Upgrade Kit
Basic AMD
Part | Model | Price |
---|---|---|
CPU | AMD Sempron 3000+ AM2 | 29 |
Motherboard | Asus M2N-MX SE | 55 |
RAM | 1GB Corsair DDR2-667 kit | 42 |
Hard Drive | Carry over from previous machine | - |
Optical Drive | Carry over from previous machine | - |
Graphics Card | Onboard from motherboard | - |
Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - |
Case | Carry over from previous machine | - |
Power Supply | 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power | 49 |
Cooling | - | - |
Additional | - | - |
Total Cost | - | 175 + Postage |
Some people are really short on cash and need to get a boost in performance (it really sucks to be on something like a Celeron 600 nowadays). These are probably the cheapest bits you can get from Staticice, I'm assuming that the buyer will carry over their hard drive and optical drive. If you wish to purchase new drives as well, you may be better off with the complete systems on the Workstation page.
Remember that freight charges from different stores will add up - this defeats the purpose of finding the cheapest price from several stores, rather than just one.
The board features onboard video and onboard everything else which removes the need for a graphics card (which is expensive and unnecessary). If you require AGP graphics support, you could purchase the MSI K9MM-V for similar.
If you plan to run Windows Vista, 1GB of RAM is recommended, although if you're not using Vista and don't ever plan to, 512MB may be enough. Of course, RAM is so cheap, it's silly to skimp.
The new power supply is recommended because of the fact that most current day motherboards are 24pin, whilst most older power supplies are 20pin. Whilst adapters are available, it's wise to play it safe and get a brand new quality power supply anyway.
If the machine you're upgrading still uses a BabyAT power supply, chances are it's past being upgradable (the rest of the system would be ancient), and you'll be looking at a completely new machine.
Basic Intel
Part | Model | Price |
---|---|---|
CPU | Intel Celeron 420 | 48 |
Motherboard | Asus P5S-MX-SE | 58 |
RAM | 1GB Corsair DDR2-667 kit | 42 |
Hard Drive | Carry over from previous machine | - |
Optical Drive | Carry over from previous machine | - |
Graphics Card | Onboard from motherboard | - |
Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - |
Case | Carry over from previous machine | - |
Power Supply | 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power | 49 |
Cooling | - | - |
Additional | - | - |
Total Cost | - | 199 + Postage |
Here is an Intel version of the upgrade rig, for those who prefer Intel's products. If you want to use some spare DDR1 RAM you have lying around, the Abit IP-95 is about $10 more expensive.
Upgrader Intel, AGP/DDR1
Part | Model | Price |
---|---|---|
CPU | Intel Pentium Dual Core E2140 | 80 |
Motherboard | ASRock 4CoreDual-VSTA | 77 |
RAM | Carry over from previous machine | - |
Hard Drive | Carry over from previous machine | - |
Optical Drive | Carry over from previous machine | - |
Graphics Card | Carry over from previous machine | - |
Case | Carry over from previous machine | - |
Power Supply | 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power | 49 |
Cooling | - | - |
Additional | - | - |
Total Cost | - | 206 + Postage |
The big advantage of this board is that it can run AGP and PCIe video cards, and DDR1/DDR2 RAM, it's the ultimate upgrader board, can even support the latest quad-core CPUs. :)