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$498.94 Beast

Posted by kornkid010 in July 14th 2008  
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  • Processor (CPU) (x1) : AMD Phenom 8450 Toliman 2.1GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Triple-Core Processor Model HD8450WCGHBOX - Retail - $0.00
  • Memory (RAM) (x1) : Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model - $0.00
  • Video Card (x) : PALiT NE/96SOSXT379 GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB 192-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail - $0.00
  • Hard Drive (x1) : Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM - $64.99
  • Optical Drive (x1) : SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S203N - OEM - $26.99
  • Motherboard : BIOSTAR A740G M2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 740G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail - $55.99
  • Case : Linkworld LPG2-43-P4-IO 630W ATX12V Power Supply - Retail - $25.99
  • Total Price for this build : $173.96

My comments about my computer:

I used all of my favorite brands here. Biostar, Western Digital, Kingston, and AMD. I have been building computers with these same brands for a long time and had no problems. All parts used here received good reviews on Newegg.

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Good all around system

Posted by Puzzler80 in July 13th 2008  
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  • Processor (CPU) (x1) : AMD Dual Core 2.4Ghz - $56.99
  • Memory (RAM) (x1) : PNY Optima 2Gb (2X1Gb) - $39.99
  • Hard Drive (x1) : Hitachi Deskstar 320Gb Sata - $69.99
  • Optical Drive (x1) : Lite-On Blu-Ray - $129.99
  • Motherboard : Gigabyte 780G HDMI Micro ATX - $89.99
  • Case : Rosewill Mid Tower Case - $36.99
  • Power Supply : Antec 650W - $99.99
  • Total Price for this build : $523.93

My comments about my computer:

Good all around computer for light gaming, web surfing, and hi-def movie watching thanks to the Blu-Ray drive.

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Armisael

Posted by kuraiohitsuji in July 11th 2008  
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  • Processor (CPU) (x1) : AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX6000CZBOX - Retail - $0.00
  • Memory (RAM) (x1) : OCZ Reaper HPC 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2RPR1066A2GK - Retail - $0.00
  • Video Card (x1) : HIS Hightech H260XTQT512DDN-R Radeon HD 2600XT 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail - $0.00
  • Hard Drive (x1) : Western Digital WD5000AAVS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM - $0.00
  • Optical Drive (x1) : SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black PATA Model SH-S202G/BEBE - $0.00
  • Motherboard : ASUS M3A AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - $0.00
  • Case : RAIDMAX Elite ATX-208BP Black 0.7mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply - Retail - $0.00
  • Total Price for this build : $0.00

My comments about my computer:

This baby can take what you throw at it. All the parts are compatible with each other and honestly for the price its a lot of bang for your buck.

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Four Times Your Money

Posted by joeyda3rd in July 4th 2008  
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  • Processor (CPU) (x1) : Quad Core!!!! AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache - $169.99
  • Memory (RAM) (x1) : 4GB!!! OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - $94.99
  • Hard Drive (x1) : Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s - $79.99
  • Optical Drive (x1) : LITE-ON Black DVD/CD-RW SATA with LightScribe - $29.99
  • Motherboard : ASUS M3N78-EMH HDMI AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - $69.99
  • Case : ASUS TM-250 Black 0.6mm SECC MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case 300W Power Supply - $54.99
  • Total Price for this build : $499.94

My comments about my computer:

The best things come in fours. Quad core AMD Pheeeeeeeenom and 4GB of DDR2! With both the motherboard and case made by ASUS, you can be rest assured of quality.

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Gaming Build

Posted by Whtiger in July 2nd 2008  
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  • Processor (CPU) (x1) : Intel Pentium E2220 Allendale 2.4GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E2220 - Retail - $89.99
  • Memory (RAM) (x1) : OCZ Gold Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop - $39.99
  • Video Card (x1) : EVGA 384-P3-N851-AR GeForce 8800 GS 384MB 192-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI - $109.99
  • Hard Drive (x1) : Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM - $59.99
  • Optical Drive (x1) : ASUS 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model DRW-2014S1T - OEM - $34.99
  • Motherboard : GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - $83.99
  • Case : Rosewill R5717-P SL 120mm Fan ATX Mid Tower Computer Case withTool-Free kits - Retail - $34.99
  • Power Supply : Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC 430W ATX Power Supply - Retail - $40.99
  • Total Price for this build : $494.92

My comments about my computer:

overall this build has some great stuff in it. Everything is compatible and works out. It should be able to handle high end games.

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A gaming computer for 500$?! You bet!

Posted by Mathieu in June 30th 2008  
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  • Processor (CPU) (x1) : Intel E2200 2.2Ghz 1MB Cache Allendale - $79.99
  • Memory (RAM) (x1) : Super Talent 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800Mhz Dual Channel - $39.99
  • Video Card (x1) : Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB - $194.99
  • Hard Drive (x1) : Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s - $43.99
  • Optical Drive (x1) : SAMSUNG Black 20X DVD+R DVD Burner - $22.99
  • Motherboard : GIGABYTE GA-EG31M-S2 G31 - $56.99
  • Case : hec 6C28BBX585 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 585W - $59.99
  • Total Price for this build : $498.93

My comments about my computer:

This system was designed to offer the best gaming performance possible at the 500$ price tag. With a Radeon HD 4850, it will run pretty much any game at high or very high settings!

