Could I build a good PC for $400?

[awilhelmscream]

Do you guys think I could build a good PC for Counter-strike and just surfing for $400 or less?. I'm talking w/ out keyboard/mouse/speakers/monitor-Just the tower.

What do you guys think?

[thronka]

Should be able to if you watch out for deals. Like getting OEM and reusing a cdrom and hD here and there. I did it for 200 bucks last year.

[awilhelmscream]

$200?...Very nice.

I have an old Compaq Presario, Maybe I could put a whole new MB/HD/CPU/etc in it. Does anyone know if Compaq RAM is proprietary? ( its DIMM).

[dreamreality]

u can build a nice system for less than $400. even $350.

[HeadBand]

i dont think the ram is proprietery at least it wasn't in my 5006 but newer models might be i'm not sure...you might wory about the case hookups though and will probobally need a new psu anyways since those are only like 200 watts

and that meomry is brobally sdr where newer mobos use ddr...so it would not be compatible....look for rebats though....you can usually find a 256 stick of 2700 for $10-$20

[twiztidtruckie]

Truckies under $400 system build idea #113 via newegg:

Case
POWMAX Case with Side Panel Window (Black), Model "CP03294HL-5" -RETAIL
Specifications:
Case Type: Mid-Tower
Color: Black
Material: All metal construction(SGCC)
Drive Bays: 4x 5.25", 2x 3.5", 4x 3.5"(Internal)
Expansion Slots: 7xSlots
Front Ports: 2x USB2.0, Audio Ports
Power Supply: 400W ATX12V
Cooling System: 1x System Fan(Rear)
Motherboard Compatibility: ATX/MicroATX/AT
$35.00

CDRW Drive
SONY Black 52x32x52 IDE Internal CD-RW Drive, Model CRX230E-B2, OEM
Specifications:
Write Speed: 52X CD-R,32X CD-RW
Read Speed: 52X CD-ROM
Interface: ATAPI / E-IDE
Buffer: 2MB OEM
$34.00

Hard Drives
Western Digital Special Edition 80GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model WD800JB, OEM Drive Only
Specifications:
Capacity: 80GB
Average Seek Time: 8.9 ms
Buffer: 8MB
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
Interface: IDE ULTRA ATA100 OEM
N82E16822144122 $68.00
$68.00

Memory (System Memory)
Kingston 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-2700 - OEM
Specification
Manufacturer: Kingston
Speed: DDR333(PC2700)
Type: 184 Pin DDR SDRAM
Error Checking: Non-ECC
Registered/Unbuffered: Unbuffered
Cas Latency: 2.5
Support Voltage: 2.5V
Bandwidth: 2.7GB/s
Organization: 64M x 64 -Bit
$76.00

Motherboards - AMD
EPoX nForce2 IGP Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, Model "EP-8RGMI" -RETAIL
Specifications:
Supported CPU: Socket A AMD Athlon/Athlon XP/Duron Processors
Chipset: NVIDIA nForce2-128 IGP + MCP2
FSB: 333/266MHz
RAM: 2x DIMM support Dual Channel DDR333/266 Max 2GB
IDE: 2x UltraDMA 133 up to 4 Devices
Slots: 1x AGP 8X(1.5v only), 2x PCI
Ports: 2xPS2,2xVGA,1xLPT,1xLAN,6xUSB2.0(Rear 4),Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: C-Media9739A 6-Channel Audio
Onboard Video: GeForce4 MX Graphics
Onboard LAN: Realtek 8210BL 10/100Mbps Ethernet
Form Factor: Micro ATX
$80.99

Processors
AMD Athlon XP 2400+ "Thoroughbred" 266 FSB, 256K Cache Retail Box
N82E16819103336 $72.00
$72.00

Grand Total » $ 365.99 SHIPPED ! ! !

All you supply is the ide cables, and odds and ends like fans etc....

Since there's no buy/sell/trade going on here, I'm moving this outta here.

[golfcart]

I would jump on the barton 2500 with the above deal to get the fsb up to 333 while still staying under $400

[twiztidtruckie]

Or he can get a retail 2700/333fsb/ at 2.17 for 107 shipped also...thatd be my choice over a barton anyday

Truckie

PS: I have used that epox board for a few recent customer builds and they love the onboard gf4! Its a great deal for an all-in-one board for sure.

[HeadBand]

yeah besides going to the 2500 you might think about cutting down to a $50 or so motherboard and getting a low end video card...that might stress the budget a bit I'm not sure