Built a PC for a friend

TwistedMetal · Oct 5, 2004, 12:51 PM

Well, techincally I didn't build it. He did, I was showing him how too.

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe with NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra ($100)
Antec 350w Power Supply ($60)
PersonalComputeR Case comes with 3 fans ($45)
AMD Athlon XP BARTON 2600+ ($99)
512MB DDR PC3200 ($89)
Western Digital 80GB ($65)
BFG nVidia Geforce FX 5500 OC 256MB ($149)
Artec 52x/24x/52/16x CDRW/DVD Combo ($40)
ViewSonic Keyboard ($15)
Gravis PilotMouse Optical Pro ($20)
Arctic Silver ($8)

Not bad huh? This PC should do him good, I wanted a video card that would last, he's not a gamer. But, he he decides too, this card should be able to handle it. The PersonalComputeR case is a no name case, but it does look good. Not as good as my aspire x-gamer, but it does have a window, and the front bottom looks like a car. Headlights and a grill.

The Gravis PilotMouse Optical Pro looked like a cool mouse, rubber siding for your fingers and 5 customizable buttons. For only $20 I figured I would get one for myself since my MS Optical Mouse was acting up. I love this mouse, fits nicely in your hand, 5 year warranty, and it even comes with a retail version of Splinter Cell.

WisMerHill · Oct 5, 2004, 12:59 PM

nice one, an athlonxp still is a very good choice and saves a lot of money.
since winxp came out there isn't any real reason to need a64 power besides gaming, a now 2 year old pc will still run almost everything you trow at it as will this system.
it kinda reminds me of my "old" pc but i'm just spoiled

**dj_stick** · Oct 5, 2004, 01:15 PM

nice setup - similiar to mine, and mine is still quite strong

Shinjikun · Oct 5, 2004, 07:02 PM

Very good choices, especially on the mobo and CPU.

I love my A7N8X-E system; but why doesn't he get a 9800 Pro instead of the Geforce 5500? Sure it's $50 more, but the performance is

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Oct 5, 2004, 12:51 PM	#1
TwistedMetal MC John-117 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 728 Rep Power: 0	Built a PC for a friend Well, techincally I didn't build it. He did, I was showing him how too. ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe with NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra ($100) Antec 350w Power Supply ($60) PersonalComputeR Case comes with 3 fans ($45) AMD Athlon XP BARTON 2600+ ($99) 512MB DDR PC3200 ($89) Western Digital 80GB ($65) BFG nVidia Geforce FX 5500 OC 256MB ($149) Artec 52x/24x/52/16x CDRW/DVD Combo ($40) ViewSonic Keyboard ($15) Gravis PilotMouse Optical Pro ($20) Arctic Silver ($8) Not bad huh? This PC should do him good, I wanted a video card that would last, he's not a gamer. But, he he decides too, this card should be able to handle it. The PersonalComputeR case is a no name case, but it does look good. Not as good as my aspire x-gamer, but it does have a window, and the front bottom looks like a car. Headlights and a grill. The Gravis PilotMouse Optical Pro looked like a cool mouse, rubber siding for your fingers and 5 customizable buttons. For only $20 I figured I would get one for myself since my MS Optical Mouse was acting up. I love this mouse, fits nicely in your hand, 5 year warranty, and it even comes with a retail version of Splinter Cell. __________________ [color=red][/color]

Oct 5, 2004, 12:59 PM	#2
WisMerHill DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 468 Rep Power: 0	nice one, an athlonxp still is a very good choice and saves a lot of money. since winxp came out there isn't any real reason to need a64 power besides gaming, a now 2 year old pc will still run almost everything you trow at it as will this system. it kinda reminds me of my "old" pc but i'm just spoiled __________________ [color=sandybrown][color=white] [/color] [color=white][color=white]M[/color][color=white]y Computer[/color]: [/color][color=white]3DMark2001[/color][color=white] - [/color][color=white]3Dmark2003[/color][color=white] - [/color][color=white]3DMark200[/color][color=white]5[/color][color=white] - [/color][color=white]PCMark2004[/color][/color]

Oct 5, 2004, 07:02 PM	#4
Shinjikun 第3 子供 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nerv HQ Posts: 1,319 Rep Power: 0	Very good choices, especially on the mobo and CPU. I love my A7N8X-E system; but why doesn't he get a 9800 Pro instead of the Geforce 5500? Sure it's $50 more, but the performance is . __________________ Xfire: [Shinji1225 \ Status] A7N8X-E Deluxe Athlon XP 2500+ (@ 2.2 GHz 11x200 MHz FSB) Corsair TwinX XMS 1GB PC3200 Dual Channel (2-2-3-5) [color=red]ATi [/color][color=white]Radeon 9500 Pro (@ 330\310) \ [/color][color=white]Omega Catalyst Drivers v2.5.90[/color] [color=white]Ultra X-Connect 500W PSU[/color]