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ok... I was handed 600 bucks and told "hand me a tower to web browse on and that my kid can do his college papers on, has to run good. i dont want my kid playing any gamse on it though"

and this is what i did.

http://cslab103.cs.edinboro.edu/~c192887m/done.htm

i was thinking semperon or a p4; but temp could be an issue as it will be in a clsoed desk cubby so i put lower heat cpu in; and i didnt want the butchered cache (even if he didnt need...)
 
Poor PSU choice IMO

actually a really really bad PSU choice
return it and get an ATX12V v2.0 supply
that is an ATX12V v1,3 and not even a hybrid
it has all of 18A +12V and thats before derating it for temperature
 
Bah, just get an Antec case with power supply, will run about $70 bucks. Also, ditch the motherboard and get a Socket 754 with the KM800 chipset. No one's going to be playing any serious games on that video! (KM800 includes integrated video). You'll also save some money.

Also, I would use a Zalman CNPS7000B, it's pretty quiet.
 
Get the cheapest sempron they make and a 256MB of RAM. You don't need a gig of RAM to browse the web. Same goes for the harddrive. Maybe 40GB? Get an abit board and a good antec case and you're set. I also think you can get a cheaper video card, since he won't be playing any games.
 
ScretHate said:
Get the cheapest sempron they make and a 256MB of RAM. You don't need a gig of RAM to browse the web. Same goes for the harddrive. Maybe 40GB? Get an abit board and a good antec case and you're set. I also think you can get a cheaper video card, since he won't be playing any games.
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that seems to be the best solution - I don't think your buddy will mind saving some money... and preferably - get a mobo with integrated vid card - just to make sure that it won't perform in newer games :p
 
hehe, everythings in the mail as of before i posted this. I went with the 939 as i had the processor already; hes taking my old one. I also had the PSU already which should run the comp fine unless he puts another hard drive in and or upgrades the video card. i wanted best performance i coudl give him; not worrying about games; for 600 bucks. If i would have spent 500 on the system; i would have upgrade the burner to a top of the line model or some such to make it 600 (notice the aerogate)

Ah well, hehe.

And that psu SHOULD handle the system fine w/ good airflow through case right? 18a w/ a 3000+ winny and an older vid card, 1 optical, 1 hard drive; should be fine
 
http://takaman.jp/D/?M=PbQDQbdHhSASkThUc0HMZ&english

though a real worworld runtime worsecase +12V draw will be closer to 12A
(thats without an optical spinup at the wrong time, add another 2A for that)
only problem is derating that supply by a third brings it to 12A as well
(considering its likely rated at Intel Cert temp, which is 21C)
stuffing it in a hutch and then exhausting the case through the PSU....

it will likely work fine till it gets too great a load at too high a temperature
or has to deal with too great a VAC varience

But I wouldnt have selected it for a AMD64 board, and Im suprised that board was a 20 pin it really shouldnt have been
I prime indicator of how relevant that PSU is these days,
how hard it was to find one for sale somewhere
 
Do you have to provide an OS with that computer or are you just going to pirate one? WinXP Pro which is needed to log into domains is like $150.
 
kirbyrj said:
Do you have to provide an OS with that computer or are you just going to pirate one? WinXP Pro which is needed to log into domains is like $150.
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as your court apointed counsel I highly advise you not to answer the above question in the negative by implication, direct communication or any other means
lest I have to smack you upside the head with a wet fish :p

a serious joke

infact even if a license is going to be transfered, make sure the transfer is legal and allowed under the TOS before posting.
 
LOL :D.

I don't need an answer to the question...I'm just making sure that's something you thought of :).
 
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