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Is it possible to build this computer for 1300 (plus shipping)? really need help on this one

J

Jittles

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This guy wants me to build him a computer. He seems to have done a bit of research on this so I have to be careful.

He wants a 17 or preferably a 19 inch monitor with as good a dp as possible because he uses greek characters so that is crucial

athlon xp 2100 or thereabouts

nic
modem

soundcard doesnt have to be special. doesnt really listen to music, maybe only classical at that.

video doesnt matter at all. no games but still a decent card

40-60-80 gb harddrive whatever is the best deal i will get him a 7200 rpm definitely

cd-rw

dvd rom

optical mouse,

pretty cheap speakers... guessing about 50 bucks (probably the logitec z340)


most likely missing something but if anybody wants to help or knows of any deals on the monitor or on some components please holler
 
You might struggle, but if you can find a cheap monitor and you go for onboard sound you might scrape in. It also depends on how much/what type or RAM this guy wants.
The HDD should not be too difficult to get either for a fairly cheap price, as I said, the main problem might be a decent monitor if you want it under budget, and what about the S? Does that also have to be included in the price? If so you'll need to do a lot of looking.
 
Go with an nForce board..that will take care of your board, video, audio, nic all in one. All built-in... throw in an 1800+(this is the best price/performance one), 256MB DDR, Lite-onCDRW (if you want to save $, or Plextor for higher quality)

You might be able to swing a 17 inch LCD into the picture... check the hot deals forum for an LCD and hard drive.

I recommend the IBM Optical Navigator mouse personally, but I've also heard very good things about the Logitech dual optical(I think thats what its called).
 
I got it very close but you need to pickup a heatsink (the AX-7 and some Artic Silver from SVC would do a beautiful job):

ANTEC SLK2600AMB w/ Antec SmartPower 300W Power Supply - $67
Lite On 40X12X48 CDRW Model: RTL40125S-Retail - $66
LITE-ON LTD-163 16X DVD ROM Drive - Retail - $38
SAMSUNG 1.44MB FLOPPY DRIVE - OEM - $8
Seagate Barracuda IV 60GB 7200RPM ST360021A Hard Drive - $91
MICROSOFT NATURAL KEYBOARD ELITE - $17
Samsung Original DDR333 PC-2700 256MB CAS2.5 - OEM - $75
Creative Modem Blaster V.92 PCI 56k Modem - OEM - $19
Samsung 760V BEIGE 17" LCD Monitor - $590
Gigabyte GA-7VRXP VIA KT333 5P1A3D RAID LAN V.2.0 - RETAIL - $103
Logitech Mouseman Dual Optical - $41
AMD ATHLON XP 1900+/266 FSB PROCESSOR CPU - OEM - $106
ALTEC LANSING AVS 300W MULTIMEDIA - OEM - $25
GAINWARD GeForce2 MX 400 64MB SDRAM AGP - Retail - $53

It comes to $1299 before tax and shipping

Good Luck,
 
I built a system very close to this a couple of weeks ago and the owner is very happy. Tweak it with your favorites but I think your in the ballpark. 😉

rb56


ANTEC Mini Tower ATX Case Model SX630II $75.00
(your could go with the Performance Plus for $40 more)
AMD Athlon XP 1800+/266 FSB PROCESSOR CPU - RETAIL $93.00
ABIT NV7-133R ATX Motherboard $88.00
(Easy setup)
ATI RADEON 8500LE 64MB DDR CRT/DVI/TV $87.00
Seagate Barracuda IV ST340016A 40gb 7200rpm $76.00
(Maybe not the fastest, but quiet)
CRUCIAL MICRON 256MB 32x64 PC 2100 DDR RAM $70.00
PLEXTOR PX-W4012TA/SW 40x12x40 CD-RW $119.00
(personal preference here, I like Plextor CS)
LITE-ON LTD-163 16X DVD ROM Drive $38.00

SAMSUNG Natural Flat SyncMaster 900NF $339.00
Logitech Z-340 3 Piece Speaker System $36.00
Microsoft Intelli-Mouse Optical - PS2/USB - OEM $21.00
Microsoft 114 keys (10 internet Hot Keys) $17.00
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition $90.00

All prices listed from NewEgg - Total less shipping $1149.00
 
way way cool guys

thanks a lot. last question - You suggest the 900NF is this a really good monitor? No LCD monitors, those are too expensive. He wants a flat screen not flat panel.
 
Originally posted by: rb56
I built a system very close to this a couple of weeks ago and the owner is very happy. Tweak it with your favorites but I think your in the ballpark. 😉

rb56


ANTEC Mini Tower ATX Case Model SX630II $75.00
(your could go with the Performance Plus for $40 more)
AMD Athlon XP 1800+/266 FSB PROCESSOR CPU - RETAIL $93.00
ABIT NV7-133R ATX Motherboard $88.00
(Easy setup)
ATI RADEON 8500LE 64MB DDR CRT/DVI/TV $87.00
Seagate Barracuda IV ST340016A 40gb 7200rpm $76.00
(Maybe not the fastest, but quiet)
CRUCIAL MICRON 256MB 32x64 PC 2100 DDR RAM $70.00
PLEXTOR PX-W4012TA/SW 40x12x40 CD-RW $119.00
(personal preference here, I like Plextor CS)
LITE-ON LTD-163 16X DVD ROM Drive $38.00

SAMSUNG Natural Flat SyncMaster 900NF $339.00
Logitech Z-340 3 Piece Speaker System $36.00
Microsoft Intelli-Mouse Optical - PS2/USB - OEM $21.00
Microsoft 114 keys (10 internet Hot Keys) $17.00
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition $90.00

All prices listed from NewEgg - Total less shipping $1149.00
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I second the NV7-133R. Probably the most underrated motherboard out there. Solid as a rock, great value, and great sound. If it didn't have VIA USB 2.0, it'd be perfect. 😉
 
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