Analyze my build please

[Wease]

I have a friend who has an outdated PC and is looking to upgrade. The new PC will be primarily for email, internet and her kids who play web based games and a few low end PC games. She doesn't need the monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, etc. I'm trying to build a decently powerful PC on a tight budget. If there are any items you see that could be better quality, or get cheaper other places, please let me know.

Update XION Ultimate Engineering XON-002 Black/Silver SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450 Watt (P4 & AMD Ready) Power Supply - Retail
Model #: XON-002
Item #: N82E16811208004

ABIT LG-95C LGA 775 Intel 945GC Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Model #: LG-95C
Item #: N82E16813127032

Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Conroe 2.33GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E6550 - Retail
Model #: BX80557E6550
Item #: N82E16819115030

Update Kingston 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory Model KVR667D2/2GR - Retail
Model #: KVR667D2/2GR
Item #: N82E16820134632

Western Digital Caviar RE WD1600YS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA-300 Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: WD1600YS
Item #: N82E16822136062

LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model LH-16A1S-15 - OEM
Model #: LH-16A1S-15
Item #: N82E16827106247

 

[Luke]

you might want to get a mobo that supports 800mhz ram and get 800mhz ram. 667 is a little low.

 

[darksideleader]

Here's what i would suggest:
Newegg.com - Open Box: BIOSTAR TForce TF7150U-M7 LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 7150 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
or
Newegg.com - Open Box: MSI P6NGM-FD LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 7100 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
or
Newegg.com - PC CHIPS P55G LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 7050 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
with
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 Allendale 2.4GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
with
Newegg.com - Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
or
Newegg.com - OCZ Titanium XTC 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
with
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA-300 Hard Drive - OEM

 

[Luke]

i must have made a typo because that exactly what i said lmao.or what i ment to say. i don't know about the E4600 though, i would go with theE6550 or e6600.

 

[maroon1]

Newegg.com - MSI P6NGM-L LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce7050 / nForce610i Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 Allendale 2.4GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail

Newegg.com - Kingston 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA-300 Hard Drive - OEM

Newegg.com - LITE-ON Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 16X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM

Newegg.com - XION Ultimate Engineering XON-002 Black/Silver SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450 Watt (P4 & AMD Ready) Power Supply - Retail


Some notes:
-The motherboard have an onboard video card
-E4600 performs very close to E6550, and you won't notice the difference specially if you are using your computer just for mail, browsing internet.....
-The difference between DDR2 667Mhz and 800MHz in terms of performance is negligible

 

[Wease]

Thanks to everyone who replied !! Maroon, like your suggestions. I didn't realize the Mobo I selected didn't have onboard video, so I'll go with the MSI. I was only looking at ASUS, ABIT and Intel Mobo because of brand recognition. If MSI is a good Mobo, then I'll go with it. I was thinking the same thing about 667 vs. 800 MHz memory being negligible. I agree about the difference between the E4600 and E6550 being too small to justify an extra $20. That allows me to get a bigger HD and still come in at a lower price than my original build. Thank You very much !!!

 

[leadrollerz]

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I bought this MoBo for a build recently for my son. MSI K9AG Neo2-Digital AM2 AMD 690G HDMI ATX AMD Has built in Video..not the best...but it's a starting place for him
MoBo: Newegg.com - MSI K9AG Neo2-Digital AM2 AMD 690G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

used 2 Gb RAMM
CPU: Athlon x2 64 4600+ 2.4GHz Socket AM2

Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum & Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

PSU: 430W CoolerMaster extreme power

Everything else I already had around...

I found this Mobo very easy set up and install and to OC from BIOS plus it came with software to OC itself manually asthe system needed it...I haven't messed with that yet much. The Case is large enough for plenty of expansion...also came with 2 120mm fans but I added a third to the front

He's online everyday playing COD 4 etc

-Martin

Added: It's Vista Compatible, but I put a fresh XP Home install on it for him... also the 2 GB of RAMM were a 2 x 1GB pack for less than $50.00 (Kingston)

 

[harnar123]

if you got for a e4600 just do a e2200 and overclock it to ****. If you don't want to over clock get the e8400 unless that is a little to spendy.

 

[Luke]

why get an e8400 if your not gona oc it, its a beast, if you don't oc it you should get something cheaper instead of one of the best dual core cpu's.

 

[harnar123]

yeah but for the price who cares, if you can get one of the best core2's for like 220 who should complain?