help guys

[memot]

so my mom want a new computer for my half brother , she dont want to spend more than 500 bucks ,
so i can give her my computer and with the $500 get new parts
i will be giving her
asus A7V333 mobo
athlon xp 2200
1gb or just 512 pc2700
western union 60gb
g-force4 mx440 64mb
lan card
16x dvd and 8 x cdr

now what i can get with the $500
AMD ATHLON XP 2500+ "Barton" $90
Epox 8RDA3+ 110
---- need a good brand of ram ---help here
and thats all because i already have a
radeon9800 pro
80gb ibm 7200
dvd and cdrw ----- help here

now i need a small cheap case for my half brother computer and good mouse and keyboard and speakers

thanks everyone:t

[crusious]

case for your brother http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?DEPA=&submit=Go&description=ANTEC+SOLUTION+SERIES+MODEL+SLK1600

and i would just get crucial memory, but you have the money to get about any so.....

[BipolarBill]

Who needs the parts - you or your brother? Please separate the two.

[memot]

for me i need

mobo , cpu , memory , dvd and cdrw or a cheap dvd-r or dvd+r


for my brother i need cheap case , mouse , keyboard , speaker
:t

everything for $500 or a bit more :t

[BipolarBill]

Brother:

Case

http://www.directron.com/powmax226b.html

Speakers

http://www.directron.com/justerat95b.html

Keyboard/mouse:

http://www.directron.com/aopenkm966p.html

You:

Barton 2500+ retail

Epox 8RDA+ ( you do not need the model 3 - no one does)

512MB (2x256) DDR400:

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?DEPA=&submit=Go&description=N82E16820144306

Any NEC dual-mode DVD burner

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=5&manufactory=1326&DEPA=1&sortby=14&order=1

Otherwise, get 2 Lite-On drives - one DVD player and a 54x CDR. If Lite-On scares you, get LG drives.

[memot]

hey bill why 2 x 256mb pc3200 ? why not just 1 512mb pc3200?
im wondering:t

[BipolarBill]

Ever heard of Dual-DDR?

http://www.nvidia.com/object/feature_dualddr.html

[memot]

i will just spend a little more and go for 2x 512mb
:t

[ConfusedAlien]

hey get what im getting

epox 8rda+
barton 2500+ with SPEEZ BPB
crucial 2x512 PC3200 (thx jakk no thx to you bpb lol:r ) or buffalo tech with winbond chips
(chieftec server case)
(fortron psu)
pioneer 16x DVD
liteon/samsung 52x/32x/52x now thats a doozy choice right BPB lol
(sapphire 9800NP)
(WD 80 S.E.8)
(rounded cables)
(mitsumi 1.44)



is that good BPB? do you APPROOVVVEE?? hhhmmm? :D )-|

[BipolarBill]

sux

Seriously - get the retail CPU just in case. Although the Speeze rocks on 2200+ and below Athlons, I'm not convinced that it does well with Bartons.

[ConfusedAlien]

arg bil, now i have to look for one that will support a 2500+ OCed to 3100+ speeds.
speez says its capable to 3000+

do you have a recommendation BPB?

[BipolarBill]

Vantec Aeroflow.

[iceblue]

Originally posted by BipolarBill
Brother:
Speakers

http://www.directron.com/justerat95b.html

i had these speakers about 6 years ago and boy do they suck! turn it up to mid and u can hear tons of distortion the little sub in the corner just blows wind http://www.deception.net/phpbb/images/smiles/barf.gif
also the 320 Watts P.M.P.O. rating on there is a lie mine was 200 some watts and it didnt even sound like 20. PMPO is not standardized anyways.

these will be much better and cost less AVS200 (http://store.yahoo.com/directron/avs200.html) :)

[BipolarBill]

But he hates his brother! :p

[memot]

hey nah hes just a 8 years old boy , doesnt matter to me lol:t

[BipolarBill]

Better yet - and cheaper:

http://www.directron.com/hk195.html

[iceblue]

i know you cant go wrong with AL since i've heard pretty much the lowest to the highest model but hk is not bad either.. i like their receivers, but never heard much of their speaks.. you could ask a random dell owner since these came standard with the dimension line. :cool:

[BipolarBill]

You're looking a little fuzzy there, Homer. :p

[iceblue]

whoa.. whaat a clone?! http://www.fancysplace.com/smileys/smiley_surpris01.gif http://www.fancysplace.com/smileys/inlove3.gif

[ConfusedAlien]

PMPO ratings are ****. go to newegg at least and get him and yourself something decent. like a logitec 33w 3pc. its like 35 bucks. logitech 3pc. 33w i had this. its nice. (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&manufactory=1080&catalog=60&DEPA=1&sortby=14&order=1)


or klipsch 2.1s lol