Hey everyone,
Im building my sister a computer for university and she really does not do a whole lot. Mostly web browsing, listening to music, and lots of typing. So the computer will be used for the basics plus burning dvds. I have to keep it cheap while still making an effective rig. now with that in mind i selected:
Socket AM2 athlon 64 3000+ with stock cooling $130
ASUS M2V mobo socket am2 $120
generic 1 gig stick of ddr2 @ 667mhz $110
a basic case +450watt ps $ 40
250 gb WD sata harddrive $ 100
keyboard and optical mouse $ 30
nvidia 6200 TC 128 meg $ 60
xp home edition $115
LG 16x dvdrom drive $ 30
LG 16x dvd burner $ 45
total is $ 795 CAD before tax
I selected all these parts at www.orleanscomputers.com because i live 2000 miles from tigerdirect.ca and it will cost me too much in shipping. Again this is not ever going to see a game maybe just some movie watching, any suggestions or is this a good rig? Did I forget anything becuase i have not build a computer in a while.
Im building my sister a computer for university and she really does not do a whole lot. Mostly web browsing, listening to music, and lots of typing. So the computer will be used for the basics plus burning dvds. I have to keep it cheap while still making an effective rig. now with that in mind i selected:
Socket AM2 athlon 64 3000+ with stock cooling $130
ASUS M2V mobo socket am2 $120
generic 1 gig stick of ddr2 @ 667mhz $110
a basic case +450watt ps $ 40
250 gb WD sata harddrive $ 100
keyboard and optical mouse $ 30
nvidia 6200 TC 128 meg $ 60
xp home edition $115
LG 16x dvdrom drive $ 30
LG 16x dvd burner $ 45
total is $ 795 CAD before tax
I selected all these parts at www.orleanscomputers.com because i live 2000 miles from tigerdirect.ca and it will cost me too much in shipping. Again this is not ever going to see a game maybe just some movie watching, any suggestions or is this a good rig? Did I forget anything becuase i have not build a computer in a while.