budget comp. opinions?

[duckingzebra]

Hey guys, been while since I've been on, I apologize, but my dad needs a cheap comp that that will last a relatively long while, what you think, everything compatible right? i think so. And should I go with xp or vista?

Antec Sonata III Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply

GIGABYTE GA-G33M-DS2R LGA 775 Intel G33 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Conroe 2.33GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E6550 - Retail

OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P800R22GK

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

[Parker]

Looks good, but what about the video card?

[duckingzebra]

Originally Posted by Parker

Looks good, but what about the video card?

its not going tot be used for gaming it has a onboard on the motherboard

[Capper]

Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 Allendale 2.2GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor

CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 Dual Channel Kit

GIGABYTE GA-G33M-DS2R LGA 775 Intel G33 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Antec Sonata III Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

LITE-ON Black 20X SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe

[azianai]

for the case you may wanna try frys.com

Antec Sonata III Mid Tower ATX Case + EarthWatts 500W Power Supply $65 AR @ Frys.com (+ S/H) & B&M - SlickDeals.net Forums

65 b4 shipping, can come out cheaper than the Egg for the same thing

[Parker]

Originally Posted by duckingzebra

its not going tot be used for gaming it has a onboard on the motherboard

Oh, didn't see that.
I think it will be a good setup, except I think you should get that E4500 Capper mentioned. It will save you some $$.

[azianai]

could also save a little more and get the E2XXX line which is basically a low end Core2Duo

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by Capper

Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 Allendale 2.2GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor

CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 Dual Channel Kit

GIGABYTE GA-G33M-DS2R LGA 775 Intel G33 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Antec Sonata III Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

LITE-ON Black 20X SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe

For the price difference between the OCZ Platinum after MIR and the Corsair ValueSelect I would go the extra mile and get the Platinum.
I'd get the E4500 too though.

[duckingzebra]

i figure that the e6550 is a lot more bang for only $40 more.

And xp or vista?

[Parker]

Originally Posted by duckingzebra

i figure that the e6550 is a lot more bang for only $40 more.

And xp or vista?

If you want to spend the extra $40 that's fine.

I say vista, because I like it.