Building a computer for mother

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atlrocks07

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My mom has a old dell 900mhz 128mb computer right now that is just so for out of date..

i am looking to build her a computer under 300 bucks..
it will be mostly for surfing the internet and doing taxs
i would like it to amd base but it intel is cheaper i go will go that route too..
i will need ram,motherboard,processor, maybe videocard(if isnt onboard)

thanks
dane.
 
get her another dell because your not going to be able to build a comparable comp cheaper.
 
with $300 as a budget, you're better off going with a Dell. you'll get much more for your buck.

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I agree, at that price and for what your mom will use it for, a new dell/hp/whatever is the best choice. Good luck finding one even for under 300 though. Probably a bit over 300, even from dell.
 
Make that 4 votes for going with another pre-built. You wont be able to match it for the price.
 
lol @ your mom preferring amd...is that you or your mom speaking? does she even know what amd is with such an outdated rig? ;)
 
Kinda agree with the others on the go with a cheap dell, hp, or emachine. Just make sure you format it first to remove all the extra crap.

Do you have a normal case that you can easly drop a ps and normal motherboard in?

If not figure 50 to 80 bucks on a case and PS. Then look at like a celeron or sempron with a mb that has everything onboard. Try for a gig of ram but in that range your porb looking at 512. I would pick up a new dvdrw drive as well as they are 30 bucks. New sata hard drive would be nice as well as it will be faster then the old(prob 5400 rpm) drive in the old system. With this that 300 bucks goes very fast.

O yea check like the dell refurb section. Some people were getting real good deals on some amd systems out of it.
 
thanks..

well i have a brand new monitor for the computern now thats why i just looking for a computer to build..
 
There used to be a DELL AMD E521 3200+ for $299, but I think the price is now $369 :( If you just want an old system thats still good, you can buy used... check the fs/ft forum. Brand new parts would cost more I believe. Combo from newegg would be about $95, +$20 for HSF, +$50 for 512mb ram, +$40 for PSU, +$30 for vidcard... I guess its possible. Do you need Windows XP? If so, there's an XP Home for $30AR:
http://bensbargains.net/deal/14401/

$95 - Combo: ASUS A8R-MX/SI S939 ATI Radeon Xpress200 mATX (on-board Video)+ AMD A64 3400+ Venice 2.2GHz s939
$48 - G.Skill 512MB DDR-400 (F1-3200PHU1-512NR
$20 - Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro with PWM fan control
$0 - Ultra V Series 500W Power Supply ($40 - $40MIR)
$0 - Ultra Wizard Blue Mid ATX Tower Case ($40 - $40MIR)
$30 - WinXP Home (Office Depot Deal, linked above)
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$193 + tax and shipping (after rebates)

HDD? Optical Drive? better psu?
$44 - HITACHI Deskstar 7K160 HDS721680PLA380 80GB 7200RPM SATA300 8MB Cache
$58 - Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3160811AS 160GB 7200RPM SATA300 8MB Cache
$24 - LITE-ON Combo Drive Black IDE Model SOHC-5236V BK RTL
$31 - SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner SH-S182D
$40 - XClio 450BL ATX 450W

Hopefully that XP deal is still valid. Jump on it if you need it. Otherwise, that knocks off $30 from your total. You might be able to get away with a cheaper HSF, but that one listed above is pretty good. You have room for one more component... so I'll let you choose.

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Sorry, forgot to mention that shipping on that case from Fry's is $17. So that brings the total to $210 + tax and shipping (after rebates)
 
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