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These are the parts and prices that a friend of mine gave me. I intend on doing some gaming (mostly race sims on almost full settings) so I wanted to know how this will work out.
ASUS P5VDX-MX-UAYZ motherboard ($94.99)
Floppy drive ($19.99)
Blue X-Dreamer Case (steel with clear sides) ($80.99)
Geforce 6200 256MB graphics ($84.99)
Hitachi 80GB SATA 7200RPM HDD ($85.99)
Masscool 775 Socket HS/...(cut off receipt) fan ($24.99)
P4 Socket 775 2.8Ghz proc (109.99)
PQI 1GB DDR400 PC320 RAM ($122.99)
Total: $663.98 w/tax.
That'll be light years ahead of this current system, which is...
1.2Ghz AMD proc
512MB RAM
Radeon 9200XT
20GB original drive
Any suggestions of different parts?
Edit: Also, he gives a one year personal warranty on all of the parts on top of whatever manufacturer warranties there are. He's throwing in WinXP Pro for free too and no charge for building it.
Update: I've found some different parts on newegg to replace some of his stuff. He can get them for me for the same price, but I don't know if they are all compatible. I'm leaving the motherboard, power supply, and any extra fans up to him. Let me know if these will all work together!
Case1 $62.99: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811144176
Case2 $69.00: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811144152
(considering the second one because of the door, but one may be better than the other)
Geforce 7900GT $269.99: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122244
(expensive, but great reviews and I've heard its a great card for high end gaming)
Intel P4 3.2Ghz CPU $175: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116003
G.Skill 1GB RAM $89.99: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231036
($30 cheaper, and the PQI had some sketchy reviews)
Seagate 160GB HDD $62.99: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148105
($20 cheaper with twice the storage and 100 5-star reviews)
Another update:
Apevia X-Cruiser case - $69.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811144152
Intel Pentium D Dual-Core (3.2Ghz and very overclockable) - $208.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819116239
Leadtek Geforce 7900GT (out of stock right now, but will be in by the 14th, not that I'll have the money by then ) - $289.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122244
ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 945P ATX Intel Motherboard - $149.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131539
WD 250GB SATA HDD (the Seagate is no longer available apparently) - $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822144701
Please recommend fan(s), power supply, and maybe some better RAM (about $100 for the RAM please). My current RAM option was this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231036
Thanks for the help.
ASUS P5VDX-MX-UAYZ motherboard ($94.99)
Floppy drive ($19.99)
Blue X-Dreamer Case (steel with clear sides) ($80.99)
Geforce 6200 256MB graphics ($84.99)
Hitachi 80GB SATA 7200RPM HDD ($85.99)
Masscool 775 Socket HS/...(cut off receipt) fan ($24.99)
P4 Socket 775 2.8Ghz proc (109.99)
PQI 1GB DDR400 PC320 RAM ($122.99)
Total: $663.98 w/tax.
That'll be light years ahead of this current system, which is...
1.2Ghz AMD proc
512MB RAM
Radeon 9200XT
20GB original drive
Any suggestions of different parts?
Edit: Also, he gives a one year personal warranty on all of the parts on top of whatever manufacturer warranties there are. He's throwing in WinXP Pro for free too and no charge for building it.
Update: I've found some different parts on newegg to replace some of his stuff. He can get them for me for the same price, but I don't know if they are all compatible. I'm leaving the motherboard, power supply, and any extra fans up to him. Let me know if these will all work together!
Case1 $62.99: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811144176
Case2 $69.00: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811144152
(considering the second one because of the door, but one may be better than the other)
Geforce 7900GT $269.99: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122244
(expensive, but great reviews and I've heard its a great card for high end gaming)
Intel P4 3.2Ghz CPU $175: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116003
G.Skill 1GB RAM $89.99: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231036
($30 cheaper, and the PQI had some sketchy reviews)
Seagate 160GB HDD $62.99: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148105
($20 cheaper with twice the storage and 100 5-star reviews)
Another update:
Apevia X-Cruiser case - $69.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811144152
Intel Pentium D Dual-Core (3.2Ghz and very overclockable) - $208.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819116239
Leadtek Geforce 7900GT (out of stock right now, but will be in by the 14th, not that I'll have the money by then ) - $289.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122244
ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 945P ATX Intel Motherboard - $149.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131539
WD 250GB SATA HDD (the Seagate is no longer available apparently) - $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822144701
Please recommend fan(s), power supply, and maybe some better RAM (about $100 for the RAM please). My current RAM option was this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231036
Thanks for the help.