Build-A-Day #10: $350 Computer 2.1 Ghz Dual core, 8600GT, 2GB Ram, 160GB Hard drive
Feb 17th, 2008 by Admin
(BUILD-A-DAY DISCLAIMER: None of the Build-A-Day computers come with an operating system, as many people have copies of Windows around their home, or prefer to use a Free operating system such as Ubuntu or Debian. This is intentional. In addition, no computer builds will contain monitors, keyboard, or other peripherals unless otherwise specified.)
This $350 build uses the same motherboard and processor as the $250 build, but thats about all that stays the same. The hard drive doubles in size to 160GB. The ram does the same to two GB. The Video card gets a major upgrade, from an 8400GS to an 8600GT, a very solid card. The case gets upgraded to a more reliable brand. All in all, we’re starting to move into starter gaming computer range, which is quite impressive for the price.
- Sony NEC Optiarc 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model AD-7190A $23.99
- Rosewill R804BK Black Computer Case $29.99
- EXCELSTOR Jupiter Series 160GB 3.5″ SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $45.99
- ECS Geforce6100PM-M2 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard $49.99
- XFX GeForce 8600GT PVT84JUDD3 XXX Video Card $104.99
- Kingston 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory $38.99
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 2.1GHz Socket AM2 65W Processor $59.99
- Total: $353.93
Add a decent PSU for ~$50 (ex. Antec) and then you can call it a pc. The power supply makes or brakes it, because who wants a fried/underpowered pc?
Antec isn’t a decent PSU. But your point is correct, the powersupply is the one thing you can’t go cheap on.