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CD or DVD drive, ~$50
Barebones system >1Ghz, ~$150-200
Up it to 256 RAM, ~$25-50
A bran-spankin new blindingly fast system, $300 tops.
There are some things money can buy.
For everything else, suck it up.


Can't wait. *sigh*

Date: 2001-05-18 01:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] astarianjewel.livejournal.com
If you're actually successful at putting one together for that much, let me know. Furthermore, if you know anywhere that you can get a decent bare bones with a gig processor for 300? Buy twelve dozen of them and sell them on Ebay. :oP

I just built mine at Christmas, with only slightly higher specs.. ( And keep in mind, I've been working in the industry for the last 2 years as an MCSE site manager ) and it still cost me just under a grand, not counting monitor.

Problem is, most power supplies that come with a bare bones system can't carry a Ghz processor. The mother boards need their own cooling, and generally a higher bus speed. Blah Blah Blah.. etc, etc, etc..

You might be able to upgrade your processor for 300, but what about RAM? That's another couple hundred there if you want to max it out, and a hard drive? I believe the prices have broke, but at Christmas a 30 gig was still 85 ish.

Not trying to bust your bubble, but this is ONE field I know something about.

Albeit, its a tiny window of knowlege in the broad scope. :oP

Jens

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