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Dr. Evil\’s HD VTC Telepresence Endpoint

Posted by trichobezoar in June 29th 2008  
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  • Processor (CPU) (x1) : Geode NX 1750 @14W 1.4Ghz (bundled with Motherboard!) - $0.00
  • Memory (RAM) (x1) : 1GB DDR 333 PC 2700 SDRAM - $28.99
  • Hard Drive (x1) : 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB cache SATA 3.0Gb Excelstor Jupiter ESJ8080S - $34.99
  • Optical Drive (x1) : LITE-ON DVD+RW Drive - $23.99
  • Input Device (x1) : Logitech Cordless USB + PS/2 Desktop keyboard and mouse - $27.99
  • Other (ex. WiFi) (x) : Logitech Extreme 3.5mm Supra-aural PC Gaming Headset and Microphone - $0.00
  • Other 2 (ex. Floppy Drive) (x) : Logitech QuickCam Deluxe For Notebooks 1.3 megapixel Effective Pixels 960 x 720 30fps USB Interface WebCam - $0.00
  • Motherboard : Mini-ITX JetWay J7F3E-PB w/ AMD Geode NX CPU and onboard SiS VGA - $123.99
  • Case : Apex MI-100 Black Steel Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case 250W Power Supply - $55.99
  • Monitor : KDS Business Series K-6mwb Black 15.6\” 8ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 500:1 Built in Speakers - $139.99
  • Total Price for this build : $435.93

My comments about my computer:

Now you too can conduct H.323 video teleconferences with corporate executives and heads-of-state while keeping your main computer free to orchestrate orbital lasers. This complete drop-in HD VTC system transmits using a 960×720 USB webcam with integrated microphone and receives on a 15\” widescreen 1366×768 LCD with built-in speakers. Also threw in wireless keyboard/mouse control so you can lean back in your big leather chair (not included), hit the mute switch, and confide with your sidekick while the far end nervously fumes onscreen. Finally, record and burn your conferences to DVD so you can gloat over your finest moments with your arch-nemesis once you have them securely in your clutches.You will need to use software acoustic echo cancellation (AEC) for this setup to work as a full duplex speakerphone. Skype is one of the few softphones I\’ve tried that support this… otherwise, you\’ll need to use the included headset or a half-duplex push-to-talk setup.

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2.2TB RAID NAS Media Server

Posted by trichobezoar in June 29th 2008  
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  • Processor (CPU) (x1) : AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 2.2Ghz - $47.99
  • Memory (RAM) (x1) : 2GB DDR 800 PC2 6400 - $36.99
  • Hard Drive (x3) : 750GB Seagate SATA3 7200.10 16MB cache - $299.97
  • Optical Drive (x1) : 20x SATA DVD+RW LITEON - $23.99
  • Other (ex. WiFi) (x3) : SATA II cable 18\\\” - $5.97
  • Other 2 (ex. Floppy Drive) (x2) : Molex => 2x SATA power cable - $6.58
  • Motherboard : ECS A740GM-M Micro ATX AMD Motherboard w/ ATi Radeon 2100 DVI-D / VGA, Gb ethernet - $49.99
  • Case : ARK Chassis + 420W PS - $25.99
  • Total Price for this build : $497.47

My comments about my computer:

Disk I/O is the slowest part of your system, so throw a 3-disk dual-core RAID server on your gigabit network to offload and accelerate your filesystem access, as well as consolidate and share your media library.This system ideally would run Debian Linux, allowing you to partition the drives into a fault-tolerant 3-disk RAID5 volume up to 1.5TB, a RAID0 volume up to 2.2TB, or a combination in-between. Also has graphics and audio ports to act as a media center, and a DVD+RW to rip and burn CDs/DVDs & data backups.System has room to comfortably double disk capacity with up to 3 more drives (allowing RAID10 and other performance configurations), add memory, an x16 GPU, and double the CPU cores with a quad-core Phenom.

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Enough Storage

Posted by cyborgtroy in June 29th 2008  
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  • Processor (CPU) (x1) : Core 2 Duo Conroe @ 2.13 GHz - $179.99
  • Memory (RAM) (x1) : 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) - $94.99
  • Video Card (x1) : Nvidia Geforce 8400 GS 256MB DDR2 on PCI Express x16 - $34.99
  • Hard Drive (x1) : Seagate 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0 - $54.99
  • Optical Drive (x1) : DVD / CD burner - $25.99
  • Motherboard : Foxconn LGA 775 ATX Intel motherboard - $53.99
  • Case : Black ATX case with 350W Power Supply built-in - $53.99
  • Total Price for this build : $498.93

My comments about my computer:

I keep rewriting my comment because the website hated my prices [I rounded up to the nearest dollar] and then I forgot to put the title in. Anyway, I don\’t keep multimedia, so I made this with a small hard drive and lots of RAM for gaming or whatever. I\’m getting tired of writing these.

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Blue Flood

Posted by mrq in June 28th 2008  
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  • Processor (CPU) (x1) : Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 - $299.00
  • Memory (RAM) (x4) : CORSAIR XMS2 512MB 240-Pin DDR2 - $160.00
  • Video Card (x2) : BFG 8800 GTS OC (G80) 320MB - $600.00
  • Hard Drive (x1) : Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250310AS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb - $60.00
  • Optical Drive (x1) : OEM No-Name DVD-RW/CD-RW - $40.00
  • Motherboard : ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - $150.00
  • Case : Ultra Gladiator /Blue Flood Case Mod - $150.00
  • Power Supply : OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI 700W ATX12V Power Supply - $75.00
  • Total Price for this build : $1,534.00

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