Workstation
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$350 AM2
Part | Model | Price | Case |
---|---|---|---|
CPU | AMD Sempron 3000+ | 40 | |
Motherboard | Gigabyte M61VME-S2 | 65 | |
RAM | 1GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 74 | |
Hard Drive | 80GB SATA HDD | 55 | |
Optical Drive | 16x Pioneer DVR-111D | 39 | |
Graphics Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
Case | Foxconn TSAA805 | 49 | |
Power Supply | Included with Case | - | |
Cooling | - | - | |
Additional | - | - | |
Total Cost | - | 322 + 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.
$500 AM2
Part | Model | Price | Case |
---|---|---|---|
CPU | AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ EE | 89 | |
Motherboard | Asus M2NPV-MX | 88 | |
RAM | 1GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 74 | |
Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung SP2504C | 88 | |
Optical Drive | 16x Pioneer DVR-111D | 39 | |
Graphics Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
Case | Foxconn TSAA805 | 49 | |
Power Supply | Included with Case | - | |
Cooling | - | - | |
Additional | - | - | |
Total Cost | - | 427 + Postage |
This is a fairly good base system. Whilst primarily a 'work machine', you could possibly do some light gaming due to the onboard GeForce 6150 on the M2NPV-MX . It also features 1GB of RAM which is sufficient to run just about anything except for intense games xD. The case isn't too bad, its cheap but not sore on the eyes. You can have a look at it by clicking on the link.
With the recent AMD price drops, it has become worthwhile to include a dual-core CPU in this system.
This machine is a good value system, although some people may wish to drop down to a Sempron CPU and get a better power supply.
$750 Core 2 Duo, Workstation
Part | Model | Price | Case |
---|---|---|---|
CPU | Core 2 Duo E4300 | 155 | |
Motherboard | ASRock ConRoe945G-DVI | 109 | |
RAM | 2GB A-DATA DDR2-667 | 150 | |
Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung SP2504C | 88 | |
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 | 48 | |
Cooling | - | - | |
Additional | - | - | |
Total Cost | - | 638 + 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 E4300 | 155 | |
Motherboard | ASRock ConRoe945G-DVI | 109 | |
RAM | 2GB A-DATA DDR2-667 | 150 | |
Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung SP2504C | 88 | |
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 | 48 | |
Cooling | - | - | |
Additional | - | - | |
Total Cost | - | 909 + Postage |