New Rig... cheap! cheap! Says the bird! :P

yurimxpxman · November 11th, 2006

What do you guys think of this system? I'm considering building one ASAP now that I have a little cash. I've got to keep it really cheap though.

Motherboard:
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM Socket AM2 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 210S Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
$75.99

Memory:
CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
$132

Processor:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+(65W) Windsor 2.0GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail
$157.99

Hard Drive:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3120022A 120GB 7200 RPM 2MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM
$54.99

Graphics Card:
ASUS EN7300LE/TD/128M TubroCache up to 512MB(128MB Onboard) 64-bit DDR PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
$46.99

Case:
Spire SilverFin III SP-7688B Silver Metal SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$25.99

Power Supply:
Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC ATX 430W Power Supply 115/230 V - Retail
$39.99

Grand total:

$556.93

Blondie · November 11th, 2006

Like the case - do you know if the panel opens up where the CD drive goes?

yurimxpxman · November 11th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blondie

Like the case - do you know if the panel opens up where the CD drive goes?

I have no idea. I just chose that case because it was really cheap lol

polobunny · November 11th, 2006

I didn't test this board myself, but i've built a few computer with the M2NPV-VM and it's a great little mobo.
I'm not too sure if it's really worth it to buy a 7300LE. It barely packs more punch than the onboard video. =| If you're intending to play games it's not really worth it. I'd spend an extra $25.00 to get at least a 7300GT, which is almost 2 times more powerful than the 7300LE. By the way, the onboard DVI is great. I didn't think it would be that great when I built my first computer with it but I was seriously impressed. There's little to no difference between this onboard DVI and a 3D card DVI.

As for the hard drive, you can get quite a better hard drive for the same price more or less. And 40GB more on top of that. 8MB buffer, SATA 3GB, 160GB. $3.00 over.
Western Digital
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144415
Seagate 7200.9 (not old like 7200.7)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148149

The case itself looks fine, not alot of ventilation but you're not exactly building a power house there so I think it's enough.

Cheers

yurimxpxman · November 11th, 2006

I'm dropping the HDD completely. I'm going to use the 400GB Barracuda from this PC. As for the graphics, I might take your advice in upgrading, but I'm sure I wouldn't even be able to find decent drivers for the onboard for Linux. The drivers is one of the major reasons I chose the nVidia GPU.

**Hitman** · November 11th, 2006

I agree with Polo, there is no point buying that VC. The onboard will be fine until you can afford a better card.

I would consider changing cases. Cheap cases suck even if its a cheap build. Consider this case. Its a great price from a good company. I know you plan on building several computers over the next few years. Why not buy the case you really want and skimp on other parts. That way you only have to buy a case once.

fps justin · November 11th, 2006

uhh, get a better HDD like polo said. seagate 7200.9 is great.

I also agree with polo with the 7300GT. Much better graphics card. Make sure if you buy the 7300GT that it is 128bit and not 64bit.

If you want a spend a bit more money, then the 7600GS is the way to go.

polobunny · November 11th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by yurimxpxman

I'm dropping the HDD completely. I'm going to use the 400GB Barracuda from this PC. As for the graphics, I might take your advice in upgrading, but I'm sure I wouldn't even be able to find decent drivers for the onboard for Linux. The drivers is one of the major reasons I chose the nVidia GPU.

The onboard is Nvidia GeForce 6100 as far as I know.

yurimxpxman · November 11th, 2006

hackman2007 suggested I get this motherboard instead. It looks a lot better to me too.

yurimxpxman · November 12th, 2006

So here's the current parts list, assuming I keep my 400GB Barracuda for the new build:

Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450Watt SmartPower 2.0 ATX 12V V2.0 for AMD & Intel systems Power Supply - Retail - $99.99

LITE-ON Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE DVD Burner - OEM (Either this or the Asus, depending on how the free shipping works out when I order) - $28.99

Corsair VS1GB667D2 1GB DDR2-667 PC2-5300 Value Select Memory Retail (I normally wouldn't go with value RAM, but I hope to replace it with a 2GB kit not too far down the road) - $101.40

eVGA 256-P2-N443-LX GeForce 7300GT 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail - $69.99

GIGABYTE GA-M55SLI-S4 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail - $82.99

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+(65W) Windsor 2.0GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail - $157.99

Total: $541.35

That seems a little bit more than I wanted to spend, but I really don't want to go with any lesser parts than this. I'm going to talk it over with my dad and see what he thinks. *fingers crossed* LOL

