What can I get for $300 - looking to upgrade from a Packard Bell

[LeprechaunKing]

I was recently chosen to build/get a computer for my fiance's family. Currently the have a Packard Bell 75mHz. I was wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of the best deal for the money. I'm looking for something in the range of a 700 Duron with 10 or more gigs, decent video 16/32 megs for low end games and a midtower case, NO baby ATX. Can anybody post some good links or what I should be able to expect for $300.

Thanks much.

 

[edfcmc]

pricewatch?


newegg?

 

[BreakApart]

AMD DURON 900MHz 200MHZ FSB SOCKET A $40 newegg.com
Thermaltake VOLCANO 5. $12 newegg.com
BIOSTAR M7VKL AMD MICRO ATX VIA KL133 w/video and sound $63 newegg.com
Crucial Micron 256MB 32x64 PC133 $36 newegg.com
Maxtor 20GB EIDE Hard Drive 3.5" form 5400rpm $65 newegg.com
LITE-ON LTR-12101B 12x10x32 CD-RW $67 newegg.com
Pick your case (plenty to choose from) $50
SONY 1.44MB 3.5 INCH INTERNAL FDD DRIVE $9 newegg.com


Well, that's about as budget as i can get...

 

[ST4RCUTTER]

Newegg.com


I would do this:

Shuttle AK31 Rev 3.....................................$80
CardExpert GF2 MX 64MB.........................$70
ENLIGHT EN-72370X3C4 MED Case....$34
Duron 900Mhz.............................................$40
Crucial 128MB PC2100.............................$27
Cooler Master DP5-6H11..........................$7
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Total: $271


That should give you the ability to upgrade to the faster Palomino's and possibly Thoroughbreds when they come out. You can always add more RAM as you get the cash. There should be enough money left for a good 10-15GB HDD from Ebay. You could go cheaper on the video card and mobo, but you'll loose your upgrade options if you do. Good luck!

 

[airis2001]

You can buy my old computer. It's a P3 450 running at 518, 512 megs ram, Asus P3bf mobo, 2 hard drives, (12 gig and 8 gig) 32x cdr and 2*2*6 cdrw, 10/100 nic (brand new) and a 32 meg tnt2 video card, with videocapture, brand new ATX mid tower case, (2 year old P/s, long soty) daul fan heat sink, new PCI sound card. Oh, and a dell 825hst 15 inch monitor. Runs Windows XP really well. make me an offer if your intrested
E-mail me at airis@bu.edu if intrested
Ari