Need a rig!

[Cerberus2k7]

Yep, title says it all. I'm going to be building a rig for my aunt and need it to be as cheap as possible, yet fairly dependable. I was thinking along the lines of AMD 25-2800+, Abit NF7-S, 512 mushkin, cheap case. It's just going to be used for word processing, watching movies, and listening to music, and also playing some smaller games for her daughter. Preschool related, but should be able to hold up for her earlier Doom games ^_^ If possible, I would like it to be ~$500 excluding a monitor. But including keyboard and mouse, speakers.

Thanks in advance you guys rawk!

And if this is in the wrong spot...

 

[Captain Slug]

Are you asking for people to shop for price lists? If no then this belongs in the Wanted section.

 

[Cerberus2k7]

Price/Parts lists, yes

 

[Captain Slug]

Are there any parts you already have for this machine? If you're starting from scratch I can configure reliable and powerful machines for as little as $350

 

[Cerberus2k7]

From scratch. I have some old old parts...Voodoo status...but I would rather start fresh. ta

 

[Captain Slug]

Total = $364
All items reliable, effective, and quiet.

 

[Cerberus2k7]

Sweetness thanks Now just gotta find a video card and i'll be set.

EDIT: How far can you push those 2000+s?

 

[Drec]

Sweetness thanks Now just gotta find a video card and i'll be set.

EDIT: How far can you push those 2000+s?

that mobo he has in there has onboard video.
should handle preschool games and doom1 (HAHA min requirement is 33mhz pentium and 4mb of ram)

 

[Captain Slug]

that mobo he has in there has onboard video.
should handle preschool games and doom1 (HAHA min requirement is 33mhz pentium and 4mb of ram)

Yeah really. You're not going to need anything faster than the onboard video unless the daughter happens to want to play Final Fantasy or something. It's 3D capable and performs on-par with low-budget video cards.

And I don't know how far you can push a 2000+ specifically, but we are looking for reliable here.

 

[Th0r]

Those 2000+'s don't go very far.. LoL...

 

[Stedeman]

I would spend a week or two watching http://www.spoofee.com/ and http://www.fatwallet.com/ about once a week Dell puts out a good deal for a day. Look at spoofy for "Tuesday Spoofee Deals" **you would have had to sign up prior for this deal but most times it's just stacking coupons** I have seen some in the $350 and under range from time to time.

Dell Dimension 4600 System with 17" Dell LCD for $579 Shipped After Rebate
Comes with Pentium 4 2.8ghz (533fsb), 256mb DDR memory, 17" Dell LCD, 80GB hard drive, keyboard/mouse, Windows XP, 48x CD-Rom, Word Perfect, and a network card.

 

[Cerberus2k7]

Stedeman: Is that Dell deal going on now? I wanna find one like that!

 

[Stedeman]

That particular deal you needed to sign up to receive Dell emails before hand, but from what I have seen over the past year or so, is 90% stacking coupon codes and configuring the system in a particular way. I would wait till next week just check them out once a day because Dell sometimes catches on and changes stuff.

 

[Cerberus2k7]

Hrmm...I think I am signed up with them for email ads on my .edu account. I'll check in a few to see. I think i'm also on with Alienware.

 

[nealric]

YGPM cerberus

 

[Cerberus2k7]

back at ya'