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OK, guys, another small update, I've purchased a 40 GB Samsung HDD for $ 45. (How, you ask? Well, it was 5400rpm. :eek: )
So now i have:
RAM - 512MB PC3000 Mushkin - $ 120
HDD - 40GB Samsung - $ 45
CD-RW - Dell (Lite-On) - $ 43
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I need:
Case, CPU + HSF, Mobo, and Video card.
Total budget left: $ 292.00
The thlot pickens.
Oh, and i cancelled the CPU - too afraid of an AKGKA stepping.
Your on a tight budget! - you have to get most bang per buck, with emphasis on price not performance!!Quote:
Originally posted by Mark Larson
Oh, and i cancelled the CPU - too afraid of an AKGKA stepping.
$292 is tight but:
R8500LE - $88
XP1700+ - $55
Cheap HSF - $6 / or for OCing : ThermalTake Volcano 9 $25
MoBo - how much is an ASUS A7S333 ? - An Abit MAX2 / an ASUS A7V8X would take you over budget :(
Midi tower case $30 - unless you need PSU? - in which case $40 for PSU also...
Just about do-able.
UPDATE:
The system has been finalised, a little over budget, but MAN, its gonna be *****in!!
1900+, AX-7 w/ Enermax adjustable fan, Gigabyte G7-something mobo (without LAN), 256MB Kingston PC2700 for $ 150.
512MB Mushkin PC3000 for $ 120.
Antec SLK2600AMB 300W for $ 70 (from Best Buy! :eek: )
40GB Maxtor for $ 45.
Lite-On retail boxed CD-RW for $ 43.
Gainward 64MB GF4Ti4200 for $ 100. :)
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TOTAL: $ 528.00. A little over budget, but what the heck. I was going to go for the $ 50 Antec case, but it is too ugly for my taste, plus the SLK has a lot more features (door, front USB ports, sliding rails, quick release for HDD).
Now, this is what i have, nothing more, nothing less. What more [hardware] will i need for it to work? I assume some cables etc? Fans? Does the Antec come with any fans? Whom should i order fans from? (Cheap shipping). 80mm Antecs at BB are like $ 15. :eek:
Thx for all your help guys! :)
I hate to say this but you will probably pay dearly for that hardrive. When i first got my geforce 2 and my athlon 1ghz and decided to go for a 40 gig 5400 maxtor because it was cheap i first stumbled upon this board. My problem was very very choppy framerate. So i was told it was probably my slow hdd and i took my losss and went out and baught a 7200 rpm hardrive and now my frame rate is ok. Also where did you get a ti4200 for $100 i could have swore the cheapest they had them on newegg was 135.
I know it'll be slower than a 7200rpm drive, but i can't see how it'll affect framerates - the only thing i can imagine it affecting is loading times, and in-game performance shouldn't be lacking with 768MB of DDR! :D
I'm gonna upgrade anyway when i get my next paycheck.
Why did u get the extra kingston ram? Don't u think that 512 would have been enuff?
It was included in the mobo+CPU+HSF combo, and i for one wasn't going to argue at that sweet price of 150 bucks! :DQuote:
Originally posted by Captain Hook
Why did u get the extra kingston ram? Don't u think that 512 would have been enuff?
where did you get that combo deal from?
thanks