$1000 now what (part II)

[jjoel]

Ok, So if i were to build a computer (makes me nervous) then what all would you reccomend? Like i said, I'd like a pentium 4 (because they cool better than athlons) atleast 256 mb ram (preferably ddr or something on the faster side) a 20 gig hd (7200 rpm or maybe a 40 gig atleast 20) AGP 4X 64 mb video (not any HEAVY gaming but i do like that deer hunter series and i want it to run smooth) CDRW, lan, maybe 56k (dunno what my future internet will be right now im on adsl line) and atleast a 17" monitor (although i wouldn't mind a flat panel) anywayz... i think u got the basic idea.... just a nice computer similar to that dell that posted in the other topic. I'd like to actually go under $1K (to save money) so if you could reccomend a SPECIFIC motherboard and other specific components i'd sure appreciate it. i'll have "the build the computer together talk" with my dad today on our 3 hr drive... thanks guyz!

jjoel

[mjc]

Well...for starters, the difference in price between a 20GB and a 40GB drive is not all that great, so go for the 40, I just picked up one for under $100 (40GB WD, 7200RPM).

The GeForce3 series has dropped alot in price so that would be a good place to look. Now sticking to the P4 platform you may end up in a little bit of a price crunch...the best performance in the P4 is with RDRAM, which is much more expensive.

I am kind of partial to the LiteOn CDRW because for the price it is a very nice unit (a 32x10x40 burner for under $100)

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[Whyzman]

I'm a bit partial to the Toshiba combo drive...you can always add another CD-ROM drive later if you so desire. I kinda like the DVD! http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/wink.gif

Here's (http://208.158.105.20/P_1163.htm) the specs!


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[Boboki]

CODEGEN ATX-6039L 300WATT P4 PS 5.25 X4 3.5 X1 3.5 (HIDDEN)X2 2 FRONT USB MID TOWER ATX CASE $30 (http://www.accessmicro.com/productinfo.php3?ProductId=CSXCGAX6039L)
AMD ATHLON XP PROCESSOR 1600+ WITH QUANTISPEED ARCHITECTURE (1400MHz) OEM $100 (http://www.accessmicro.com/productinfo.php3?ProductId=CPPAMSA16XP&rnd=467979445)
ThermalTake A1139 VOLCANO 6 CU BALL BEARING COPPER AMD SKT 462 & INTEL SKT 370 HEAT SINK & FAN $14 (http://www.thermaltake.com/products/heatsink/v6.htm)
ECS K7VTA3 MOTHERBOARD VIA KT 266 Socket A 5PCI/1AGP/1CNR DDR ATX $71 (http://www.ecs.com.tw/products/k7vta3.htm)
512MB DDR 266MHz 64x64 PC2100 Non-Parity Unbuf DIMM 2.5V DDRAM $117 (http://www.accessmicro.com/productinfo.php3?ProductId=MMPOE0051226)
IBM 40GB DESKSTAR 120GXP ULTRA ATA/100 8.5MS 2MB 7200RPM OEM HARD DRIVE (3YR WARRANTY) $80 (http://www.storage.ibm.com/hdd/desk/ds120gxp.htm)
TEAC 1.44MB Floppy Drive OEM PACKAGE $10 (http://www.accessmicro.com/productinfo.php3?ProductId=FDDTABE144O)
LITE-ON LTD-163 16X DVD/48X CD-ROM DRIVE SMART-X w/CYBERLINK POWER DVD SOFTWARE RETAIL $38 (http://www.liteonit.com/english--p-dvd163x.htm)
GIGABYTE AV64ST RADEON 7000 PRO CHIPSET GRAPHICS 64MB SDRAM VGA VIDEO CARD w/TV OUT Bulk Pack $56 (http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/products/av64s_t.htm)

access micro (http://www.accessmicro.com) offers decent prices, and if you choose to "build a complete system" they will assemble and test it for about $20 !

The order is rather slow, but the service is nice, and simple to use.
The above specs is an example of something I was considering to buy from them (my final specs look different, but I don't feel like typing them out).

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