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Kurant · 10-17-2004, 11:19 PM

I put a machine together on Newegg, for less then $500 just last week. Some of it may have changed since alot of the items were on sale, most notable, the memory/video card and case. But it went like this - It was for a buddy who just wanted somthing to replace his outdated Gateway.

Lite-On Case w/ 400w PSU
Abit NF7-S (On board sound/LAN)
Athlon XP 2500+ Barton
Liteon DVD/CD-R/RW Combo drive
PDP 2-3-2-5 TI Dual DDR 256x2
80GB Western Digital HD
Sapphire 9600 Pro 256MB
Round cables

Whole thing came out to $506. I said under $500 because he chose to go with the Sapphire card instead of the 5700LE I had chosen for it. It was $488 with the 5700LE. I didn't think it was possible, but it is. Very easily too. If you chose the 5700LE and decided to salvage her current CD Rom, with your labor, you could easily do it in the 500 range. I can put a machine together and have it running and working in 60-90 mins. It's easy. The whole thing was only 57 bucks to ship 2nd day to Alaska. Without the case, it was 27.

Edited for spelling and couden't remember the model of mainboard.

10-17-2004, 11:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kurant Junkie Location: Don't worry about it.	I put a machine together on Newegg, for less then $500 just last week. Some of it may have changed since alot of the items were on sale, most notable, the memory/video card and case. But it went like this - It was for a buddy who just wanted somthing to replace his outdated Gateway. Lite-On Case w/ 400w PSU Abit NF7-S (On board sound/LAN) Athlon XP 2500+ Barton Liteon DVD/CD-R/RW Combo drive PDP 2-3-2-5 TI Dual DDR 256x2 80GB Western Digital HD Sapphire 9600 Pro 256MB Round cables Whole thing came out to $506. I said under $500 because he chose to go with the Sapphire card instead of the 5700LE I had chosen for it. It was $488 with the 5700LE. I didn't think it was possible, but it is. Very easily too. If you chose the 5700LE and decided to salvage her current CD Rom, with your labor, you could easily do it in the 500 range. I can put a machine together and have it running and working in 60-90 mins. It's easy. The whole thing was only 57 bucks to ship 2nd day to Alaska. Without the case, it was 27. Edited for spelling and couden't remember the model of mainboard. Last edited by Kurant; 10-17-2004 at 11:28 PM..