Can anyone help me? I am thinking about spending anywhere from 500-800 dollars on a new computer, if anyone can show me what they suggest that would be great!
Case: $39, free ship. Case is a matter of taste, though--aside from something that works, just make sure you get free shipping because your budget is so tight. I suggest Rosewill R5717-P:
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Video: $164 Asus x1950PRO (looks like a very good cooling solution if you're willing to sacrifice some room):
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edit: cr4p. still comes to $942 -$80 in rebates = $862
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Now we're at $902 out the door, with a $40 rebate due you on the memory. Crikey. Still at $862
i'll have to ponder things a little more...
edit: do you have your old XP disc?
edit: 'k pondered. change ram above for 2x ($75 ea) of these:
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Now you're at $791 + shipping, no rebates...but dang. You'll be missing out without that x1950pro, and that ultra-value ram will do, but it's not going be an overclocker at all for ya'.
edit: maybe somebody else has some ideas for an AM2 build. I'm out of my environment with AMD-ATI (which, if you anagram it carefully, spells DAAMIT).
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Nice. For the sub-$800 mark, OP would probably get much more enjoyment out the x1950pro/x2 4000 than the C2D/7600gt. Memory is better, too, and he wouldn't run into potential problems of having a mobo that's exceptionally finicky for what sorts of DDR2 it will converse with like the 865's can be.
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