Your suggestion for a budget computer???

[Kryogen]

I want to build a budget computer for my roommate(girl). She's only going to use the comp for internet, word, powerpoint, music and stuff.

Should I go AMD or intel? I wsa thinking about a sempron 2600 or something like that.

Which motherboard do you suggest? Nothing fancy here.
Worth having a custom HSF or the stock HSF is fine? (need it quiet here).

Which video card? I was thinking a geforce 6200, cheap and way enuf for her.
512 ddr, 80 gig HD, stuff like that.

Should I get a sound card or the integrated sound cards are okay?

So what is your suggestion for CPU/MOBO???

Thanks!

 

[blinkmus]

How much you wanting to spend?

 

[coffee33]

first off, AMD (saves you cash)
Second, set a budget and you will get more response.

I would say $800 with monitor and $450 to $600 without.

 

[Kryogen]

1000$ CAN with a monitor (prolly a 150$ 17 inch CRT). So 850$CAN to spend elsewhere.

Going to buy on http://www.sigmawave.com/eng/partslist.aspx

you can have a look to see what they have so you can suggest.

Lower is better though. She won't game and stuff. If 850$ is too much, then she can spend less. I Mean, don't build a 850$CAN computer, build a reasonable cheap computer. If that,s 600, that's cool. But 850CAN max not including monitor. (she needs 2 speakers (cheap), mouse and keyboard, and such.)

The price is not my objective. My objective is really to get her a nice little desktop computer for not alot of money. (Without going too cheap and get crap)

 

[dekard]

To be honest, i don't know why the posts you see here are here. No one can really answer this untill we see a pic of the girl. email to kyle_bennet@hard....


scratch that.. just link here..

 

[coffee33]

To be honest, i don't know why the posts you see here are here. No one can really answer this untill we see a pic of the girl. email to kyle_bennet@hard....


scratch that.. just link here..

LMAO

 

[Shogo]

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[Slartibartfast]

Get her a mac mini

 

[kirbyrj]

For the price, I'd almost look at just going to BestBuy and getting a $500 special . I picked up an Athlon64 3200+ s939 Compaq with 1GB RAM, DL DVD+-R, 160GB HDD for $550 (no monitor). For $200 pick up a 19" LCD from Newegg and you're set.

 

[S1nF1xx]

Should I go AMD or intel? I wsa thinking about a sempron 2600 or something like that.

AMD

Which motherboard do you suggest? Nothing fancy here.

Something with onboard sound and video.

Worth having a custom HSF or the stock HSF is fine? (need it quiet here).

Buy a retail CPU and use the stock HSF. You're not OC'ing so you don't need an aftermarket HSF.

Which video card? I was thinking a geforce 6200, cheap and way enuf for her.

No video card. Get a motherboard with onboard video. It doesn't matter what kind if she isn't gaming.

Should I get a sound card or the integrated sound cards are okay?

Don't buy a sound card. The onboard ones are 10x what she would need.

So what is your suggestion for CPU/MOBO???

$54 mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128262
$86 CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819104241


Other suggestions: PATA hard drive. They're cheaper.
512MB PC3200 RAM - nothing fancy
DVD Burner - For $40 why not?


Your best bet is to just buy a Dell or something for $399. She'll also get a free LCD that way. Hell, you could pick a machine up off the street corner that will run Word, Winamp, and get infected with spyware.