Another comp build request...

zoobaby

zoobaby

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Since I am so lazy, and you guys are full of knowledge, I seek your help. A co-worker wants me to help him build a system for him. He has given a bugdet of ~$700, lower is better as he has to get a monitor as well. Do not include a monitor though.

System uses:
Internet, word, email, but the most taxing application though will be WoW.

He is most likely going to have this machine for a few years, so what would you suggest. Only request is he wants a beige case.

Thanks,
Zoobaby
 
I'll sell him by dual Celeron 366 for $700 :D

Seriously though, as a starting point I would check out the low-end Celeron D's, you can get about 2ghz for under $100.
 
Yeah I know Cele D's are inexpensive, but he is leaning toward AMD64 though. I am just lazy and been out of the loop on the best values right now.
 
10 minutes at Newegg revealed this


Newegg.com - Computers, Computer Parts and Electronics
Shopping Cart

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3200BPBOX - Retail
$164.00

1 ASUS A8V-MX Socket 939 VIA K8M800 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #: A8V-MX $58.00

1 Patriot Signature Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model PSD1G400KH - Retail
$79.99

1 XFX PVT42GUAD7 Geforce 6800GS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - $189.00

1 NEC Black IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner Model ND-3550A - OEM
$38.99 $38.99

1 AOpen QF50 91.97020.B21 Beige SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 300WPSU
$49.00

1 Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3120213A 120GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM
$75.00


Total(before tax): $653.98

Fixed. :p
 
zoobaby said:
Awesome!! Exactly what I needed.
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No problem. Like I said, I literally only spent 10 minutes looking it up, so you might be able to tweak it a bit and get a little more performance for the money if you shop around a bit.

But this system will spank WoW around left and right as-is. ;)
 
I did make some minor tweaks. Black drives in biege case are ugly. :) Again thanks!

 
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