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07-10-2007, 10:05 PM
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Building a new system. Thoughts?
Going to be building a new system for my girlfriend's office. Would like to keep things in about the price range that I'm in, but it isn't a firm price range. Would love suggestions from anyone who knows more about components than I do. System will be used for basic office work, nothing extremly fancy. They do want a dual monitor setup. I'm by no means an expert and may have even screwed some of this stuff up. Haven't built a system in a few years. All components being purchased at newegg.
GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $99.99 Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6400 - Retail $186.00 Kingston 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory $88.99 Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $74.99 Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Burner, OEM Version Black SATA Model AWG170S-B2 - OEM $32.99 Athenatech A4202BG.X350 Black/Gray Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 350W Power Supply - Retail $14.99 2x Hanns·G HW-191DPB Black 19" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail $169.99 EVGA 256-P2-N550 -T2 GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail $106.99 Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC ATX 430W Power Supply - Retail $39.99 COOLER MASTER RR-LIE-L9E1-GP 95mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail $14.49 Microsoft 65W-00001 Gray USB RF Wireless Ergonomics Optical Desktop 3000 Mouse Included - Retail $49.99 Logitech 904369-0403 Black/Silver 7 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB + PS/2 Cordless Optical TrackMan - Retail $55.00 Microsoft Windows XP Professional With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM $139.99 Thoughts? Comments? Insults? 
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07-10-2007, 10:36 PM
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Re: Building a new system. Thoughts?
If this is for an office why the heck are you building it? Dell offers dual monitor setups. Should be alot cheaper/quicker than having someone build it for them.
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07-10-2007, 11:05 PM
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Re: Building a new system. Thoughts?
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If this is for an office why the heck are you building it? Dell offers dual monitor setups. Should be alot cheaper/quicker than having someone build it for them. [/ QUOTE ] Whats wrong with building her a computer for her office? I don't understand your concern. Building a dual monitor setup with comperable components at dell comes out to $600 more and wouldn't ship until august.
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07-10-2007, 11:22 PM
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Re: Building a new system. Thoughts?
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If this is for an office why the heck are you building it? Dell offers dual monitor setups. Should be alot cheaper/quicker than having someone build it for them. [/ QUOTE ] I'm going to have to disagree with you Bremen. This system would be much more expensive from Dell, and with lesser quality parts. @ OP - You could save some money in a few spots but the system looks good. 1) cheaper processor. E6400 is pretty baller for a work machine. 2) RAM - probably don't need 2gb. 1gb would be fine. 3) How many mice do you need? You have two pretty good ones in this setup. Edit, misread video card.
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07-11-2007, 12:11 AM
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Re: Building a new system. Thoughts?
Obviously there is nothing wrong with building a system yourself, however for business use generally the business in question wants something NOW that won't require tinkering.
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07-11-2007, 10:43 AM
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Re: Building a new system. Thoughts?
If you must get a 64xx chip, get the e6420. Same price, slightly newer architecture.
I'd skimp out on a cheaper keyboard/mouse, and ditch the CPU fan too. The stock heatsink/fan is actually quite good. If you want extra cooling, head over to http://www.jab-tech.com and pickup 1 or 2 Yate Loon 120mm or 80mm (whichever fit in your case) fans for a few bucks. Also if you must get that video card, why not grab this one? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130062 Same thing, and $20 cheaper after the MIR.
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