New computer for my dad.

[jrw27288]

I am building a new computer for my dad. His old one is a amd k6. He is only going to use this for im'ing and email. I went with a socket 754 because he will never upgrade it. He had a budget of 700 bucks. I went over it by 30. He is pleased with it, but If he was gonna upgrade it, I would have went with the socket 939. Anyways, I have rambled on enough, here is the specs.

17" monitor from previous comp
speakers from previous comp
keyboard and mouse from previous comp
All new
SABRENT TV Tuner/Video Capture/FM Radio
Creative Labs SoundBlaster Live 24 Bit
Chaintech GeForce 6600GT 128MB DDR3 AGP DVI/TV-OUT
NEC ND-3540A/GEN Blk Int 16X DVD+/-RW DL Drive
Gigabyte K8U Socket 754 Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 3400+ (NewCastle Core)
PPA 3.5" Internal Card Reader Black
Maxtor 160GB EIDE HD 7200/8MB/ATA-133
Ultra Wizard Black Mid Tower ATX Case
Ultra X-Connect 400W ATX PS w/2 80mm Fans Titanium
Ultra 512MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz CL3
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition



Mind you, he will never upgrade, just want some feedback, if I could have gotten him one a little cheaper with the same basic specs.

 

[PZEROFGH]

i could build one better for around the same price.


EDIT: without xp home. lol

 

[PZEROFGH]

Amd Athlon 64 3500+ - 222
MSI K8N NEO4-F - 89
Corsair valueselect 512mb - 50
eVGA 6600GT - 130 after 30 dollar mail in rebate
Thermaltake silent power 420W power supply - 36
Seagate Barracuda 160GB sata150 - 86
im guessing you have to buy windows xp home to.
RAIDMAX Elite ATX-208 Beige 0.7mm SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - 20
SABRENT SBT-CRW42 42-in-1 Compatible with USB2.0 & 1.1 port Card Reader/Writer - 10
SABRENT TV Tuner/Video Capture/FM Radio - 28
NEC ND-3540A/GEN Blk Int 16X DVD+/-RW - 41
AHHH 712 dollars

and if you need to buy windows xp home edition - 89 dollars
801 ouch

let me try one more time

 

[PZEROFGH]

Corsair valueselect 512mb - 50
eVGA 6600GT - 148
Thermaltake silent power 420W power supply - 36
Seagate Barracuda 160GB sata150 - 86
im guessing you have to buy windows xp home to.
RAIDMAX Elite ATX-208 Beige 0.7mm SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - 20
SABRENT SBT-CRW42 42-in-1 Compatible with USB2.0 & 1.1 port Card Reader/Writer - 10
SABRENT TV Tuner/Video Capture/FM Radio - 28
NEC ND-3540A/GEN Blk Int 16X DVD+/-RW - 41
DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb Socket 754 NVIDIA nForce3 250 ATX AMD Motherboard - 92
AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Newcastle 800MHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 754 Processor - 213
724 dollars WTF!

 

[PZEROFGH]

Corsair valueselect 512mb - 50
eVGA 6600GT - 148
Thermaltake silent power 420W power supply - 36
Seagate Barracuda 160GB sata150 - 86
RAIDMAX Elite ATX-208 Beige 0.7mm SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - 20
SABRENT SBT-CRW42 42-in-1 Compatible with USB2.0 & 1.1 port Card Reader/Writer - 10
SABRENT TV Tuner/Video Capture/FM Radio - 28
NEC ND-3540A/GEN Blk Int 16X DVD+/-RW - 41
ASUS K8S-MX Socket 754 SiS 760 GX Micro ATX AMD Motherboard -66
AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Newcastle 800MHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 754 Processor - 213

698 dollars and 91 dollars for xp home. darn it


how about socket A?

1)Asus nF2 ultra mobo - 89
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16813131478

2)AMD athlon xp2800+ - 91
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16819103377

4)RAm Corsair valueselect - 50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145026

5)RAIDMAX Elite ATX-208 Beige 0.7mm SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - 20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811156011

6) eVGA 6600GT - 148 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130220

7) Seagate Barracuda 160GB - 86
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148034

10) NEC beige ide dvd burner - 41
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152039

11) Windows Xp home edition - 89
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16837102151

12) SABRENT SBT-CRW42 42-in-1 Compatible with USB2.0 & 1.1 port Card Reader/Writer - 10
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820300605

13)SABRENT TV Tuner/Video Capture/FM Radio - 28
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815123001

14)Thermaltake 420W power supply - 36
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817153006


TOTAL PRICE 688 DOLLARS WITH WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION!

 

[jrw27288]

Lol, I'm not laughing at you, I just thought mabye I could do a little better for him. I had a hard time keeping it at the 700 dollar range. I thought I did real well, and It will last him a very long time. Seeing how he is still using a old amd k6.


Edit: Yes, I had to buy xp as he is currently running windows 95.

 

[PZEROFGH]

man this darn its actually more at the 600 dollar range cause of xp home cost 96 or what dollars

 

[PZEROFGH]

YES! I DID IT but its socket A... BOO WHO DARN IT

 

[jrw27288]

Good job, the only reason I didn't go the socket A route was because I wanted him to atleast have a 64 bit processor. Otherwise I would have gone that route.

 

[PZEROFGH]

ah, i see, i guess you can jujst go with your setup it looks good to me, and its cheap!