best i can get for around $200

[jayfoolie]

i have around 200 to spend and i wanna get the best bang for my buck...what do u guys think is the way to go...im looking for a cpu, mobo and maybe ram combo

 

[mamisano]

What do you have now?

For $200 I would go to http://www.newegg.com and order the following:
[*]MSI KM133M Motherboard - $80
[*]AMD Athlon Thunderbird 1GHz 266MHz Bus - $93
[*]Kingston Value RAM 128MB PC133 - $24
[*]Thermaltake VOLCANO II Heatsink + Dual Ball bearing Fan - $8

Total is $205 + shipping(around $10-$15)

The Motherboard has onboard sound and video. Also has an AGP slot for add-on video card. Some items are out of stock, but they usually come back into stock quickly...

Regards,

 

[PlatinumGold]

i'd go for some of that cheap VCM ram, $43 for 512 MB ram or $20 for 256 MB ram.

 

[ace31216]

You got to tell us the minium requirements on what you want? What type of CPU you want? HOw much RAM? Planning to overclock?
Well if you are on a budget, get a duron since they are overclockable and dirt cheap. RAM is cheap everywhere/

 

[muddocktor]

Just remember that with AMD Athlon/Duron systems that they are very picky about cheap ram. You can buy a 128 mb stick of PC133 Cas2 Crucial ram for about $30 now and it will work with no problems in AMD systems.

 

[PlatinumGold]

actually mud. the vcram the "cheap" ram i was referring to only works w/ amd tbird/duron systems.

 

[nicowju]

I'd say... MSI K7T-R or Asus A7V133, and an AMD 1GHz Thunderbird 266FSB bus. You can also get the RAM for pretty cheap, and the OCZ Gladiator as well. That should be just under $200. Well, maybe a bit more, with shipping and everything

 

[Boonesmi]

heck you can get a good kt133a board (epox 8kta3) for $90 and a 1+ghz cpu for total of under $200, then you have room to upgrade in the future.

 

[heffe734]

Pay a lil more now...enjoy a lot more later. Of course i would recommend u buy from newegg.com...but the only thing i'd suggest is that you save up a hundred dollars more and get the:

1)1.33 T-bird 266 FSB OEM
2)Epox 8k7a mobo
3)crucial.com...and get the 256 stick of DDR...and ur set.

I know it doesn't really answer your thread but this exact setup has gotten me to 1.6...this and and a really nice HSF.

 

[jugornot]

Go down to 3rd and main walk two blocks east then turn south and look for the dark alley. Primo stuff there. Ask for Safron. Best $200 I ever spent.