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Challenge:Build a Cheap Computer!

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coffee33

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Heres the challenge.
Build a cheap computer using 4 to 5 star components from www.newegg.com and crucial.com only.
Your goal:
Windows xp system good for...
surfing
watching movies
listening to music
doing work such as office task
and lite gaming.

Complete system including monitor and speakers.

Good luck all and ty for taking the time to try this out! :)
 
Sempron 2500 $75
NF7-M $89
Crucial 512MB PC3200 DDR $59.97
Some shitty case with shitty PSU $24.00
DVD burner (dual layer) $52.99
viewsonic E70F monitor $129
cheapest mouse and keyboard combo $10.25
maxtor 40 gig ATA133 $48
cheapo logitech speakers $12

CPU
mobo
memory
some shitty case with psu
dvd drive
monitor
cheapo mouse and keyboard
maxtor hdd
cheapo speakers


TOTAL: $500 + $50 shipping (fucking newegg)


PS, sorry thats all I could come up with, I'm to tired to actually think

PPS, hey, you're just down highway 50 from me, only 115 miles away :p (I am awake enough to compute that, LOL)
 
Bugalaman said:
Sempron 2500 $75
NF7-M $89
Crucial 512MB PC3200 DDR $59.97
Some shitty case with shitty PSU $24.00
DVD burner (dual layer) $52.99
viewsonic E70F monitor $129
cheapest mouse and keyboard combo $10.25
maxtor 40 gig ATA133 $48
cheapo logitech speakers $12

CPU
mobo
memory
some shitty case with psu
dvd drive
monitor
cheapo mouse and keyboard
maxtor hdd
cheapo speakers


TOTAL: $500 + $50 shipping (fucking newegg)


PS, sorry thats all I could come up with, I'm to tired to actually think

PPS, hey, you're just down highway 50 from me, only 115 miles away :p (I am awake enough to compute that, LOL)
Click to expand...

I use to live in sacramento all my life up until almost a year ago :)
 
RandysWay said:
aolpc.com

you even get a printer ^_^
Click to expand...

HAHAHAH. I remember setting one up for a demo unit and the monitor seems to be spray painted black to match, ghetto. And yea, the OS is like AOL is straight tangled in it, good luck.
 
he said build it from newgg people. DON"T YOU FUCKING KNOW HOW TO READ????
 
CALM THE FUCK DOWN

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=56-101-229&depa=0
Case+Mobo


http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-178&depa=1
CPU


http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=24-204-003&depa=1
Monitor


http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=36-131-007&depa=0
Speakers


http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-127-153&depa=1
Vid Card


http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-152-010&depa=1
HDD


http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=23-144-013&depa=1
Keyboard


http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=26-147-004&depa=1
Mouse


http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-223-003&depa=1
Ram


Total:$590 before tax

Pretty good system, will handle most games pretty well (Should handle HL2 pretty dam good, medium settings at 1024x768 I suppose)
 
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