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by BlueBirdTS
Sat Feb 07, 2009 6:37 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: processor upgrade
Replies: 6
Views: 2535

I wouldn't install XP 64-bit. It has a lot of driver incompatibility issues. 64-bit computing won't even become mainstream until Windows 7, so don't worry about it for now.
by BlueBirdTS
Thu Feb 05, 2009 3:05 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: $400 PC?
Replies: 19
Views: 5870

Would a mini-ITX PC work? I know that these are generally very poor performers in comparison to any decent ATX or mini-ATX build, but they have a small footprint, are a little bit more affordable, and have minimal power draw. The main advantage they have over netbooks is that they can be easily hoo...
by BlueBirdTS
Wed Feb 04, 2009 1:17 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: $400 PC?
Replies: 19
Views: 5870

The system I recently built for my parents (these are all old prices): Sempron LE-1250 -- $20 Foxconn A74MX-K -- $40 250GB Samsung S250 -- $40 2GB DDR2 800 -- $25 Used ATX w/ newer 300W In Win PS -- $25 Used DVD-ROM/CD-R -- free $150 shipped Very low power even when overclocked to 2.8GHz. A video c...
by BlueBirdTS
Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:12 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: $400 PC?
Replies: 19
Views: 5870

I was basically just wondering if there was a way to build a $300 PC without major compromises, but it really seems as if it isn't. I guess I'll go ahead and rename the thread "$400 PC".
by BlueBirdTS
Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:52 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: $400 PC?
Replies: 19
Views: 5870

Do you have optical drives from another machine? HD from another machine? I ordered the following system at Newegg last night for $255 to my door: $56 - AMD Athlon X2 4850e 2.5GHz Dual-Core - Retail $94 - GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H $33 - Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) $6...
by BlueBirdTS
Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:21 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: $400 PC?
Replies: 19
Views: 5870

This is excluding an OS. With a machine like this a Linux distribution would work well. Perhaps if I extended the budget to $350 this would be more feasible. I've been looking around Newegg but can't really seem to get a decent system configuration (with a good quality case/PSU/etc.) for less than a...
by BlueBirdTS
Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:03 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: $400 PC?
Replies: 19
Views: 5870

$400 PC?

Can anyone think of a $400 build that uses high-quality components and is relatively quiet, preferably in a small form factor? This PC would only be used for the most basic of computing tasks (i.e. web browsing, word processing, light photo editing, etc.). I realize that there are pre-builts such as...