Cheapest PC

[iha]

What configuration do you think would be the cheapest PC, but still not a POS? Like in the $200-400 range. If all the comp. was going to be used for would be MS office and internet. Like a mobo w/ onboard vid, lan, and sound, amd cpu, probably 512 MB ram, 40-80 GB hd, also what case/PS? Dont include OS, Monitor, Keyboard, and speakers.


The cheapest I've done so far was $450 about a year ago. Athlon XP 1800, gf4 Mx 4400, 512 MB DDR Kingston, asus X motherboard, and um.. i think that was it. I can't remember what case/PS I used.. but it was one of those combo deals. I know I could get cheaper than this, I wasn't going for DIRT cheap on this one.

I just want to know because there's some teacher that always wants me to fix her pentium cpu that has a 6 gig hd, and not much else. I got to thinking that she could have probably bought a whole new comp. for what she pays in repairs. :\

 

[BB Gun]

250.65 before shipping. No OS, no keyboard/mouse/monitor. Otherwise complete.

http://secure.newegg.com/app/WishR.asp?ID=634193

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[havenoclu]

Mobo: Asus A7V400-MX http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-509&depa=1 ($42)
CPU: AthlonXP 2500+ http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-379&depa=1 ($92)
HDD: WD 80GB SE http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=22-144-122&DEPA=1 ($61.99)
MEM: Mushkin 512MB DDR333 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-146-217&depa=1 ($73)
CASE: Micro case w/ 300W PSU http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-190-022&depa=1 ($36)
CDRW: Lite-on 52x32x52 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-106-941&depa=1 ($29)
FLOPPY: NEC http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=21-152-005&depa=1 ($9.00)

Total: 342.99 + shipping (prob come out a little under 400)

It's a nice setup with quality parts for the price.

 

[iha]

250.65 before shipping. No OS, no keyboard/mouse/monitor. Otherwise complete.

http://secure.newegg.com/app/WishR.asp?ID=634193

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Ah, pretty cheap. I like that raidmax case. Last time I was looking for a case I somehow overlooked that one and got a POS one. Oh well, wasn't bought for me

 

[BB Gun]

oops. Forgot CD drive.

Splurged on a CD/RW combo drive. Total still under 300.00

Havenoclu - I like the Abit VM-10 KM400 board, 5.1 speaker/optical output on the backplane - worth the extra 5 bucks, IMO. I, too, usually configure the "throwaway" PCs with the Barton2500 and 512 MB RAM, but, he asked for cheapest.

iha - athenatech cases, no raidmax listed.

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[iha]

iha - athenatech cases, no raidmax listed.

Hm, I don't know why I saw raidmax. I need to stop reading forums at night, I always missread/type stuff.

 

[PornoSatan]

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=11-138-033&DEPA=1