Comp for the mum!

PolarPyro · Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 5:59 pm Post subject: Comp for the mum!

Okay, my mom wants a computer for under 500 smackaroos. Just the rig itself no perhiperals i.e. monitor, speakers, keyboard etc.

Im too lazy myself to so this now with HW and stuff.

Shes not an Über 1337 gamer like me or a tweaker so something that'll just be good for web browsing (we are gonna set up a wireless network soon so...yea)

Thanks all

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PolarPyro · Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 6:00 pm Post subject:

Eh, forgot to say:
its not just for web browsing but small games like zuma and solitare, word processing, etc.
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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

whats your question..........?

and im sure you know more than enough by now to run on pricegrabber or new egg and throw some parts together for under 500....not that hard

i say AMD for its cost effectivness
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Silicon Skum · Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 6:05 pm Post subject:

AMD XP 2400
MSI Mobo with everything on board (anyone know a specific model?)
256Mb RAM
60Gig HD

That should be nice and cheap, stable and should be able to last for a few years.

What exactly will she be running on the system? if it's just web and text than that should me more than enough.

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PolarPyro · Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 6:13 pm Post subject:

lol i said i was too lazy TH! i have other things to do like massive school work.
she said she wants intel lmao, very opinionated. i was thinking like
-2.4c
-what mobo?
-512mb ddr400 ram
-generic case
-80gig hdd
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JayDubya · Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 6:23 pm Post subject:

MSI K7N2 Delta (or whatever version with all the bells and whilstles you need)
Retail AMD processor (one with heatsink, not an OEM ~2400+ wouldn't be too bad)
2*256mb of pc3200
ATI 9200 or 9600 (possibly SE) video card.
HDD of your choice.
Case and fans? CD drives?

That would be a pretty solid system in this case IMO
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2old2care · Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 6:33 pm Post subject:

Get her a wicked little socket 478 Celeron, put it on a Asus or Abit 865 chipset mobo. Rock solid and quick. Can even OC. em

Little more$ now, but may be cheaper in the long run. 2¢
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[KoG]^weaZel · Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 6:40 pm Post subject:

^^^^ yep some good advice.
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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

i like the celery idea....but a radeon 7500 would do just fine......or an MX440 for those games....=P
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Sally · UberTweaker Joined: 31 Mar 2004 Posts: 1158 Location: WA

yeah, i have an MX440.....and I'd feel bad if PP's mom had my beat in the benchies....oh wait...she pretty much will no matter what

More shameful than being called "sally"......

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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

HA.....i think even my 9200se i s better than that.....but....not by much if at all....=P
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JayDubya · Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 9:14 pm Post subject:

The Celery is indeed a good idea. I think you can get a 9600se for about $50 and a mx440 or r7500 for about $40. I would go with the later card, it'll support higher resolutions and have better image quality. My thoughts.
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AMD Duron 1.3Ghz
ECS K7S5A Pro Motherboard
512Megs of Ram
40gig Drive

That machine will have all the power you will ever need.
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2old2care · Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 10:02 pm Post subject:

1.3 Duron? Better hurry....but inexpensive. Or a Sempron.

Make note though Polar...pretty much everybody here said.....mobo w/processor.
Mobo (chipset) are as important as the processor. Lot's of ppl don't put enough consideration in the mobo....most important.

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JayDubya · Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 10:23 pm Post subject:

alasdair2000 · TweakNOOB Joined: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 136 Location: Chicago

One suggestion...

AMD Sempron 2400+ 1.67GHz (Socket A) CPU - Retail (CP-091-AM)
Asus A7V600-X (Socket A) Motherboard (MB-055-AS)
- 3 x 184pin DDR-SDRAM ports (Supporting up to PC3200)
- 6 x PCI slots
- 1 x AGP (4x/8x) slot
- DDR400 support
- 2 x UDMA133 (supports upto 4 device)
- 2 x Serial ATA150 with RAID 0, 1 function
- 8 x USB 2.0 ports
- Onboard 10/100 LAN
- 6 Channel Dolby Digital Audio
- VIA KT600 Chipset
Corsair 512MB DDR Value Select PC3200 Kit (2x256MB) (MY-043-CS)
LiteON 16x DVD-ROM - Retail (CD-008-LO)
Sapphire ATI Radeon 9600SE 128MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Lite Retail (GX-041-SP)
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 120GB 1200JB ATA-100 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-001-WD)
Antec SLK3700AMB Metallic Bronze Quiet Midi Tower Case - 350W SmartPower PSU (CA-006-AN)

Total UK price from Overclockers is £323.01
Equivalent (though not exact) hardware and price from NewEgg is $484.50

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Josh · Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 5:58 pm Post subject:

here is my idea of the rig:

MSI K7N2 Delta (Built in 6 channel audio)
Sempron 2400+
GF4ti4200 (very cheap now) 5200FX or GF4 mx.
Maxtor Diamond Plus 40GB IDE 7200rpm
2*256 MB Corsair Value select RAM
DVD reader
CD RW
Floppy drive (mums always use them)

That would cost about £350 after adding a PSU And case etc.
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JayDubya · Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 6:17 pm Post subject:

Maybe, instead of a floppy, you can get a USB thumb drive. I got my mum one of those a few months ago and she bought another. She hasn't used a floppy since.

I would stear away from a gf4 TI, you can get better image quality for the same price with a fx5200 or a 9200/9600 series card. Otherwise, those are some good suggestions.

Lots of choices here, P^2. It may be up to you know.
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oldmandingus · Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 7:09 pm Post subject:

In my opinion celeron d processors are the best for the price. You can get a 2.4ghz celeron d for 80 dollors retail..