computer for friend

[wizard james]

Well my friend finaly got a job.. and hes doing relly good at making 20 dollers an hour ..so i started talking about computers. and he asked me what brand to get... dell? hp? and i stand up in a fit yelling NOOO and i would build him his own computer for under 1500 dollers and have it 10 times better then any dell.

so i quickly whiped up a fast little ... idea .. here it is. all the stuff is from www.ncix.com


Look Below For New Plan ..

AMD MOBILE ATHLON XP-M 2500+ 1.86GHz 266FSB BARTON 45W 1.45V OEM
In stock 11420 $138.08 $138.08

THERMALTAKE A1889-01 SILENT BOOST SOCKETA COPPER 2450RPM 27.5CFM 21DBA
In stock 10395 $37.41 $37.41

ABIT NF7-S2 SOCKETA NFORCE2 DUAL DDR AGP 5PCI SATA RAID SOUND LAN
In stock 12393 $106.38 $106.38

CORSAIR VALUE SELECT DUAL CHANNEL 1024MB KIT PC3200 DDR CAS2.5 2X512MB
In stock 9821 $253.60 $253.60

ATI RADEON 9600XT 128MB DDR AGP VGA DVI-I TV OUT RETAIL BOX
In stock 10900 $247.72 $247.72

MAXTOR 120GB SATA 7200RPM 8MB FDB OEM *3YR MFR. WARRANTY*
In stock 9887 $136.85 $136.85

NGEAR 0302 18IN CASE P4 350W BLACK 4X5.25 7X3.5 SIDE/TOP WINDOWS & LED FANS
In stock 10143 $72.74 $72.74

LITEON 52X32X52 ATAPI IDE CD-REWRITER SMART-BURN OEM W/ SOFTWARE
In stock 9913 $39.34 $39.34

LOGITECH ELITE KEYBOARD BLACK MULTILINGUAL USB PS/2
In stock 9380 $50.59 $50.59

LOGITECH MX500 HIGH PERFORMANCE OPTICAL MOUSE USB PS/2 800DPI
In stock 8699 $53.83 $53.83

VIEWSONIC E70F+SB-2 17IN 16VIS SILVER BLACK 0.25MM 1280X1024
in stock 10429 $208.62 $208.62

ALL PRICES QUOTED IN CANADIAN FUNDS Total $1,350.00 -$1,450.00

he was gona give me 1500 dollers and i was gona get this all.. i was aso gona get a sound system for 80 dollers too.

is this a good setup? and the heatsink? is that a good one for the cpu? i am gona overclock it a bit ..but i am gona make it 5 day stable.. and of course i am gona have it folding

 

[TimoneX]

Not bad at all. I fiddled with that particular Asus board briefly and although I usually like Asus ok I wasn't overly impressed. I see you're using one already and are likely partial to it, but I'd recommend the Abit NF7-S2 or AN7 over the Asus board. Likewise the cost difference between the XP-M2500 & 2600+ are pretty small($10 or so), but the 2600s seem to be the overclocking kings &/or cooler running chips currently. One last note...although I love the choice of Lite-on recorder, unless every single penny is crucial I'd definately upgrade to a DVD+/-R instead. The cost will be small but the DVD burner could prove far more useful, particularly if it's going to be the only optical drive onboard.

 

[wizard james]

yea.. so ..the 2600 is better.. ok i will look into that.. um.. what one do i want? theres 2 2600s ...do i want the low vottage or high vottage one?? http://ncix.com/products/index.php?minorcatid=106

i was thinking of getting him a dvd r and i am still thinking... its just to get one around here its over 100 dollers.. and the one there is 40 dollers.. but i am thinking it would be better in the long run.

for the mobo i think i am gona get this ABIT NF7-S2 SOCKETA NFORCE2 DUAL DDR AGP 5PCI SATA RAID SOUND LAN its just over 100 dollers so its a bit cheeper then the asus one. abit (lol) better too if i think

edit: whats a good dvd-r ? i want it to be able to burn cd-r at min 48x and read 48x ..if possable 52x . max i will go is 150 canadain.

 

[cack01]

Plan on getting another Power supply. Chances are the PSU that comes in that case is not going to be good enough for an overclocked cpu.

 

[wizard james]

o yea.. ofcourse. i will thinking of getting a theermallake 480watt. dual fans.. my dad has one ..they are good

the person i am buying this stuff wants to keep the hardware price under 1500 dollers. ..i got the screen in there too so that and the vidoecard are the big price.

i gota sit down with himoneday tho. and say after all the hardware ...i might get new fans for the case too. ..want low temps so..

 

[warlock110]

everything seems a tad over price, but hey i live in the states, prices are a little different, i would throw the CDRW out and replace it with a DVDRW. the keyboard and mouse can be replace by a combo, like the logic tech elite or the microsoft confort, alot of wireless combo will go cheaper than the ones you've listed. he'll definitely need a decent sound card, that stuff on the onboard is very limited. Can you find prices lower than that? man those prices are really stiff IMO.

 

[wizard james]

ok.. theres no newegg in canada.. and i just looked at the site for a idea of prices.

i dont know whats a good dvdrw.. so i need some help there. one of my friends ..hes a ittech has a 5.1 soundcard he will give me for 20 dollers. ...it was a 200 doller soundcard new so..

well i know wireless keyboards are good.. but mice? are they good? ...i want a very good proformace and the max i will pay for a mouse and keyboard is 80 dollers.

if i remeber fast420a had this deal for canada people who want newegg.. i will pm him

 

[TimoneX]

The Lite-on 1213s is a solid 12x unit. Slightly cheaper is the 812s(8x). There are also a couple of reasonably priced NEC burners available...such as the ND-2510A.

 

[wizard james]

WELL for all them people who dont know the value of a canadain doller.. heres what i might get after fast420a replys to my pm.

this is all newegg stuff.. much better stuff then above.. for about the same price. well heres the list

NEW PLAN

• Plextor 12X DVD+/-RW Drive, Model PX-712SA/SW, Retail - $159.00
• Thermalright "SP-97" CPU Cooler for AMD Athlon XP Palamino, Thoroughbred, and Barton 2800+ and up (Heat Sink Only) -RETAIL -$60.00
• Seagate 120GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model ST3120026AS, OEM -$92.00
• Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop Elite - RETAIL -$85.00
• Corsair Value Select (Dual Pack) 184 Pin 1G(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 - OEM -$157.00
• ViewSonic P95F+B 19" PerfectFlat CRT Monitor –RETAIL -$249.00
• ABIT "NF7-S2" nForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket A CPU -RETAIL -$69.18
• AMD 45 Watt Mobile Athlon XP 2600+, 266 MHz FSB, 512K L2 Cache Processor - OEM-$99.00
• SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON "9800 Atlantis" Video Card, 256MB DDR, 128-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "1024-2C47" -OEM -$235

anything i am missing?? i am gona get the speakers and case and psu in calgary.. thank god for the flames now.. calgary is knowen all over

its just over 1000 us.. its about 1500 canadain.. just about a little more then what my friend wanted to pay.. but i will see what he says. ..also gota wait for fast420a reply