New Budget PC

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KoolDrew

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AMD Sempron 64 2800+ - $75.50
Biostar GeForce 6100-M7 - $63.99
Crucial Ballistix 512MB - $56.99
Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 160GB - $85.25
Antec Super Lanboy - $39.99
FSP AX400-PN - $39.99
AOC 17" CRT - $70
Logitech X-230 2.1 Speakers - $33.98
Logitech Internet Pro Desktop (Keyboard & Mouse) - $16

Total - $481.69 w/o shipping

I want this PC to be as cheap as possible while being quiet and overclocks well. It will mainly be used for basic tasks, but there will be some very light gaming. Mostly older games and maybe some newer games at the lowest settings. I can add a PCI-E later if I find that I need to. I will also add antother 512MB of RAM later.

If there is anything that you think I can go cheaper with while not really hurting performance then please tell me.
 
Altec Lansing sucks, tbh. I've bought/gotten many of their products and have all crapped out or not worked well from the start.
 
Actually, I would have to say that's an excellent setup. But you have no optical drives ;)
 
$20 will upgrade your Ballistix to 1GB of Value Select.

Definitely definitely the better option.
 
Paying separate shipping on a case, PSU and heatsink can often cost the same as an SFF case when all things are netted together. There's some quiet for you. However, it's not made for overclocking.*

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16856140021

I got this for the GF last month. The loudest component: GeForce 6600gt. By a mile. Besides, you might be able to go up a rung by buying an OEM processor (the case has it's own very nice custom heatsink).

*Why bother with overclocking? It's not like you'll need it for what you're up to.
 
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