guys Help me decide!!!

[halutzparilla]

my brother ask me if i can build him a C2D build under $900, which includes the LCD monitor... so if any suggetions are welcome...

he is currently unemployed and can only give me $400 buck so i'm willing to toss $500 more to come up with a budget of $900 flat...

if any of you have a usefull junk laying around your house, would be usefull too. :D thank you...

[Panda Man]

E6600 and 2 800GTX's SLi and...... oh wait..

Any particular use for this? I would assume gaming is out.

Newegg.com - ViewSonic VA1912wb Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor Built in Speakers - Retail
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86GHz LGA 775 Processor - Retail
Newegg.com - ASUS P5LD2 R2.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Newegg.com - EVGA GeForce 7300GS 256-P2-N436-LX Video Card - Retail
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Newegg.com - NEC Black 18X DVD±R Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write - OEM
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Computer Case - Retail
Newegg.com - Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 500W Power Supply - Retail

$899.92 plus S&H

Just my recommendations. Wait until someone else disputes my ideas and throws in there own as well.

Do you need a mouse and keyboard as well? Speakers?

[halutzparilla]

thnks, but i'm skeptical about the MoBo, and i'm planning to go with a
7600GS coz my bro is a gamer and he might want a heavier fragfest...

[Panda Man]

Originally Posted by halutzparilla

thnks, but i'm skeptical about the MoBo, and i'm planning to go with a
7600GS coz my bro is a gamer and he might want a heavier fragfest...

I chose that one b/c of the low cost chipset. Not only is the chipset low-cost, but so the memory it supports. Of course you could always throw in some DDR2 667 memory in a motherboard that supports DDR2 800, but meh.

If that doesn't float your boat, what about this:

Newegg.com - ECS 945G-M3 (V3.0) Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail


The 7300Gt really isn't that bad of a card. 7600GS:

Newegg.com - EVGA GeForce 7600GS 256-P2-N541-T2 Video Card - Retail


This build will cost a little over 900, especially if you don't have a copy of windoze.

[Quakindude]

The VA line of Viewsonic monitors suck plain and simple. I'm not too up to date on LCD's, but I do know that.

My suggestion for a mobo. About the same money after rebate and is DDR2-800 compatible.

[Panda Man]

Originally Posted by Quakindude

The VA line of Viewsonic monitors suck plain and simple. I'm not too up to date on LCD's, but I do know that.

Actually I've heard that this particualr model is decent. I donnu, just take a look at these and see what you like

Newegg.com - Search Results for 19" LCD

Personally I like this one

Newegg.com - SAMSUNG 941BW Black 19" 4 ms (GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail

But I have no experience with anything other than Dell LCDs

[One4yu2c]

Shame on me for suggesting a non-DIY route, but did you catch my recent review of the CyberPower Infnity Gamer 7500? It was a complete E6600 PC with 17" LCD and Windows Vista Home Premium for right around $1000 shipped, about $500 less than it have cost if going through Newegg. While that particular configuration would stretch a tad past his budget, he might want to check out other setups on their site. I'd start my search with a look at their baseline Core 2 Duo rig for $669 and customize it, then compare to DIY configs.

[Quakindude]

Sweet call Paul!

Heh, I'm a poet and didn't know it.:star:

[Panda Man]

Originally Posted by Quakindude

Heh, I'm a poet and didn't know it.

Your also trite and that's not right.

[halutzparilla]

Originally Posted by One4yu2c

Shame on me for suggesting a non-DIY route, but did you catch my recent review of the CyberPower Infnity Gamer 7500? It was a complete E6600 PC with 17" LCD and Windows Vista Home Premium for right around $1000 shipped, about $500 less than it have cost if going through Newegg. While that particular configuration would stretch a tad past his budget, he might want to check out other setups on their site. I'd start my search with a look at their baseline Core 2 Duo rig for $669 and customize it, then compare to DIY configs.

to tell you the truth after reading that i might consider it but i was thinking if go that way ... i dont know... i'm not really a fan of Company made or assembled computer...

and besides i kinda like give it a personal touch since its for my brother and my lil sister...