Hi, im the topic starter from the thread named, "Check Out This Computer Setup!". I have recently had to spend some of the money i was going to spend on a computer, on bills. So unfortunately, I need to cut costs to $1000 or less. That was the original cost I was going to spend, but I went over to around $1150. Therefor, I need to get it back under $1000. Please help me out here. This was the original list, please tell me what you think I would get wit minimal performance loss, with a decent price drop.
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Socket 939 512KB L2 Cache - Retail $273
Asus "A8V Deluxe" - Retail $137
Maxtor 80Gb 7200RPM SATA - Retail $70
Rosewill 16x Double Layer DVD +/- - Retail $56
Raidmax Black Aluminum Game Case w/ 420 Watt PS - Retail $88.88
Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series ( Twin Pack ) 184 Pin 512MB x 2 DDR PC - 3200 - Retail $198
Gigabyte Nvidia GeForce 6600GT, 128MB GDDR3, 128bit AGP 8x - Retail $189
Windows XP Home - $79
Floppy Drive - $7
Keyboard - $10
Used Dell 17' Monitor - $50
Logitech Digital Mouse - Already Have
Total - $1158
As you can see, i am $158 over budget. So please list any things you might see, that would allow minimal performance loss, with a decent price drop.
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Socket 939 512KB L2 Cache - Retail $273
Asus "A8V Deluxe" - Retail $137
Maxtor 80Gb 7200RPM SATA - Retail $70
Rosewill 16x Double Layer DVD +/- - Retail $56
Raidmax Black Aluminum Game Case w/ 420 Watt PS - Retail $88.88
Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series ( Twin Pack ) 184 Pin 512MB x 2 DDR PC - 3200 - Retail $198
Gigabyte Nvidia GeForce 6600GT, 128MB GDDR3, 128bit AGP 8x - Retail $189
Windows XP Home - $79
Floppy Drive - $7
Keyboard - $10
Used Dell 17' Monitor - $50
Logitech Digital Mouse - Already Have
Total - $1158
As you can see, i am $158 over budget. So please list any things you might see, that would allow minimal performance loss, with a decent price drop.