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AMD "Internet/Office Machine" updated 12/03/2010
See also Whirlpool Basic Machine Configs
Some people are on a limited budget, and want a nice simple desktop for Internet/Office use and the like. This machine should be fine for these tasks. This system, a cheap keyboard/mouse, a basic copy of XP/Vista/Windows 7 or a Open Source variety Operating System like Linux which is FREE, a nice easy distribution is Ubuntu add a secondhand CRT/LCD monitor and it will provide a nice cost effective basic setup.
(one could opt for the x2 550 CPU for the same price and try their luck at unlocking cores but that type of user is not the intended target of this machine)
Basic Intel
| Part
| Model
| Price
| Case
|
| CPU
| Intel Celeron 420 | 39
|
|
| Motherboard
| Asus P5S-MX-SE | 55
|
| RAM
| 1GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 24
|
| Hard Drive
| 160GB Samsung SATA HDD | 45
|
| Optical Drive
| LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 29
|
| Graphics Card
| Onboard from motherboard | -
|
| Sound Card
| Onboard from motherboard | -
|
| Case
| Asus TA-881 | 59
|
| Power Supply
| Included with Case | -
|
| Cooling
| - | -
|
| Additional
| - | -
|
| Total Cost
| - | 251 + Postage
|
Here is an Intel version of the workstation, for those who prefer Intel's products.
$500 AMD
| Part
| Model
| Price
| Case
|
| CPU
| AMD Phenom X3 8450 | 142
|
|
| Motherboard
| Abit AN-M2 | 69
|
| RAM
| 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 45
|
| Hard Drive
| 250GB Samsung SP2504C | 59
|
| Optical Drive
| LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 29
|
| Graphics Card
| Onboard from motherboard | -
|
| Sound Card
| Onboard from motherboard | -
|
| Case
| [Coolermaster Elite 334 ] | - 80
|
| Power Supply
| Included with Case | -
|
| Cooling
| - | -
|
| Additional
| - | -
|
| Total Cost
| - | 424 + Postage
|
This is a fairly good base system. The case isn't too bad, its cheap but not sore on the eyes.
$500 Intel
$750 Intel
With a quad core CPU and 4GB of RAM, this machine is a lightning fast workstation.
This machine can handle some serious numbercrunching. Could easily be upgraded with a discrete video card (such as those found in the following recommendations) to be a very good CAD machine. This machine would be very adequate for research purposes, where numbercrunching power is the key.
$1000 Intel, CAD Machine
$1500 Intel, CAD Machine
