Building my frist system

[CRS6785]

Hi! I finally have a little cash so I can put my first system together. Heres some of the details about what it will be used for.

I'm building this computer for my dad. He doesn't play many games on it ( Although he does play some now and then, not very graphic intensive ones or anything ) , he does a lot of web browsing and checks his e-mail. It will also be used for a little storage for a few downloads I have I have to keep this system under $400. We are going to just keep the Sound Card and NIC we have in the current one and put it in the new one.

I'm using new egg and this is what I priced out...

Case

Antec Solution Series Case with 300W Power - $49

Mobo

CHAINTECH AMD 761 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, Model "7KJD" -RETAIL
Specifications:
Supported CPU: AMD Socket A Duron/Athlon Processors
Chipset: AMD 761 + VIA VT8231
FSB: 200/266MHz
RAM: 2x DIMM for DDR266/200 Max 2GB
IDE: 2x UltraDMA 66/100 up to 4 Devices
Slots: 1x AGP 2X/4X, 5x PCI(v2.2), 1x PCNR, 1x ACR
Ports: 2xPS2,1xCOM,1xLPT,4xUSB1.0(Rear 2),1xGAME,Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: CMI8738 High Quality AC97 Codec
Form Factor: ATX

- $38

Processor

AMD Athlon XP 2200+, 266 FSB, 256K Cache Processor - Retail

- $72

Video Card

Gigabyte RADEON 7000 Video Card, 64MB DDR, 64-bit, TV-Out, 4X AGP, Model "GV-R7064T" -RETAIL

- $34.99

Hard Drive

Western Digital 80GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model WD800BB, OEM Drive only

- $62.50

Memory

BUFFALO Technology 184 Pin 256MB DDR PC-2100 Memory (x2)

- $68 (Both Included)

CD Drive

Lite On Black 52x32x52 CD-RW Drive, Model LTR-52327S, OEM

- $36

Floppy Drive

SONY MPF920 Beige 1.44MB 3.5INCH Floppy Disk Drive, OEM

- $8

The total price $390.49 with shipping. Any suggestions for swapping pieces out for others or something that would make it cheaper is much appreciated! Thanks for your time.

[Rand Dusing]

I would spend more on the motherboard and get on with an onboard NIC and most of them already have sound on them. Also, you may be able to find a very cheap cd drive. I have a cheap one and have been using it until today, when I got a DVD-Writer

[Rand Dusing]

Oops, that is a CD-RW drive you got thier, NVM. That looks like a good price.

[local601]

hey, my first post, I just wanted to say that I built my first and only machine two years ago after reading on here and every review on newegg that I could. After two years that machine is still bulletproof and fast as ever. I would do it again in a heartbeat and I may have to as the amd speed is almost a double now.

Good luck with the build
Lar

[someone16]

That looks pretty good, but if you want to spend a bit more you can switch the mobo to a Shuttle MN31N, it has a gforce4 mx integrated video.

And if its cheaper, you can just get a single 512mb stick instead.

Links for building computer:
http://www6.tomshardware.com/howto/20020904/index.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20020918/index.html


Have fun building!