Tech Report System Guide

November 30, 2005 7:15 AM

The guys at the Tech Report have put together a system guide, offering several options when it comes to putting together a new machine. As they say: "These systems are designed specifically for PC enthusiasts, and we haven't compromised quality or reliability in order to cut corners on price".

Maarten Goldstein

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ilem0n

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November 30, 2005 10:37 AM

i think this $600 system is alot better then that bs econobox they put togther.

RAIDMAX Ninja ATX-918WBP Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450watts PS2 ATX12V SATA Ready Power Supply - Retail
MSI K8N NEO3-F Socket 754 NVIDIA nForce4-4X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
eVGA 256-P2-N386 Geforce 6800GS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
AMD Sempron 64 3000+ Palermo 800MHz FSB Socket 754 Processor Model SDA3000BXBOX - Retail
CORSAIR ValueSelect 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory Model VS512MB400 - Retail
HITACHI Deskstar 7K80 HDS728080PLA380 -0A30356 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
LITE-ON Black IDE DVD Burner Model SOHW-1693S Black - Retail

$600 at newegg
- mrjackson2k
  
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  November 30, 2005 11:25 AM
  
  half the ram, an inferior cpu and socket, 1/3rd the hd space, but a much better video card.
  for an econobox, the 6600 would be plenty.
  
  arstechnica does a systems guide, 3 different system and they are updated quite frequently.
  http://arstechnica.com/guides/buyer/system-guide-200508.ars
- CasbahBoy
  
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  November 30, 2005 12:26 PM
  
  Only half a gig of memory, an obsolete CPU socket, a 14 month old Sempron, and a fricking 80GB hard drive? What the hell are you thinking?
- ilem0n
  
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  November 30, 2005 1:04 PM
  
  i meant to say 512x2. with the money saved by giong with the sempron and using it to buy a video card i can play games now for $600. instead of waiting for future upgrades to buy a video card, which defeats the purpost of making a budget box.
  - TrptJim
    
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    November 30, 2005 8:06 PM
    
    No. The purpose of a budget box is both for value and for future-proofness. Spending an extra $50-100 on a 939 CPU/Mobo could save save you a new motherboard when upgrade time comes while also being faster now.