What kind of Computer would you build with $350

[Bassyhead]

Originally posted by: aRCeNiTe

Originally posted by: Chiboy

Originally posted by: clamum
You could get a decent AMD system, 2500+. Looking for all the components or do you have any you can reuse? Monitor?

I dont need a monitor or mouse.

save your money chi. if the only reason you want a new rig is to go amd, you'll be dissapointed at the lack of performance increase you'll get w/ $350.

Bill

agreed

 

[EvilYoda]

Dell, or my just-to-hold-me-over-til-I-can-afford-to-build-a-fullblown-HTPC PC: Antec Aria, AMD 2000+ - 2200+, nForce2 w/ IGP mobo and 256/512 RAM. (I have extra HDD and optical drives)

 

[TitanDiddly]

AMD 1X00 boxen, 512mb DDR, 9x00 series radeon. Fry's or newegg special motherboard/case

 

[UlricT]

deserves to stay with its parodies

 

[WinkOsmosis]

I'll need about tree fiddy.

 

[RobCur]

17' monitor 108
mobo 30.00
cpu duron 1600 37
case 32
harddrive 160gb 93.00
Generic RAM 512mb pc2700 64.00
Generic keyboard+mouse 10.00
ASUS 16meg AGP4x Vanta2 VGA 13.00 acortech
total 387.00

 

[Chu]

Originally posted by: Chiboy
I have $350 to spend on a PC, so if you had $350 to build a PC, what would you build?

What do you mean by a PC? If you just need components, $350 will get you a sweet system. If you need a case too, well, we're talking budget system. If you need a case + perheprials that don't suck, $350 is streatching but still doable. If you need a monitor too, you'll have to settle for a slow system (that's still great for simple stuff like browsing/word processing, etc.).

-Chu

 

[Chu]

Originally posted by: RobCur
17' monitor 108
mobo 30.00
cpu duron 1600 37
case 32
harddrive 160gb 93.00
Generic RAM 512mb pc2700 64.00
Generic keyboard+mouse 10.00
ASUS 16meg AGP4x Vanta2 VGA 13.00 acortech
total 387.00

>> Generic RAM 512mb pc2700 64.00

Memory has gone up about 30-40% in price during the last 3 weeks. $64 for 512MB will get you memory you shouldn't touch with a 10 foot pole thesedays, unless we're talking after MIR (best buy has a 512 stick by PNY/Spektek for $50 after MIR this week).

-Chu

 

[Ornery]

Outrageous Two-Day Dimension 4600 Desktop Deal! $399.00 After $150.00 Rebate with Free Shipping

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: amdskip

Originally posted by: minendo
Buy a dell.

Yup

After taxes and other nicknacks..., even an advertised $299 will be closer to $400. But still, that's probably the best bang for the buck. Also, did you need a monitor ?

 

[Ornery]

That's less than $20.00 in tax. How does the rest of your math work?

 

[EMPshockwave82]

Originally posted by: Ornery
That's less than $20.00 in tax. How does the rest of your math work?

at newegg i personally dont get taxed.... so tax could be not a factor..... also not much shipping in some cases but newegg is getting away from the free shipping stuff