Building basic computer for cousin

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well, he wanted a laptop, i advised him otherwise. so im building him a new desktop. this is bare bones basic. comments needed. this'll be a net box, aim, homework, internet. he's a freshman in highschool, doesn't do a lot of gaming. all together this'll cost around 700 including shipping.

i also have fans, a case, cd burner, as5, hsf combo, keyboard and mouse

ABIT NF7-S V2 Socket A

LITE-ON Black IDE CD Burner

Kingston ValueRAM 512MB (2 x 256MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200)

Update Zonet ZEN3300E 10/100/1000Mbps PCI Network Adapter

VANTEC ION2 VAN-350N ATX12V 350W Power Supply

AMD Athlon XP 2800+ Barton

A6200TDH-128MB Geforce 6200 128MB DDR AGP 4X/8X

Cyber Acoustics CA-3090 26W 2.1 Speaker

ENVISION EFT-720 Silver & Black 17" Pure Flat CRT Monitor

Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 8 40GB 7200 RPM
 
If he can spend $150 more you can get a much better Athlon 64/Venice 3000+/6600GT PCI-E system with a DVD+RW and 80GB SATA drive.
 
lmaro said:
If he can spend $150 more you can get a much better Athlon 64/Venice 3000+/6600GT PCI-E system with a DVD+RW and 80GB SATA drive.
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I agree with him, He may not be a gamer right now, Only because he cant.. (PC To slow or no PC at all) once he gets a PC. Later down the line he'll regret not getting something a lil better. Right now he may just want a PC. Who wouldnt, anything is better then nothing..

Just Think what happens when that New PC factor wares off whats he left with.. LOL AIM/solitare............................................Pinball if hes lucky.. :D :D
 
AMD Clawhammer 3000+ for $136 from Chiefvalue.com
Motherboard from this list, I'm fond of DFI.
1x512MB memory, try for 2.5-3-3, 2.5-2-2, or 2-2-2 timings if you can get it.
Probably stick with the onboard NIC.
Dell might have a good deal on LCDs if you look in to it.
 
my 2 cents would be to a.) get a western digital hard drive instead of a Maxtor, and b.) get a faster previous generation card instead of a worthless 6200. I bet a 9700 pro would beat the pants off that 6200 for darn near the same price (used of course).
 
Ditch the socket A and the Barton. A 754 mobo and Sempron will cost pretty much the same and will be around longer. Probably the best value now. For a few dollars more a 939 and an Athlon 64 will "future proof" him...whatever that actually means.

If he's not gaming, save some bucks and get a mobo with integrated graphics. He can always buy a graphics card later. Either an AGP or PCI express mobo would be fine. Most decent mobos come with integrated ethernet, so ditch the network adapter.
 
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