November 11th, 2006	#1
yurimxpxman Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: /home/yurimxpxman Posts: 1,695	New Rig... cheap! cheap! Says the bird! :P What do you guys think of this system? I'm considering building one ASAP now that I have a little cash. I've got to keep it really cheap though. Motherboard: ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM Socket AM2 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 210S Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $75.99 Memory: CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail $132 Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+(65W) Windsor 2.0GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail $157.99 Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3120022A 120GB 7200 RPM 2MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM $54.99 Graphics Card: ASUS EN7300LE/TD/128M TubroCache up to 512MB(128MB Onboard) 64-bit DDR PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail $46.99 Case: Spire SilverFin III SP-7688B Silver Metal SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $25.99 Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC ATX 430W Power Supply 115/230 V - Retail $39.99 Grand total: $556.93 Last edited by yurimxpxman; November 11th, 2006 at 08:54. Reason: replaced the DDR400 with the correct RAM

November 11th, 2006	#2
Blondie Hmmm... Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 438	Like the case - do you know if the panel opens up where the CD drive goes? Wave Master: Gigabyte GA-7NNXP, Barton 3200, 1 gig PC3200, BFG 6800, Ultra X-Finity 600W, DVDRW, 750 Zip 80, 160 & 200 gig hard drives Dual Xeon folder: SilverStone SST-TJ05S-X, Gigabyte GA-9ITDW, Intel Xeon 3.2 Irwindale 800MHz x2, Geil 1 GB DDR2 PC2 4300x2, BFG 6600 GT OC, Ultra X-Finity 600W, DVDRW, Akasa AllInOne, WD Caviar RAID Edition 120x2, Win XP MC 05

November 11th, 2006	#7
fps justin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,199	uhh, get a better HDD like polo said. seagate 7200.9 is great. I also agree with polo with the 7300GT. Much better graphics card. Make sure if you buy the 7300GT that it is 128bit and not 64bit. If you want a spend a bit more money, then the 7600GS is the way to go. E2140 @ 375 x 8 = 3.0ghz 2x1 ocz system 1337s pc2-6400 5-5-5-15 @ 450mhz gigabyte P35 S3L eVGA 7600GT Stock 120 gig seagate ULTRA X-Finity 600w Sonata 2 w/ top fan G5 Lazer Mouse

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November 11th, 2006	#4
polobunny T-Rex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,593 Blog Entries: 6	I didn't test this board myself, but i've built a few computer with the M2NPV-VM and it's a great little mobo. I'm not too sure if it's really worth it to buy a 7300LE. It barely packs more punch than the onboard video. =\| If you're intending to play games it's not really worth it. I'd spend an extra $25.00 to get at least a 7300GT, which is almost 2 times more powerful than the 7300LE. By the way, the onboard DVI is great. I didn't think it would be that great when I built my first computer with it but I was seriously impressed. There's little to no difference between this onboard DVI and a 3D card DVI. As for the hard drive, you can get quite a better hard drive for the same price more or less. And 40GB more on top of that. 8MB buffer, SATA 3GB, 160GB. $3.00 over. Western Digital http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144415 Seagate 7200.9 (not old like 7200.7) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148149 The case itself looks fine, not alot of ventilation but you're not exactly building a power house there so I think it's enough. Cheers

November 11th, 2006	#6
Hitman Functional Alcoholic Join Date: May 2006 Location: 14S E:561116 N:3830189 Posts: 4,248 Blog Entries: 2	I agree with Polo, there is no point buying that VC. The onboard will be fine until you can afford a better card. I would consider changing cases. Cheap cases suck even if its a cheap build. Consider this case. Its a great price from a good company. I know you plan on building several computers over the next few years. Why not buy the case you really want and skimp on other parts. That way you only have to buy a case once.

November 12th, 2006	#10
yurimxpxman Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: /home/yurimxpxman Posts: 1,695	So here's the current parts list, assuming I keep my 400GB Barracuda for the new build: Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450Watt SmartPower 2.0 ATX 12V V2.0 for AMD & Intel systems Power Supply - Retail - $99.99 LITE-ON Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE DVD Burner - OEM (Either this or the Asus, depending on how the free shipping works out when I order) - $28.99 Corsair VS1GB667D2 1GB DDR2-667 PC2-5300 Value Select Memory Retail (I normally wouldn't go with value RAM, but I hope to replace it with a 2GB kit not too far down the road) - $101.40 eVGA 256-P2-N443-LX GeForce 7300GT 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail - $69.99 GIGABYTE GA-M55SLI-S4 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail - $82.99 AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+(65W) Windsor 2.0GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail - $157.99 Total: $541.35 That seems a little bit more than I wanted to spend, but I really don't want to go with any lesser parts than this. I'm going to talk it over with my dad and see what he thinks. fingers crossed LOL