Recommend me a budget Computer

[ruijorge]

Hi,

I want to buy a new computer but I can't spend more than 700$.
I will buy separated parts and there some things you should know.

- i want 2gb ram
- monitor
- thinking about e4400 with 2mb cache

Everything should be budget,including GPU .
Waiting for hep.

Thanks.

 

[JustaGeek]

http://www.newegg.com/

If you want to build it, you must choose the components yourself.

Otherwise, get something pre-built.

Good luck!

 

[Skott]

$700 with a monitor included? Thats a very tough build to put together even if building it yourself. Might want to buy a prebuilt dell or something like that. I hope you dont plan to game with it?

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: ruijorge
I want to buy a new computer but I can't spend more than 700$.
- i want 2gb ram
- monitor
- thinking about e4400 with 2mb cache

I don't think that will happen. Cheapest I can think of (before shipping)

17" LCD $150
E4400 $140
motherboard $70 (though Mwave deal may be over)
2GB DDR2-667 RAM $50
Radeon 2600XT $100
optical drive $30
hard drive $70
case $50 (Rosewill or Cooler Master Centurion)
power supply $35 (for a 300W FSP)
Windows $90
shipping $30
$815

That doesn't even include mouse, keyboard, speakers/headphones. I suppose if you had your own copy of Windows (I get them for free/cheap through MSDN-AA because I'm a CS student) and maybe if you go cheaper on the CPU such as an E2xxx series, then you can hit your budget.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

ECS G33T-M2 $80 AR
E2160 $85
Adata 2gb $53 AR
Antec NSK2400 microatx case with 380w PS $100
Seatgate 7200.10 250mb $70
Liteon 20x DVD-R $31
ACER 22" DVI Widescreen $225
Windows XP home $90

Total $681

With shipping and a keyboard and mouse it will put you a little over budget

 

[Vogel515]

Get a dell from the dell outlet unless you're deadset on buying a system.

You can get a reasonably fast Core 2 Duo system for $400 leaving you plenty of room for a nice monitor.

 

[Skott]

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
ECS G33T-M2 $80 AR
E2160 $85
Adata 2gb $53 AR
Antec NSK2400 microatx case with 380w PS $100
Seatgate 7200.10 250mb $70
Liteon 20x DVD-R $31
ACER 22" DVI Widescreen $225
Windows XP home $90

Total $681

With shipping and a keyboard and mouse it will put you a little over budget

You could live with onboard sound for a while but no video card? The OP didnt say what he planned to do with his PC but if gaming is involved he's gonna need a decent video card that'll bust his budget. This is a nice el cheapo build though for someone just wanting to surf the net and such.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

22" LCD...$200 AR at Office Depot this week
E2160...$80 (overclock to +3.0GHz)
Abit IP35-E...$71 AR at MWAVE
1GB x 2 HP/Crucial DDR2 667 RAM...$30 AR at hot deals forum
DVD burner...$25 Pacific Digital at hot deals forum (suppose to be BenQ 1620)
Seagate/Maxtor 160GB HDD...$50 (often on sale at Office Depot, Staples, Frys.com)
Case...$50 or FREE AR (Frys.com Antec case special)
Antec Earthwatts...$30 to $50 AR (wait for sale at Frys.com)

Total is $556 plus tax and shipping. Use remaining $ for GPU. Again, need to wait for these items to go on sale.

 

[Skott]

Nice find, SR. The OP needs to be aware if he wants to OC he'll need a better hsf than the retail one. Not sure what will fit in the NSK2400 case.

 

[JDMnAR1]

Another vote for the Dell outlet. You can get the basics pretty cheap there, and upgrade video/RAM, etc as needed, and buy whatever the current deal is on a monitor.

Sample AMD system

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: ruijorge
I want to buy a new computer but I can't spend more than 700$.
I will buy separated parts and there some things you should know.

- i want 2gb ram
- monitor
- thinking about e4400 with 2mb cache

Everything should be budget,including GPU .
Waiting for hep.

Here's some "hep" for you...
Go to Dell and buy a system

 

[onlyCOpunk]

Maybe even a cheap barebones system from somewhere then add accordingly?

 

[ruijorge]

Thanks for the input guys.
You've gave me some more options!

 

[SantaAna]

Heres an option,

Go to Best Buy and get the NSK with 380W power supply for 28.00
2140 Dual core: 72.00.
http://www.directron.com/bx80557e2140.html
ABIT Motherboard: 71.00AR
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/sku...9&CartID=done&nextloc=
2GB 667: 20.00AR
http://www.costcentral.com/pro...ail/HP/PX976AT/L49299/
Sign up for Newegg and get this Seagate for 65.00:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822148262
8900GT 89.00 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814127293
Samsung 216W 229.00AR
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm...eid=k3787&mid=FW5s5s33
Samsung 203B: 31.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16827151153
577.00 +tax and shipping.

Leaves ya some for keyboard and mouse.

Whaddya think?

 

[SerpentRoyal]

Originally posted by: Skott
Nice find, SR. The OP needs to be aware if he wants to OC he'll need a better hsf than the retail one. Not sure what will fit in the NSK2400 case.

Yes, Big Typhoon open box @ NewEgg for $18. Keep checking 3x per day in the next several weeks. The stock cooler should be able to handle a 3.0GHz overclock if the case has adequate air flow or a side duct.

 

[ruijorge]

Well, as I am in Europe my budget is 700 Euros (995.8836$ according to Google ) and as components are more expensive here in Europe I proposed a budget of 700$ .
This is what I have so far and I would like to hear your helpfull opinions.

-Box/Power Supply
LinkWorld Black ATX 420W »» 29.00?

- Board:
ASRock Skt775 - 4CoreDUAL-SATA2 »» 59.90 ?

-RAM
2 * 1024Mb DDR2 Kingston PC2-5400 (667) »» 59.80?

-CPU
Intel Core2 Duo E4400 2.0Ghz Sk775 2Mb FSB800 Box »» 117.90?

-GPU
Asus ATI Radeon PCI-E HD2600XT 256MB DDR3 »» 109.90?

-HD
Samsung SATA-2 320Gb 7.200rpm 16Mb »» 73.90?

-DVDRW Drive
NEC AD-7173S 18x SATA LabelFlash Black bulk »» 32.90?

-Sound
Creative Inspire 2.1 A200 »» 29.90?

-Mouse&Keyboard
Genious Mouse&Keyboard »» 12.90?

-Monitor
LG TFT 19'' L192WS-SN Wide Silver (5ms) »» 179.90?

TOTAL : 706.00?

What do you think? I have some doubts about board and GPU...

Thanks!