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  1. 02-15-2009, 02:24 PM #1
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    Build for my parents.

    My parents came to me with a budget of 400-$500 for a new computer.
    I wanted it to be semi-upgradeable since I have a 15 year old brother who might like to play games on it. No overclocking of any kind.

    GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - $52.99
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128357

    Intel Pentium E5200 Wolfdale 2.5GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail - $72.99
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116072

    Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail - $26.99
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220174

    CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail - $59.99
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139008

    Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500YD 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM - $39.99
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136010

    Galaxy 84GEE6HDFEXN GeForce 8400 GS 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Low Profile Video Card - Retail - $29.99
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814162026

    Rosewill R5717-P BK 120mm Fan ATX Mid Tower Computer Case,with mesh air filters,adjustable vents & Tool-Free kits - Retail - $39.99
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147056

    Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 32-bit for System Builders - OEM - $99.99
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116485

    I have an CD/DVD combo drive I would give them.

    They have been on XP for so long so an upgrade for Vista would be nice. I guess this leaves an option for a better CPU/GPU in the future.

    Total after shipping is $450.28

    Thoughts?
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  2. 02-15-2009, 03:16 PM #2
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    4GB RAM, and that's about it.

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  3. 02-15-2009, 03:17 PM #3
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    Instead of the Rosewill case you could buy a Lian Li PC-7BPlus II because it has more room and excellent airflow.
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  4. 02-15-2009, 03:19 PM #4
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    I think the 8400 would be a waste of money- if that video card is sufficient, then the onboard video would be sufficient. Any particular reason your going for a Micro ATX board? A full size gives you more expandibility and features. Also at this price range, AMD gives you a little more bang for you buck.
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  5. 02-15-2009, 03:22 PM #5
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    i really think that u should go amd, that will get a useful IGP (thats better than an 8400) and cost the same with about the same cpu performance, and why not get an matx case. and stay away from any NV card that isnt an x8xx or 260 and up they are all defective in the 8 series mostly defective in the 9 and cant play back high def and look like crap on SD, were an amd IGP looks great and can do 1080p and higher

    GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-US2H AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128379
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    Foxconn A7GM-S 2.0 AM2+ / AM3 Ready AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186165

    then pick a phenom http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=&srchInDesc=
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