Good Budget PC?

[PollyCranopolis 10+ year member]

Thinking of picking this up. This would be replace my 6 year old desktop, which is a KT3 mobo with 1gig of ram and a FX5200 card, 50gig hd, so I'm not going to spend more than $300. Any thoughts on this? Comparable deals?

*Added Cpu fan (doesnt come with)

*Added optical drive

*Added 1gig ram (would have 2gig total)

*Can throw a PCI express card of my choice in at a later time.

*Theres a $20 mail in rebate on barebone kit, $10 mail in rebate on ram.

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[TheFiverMan 10+ year member]

dont get a AMD cpu..

 

[ryan8551226 10+ year member]

just a heads up- that power supply probably will be terrible.

 

[PollyCranopolis 10+ year member]

dont get a AMD cpu..

Why? Had them for years, and have never let me down. Of course they are being dominated by intel right now, but this isnt exactly a hardcore gaming rig.

 

[PollyCranopolis 10+ year member]

just a heads up- that power supply probably will be terrible.

Yeah, I realize the ones that come with the cases kinda ****. Like I said, looking for something to replace my current pc listed above with modest boosts in performance. Also, be nice to have something to take with me to school.

 

[Jmac 10+ year member]

dont get a AMD cpu..

Yes ... pay more for a Celeron that isn't as fast or as good ...

 

[TulsaMike 10+ year member]

me personally i'd choose corsair ram or some ram of higher quality. Definatly get a diff power supply. decent processor, i run one myself. am i blind or am i not seeing a mobo?

all in all looks like a pretty decent system

 

[montx 10+ year member]

It's barebone kit. Comes with the mobo+cpu in the last item there //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Jmac 10+ year member]

me personally i'd choose corsair ram or some ram of higher quality. Definatly get a diff power supply. decent processor, i run one myself. am i blind or am i not seeing a mobo?
all in all looks like a pretty decent system

Nothing wrong w/ Crucial, IMO. And, yes, there's a motherboard (PC Chips A13G+).
He is missing an operating system ... and I definitely would invest more money into a better PSU ...

Looks like a pretty crappy system to me, but it could be worse ... It could have a POS Celeron CPU paired w/ a shitty SiS motherboard ...

 

[TulsaMike 10+ year member]

im just saying for basic use nothing fancy its not a bad system. no where near a gaming rig or anything like that.

as for the ram, i've never used them so i was simply stating whats worked well for me. i missed the barebones part, one of those days.

 

[PollyCranopolis 10+ year member]

Nothing wrong w/ Crucial, IMO. And, yes, there's a motherboard (PC Chips A13G+).
He is missing an operating system ... and I definitely would invest more money into a better PSU ...

Looks like a pretty crappy system to me, but it could be worse ... It could have a POS Celeron CPU paired w/ a shitty SiS motherboard ...

Consider what this is replacing...MSI KT3 Mobo, 1gig reg ddr ram, 50gig HD, AMD Athlon 3800+ (bout 2.4ghz), Asylum FX5200 AGP card

 

[thehardknoxlife 10+ year member]

Nothing wrong w/ Crucial, IMO. And, yes, there's a motherboard (PC Chips A13G+).
He is missing an operating system ... and I definitely would invest more money into a better PSU ...

Looks like a pretty crappy system to me, but it could be worse ... It could have a POS Celeron CPU paired w/ a shitty SiS motherboard ...

X2....Plus if it turns out bad you can always RMA it and get new RAM with their lifetime warranty.

If I were looking for a budget PC I'd get a e2140 or any e2xxx, a decent p35 mobo to OC the chip beyond 3ghz(the stock cooler will get you here), some Crucial Ballistix, since they are so cheap now, and a 400w PSU by any reputable company(Corsair,Silvestone,Enermax, etc.....).You can manage that well under $300. You can get a cheap $30-50 case that will do just fine. The rest is relatively inexpensive...

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

maybe its just me but i like the idea of picking up a laptop for $500 when they're on sale. they are pretty darn fast, and you can use them as a desktop. in fact, im using one right now.

$500-700 to me is good budget when it comes with all the gizmos, like good storage, lots of usb ports, lots of ram and double layer dvd burners.

 

[PollyCranopolis 10+ year member]

maybe its just me but i like the idea of picking up a laptop for $500 when they're on sale. they are pretty darn fast, and you can use them as a desktop. in fact, im using one right now.
$500-700 to me is good budget when it comes with all the gizmos, like good storage, lots of usb ports, lots of ram and double layer dvd burners.

I have a Dell D600 laptop I bought used for $280 a year ago. It's 14.1 inch, mobile 2.0ghz, 1gig ram, 40gig hd, 32mb ati integrated graphics and CDrW burner drive. I think it's fast as hell. Great for internet/email/older games.

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

if your going barebones might as well go with a shuttle or other sff system. i am on my 3rd sff system and i dont think i will ever go back to a huge tower again.

i havent had a single problem in the 4 years i have been using sff systems

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