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(US Prices...)
Audigy OEM - $60
R8500LE/Xabre 400 128MB - $100
256MB Mushkin PC3000 - $100
Make sure you get the DDR333 support, too. :)
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im helpin my buddy make a pc for him hes got a budget of about $1300 not including moniter canadian dollars
heres our plan:
MSI kt3 ultra w/sound (no raid) 129.95
genaric case w/ 300watt power supply 39.95
AMD 1800+ xp retail 169.95
any old cheap cd rw 69.99
Maxtor 80 gb HD 189.95
Corsair 512mb xms pc 3200 cas 2.5 ddr 359.59
nic 20.00
Geforce4 ti4200 64 mb 269.00
total 1248.38 + %7 tax CND
do the games comin out need the extra 64mb of video ram? cause from what i heard its a waste of $30 for it.
any opinions on these specs. we will be putting it together our selves, im sure u could pay a local geeky co-worker $50 to put it together.. or just lunch if ur hot/friendly.
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G_N_H, you may as well look at a med-range to (modern low-range). Cause even a 1 GHz Duron sys will kick the one you have in the butt.
If not what is above, you may want to look into something like this:
1 GHz Duron
MSI nForce Mobo w/ vid, lan, and sound
256MB DDR PC2100
40GB 7200RPM ATA/133 Maxtor Hard Drive
56k Modem
16x LiteOn DVD
24x CD-RW
MidTower ATX w/300W PSU
This system is almost identical to one I built my brother, and I did it under 600US Dollars. Not to mention it's a damn good machine. It does lack some future-proofness, but if you are just looking to forget your old sys, this one will do it.
You may also want to throw a better AGP Card in there with the money you save.:D Besides, you can upgrade this as needed. When you can afford to do so that is.
