Building an Economy PC

[dennykyser]

My first build is still working great (thanks for all the help) now my Mom's PC has died, PS fan quit, CD rom quit, she is considering buying a $499-$599 Setup from walmart or somewhere.

Can I build her a better system for that kind of money, I realize building is more for quality than economy.

I do have the PS that came off my Coolermaster Case, and do have some DDR ram and a couple older hard drives I can use if needed.

Any sugestions would be appreciated.

 

[Static_11]

i wouldnt go with a psu that came with a case...
and yes of course, you can build a very good system for 500 bucks.. ten times better than a walmart computer
the old hdd's will work.. or should? depends on your mobo i guess

 

[molsen]

^^^I'm with Static^^^

Check out www.newegg.com , of course, for specials/sales. You can definitely build a pretty darn decent PC for under $600.

 

[Nitestick]

if its budget you're looking at for the basics you could just use a cheap all-in-one board with say a celeron or sempron. but you could easily get a p4 or athlon within the price range.

 

[Static_11]

yupp, shoot for a mobo with integrated video and audio, since your not gaming to save a few bucks...

 

[dennykyser]

Thanks, will start looking through newegg now.

 

[Static_11]

np

 

[tony]

hi guys

have you seen my spam?
its a great site for hardware products

(A second link once existed here)

 

[Static_11]

why havent you been banned yet? 9 post and all they are is CHECK OUT {spammer's link repost...people, try not to quote spammers' links as they have to be removed too, or else the spammer still gets their advertising in}!

 

[macdude425]

Have you heard the term YOU ARE A SPAMMER lately?

Back on topic, I just built my dad a roughly $300 system, one that would probably work for you. Sempron 64 2600+, MSI mobo with onboard video, and 1GB of OCZ ValueRAM. (in too much of a hurry to find links) We just used his old case, PSU (which was new), HD, and optical drives.