What's the cheapest I can build this system for?

[DL402]

amd x2 3800+
EPOX EP-9NPA+ ULTRA
80gb hd
antec sonata II case
dvd burner
1 gb ram
7800GT

I'm guessing around $1k?

 

[Arkane13131]

you can pull it off for 1k very easily. newegg is good for refrence, sometimes it screws those of us who live within the taxable area. see what it costs on there, then try to match the price elsewhere looking for things like free shipping and also make sure your buying from another state to avoid tax.

 

[fire400]

go on pricegrabber and figure it out for yourself.

otherwise, take your chances and do the for sale/trade forum and get lucky if anyone is actually selling for cheap the stuff you actually want.

retail:
dual core - 350
mobo - 100
HD - 55
case - 75
optical writer - 40
RAM - 75
video - 350

total USD: 1045 + shipping

 

[d3lt4]

Just look around and buy each part at the cheapest place. It will be easy to keep that under 1k.

 

[Arkane13131]

that 3800+ x-2 is 300$ shipped from monarchcomputer.com
thats the one im getting, i hunted around everywhere...

 

[Powermoloch]

ditch the 3800+, get an opty 144 and 2 gigs of ram. Overclock the hell out of it

 

[Arkane13131]

yeah i hear the opty are killer overclockers, but overclocking scares the bejesus out of my bank account, so mildly overclocking the x-2 seemed best for me

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: Arkane13131
yeah i hear the opty are killer overclockers, but overclocking scares the bejesus out of my bank account, so mildly overclocking the x-2 seemed best for me

you really don't have to oc...sorry to scare u