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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. | 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). | + | 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 M9MM-V for about $10 more. |
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| − | If you require AGP graphics support, you could purchase the MSI M9MM-V for about | + | |
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. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 23:56, 20 May 2007
Contents |
$250 AM2
| Part | Model | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Sempron 3200+ AM2 | 47 | |
| Motherboard | MSI K9VGM-V | 58 | |
| RAM | 1GB Corsair DDR2-667 kit | 50 | |
| 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 | - | 204 + 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 M9MM-V for about $10 more.
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.
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.
$400 AM2
| Part | Model | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ | 88 | |
| Motherboard | Asus M2N8-VMX | 73 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 90 | |
| Hard Drive | Carry over from previous machine | - | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | Carry over from previous machine/Onboard | - | |
| Case | Carry over from previous machine | - | |
| Power Supply | 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power | 49 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 344 + Postage |
Many people will prefer a quicker system, so here's a faster one. However, unlike the Core 2 Duo listed below, there's no boards which support both AGP and PCIe video cards, or DDR1/DDR2 RAM, so you're stuck with PCIe or onboard video (which the Intel setup lacks).
$400 Core 2 Duo
| Part | Model | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core 2 Duo E2140 | 118 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-945GZM-S2 | 77 | |
| RAM | 1GB Corsair DDR2-667 kit | 50 | |
| Hard Drive | Carry over from previous machine | - | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | Carry over from previous machine | - | |
| Case | Carry over from previous machine | - | |
| Power Supply | 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power | 49 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 340 + Postage |
$400 Core 2 Duo, AGP/DDR1
| Part | Model | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core 2 Duo E4300 | 155 | |
| Motherboard | ASRock 4CoreDual-VSTA | 84 | |
| RAM | Carry over from previous machine | - | |
| Hard Drive | Carry over from previous machine | - | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | Carry over from previous machine | - | |
| Case | Carry over from previous machine | - | |
| Power Supply | 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power | 49 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 334 + 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. :)
The $750 Core 2 Duo system has been removed, since it was simply the Core 2 Duo system with an added video card (for those who care, it was a 7900GS).