Got Folding? Sempron 3000+ 1.6GHz Desktop PC with 19" Widescreen $279 + $5 ship

[Diashto]

Sure its a refurb, but for $280, if any parts fail, the cost is negligible. Not a gaming powerhouse, but for a kid who needs their own box, or for the wife who wants one in the kitchen, or whatever, not too bad. Has a PCIe 16x slot too, if you're like me and just upgraded your vid card on your main box.

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* Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic
* Display: 19” WXGA LCD (1440×900)
* Processor: AMD Sempron™ Processor 3000+ (256KB L2 Cache, 1.6GHz, 1600MHz)
* Chipset: NVIDIA® GeForce® 6100 (Northbridge), NVIDIA® nForce 400 (Southbridge)
* Memory: 512MB DDR2 533MHz SDRAM (2 SO-DIMM slots with 2GB Maximum Capacity)
* Hard Disk Drive: 160GB 7200 rpm, SATA-150
* Optical Drive: DVD-ROM/DVD+/-RW with Double Layer support (Maximum speed and compatibility: 4X DVD-R DL, 8X DVD+R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 16X DVD+R, 16X DVD-R, 16X DVD-ROM, 24X CD-RW, 48X CD-R, 48X CD-ROM)
* Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® 6100 (64MB Shared Memory, 128MB Maximum Shared Memory)
* Sound: Realtek ALC883 High-Definition Audio Codec (Analog: 24-Bits Max Resolution, 192kHz * Max Sampling; Digital: 24-Bits Max Resolution, 96kHz Max Resolution)
* Communications Port: (1) 56K data/fax modem with SmartCP (V92, 56kbps), (1) 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet (Realtek 8100C Fast Ethernet Adapter
* Expansion Slots: (1) PCIe x 16, (1) PCI
* Card Reader: 8-in-1 Digital Media Reader, (CompactFlash®, MicroDrive™, Smart Media™, Memory Stick™, Memory Stick Pro™, Memory Stick Duo™, Secure Digital™, MultiMedia Card™)
* Power Supply: 300 Watt Total Peak Power (Switched, 100-127V~6A, 200~240V~3A, 50-60Hz)

I/O Ports:

* (1) DB 15-Pin VGA Port
* (6) USB
* (2) Microphone Port
* (1) Headphone Port
* (1) Parallel Port
* (1) PS/2 Keyboard Port
* (1) PS/2 Mouse Port

In the box:

* Everex GS3005 Computer
* 19” LCD Monitor
* Keyboard with 3 Power Management Keys
* 2-Button Ball-Mouse with Scroll Function
* 2-Piece Amplified, Stereo Speakers

 

[Paro]

How does Vista even run on 512MB of shared memory...

 

[Ryle]

How does Vista even run on 512MB of shared memory...

LOL exactly what i was thinking.

get to use readyboost to its full potential.

 

[RGMBill]

Might make a good WHS box, but you'd seriously need to upgrade the total HDD space in that case.

 

[mavalpha]

And for Folding, I'd say the $199 Dell SC440 is more potent. You can always run it headless, after all.

 

[hardware_failure]

And for Folding, I'd say the $199 Dell SC440 is more potent. You can always run it headless, after all.

Agreed.

I thought about this for a sec because I have gobs of dd2 lying around, which would make this a decent low use workstation. Later I read that the meek 2 ram slots are SO DIMM, scratch that idea.

 

[Diashto]

How does Vista even run on 512MB of shared memory...

its vista basic... no aero, no multimedia stuff, no bells or whistles

 

[ScretHate]

In ten years computers will be so much more powerful, that the contribution of a 1.6GHz sempron will be completely irrelevant.

 

[kohan69]

i'd give $220 tops


...shipped