Build-A-Day #22: $550 computer build
Mar 4th, 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.)
Relatively incremental changes - but they’ll provide a large boost in performance. The only substantial change is the switch to an 8800GT, the best video card available for the money
- LITE-ON Combo Black SATA Model DH-52C2S-04 $22.99
- BIOSTAR NF61S-M2 TE Flex ATX AMD Motherboard $44.99
- Rosewill RZS05 SLV Silver Computer Case $22.99
- SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series 320GB 3.5″ SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $74.99
- ASUS GeForce 8800GT EN8800GT/HTDP/256M Video Card $197.14
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- Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC 430W Power Supply $39.99
- (2)Kingston 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory $39.98
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 2.7GHz Socket AM2 65W Processor $109.99
- Total: $553.67
You still get the incredibly awesome Phenom AMD t-shirt free - while supplies last.









