS Beige 3.5" FDD (newegg.com)
$697 *shipped*

Overclock that baby to 2.4 GHz--a virtual Athlon 64 3300+.

I think you've got 2 video cards in there...plus the onboard.

Personally, I'd go with a x1600 over any of the lower 6xxx series.

 

[alimoalem]

Originally posted by: lateralus1082
LITE-ON Black IDE DVD Burner Model SHW-160P6S - OEM
$39.25

SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP - OEM
$9.99

Western Digital Caviar WD800BB 80GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM
$48.50

SAMSUNG 740B Black 17" 8ms LCD Monitor - Retail
$235.99

ASUS K8U-X Socket 754 ULi M1689 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
$48.00

VisionTek XTASY VTK9600XT256 Radeon 9600XT 256MB DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card -
$99.99

CODEGEN PS-400W-12 ATX 400W Power Supply - Retail
$26.99

Microsoft N86-00009 Black PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard - OEM
$19.99

CORSAIR ValueSelect 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System $41.00

AMD Sempron 64 2600+ Palermo 800MHz FSB Socket 754 Processor Model
$65.00

TOTAL PRICE: $690.61

What do you think about this set up? I already have a case sitting here, so that's not an issue. Keep in mind the total price is my budget, which is 700 dollars. Is this good for what I need (movies, occasional games, music, internet, etc)

Thanks alot

what you put together is TOO expensive for what you get. why s754? that's getting waaaay to out of date

CPU: opteron 144 or amd 3000+ (~$150)
MOBO: epox 9npa+ ultra or DFI or Asus (spend around $100)

Monitor: that's too expensive for a 17". go for a $150 17" LCD or stick with CRT for now

RAM: 1gb stick of Value Ram (Corsair, OCZ, other name brand -- pick the cheapest) (~$80)

your DVD Burner/keyboard/floppy are fine ($70 total)

HDD: the one you picked is fine (~$50)
VGA: X600XT 128MB
this should be a lot better than the card you chose, and PCI-express ($60)

PSU: Fortron 400w ($50)

this all comes to $710 (monitor, dvd rw, KB, FDD all included) and will blow what you chose away. plus, it allows for future upgradability and will give you a very good OC, so you can continue to use it for a longer while

 

[lateralus1082]

i've reworked it and this is what i purchased:

POWERSUPPLY|MGE 400W PSWB-400 RTL - OEM (Qty=1,Price=$24.99)
VGA AOPEN N 6600 256M 90.05210.607 - Retail (Qty=1,Price=$99.00)
BELKIN SERIAL EXTEN CBL F2N209-10-T - Retail (Qty=1,Price=$5.99)
MB ABIT NV8 NF4-4X 754 - Retail (Qty=1,Price=$69.50)
MNTR SMSNG|LCD 17"8MSDVI 740b-Black - Retail (Qty=1,Price=$235.99)
DVD BURNER LITEON|SHW-160P6S BK % - OEM (Qty=1,Price=$39.25)
CPU AMD|SEMPRON64 3000+ RTL - Retail (Qty=1,Price=$86.00)
MEM 512M|CORSAIR D400 VS512MB400 R - Retail (Qty=1,Price=$41.00)
FD 1.44MB|SONY MPF920 Black % - OEM (Qty=1,Price=$9.99)
HD 80GB|WD 7200RPM WD800BB % - OEM (Qty=1,Price=$48.50)
KB MS|MULTIMEDIA PS/2 BK N86-00009% - OEM (Qty=1,Price=$19.99)

 

[AMDnewbie2006]

Originally posted by: killuminati
Gte the Geforce 6100 series motherboard because they come with onbaord graphics ad SATA2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131588

and get the Asus Geforce 6600 :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814121180

Get the Sempron64 2500+ , the one with more Cache :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819104251

if u wanna go more on budget the use the on board graphics and upgrade to a good gpu laterz

Peace & ciao !!!

Ditto!