Need Help Building CHEAP system...

[dpopiz]

I can.

 

[ripthesystem]

yeah... fraid they do... only 7200 and at least 10gb..

my current config now looks like this(all prices shipped):
1.1ghz tualtin celeron $68
either---
-MSI 6368L MATX Motherboard,VIA chipset(onboard vid, sound, lan) $60
or
-Biostar M6VLQ Mobo, VIA chipset (onboard vid, sound, lan) $53
1X128MB PC133 non generic (generic is unstable) 40$ from crucial
52x CD-Rom $30
10gb Western Digital 7200rpm HD $60.00
MicroATX case with 180W-250W PSU $30

Total = $288 (w/MSI mobo) OR $281 (w/Biostar Mobo)
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if anyone can come up with ways to shave more...
or a TOTALLY different suggestion..
or any advise at all.

 

[desy]

Keyboard, Mouse or are they talking to these things?

 

[FishTankX]

I got an idea. American tech has an Intel i810E2 board that has good USB and idea performance for 45$. 50$ with shipping. And NO VIA CHIPSET FOR BUISINESSES! Via has a bad rep. Your chipset is almost as important as your CPU. If you loose papers on a computer because of some weird PCI problem you could loose alot more than the computer is worth.

So my computer would look like this.

Intel i810E2 motherboard (with integrated video) from Ameritech or something 50$
Celeron800 55$ shipped

Easy chease.

 

[FishTankX]

Note to all:I E-mailed anand on the cache issue. We should hear if they are really manufactured with 128K in mind or if some of 'em are rejects or not.

 

[dawbs]

This right off of NewEgg's Website?.

Aopen P4 Mid Tower ATX Case Model KF45A w/250Watt $28

CPU PENTIUM III/CELERON 1.0AGHz 256K L2 Cache FCPGA Processor
"Retail" 3 year warranty $65 no need to buy cpu fan?

Dane-Elec DDR 128MB 16X64 PC-2100 RAM - OEM $33

Teac 1.44MB 3.5 Inch Floppy Drive # FD235HFC291 - OEM Version $9

CYBERDRIVE 56X MAX EIDE INTERNAL CD-ROM DRIVE - RETAIL BOX.
$23

MSI MS-6368L 50A (MS-6368 6368-140) PLE 133 Pentium III / Celeron Support
Tualatin DDR Socket 370 Micro-ATX with Sound, Video, LAN - Retail $57

WD WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE 20GB 7200RPM MODEL #
WD200BB - OEM, DRIVE ONLY $64

PC2000 Keyboard - KB-293 107-KEY WIN98 PS/2 KEYBOARD RETAIL BOX $3.50

Designer-Plus Scrolling Internet Easy+ Mouse $.69

$.69
$3.50
$28
$65
$33
$9
$23
$57
$64
= $283.19

$283.19 + $21.24 (in CA 7.5%) + shipping ($32.20) = $336.63

Delivered to your door?? system is running DDR also?

Just an Idea? some items may not be in stock right now?but should be tomorrow? always seems that way on the weekends..


dawbs

 

[JesseKnows]

I am writing out of ignorance rather then specific knowledge, but:

Make sure whatever chipset/video/sound you end up getting work with NT 4! It is not necessarily the case that newer & faster are better, you could end up with no drivers for your OS. Case in point - Red Dawn and FishTankX both mentioned USB as a feature for the motherboard they recommended. USB doesn't work on NT 4! Make sute the VIA or Intel 815 etc. are good for you.