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Revision as of 17:29, 7 May 2007
Contents |
$350 AM2
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Sempron 3200+ | 47 |  |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte M61VME-S2 | 65 | |
| RAM | 1GB Kingston DDR2-667 kit | 60 | |
| Hard Drive | 80GB SATA HDD | 49 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Foxconn TSAA805 | 49 | |
| Power Supply | Included with Case | - | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 316 + Postage |
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 just over $500. The Sempron 3200+ has built-in Cool 'n' Quiet technology, which enables the CPU to lower its clockspeed and fan speed at lower load, which makes the system quieter, and uses less power.
$500 AM2
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ EE | 88 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte M61VME-S2 | 65 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 116 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung SP2504C | 82 | |
| Optical Drive | 16x Pioneer DVR-111D | 39 | |
| Graphics Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Foxconn TSAA805 | 49 | |
| Power Supply | 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power | 49 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 488 + Postage |
This is a fairly good base system. The nVidia chipset means it has reasonable GeForce 6100 video. The case isn't too bad, its cheap but not sore on the eyes.
The system might be pushing the budget a little with the 2GB of RAM, but if you're planning to run Windows Vista, it's definitely worth it.
$750 Core 2 Duo, Workstation
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core 2 Duo E6420 | 253 | |
| Motherboard | ASRock ConRoe945G-DVI | 109 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 116 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung SP2504C | 82 | |
| Optical Drive | 16x Pioneer DVR-111D | 39 | |
| Graphics Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Foxconn TSAA805 | 49 | |
| Power Supply | 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power | 49 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 697 + Postage |
With a Core 2 Duo CPU and 2GB of RAM, this machine is a very quick workstation.
$1000 Core 2 Duo, Entry-Level CAD Machine
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core 2 Duo E6320 | 219 | |
| Motherboard | ASRock ConRoe945G-DVI | 109 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 116 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung SP2504C | 82 | |
| Optical Drive | 16x Pioneer DVR-111D | 39 | |
| Graphics Card | Quadro FX 350 | 275 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Foxconn TSAA805 | 49 | |
| Power Supply | 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power | 49 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 934 + Postage |