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! CPU
 
! CPU
| [http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_11599,00.html AMD Sempron LE-1250] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Sempron+LE-1250 28]
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| [http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/processors/athlon-ii-x2/Pages/amd-athlon-ii-x2-dual-core-processors-desktop.aspx AMD AM3 Athlon II x2 620] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=AMD+x4+620&spos=1 108]
| rowspan="12"| [[Image:TA-881.jpg|right|Asus TA-881]]
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| rowspan="12" | [[Image:ANTEC_200.jpg|right|Antec Two Hundred (200)]]
 
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! Motherboard
 
! Motherboard
| Gigabyte M61PME-S2P || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?sourceid=Mozilla-search&q=M61PME 66]
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| [http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Spec.aspx?ClassValue=Motherboard&ProductID=3273&ProductName=GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H Gigabyte GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H&spos=1 108]
 
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! RAM
 
! RAM
| 1GB Kingston DDR2-667 || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=1GB+Kingston+DDR2 19]
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| Kingston 4GB DDR3 1333 || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Kingston+4GB+DDR3+1333&spos=1 122]
 
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! Hard Drive
 
! Hard Drive
| 160GB Samsung SATA HDD || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=160GB+SATA 50]
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| Samsung F3 1TB SATA HDD || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=samsung+f3+1tb+&spos=1 88]
 
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! Optical Drive
 
! Optical Drive
| LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=H62N 27]
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| Sony AD7240 || [http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Sony+AD7240&spos=1 35]
 
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! Graphics Card
 
! Graphics Card
| Onboard from motherboard || -
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| Onboard from motherboard || Radeon HD4200 with 128MB
 
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! Case
 
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| [http://www.asus.com.au/products.aspx?l1=7&l2=37&l3=94&l4=0&model=1116&modelmenu=1 Asus TA-881] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=TA881 59]
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| [http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=MjEyMQ== Antec Two Hundred (200)] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Antec+200+Two+Hundred&spos=1 61]
 
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! Power Supply
 
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| Included with Case || -
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| Silverstone Strider ST50F 500W || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Silverstone+ST50F+500W&spos=1 64]
 
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! Cooling
 
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Some people are on a limited budget, and want a nice basic desktop for Internet use and the like. This machine should be fine for basic tasks. This system, a cheap keyboard/mouse, a copy of Vista Basic or XP Home and a secondhand 17" CRT would provide a nice basic machine for about $400.
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See also [http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/?tag=rmp_sg_whirlpoolpcs_basic_configs Whirlpool Basic Machine Configs]
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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.
  
 
==== Basic Intel ====
 
==== Basic Intel ====

Revision as of 03:24, 12 March 2010

Contents

AMD "Internet/Office Machine" updated 12/03/2010

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD AM3 Athlon II x2 620 108
Antec Two Hundred (200)
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H 108
RAM Kingston 4GB DDR3 1333 122
Hard Drive Samsung F3 1TB SATA HDD 88
Optical Drive Sony AD7240 35
Graphics Card Onboard from motherboard Radeon HD4200 with 128MB
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Antec Two Hundred (200) 61
Power Supply Silverstone Strider ST50F 500W 64
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost $586 + Postage

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.

Basic Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Celeron 420 39
Asus TA-881
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
Asus TA-881
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

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 143
Asus TA-881
Motherboard Gigabyte G31M-S2L 59
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 Asus TA-881 59
Power Supply Included with Case -
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 392 + Postage

$750 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 215
Antec SLK1650B
Motherboard Intel DG33BU 111
RAM 4GB Corsair DDR2-667 100
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 Antec SLK1650B 88
Power Supply Included With Case -
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 602 + Postage

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

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 215
Antec SLK1650B
Motherboard Gigabyte P35-DS3L 99
RAM 4GB Corsair DDR2-667 100
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 59
Optical Drive LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW 29
Graphics Card nVidia Quadro FX 560 335
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Antec SLK1650B 88
Power Supply Included With Case -
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 915 + Postage

$1500 Intel, CAD Machine

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 215
Antec SLK1650B
Motherboard Gigabyte P35-DS3L 99
RAM 4GB Corsair DDR2-667 100
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 59
Optical Drive LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW 29
Graphics Card nVidia Quadro FX 1500 688
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Antec SLK1650B 88
Power Supply Included With Case -
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1278 + Postage