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budget small form factor pc

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Pidge

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someone please look this over. im just looking for a small form factor pc. if you have any cheaper options please recommend them to me. ive decided to go with
iDEQ 210P ($254.00)
200gb seagate(already have)
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (146$)
Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 (99$)
NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Black, Model ND-3520A(59$)
and im not sure on what video card to buy, any suggestions?
total so far=$558
 
well im looking for a 754 socket, and also 10/100/1000 is a plus and so is a card reader. so i think im going to stick with the biostar.
 
Okay how about this then...

MSI K8MM ($85) or Biostar K8VGAM ($72) with an ARIA? Everything but the gigabit ethernet, (which sole purpose is for transferring large files across a LAN, it won't improve your internet speeds).

Vid card depends totally on what you need it for, but 6600GT would be good for average gaming.
 
How about the Shuttle SN85G4V3. Version 3 has the 92mm I.C.E. cooling and that card reader you want.
 
i have the biostar ideq 210p and i love mine.Its quiet,Fast, nice to look at with the cd door cover up, and it runs my ati x800xt pe and audigy 2 just fine with the 250 watt power supply i highly recommend it. it also keeps everythin nice and cool
 
Forgot to mention i have the same cpu as your wanting it boots in under 15 sec i would guess ill time it. it is really nice
 
Just finished putting together a 210p and I really like it. Its over 30% smaller by volume than the Aria, feature rich, and quiet. People seem to be adding 6600 series or radeon 800 series without too much trouble. The only thing your sacrafice is some expandability and if yuor looking for a SFF you can probobly live with that. Besides, the Aria is butt ugly (personal opinion may vary) :D
 
actually i may go with the aria, it looks a little bigger which isnt a problem. but how quiet is it going to be? plus its cheap and it kind of looks nicer.
 
Pidge said:
can someone pick out a budget gaming video card for me?
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What games you like, what yo budget iz would be helpful.
;)
 
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