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"TickleMeEmu" <yoyo@home.com> wrote in message
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> I'm gonna be building a system for my Pop, and I'll be giving him my 2100+
> as I upgrade to a Mobile 2500+. Aside from CPU I already have all the
> externals (mouse, keyboard, case, monitor, speakers). What would be the
> cheapest route? Would a barebones be the way to go? Thanks.
>
>
That depends. Power supply is most of the cost of a case, usually, IF the
power supply isn't junk. You didn't state whether you had a power supply.
You can find a good mainboard for about 60 bucks (probably less), and a
decent hard drive for about 65 bucks. Newegg has a decent power supply on
sale for ~40 bucks at the moment.
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=17-153-006&DEPA=0
Your NIC and sound should be built into the motherboard, to save money. If
you want, you can even have video built into the motherboard. Check out the
following for ~60 bucks:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-138-234&depa=0
Then you need RAM, minimum 512MB, like the following for $74:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-146-217&depa=0
I don't think you can build anything decent for less than ~$250, but that
includes a power supply.
I just spec'd out a barebone at www.mwave.com for $275, but that included
power supply and CPU, but did NOT include video card. So barebone would be
about the same cost I think, if you could convince someone to sell you a
barebone without a CPU. Don't forget a new cooling fan (HSF) for your CPU.
Good luck, -Dave
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