- Joined
- Aug 21, 2001
- Location
- Candia, NH
Well, I got bunches of christmas money, and I'm thinking of buying the parts I'd need to build a SMALL carcomp/LANcomp.
I just got a PSone LCD off ebay, I bought a 40gig IBM deskstar drive from a friend, I have a decent video card hanging around, and a big sheet of 1/8" plexi just screaming "USE ME!" So all I would need is the mobo, CPU, RAM, HS/F, PSU.
Good news is that I found a Biostar U8668D Socket 478 MATX Motherboard bundled with a celey 2.4 for only $110. It's got onboard LAN, sound, and 32mb VGA. I probably won't use the onboard video, but it still seems like a good price, plus it's tigerdirect.com, who I've had lots of luck with. They also have a 230W MATX PSU for $25, yes I know that's weak, but is it enough to power this thing, just running a single hard drive and CD?
If I do decide to build this comp, all the parts I'd need come to $200.93, shipped. Christmas money is just about that, so it'd be essentially nothing out of my pocket. Problem is, I don't know if I can justify the purchase. LAN parties are out of the question for me with my only decent rig right now considering my minifridge waterchiller. I'd love to put this sheet of plexi to use by building a case for it too.
*sighs* Talk me into this!! Or talk me out of it if you feel like it. Any input is appreciated!
I just got a PSone LCD off ebay, I bought a 40gig IBM deskstar drive from a friend, I have a decent video card hanging around, and a big sheet of 1/8" plexi just screaming "USE ME!" So all I would need is the mobo, CPU, RAM, HS/F, PSU.
Good news is that I found a Biostar U8668D Socket 478 MATX Motherboard bundled with a celey 2.4 for only $110. It's got onboard LAN, sound, and 32mb VGA. I probably won't use the onboard video, but it still seems like a good price, plus it's tigerdirect.com, who I've had lots of luck with. They also have a 230W MATX PSU for $25, yes I know that's weak, but is it enough to power this thing, just running a single hard drive and CD?
If I do decide to build this comp, all the parts I'd need come to $200.93, shipped. Christmas money is just about that, so it'd be essentially nothing out of my pocket. Problem is, I don't know if I can justify the purchase. LAN parties are out of the question for me with my only decent rig right now considering my minifridge waterchiller. I'd love to put this sheet of plexi to use by building a case for it too.
*sighs* Talk me into this!! Or talk me out of it if you feel like it. Any input is appreciated!