I sent him this e-mail in regards to what he should get for his new PC. He is getting a monitor locally due in part to the high cost of shipping monitors. I may also suggest that he get a case locally.
System Summary:
CD-RW Drive:
Lite-On 52X32X52 Internal EIDE CD-RW Drive Black, Model SOHR-5238S
Black, OEM - http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=27-106-941&depa=0
- 22.00 + 4.00
PSU:
Fortron 350W ATX12V Power Supply with 120mm Fan, P4 and AMD ready,
Model "FSP350-60PN-R1" -RETAIL -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=17-104-966&depa=0
- 39.99 + 6.99
Video Card:
PY nVIDIA GeForce 6800 Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-Bit, TV-Out/DVI, 8X
AGP, Model"VCG6800APB" -RETAIL -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=14-133-114&depa=1
- 288.00 + 5.00
Alternative VALUE Video Card:
MSI ATI RX9800PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/S-Video, 8X AGP,
Model "RX9800PRO-TD128" -RETAIL -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=14-127-127&depa=1
- 185.00 + 0.00 (CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK) (OR WAIT FOR 6600GT AGP IF
IT'S OUT BEFORE YOU BUY YOUR COMPUTER)
Case: AMS GMONO BLACK MID-TOWER CASE, Model "CF-2029" -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...n=11-180-013&depa=
39.00 + 15.99
Alternative VALUE Case: Whatever meets your preference. Take off the
power supply price if you're getting a case/PSU combo. I would stick
with the current case/PSU I selected if at all possible.
HDD:
Western Digital Special Edition 80GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model
WD800JB, OEM Drive Only -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=22-144-122&depa=1
- 59.99 + 2.75
RAM:
Mushkin 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 - Retail x 2 -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=20-146-219&depa=1
- 138.54 + 9.46
Alternative VALUE RAM:
Mushkin 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 - Retail -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=20-146-219&depa=1
- 69.27 + 4.73
Motherboard:
GIGABYTE "GA-K8NS Ultra-939" NVIDIA nForce3 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard
For AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=13-128-263&depa=1
- 116.00 + 1.99
Alternative VALUE Motherboard:
CHAINTECH nForce3 250 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 754 Athlon
64 CPU, Model "VNF3-250" -RETAIL -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=13-152-043&depa=1
- 72.00 + 4.99
CPU:
AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache 64-bit Processor - Retail -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=19-103-486&depa=1
- 151.00 + 0.99
Alternative VALUE CPU:
AMD Athlon 64 2800+, 512KB L2 Cache, 64-bit Processor - Retail -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=19-103-452&depa=1
- 130.00 + 0.00 (WITH MOTHERBOARD)
Mouse:
Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse BLACK PS/2 /USB Version 1.1a -OEM -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=26-105-143&depa=0
- 15.00 + 4.99
Alternative Mouse: Whatever the hell you want.
Keyboard:
LITE-ON SK-1688A/B Standard Black Keyboard PS/2 104keys -RETAIL -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=23-107-119&depa=0
- 5.50 + 5.55
Alternative Keyboard: Whatever the hell you want.
Monitor:
The Local Monitor? - 90.00 + 0.00
Subtotal of suggested components before Shipping: 935.02
Shipping: 57.71
Subtotal (before tax): 1,022.73
Conclusion: It's likely that the 6600GT (AGP) will be out before you
buy your PC. If so, this will shed about $80 off the price, putting it
around your price range. I would replace RAM before anything if the
video card isn't out by them because RAM is easy to upgrade. If you
need to replace more, I would get the alternative video card I
suggested next. Finally, I would replace the CPU/mobo combo last due
to the fact that they are extremely overclockable and cool running
components.
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He's on a budget, preferrably the end price will be below $1,000. He's going for a bang for the buck on performance, and don't care about much else. I came here to get a second opinion. Anything you would change?
System Summary:
CD-RW Drive:
Lite-On 52X32X52 Internal EIDE CD-RW Drive Black, Model SOHR-5238S
Black, OEM - http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=27-106-941&depa=0
- 22.00 + 4.00
PSU:
Fortron 350W ATX12V Power Supply with 120mm Fan, P4 and AMD ready,
Model "FSP350-60PN-R1" -RETAIL -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=17-104-966&depa=0
- 39.99 + 6.99
Video Card:
PY nVIDIA GeForce 6800 Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-Bit, TV-Out/DVI, 8X
AGP, Model"VCG6800APB" -RETAIL -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=14-133-114&depa=1
- 288.00 + 5.00
Alternative VALUE Video Card:
MSI ATI RX9800PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/S-Video, 8X AGP,
Model "RX9800PRO-TD128" -RETAIL -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=14-127-127&depa=1
- 185.00 + 0.00 (CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK) (OR WAIT FOR 6600GT AGP IF
IT'S OUT BEFORE YOU BUY YOUR COMPUTER)
Case: AMS GMONO BLACK MID-TOWER CASE, Model "CF-2029" -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...n=11-180-013&depa=
39.00 + 15.99
Alternative VALUE Case: Whatever meets your preference. Take off the
power supply price if you're getting a case/PSU combo. I would stick
with the current case/PSU I selected if at all possible.
HDD:
Western Digital Special Edition 80GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model
WD800JB, OEM Drive Only -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=22-144-122&depa=1
- 59.99 + 2.75
RAM:
Mushkin 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 - Retail x 2 -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=20-146-219&depa=1
- 138.54 + 9.46
Alternative VALUE RAM:
Mushkin 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 - Retail -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=20-146-219&depa=1
- 69.27 + 4.73
Motherboard:
GIGABYTE "GA-K8NS Ultra-939" NVIDIA nForce3 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard
For AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=13-128-263&depa=1
- 116.00 + 1.99
Alternative VALUE Motherboard:
CHAINTECH nForce3 250 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 754 Athlon
64 CPU, Model "VNF3-250" -RETAIL -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=13-152-043&depa=1
- 72.00 + 4.99
CPU:
AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache 64-bit Processor - Retail -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=19-103-486&depa=1
- 151.00 + 0.99
Alternative VALUE CPU:
AMD Athlon 64 2800+, 512KB L2 Cache, 64-bit Processor - Retail -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=19-103-452&depa=1
- 130.00 + 0.00 (WITH MOTHERBOARD)
Mouse:
Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse BLACK PS/2 /USB Version 1.1a -OEM -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=26-105-143&depa=0
- 15.00 + 4.99
Alternative Mouse: Whatever the hell you want.
Keyboard:
LITE-ON SK-1688A/B Standard Black Keyboard PS/2 104keys -RETAIL -
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=23-107-119&depa=0
- 5.50 + 5.55
Alternative Keyboard: Whatever the hell you want.
Monitor:
The Local Monitor? - 90.00 + 0.00
Subtotal of suggested components before Shipping: 935.02
Shipping: 57.71
Subtotal (before tax): 1,022.73
Conclusion: It's likely that the 6600GT (AGP) will be out before you
buy your PC. If so, this will shed about $80 off the price, putting it
around your price range. I would replace RAM before anything if the
video card isn't out by them because RAM is easy to upgrade. If you
need to replace more, I would get the alternative video card I
suggested next. Finally, I would replace the CPU/mobo combo last due
to the fact that they are extremely overclockable and cool running
components.
----------------------------------------
He's on a budget, preferrably the end price will be below $1,000. He's going for a bang for the buck on performance, and don't care about much else. I came here to get a second opinion. Anything you would change?
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