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So for that its $379 ?



AMD sempron 2600+ 754
ASUS K8V-X
256MB DDR 333 PC2700 RAM
Radeon 9250 128M DDR TVO
80GB 7200 HDD
52X32X52 CDRW
Sony 1.44MB Floppy Drive
Onboard sound & 10/100 LAN
Front USB Case
Keyboard / Mouse / Speakers

AMD sempron 2800+ 754: $389
Athlon 64 3000+ 754: $479

 

Man thats cool. except if i did get it i would pay the extra ten dollars for the 2800 instead of the 2600.

That equals $420.948 AUD

If only there was an aussie site like that

 

Nah, i live in a town, i think it would cost a fair bit for a comp at the local store.

 

About 298km from nearest city, i usually go down to see my relatives. man this is alot of work for a comp, im not sure what my dad wants to do tho.

 

Yeah, ive subscribed to australian pc user. They have reviews on harware tips tweaks and that stuff.

Also at the back othe book is a hugh software, hardware guide with prices and stuff.

 

Ok will try find one

 

Phyco_can heres a guide on how to build your own pc http://www.buildyourown.org.uk/ hope it's of some use to you

 

hell yea,thanks but i still need any opinions on what to buy as in like the whole setup for my comp : )

 

@ Phyco_can Which side of the pond you on ? U.K or U.S.A then we can post the right info as regards to price

 

With a Pentium 3, you'd really be best off binning most of the stuff, not much would be any good to you, and a 2MB integrated Graphics 'accelerator' won't be playing any games.

I'd have to disagree with you about Power supplies though, ddp. My new PC (well new in January 04, I've modded it and messed with it since) came with an inWin 250W unit, and the systems at my school (Still reasonable - Sempron 2600+, 512MB RAM each) run 165W Supplies fine.

Really if you're not into games, just pickup a cheap new system, AMD Sempron, 512MB of RAM (since memory is so cheap now), probably integrated Graphics, sound and networking, and a basic CD Writer or Combo drive should do you with maybe an 80GB hard disk.

If you're heading along the Radeon 9250 route, MAKE SURE it's a 128-bit version, not 64-bit, as the 64-bit version is no faster than a 64MB Radeon 8000!

 

first of all i am in the usa

second of all where do the usb ports come in,what is it a part of ,is it an extra thig you ahve to buy???


third of all i just went searching on new egg,and is this a good setup for my gaming rig is it all compatible ?.one more thing,is there anything that i dont really need to get that high quality so that i can spend that money on something i really need??
CASE:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811144026
floppy drivefor my schoolwork..)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16821104101
HARD DRIVE:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822144392
VIDEO CARD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814150089
AUDIO CARD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16829118106
SPEAKERS : )
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16836113142
RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820220045
CPU :
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103535
MOBO :
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131517

 

That's not it, a new monitor will be kick in hind end, and probally increase that estimate by at least 50%. If you want LCD you can almost double it.

 

i got the moniter(17" lcd) keyboard and mouse down already.

 

Hey ddp,i was wondering what psu you would reccomend getting for my pc?

I found a site in the city:

http://www.adelaideonlinecomputers.com.au