looking for a xp1700+ mobo for budget system...

[o0OBruceLeeO0o]

I am building a comp for a friend, his budget is around 500ish$ Heres what hes got so far...

ANTEC PERFORMANCE II BLACK ATX MINI TOWER CASE w/ Antec 350W POWER SUPPLY - RETAIL $79.99

MSI CD-ROM 52X Black CDROM Drive OEM $16.99

Thermaltake VOLCANO 5. Heatsink + Ballbearing Fan Model Retail $4.50

BLACK PANASONIC 1.44 MB DENSITY FLOPPY DISK DRIVE - OEM, DRIVE ONLY $8.00

WD WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE 40GB 7200RPM -CAVIAR OEM, DRIVE ONLY $58.00

Logitech BLACK Optical Desktop - OEM $31.00

(2x)CRUCIAL MICRON 256MB 32x64 PC 2700 DDR RAM - OEM $81.98

Trendware/Trendnet 56k PCI Internal High Speed Data/Fax/Voice Modem Retail $9.00

Viewsonic E70B 17" - Retail $115.00

AMD Athlon XP 1700+ Thoroughbred /266 FSB Processor CPU 1700+/ 1.47GHz -OEM, $45.00

Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 - OEM Full Version $143.00

this all adds up to 592$ so I am much over budget lol. So if anyone has any ideas to make it cheaper please tell me. I would much like a mobo w/ onboard graphics, as he will only be using this PC to browse the interent. 100% NO gaming he says. Thanks...

 

[JohnnyTheRed]

I've heard good thigns about the Asus A7N266. I believe it's an NForce board, with onboard vid. Good reviews from everyone I've talked to.

 

[BioS]

Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 - OEM Full Version $143.00

Take off this will save you a bit of cash to get nice board like NF7-S v2.0.. This suggestion will work if you plan to using in your room only..

 

[hkgonra]

Shop the refurb section at newegg for all of your stuff and that should save you enough to add a nice nforce2 mb and stay at what you are planning to spend now.

 

[Balrog]

Hello All, I agree about ditching the XP Pro, there are cheaper alternatives that will forfill his requirements. Also you might consider the Raidmax 208B(black) case $31.00 delivered and the Fortron P300XFPN 300watt PSU for $32.00 delivered both from newegg. The Antec is very good however the Fortron is rated at 70% usage, actually puts out ~360watt max, has adjustable pots for tweaking your voltages, has 1 X 120mm silent fan. For an IGP MoBo I'd suggest either a Chaintech 7NIF2 mATX nForce2 with 4 channel C-Media sound for $89.00 delivered, an Epox 8RGA+ with dual VGA support and OCing options which will improve the on-board graphics for $99.00 delivered. I'm using the new Shuttle mATX MN31N which can be found for around $90.00 delivered and I've been very pleased with it. It has the IGP + MCP-T using the APU/ACL650E for sound, dual VGA, Firewire support & LAN. The rest of your list looks pretty good to me. Another case option might be a used case from a local computer shop, I know some of my local stores have computers that people have traded in or were dead and left with the dealers, quite a few are mATX form, make sure to use the Fortron or other suitable PSU though as most of these have pretty shoddy stock power supplies in them.
Regards, Balrog

 

[Lvcoyote]

And why spend $80.00 bux on a case?? A 30 or 40 dollar case will browse the internet just fine.....lol

Lvcoyote

 

[o0OBruceLeeO0o]

the case includes a PSU. And I am buying the Case at a local store so I dont pay shipping.... I think I am going to get XP Home, and a nf7-m. Maybe get a more budget keyboard/mouse too... Thanks for your replies!

 

[Balrog]

Hello All, Good luck with your project, its hard to go wrong with an Abit in your box!
Regards, Balrog