Computer Building

[xtremsabu]

Yeah i plan to build 2 for a freind of a friend computer for someone one for home and one for there business not a big business one person there in the morgage business.Here is what i came up with
2 of everything

Abit bh6 slot $194
333 celeron 128k $150
64 meg sdram $98
quantum 6.4 gig ide udma 218
sb live value pci $110
microsoft office 2000 standard
creative or name brand 40x speed cdrom $50-60
ati xpert 99 agp 8 sdram or maybe banshee$65-75
of course the other stuff like key board and cases and monitor windows 98 maybe office 2000

Any other suggestion?



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[gr8vfr]

I have had REAL good luck with 366a celerons and bh6 boards, 413 mhz runs excelent and 458mhz is easy to acheive but have good airflow for extended use.They are usually around the same price as the 333a.A Creative Labs voodoo banshee agp card runs great with that setup,you can find them now for around 60.00.do you realy need the soundblaster live?,or can you get by with a yamaha or a sound blaster 32 card for around 30.00.U.S.Drives has a 44x cdrom for around 35.00 which i have found to be very reliable.
If you can get to a computer show find a CE super case, item:midi atx for about 35.00,they are very stylish and work well and the powersource is up and away from the cpu on the bh6,and this case has great air flow. good luck let us know what you decide.

[Roy]

MicroStar MS 6163 is the "BH6-2" More buss speeds, etc. Check it out at www.bxboards.com (http://www.bxboards.com) . They also used it to evaluate SDRAM at 143 and 153MHz ~ BX6-2 wouldn't cut it. Cost close to BH6.

I like to shop at www.pricewatch.com (http://www.pricewatch.com) ~ better prices than some you listed.

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[LJE2]

I've overclocked everyone of my personal computers I've owned for the last 5 or more years, but the computer I keep my business records is running at default speed, I don't think someone running a mortgage business wants there computer overclocked. What type of Backup Unit do you plan to use on the computer that is going to run the Mortgage business?

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[Ed_S]

Sounds like same system you described a few days ago.
http://www.sysopt.com/forum/Forum2/HTML/001486.html

Thought they decided to go with Gateway?

[xtremsabu]

i know but the gateway comp had intergrated sound audio and was quite expenxive if they want two. I tell you want i settle with and what they got when im down or if they just decide to buy one at some computer store. I want to build one because i need some cash. But they got plenty of cash from what i here.

[philipg]

I bought an Emachine with a K6-2/333k w/3dnow at a wholesale wharehouse for around 600.00 +tax.

Its a very stable computer and is compatible with alot of different accesories. The only thing extra you will have to but is backup storage media. That shouldn't run you too much more. You can charge them for the cost of your membership if you already have one. So if they ask you why the extra xx.xx dollars you say that it would of cost them the same anyway. Emachine has a 3yr extended warrenty for and extra fee. Throw the warrenty in and you are left out of the middle for repairs.

Check out their website.

WWW.E4ME.COM

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[Ed_S]

Excellent suggestion! 2 of those plus an external backup unit, either tape or zip, you do the setup, you can make a few bucks & still avoid the warranty issue.

[xtremsabu]

They went with a compusa brand here it is

cost of this system 799.97 after rebates and such
433 celeron
64** something about 2 mb shared with video?
4.3 hd
15" monitor compusa model 13.8 viewable
speakers of course some cheap rinky dinky ones like mine i wish i had a system like this because mine suck the big popsicle stick
56k
40x
lexmark printer 1100 but they dump it for a multipass c3500 cannon printer cost 249.97

Gee they have money to burn they could of got better deal.I did not go my pop did they decide to get that comp they could of got better deal i think or maybe im just think of a machine i would like. I don't know actually i wanted to build a comp for them so i would get paid because i have no job im a lazy guy that messes with computers and eats jello.Sometimes i get cash for help people with there computers. Need a jobo because im going to sobo. Or i will becoming a hobo.
Here my crappy dappy system

166 mmx oc to 210 would go higher but can't
some of that old edo memory 48 mb
1.6 segate harddrive
400 mb hd
ati rage II+ 4mb of slow ****
a generic piece of **** cd rom cyberdrive brand they suck i hate off the wall brands
some rinky dinky speakers
Scanner Microtek slimscan c3
Okidata 2500 printer
Cox Cable modem best thing in machine
I did not buy this hunk of junk my dad did 4 years ago i think or 3? At least it was better than the old 486 thing we had.
I always enter those dag comptuer contest win a new computer with all the fixing never won those contest. But i have won playstation game and other stuff here a list

WOn a gtxv tv
6 video games trade them into store for the ones i wanted almost all games i own for psx i won
A madcatz xl panther joystick
F22 raptor pc game
A won.net tshirt
Turbo tax 99
A foam frisbee

I wish i would win some like a videocard or something but i guess the contest gods don't want me to. Well enough rambling i got to go. If your really bored sometime go to my webpage called jimmy stanglers intervies
http://members.xoom.com/stangler
Made up some fake interviews got one about Bill gates but i call him Buck Fences
See you people later

[fishboy]

hey xtremsabu, you could probably get a job if you had better grammar and sentence structure. Ive read papers written by 4 year olds with better clarity.

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[Ziz]

Fish,

Did it ever occur to you that the internet is worldwide? That being the case, there are plenty of people in other parts of the world who don't speak English, hence, postings (and anything else they read) are translated to and from their native language. Language translation software has never been grammatically perfect, which is why you occasionally see things like "I wish i would win some like a videocard" instead of "I wish I could win some kind of video card", which is what I think he meant or was trying to say. There is also the possibility that he lives in the United States but, having come from another country recently, still doesn't speak perfect English and runs his computer in his native language, which brings us back to the translation software issue.

Better sentence structure? This from someone who starts his post with lowercase letters and puts "Ive" instead of "I've" or "I have"? Try taking your own employment advice!

[Susan]

Bad day, fish??

[fishboy]

Holy cow!! I've been framed. I let my stupid, sarcastic 16 year old brother use my ISP account for school and stuff. He is just learning computers so I introduced him to this site. My deepest apologies to xtremsabu. I did not write that post!! I've been posting here for months and would never insult anyone (maybe just a little harmless sarcasm). Anyway I need to kick a little younger brother **** now. Again, sorry about that

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[Nathan G.]

i reckon ill never type,tawlk or wryte correctly to yall... WOW i hope you people nevr come picken on my spellin. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[xtremsabu]

thanks for giving me such compliments sorry about all the spelling mistakes. I just type don't check most of time.

[xtremsabu]

Im sorry. I just read my post about winning stuff. I could not read it too many mistakes. Not that great at using keyboard sometimes skip words. I not a grammar man. Go read my interviews at members.xoom.com/stangler

[dawgtuff]

Here's an interresting story to go along with this thread...I work for a large Fire Department,and a few of years ago our new Chief thought it would be a good idea to get computers w/ ISDN lines to headquarters to send all the multitudinous(sp?)paperwork.A committee was set up,the hardware/software was bought,and a"very" basic computer class was taught to all the troops.During the class,I asked the instuctor,"All this is well and good ,but whose going to teach us how to type?".Needless to say,he didn't have an answer.......DawgTuff.