$300 challenge

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Hiyruu

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not for me, but I cahllenge you to make a $300 comp.

purpose: word processing.


not including monitor.
 
All prices in canadian dollars :p

AXP 2000+: $90
Asus A7V8X-X: $95
40Gig Maxtor: $90
256MB Pc2700: $58
Video Card: Anything from the bargain bin, negligable.
CD Drive: Also from the bargain bin, negligable.
Keyboard/mouse: $30
Case: $30

Total: $393.

After Conversion: $292.
 
400 mhz cpu will do fine for word processing. So you can buy whole pc for like $50 bux in for sale forum.
 
Originally posted by Slava
400 mhz cpu will do fine for word processing. So you can buy whole pc for like $50 bux in for sale forum.
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True, but I figured we were talking mostly new, as referenced by "build" a system for $300 :p

You can go to your local surplus store and buy a complete system(probably a pentium II or celeron based system) for like $100-150.
 
AMD AthlonXP 2500+ Retail = ~$80
ASrock K7VM4 (Integrated Audio, Vid, Lan)= ~$50
512 MB Of Kingston Value RAM (PC3200) = ~$85
CD-Rom Drive = ~$20
Generic Case = ~$20
Generic Mouse = ~$5 (If you dont have an extra one lying around...)
Generic Keyboard = ~$5 ^^
Refurb. 20 GB harddrive = ~$25
Linux Distro = $0

= ~$300

^^^ Is my computer... except I have windows 98 (Have gotten around to installing linux) and Ididn't have to Pay for the CPU (Christmas yay), or the mouse, or the keyboard, or the CD-Rom,
and Got an $60 80g HDD, My expenses totalled at ~$175, which i believe are quite good for me...
 
Here we go...

Sorry it took a while, my internet is really slow today :(



Biostar - U8668D - VIA Socket 478 ATX Motherboard / Celeron 1.7GHz / Cooling Fan [Onboard graphics] (mobo/cpu combo with Heatsink and fan)
$90.00

KRETON 184 Pin 256MB DDR PC-2100 - Retail
$38.00

Maxtor 40GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model 6E040L0, OEM Drive only
$55.00

AOpen Beige Case with 300W POWER SUPPLY with USB ports, Model "QF50B" -RETAIL
$38.00

Lite-On Beige 52X32X52 CD-RW Drive, Model LTR-52327S BEIGE, OEM
$32.50

Samsung 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive, Model SFD321B/LEB, OEM Drive Only
$7.25

Speeze 80mm DC Case fan, Model "FD08025S1M4"
$1.99

Keyboard/Mouse
15 bucks at Wal-mart :)

I hope that he/she has an operating system?

Adds up to $275.74

good luck!
 
if its just for word processing youll only need low end hardware. this is just a quick example. there are many other choices close in price. this one matches pretty well together in black/silver. this is the just about the lowest price computer i could put together at newegg currently...


motherboard: PC Chips KM266 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU - $41 shipped

CPU: AMD Athlon XP 2000+, 266 FSB, 256K Cache Processor - Retail = $57 shipped

memory: Kingston ValueRAM 184 Pin 128MB DDR PC-2100 - OEM = $24 shipped

hard drive: SAMSUNG 40GB 7200RPM Light and Slim IDE Hard Drive, Model SP0411N, OEM Drive only = $54.85 shipped

case: AHANIX Black/Silver Mid-tower ATX Case, Model "X197 Master" -RETAIL = $32 shipped

power supply: Fortron 300W "HiQ Brand" P4 and AMD Ready Power Supply, Model " ATX300GU" -OEM = $22 shipped

cd-rom: Samsung Black 52X CD-ROM, Model SC-152GEBB, OEM = $18 shipped

mouse: KEIO Wheel Optical Mouse PS2 -RETAIL = $9.50 shipped

keyboard: ORTEK MCK-600 BLK Keyboard PS2 107keys -RETAIL = $12.99 shipped
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total = 271.35 shipped :)
 
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