Budget rig setup

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Hey guys, I am going to be building a comp for my brother in law, and was just wondering how this setup sounded. It's been awhile since I really looked into comp hardware.

PC CHIPS M861G V1.6 Socket 754 VIA K8M800 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $39.99
RAIDMAX RX-420K ATX12V 420W Power Supply - Retail 19.99
AMD Sempron 64 3000+ Palermo 1.8GHz Socket 754 Processor Model SDA3000BXBOX - Retail 49.50
2x Kingston ValueRAM 128MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 266 (PC 2100) System Memory Model KVR266X64C25/128 - Retail $31.98 (both)
Maxtor DiamondMax 20 60080L0 80GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM 43.99

I plan on re-using his case, and CD drives. They just want a computer capable of doing basic computing, nothing fancy, no gaming. Just something that will run and be reliable, and that will last them awhile. (their current computer has had nothing but problems for the past year, they are finally giving up on it)

Thanks for any suggestions!
 
Whats the budget and what components do you need?

Thoughts on setup so far
s754 basically outdated
pc chips- have had bad experience
256mb of ram- pretty slow
 
right now with a new copy of XP I am looking at 290. They didn't really give a budget, but were impressed with the Price I was at so far. So I would saw try to stay around $300, definitely not above 400, just remember that a clean copy of XP has to come with it.
Things I need chip, motherboard, PSU, ram, hard drive, video card, but would prefer to have that on the mobo to save money. basically the guts of the computer.
How to the 64 seprons compare to the regular 64s anyways?
 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822144102 80gig hd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814150191 6200 vid card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817103482 Sparkle PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820161625 512mb ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16832116169 Windows XP
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103605 amd 3000
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813138247 biostar board

$333.95 + tax/shipping

also you can shave some cash off if you get a lower vid card.
with this build its still s754 but for what your looking for id say a good 2-5 years of surfing ect should work on this.
 
Why not try to just buy a whole PC or parts on the boards? I am sure you could get better value for your money by buying from someone else. Unless they want new parts, I'd say this is the way to go.
 
Though a Sempron is probably all your bro-in-law needs, why buy a slower cpu when you can get a better one for the same price? Raidmax makes crappy PSUs... plan to replace it sometime if you go with it (I've had quite a few die on me, lol... they came with cases; i knew they'd die, so I just used them until their death). PC Chips boards aren't great either. Your best bet is a Dell deal. The dual core dell amd 64 x2 3800+ system is $399 without monitor.

I'd go with this for <$300 though...

http://www.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/us/segments/bsd/evalue?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
bensbargains.net said:
Enter E-Value code AFFT-bdcw5az to find the new Dimension E521 with AMD Athlon 64 3200+ CPU for $429 - $140 "No Monitor" option = $289 with free shipping. Specs include:

# AMD Athlon 64 3200+ CPU, 512MB DDR2, 80GB SATA Drive, 7.1 Channel Sound
# 16X DVD ROM Drive, GeForce 6150 LE IGP, Ethernet, XP Home, 1-Yr Warranty
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There's also an option for Vista upgrade coupon, with the respective upgrade rate payable at redemption time.

Also, if he needs a monitor, $140 for the E177FP 17" LCD is a good price. If he wants something bigger, I'd go for this:
$190 - Hanns·G JW-199DPB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD
 
As much as I would hate to say it, I really don't think I'm going to possibility find a better deal then that. Thank you very much for pointing that one out to me! Very good deal there.

I'm going to have to tell him...
"Dude, your getting a Dell"
 
Not only that, he can drop in another 512 ram and a 7900GS from BB for $149 and have a totally functional gaming system.
 
Boltaction said:
Not only that, he can drop in another 512 ram and a 7900GS from BB for $149 and have a totally functional gaming system.
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Link?
 
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