New rig for around 600

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BioHazard.89

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I gotta buddy coming to me for computer advice and wants me to build him a rig for around 600 dollars.... Last time I was up with computers, the AMD 64's just started comming out....

He doesn't need anything mighty... It's going to be for his dad and he's goign to do a bit of gaming on it.....

Are 64 bit proc's the norm now?

Basicly, what his dad's told me is they want a DVD player, DVD Burner, a half way decent video card (my gaming rig still runs off a 9000 Pro), mobo sound will do just fine, XP Pro, Office, 160gb hard drive and they're last computer has a 1.8 ghz processor so i'm thinking to set them up with like a 2.something. He also wants a 17inch flat panel monitor......

What kind of system should I be looking at for this kind of build? I'll be getting all my parts from NewEgg.....

Any Questions? 'Preciate any help in advanced.
 
XP Pro and Office are going to be half of your budget. I'd hunt around for someone selling an Athlon 64 used system that already has the software.
 
If your a student or you know someone that is than you can get xppro and office for 160 out the door from your school. But if your not than ya like the man upstairs said, go with dell. But only because the OS costs so damn much otherwise you can get the parts for really cheap.
 
go with the above poster and get a dell or gateway or hp and just put a new psu and vid card in it
 
you won't be able to get a 600 $ pc with a 17" monitor so subtract 150 for the monitor so you have 450 to spend on the whole computer.... yeah get a good deal on a dell from like the outlet or a huge coupon
 
Yeah, if XP Pro and Office are going to be part of the price, best bet is to go Dell Outlet or somesuch.
 
You will NOT be able to build a comp and get a 17" lcd for 600. And thats not including the software...

openoffice.org is free... so you could cut costs and get that.

For a comp + display I think your looking at 800-1000 minumum. A budget sempron 754 rig would be best, me thinks.

CASE + PSU
MOBO
CPU(OC it a little)
RAM
7600GT or 6600GT or X1600XT
HD
+ a DVD Burner, floppy, and xp pro

Your looking at about 750 for just the comp, then add 200 for a lcd.
 
Im gonna have to agree with everyone else in getting an Full/OEM computer. The OS and monitor take a bulk of the budget.When you are buying a budget system w/ monitor and peripherals included..it is best to go OEM. Ive seen some Compaqs with 17" LCDs, keyboard/mouse, DVD burners and 250GB HDDs for cheap at costco and other places. Building your own is better if you have a higher budget and want high-end parts.

You can try to build an Opteron 144 system (check [H]ot deals section) w/ a cheap mobo that has decent integrated graphics (my suggestion is the Biostar Tforce6100...which will cost you around $70 (does fine in some games..but dont expect too much), 1GB value RAM, 160GB HDD (250GB is a better GB/dollar value right now but given your budget..go with 160GB), Fortron 400W PSU , a coolermaster Centurion 5 (or cheaper) case and this BenQ 17" 8ms LCD ...which will cost you around $700 depending on the deals you can get...but you will have to find some other means of obtaining the software ;) You can get a cheaper system..but this will leave you more room for your friend to upgrade by adding more RAM and a real vid card later. Don't buy a cheap processor that is on the edge of being obsolete..maybe wait til the next gen of processors to come out this summer so prices on older ones can drop?

I would really suggest going OEM in this situation because of the software requirements and the monitor..as well as the fact that you are building this for someone else and either you or the person has to provide tech support (dells isnt the best..but atleast someone else is responsible if something goes wrong.
 
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