K_Kinnison Posted November 30, 2001 Share Posted November 30, 2001 thinking of getting a computer after chistmas with the extra money i am getting. from work. I am hoping to spend less then $1500 on the computer. and i need your help What i need: CD-R (maybe DVD player) Scanner (flatbed) Printer (color, nothing too fancy) Vid card 1000Mhz processer 2 HD, 20 Gig? each? USB ports Sound card Loads of memory any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikhnaton Posted November 30, 2001 Share Posted November 30, 2001 gimme a few and i will come up with a good one for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR2000Z Posted November 30, 2001 Share Posted November 30, 2001 Just make a homemade computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikhnaton Posted December 1, 2001 Share Posted December 1, 2001 i'm pretty sure that is what he is asking, JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR2000Z Posted December 1, 2001 Share Posted December 1, 2001 Pretty sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikhnaton Posted December 1, 2001 Share Posted December 1, 2001 ok, my recommendation: MSI K7T266 Pro2 alias MS-6380 with a KT266A chipset mobo - @ $125 with shipping. (comes with lots of USB 2.0 ports) if you want IDE RAID, get the Soyo SY-K7V (Dragon Plus!) for around $150 2 128 MB PC2400 DDR-SDRAM DIMMs - @ 60 bucks 30-40 gig Seagate or Maxtor 7200 ATA/100 Ultra DMA hard drive at around 100-150 apiece. Plextor CDRW drive 24x/10x/40x for around 200 bucks. 16x DVD drive plus decoder card will cost around $130 expect to spend about 100 bucks on a Creative SoundBlaster Audigy card, either the XGamer or the mp3 one. GeForce3 video card will cost anywhere from 160-300 or more if you get it from retail. a USB scanner can run you anywhere from 20 bucks to over 100. i would recommend spending around 60-80. for a color inkjet printer, it averages around a hundred bucks. Add at least 50-70 for a good case and power supply, about 40 bucks for a NIC and a modem Processor must be an AMD Athlon XP! Accept no substitutes! You can get an Athlon XP 1500+ for $108, and the top of the line Athlon 1900+ for $244. Most expensive version will cost you over 1700 bucks, and that doesn't include a monitor. if you don't do RAID, get a cheaper video card, a slower CPU and the MSI mobo, it will cost you around 1300, maybe a bit less if you get a slower CDRW drive and a lower end video card. But these are all name brand parts and you can get generic ones for cheaper and most of the time they work just as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikhnaton Posted December 1, 2001 Share Posted December 1, 2001 or you could get one of the new nForce mobo's that have a GeForce2 MX video card built in, but shares your RAM. They cost closer to 200 a piece, i think, but you save on the video card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kyp Durron Posted December 1, 2001 Share Posted December 1, 2001 Just make sure you check the BIOS on the MOBO because, I believe, a 4.* or earlier won't boot with the higher end Athlon XP's. You'll need to boot with an older processor, flash/upgrade the BIOS, then put in your new CPU. I encountered this when I bought a MOBO and cpu for a friend. He was very specific with what he wanted (at the time, he wanted the Athlon XP 1800 and an ASUS mobo) and luckily Fry's had a big note outside of the mobo box that the above needed to be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR2000Z Posted December 1, 2001 Share Posted December 1, 2001 Its problably cheaper buying the computer from Dell or Gateway then making one on your own. (easier too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Gunray Posted December 1, 2001 Share Posted December 1, 2001 from scratch? Sounds fairly complex. Are you going to be injection molding or vacuum forming all the plastic for various casing pieces? What process will you use to make the metal parts for the case and the frame? I recommend stamped metal because it's easier for one person to do. Also it may prove difficult to make the wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR2000Z Posted December 1, 2001 Share Posted December 1, 2001 Or just make one out of cardboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K_Kinnison Posted December 2, 2001 Author Share Posted December 2, 2001 thanks Ike, you have been far the most helpful *glares evily at everyone else* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR2000Z Posted December 2, 2001 Share Posted December 2, 2001 I helped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Odin Posted December 2, 2001 Share Posted December 2, 2001 Make the monitor out of a big fancy fish tank. ------------------ "Dulce bellum inexpertis." (Sweet is war to those who have never experinced it.) Roman Proverb God Bless America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Thrawn Posted December 3, 2001 Share Posted December 3, 2001 I'm going to be upgrading as well. Need a new motherboard, CPU, and memory. Memory isn't a problem, as I can get 128MB for free at Best Buy Anybody have any ideas for the best value of a 1 gig CPU and a motherboard to power it? ------------------ "Here, people don't lock their doors, they deadbolt them, and then stick a chair under the knob." ThRaWn90,RAL_Thrawn,SOB_Thrawn Rogue 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ike Posted December 3, 2001 Share Posted December 3, 2001 Definitely an AMD processor, either Athlon T-bird or XP, and probably an MSI mobo. MSI is good quality, and their prices are usually decent. saw a MSI mobo/athlon 1 Ghz combo for about $178 on pricewatch.com [This message has been edited by Ike (edited December 02, 2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Odin Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 I'm long past due to upgrade my cpu. it really is obslete now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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