Some help building a system.

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maxse

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Hi guys. Well I have been out of the whole "tech" loop for a while been reaslly busy. So today my friend asks me if I can build a system for his sister. She basically needs it for school, no games... She would also prefer a nice TV out so that she can watch movies on her TV in her room. I need tihs sucker ot be stable becaus eI dont want to keep on fixing it for them all the time.


The budget is $300-$350. I already have a hard drive so I have that to spend without a HD. Can some1 help me out please?
 
Case - Skyhawk MSR4620 Silver w/o PSU - $41 shipped
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811117029

Thermaltek Silent Pure Power 420w PSU - $41 shipped
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817153006

PNY DDR400 1 gig Ram - $63 shipped (with rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820236110

Sempron A64 2600+ Processor - $63 shipped
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819104226

Epox EP- 8KDA3J NF3 Mobo - $70 - $22 instanting savings + $3 shipping = $51 shipped
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813123219

Liteon DVD Burner - $38 shipped
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106990

Chaintech FX5200 128meg w/ S-video out - $39 shipped
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814145067

Total - $336 shipped
 
thanks for putting that together for him, i'm in the same situation - budget pc for a family friend. Thanks
 
thanks buddy. The only thing I'm not sure about is the mobo. I usually prefer to go with Asus, or Abit. any1 hqave any comments about the mobo?
 
list updated. I made a mistake with the rams.

EpoX mobo used to be the pre-ABIT in terms of overclocking and stability. By the reviews provided by Newegg, that mobo is pretty darn solid =)
 
awesome thanks buddy. NOw about the video card. I think dhe has an LCD monitor right now so I should probably use a DVI connection... I dont think this card has DVI out, right? Thanks so much for your help. I was thinking of getting her an Socket A setup, even becuse I figured it would be even cheaper, but I am clueless about this now, since I cant seem to find a board for socket A anywhere!
 
awesome. Thanks buddy. If any1 else has any comments please feel free to chime in. I have until this weekend to order parts.
 
maxse said:
thanks buddy. The only thing I'm not sure about is the mobo. I usually prefer to go with Asus, or Abit. any1 hqave any comments about the mobo?
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I've been using Epox for years, never had one problem.
Have one in an old Athlon xp 1700+ system, Kt400a chipset or something irrc, name was 8KHA+. I oc'd it to the max of the ram and processor back when it was new tech, it's been running as a server 24/7 for 2 years in a suffocating case. I left it Oc'd too. There is so much dust caked on there the mobo fan stopped.
Anyway, in those conditions it has ran 100%.
4 Epox boards, never a problem.
 
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