friends comp.

[hacked1o0o]

hello i am creating a system for a friend and i might need some third-party suggestions.

i told him i would build him a mini amd system if he got the money. (needs to be around 500$)

he does game all day with knight online (all day) but no serious games.

heres what i plan on making:


(1) AOpen XC Cube EX761 AMD Socket 754 Barebone
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16856140021

(1) amd athlon 64 3400 2.4 ghz
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819103609

(1) S3 Graphics Chrome S27 128MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814272001

(1) set of CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Channel Kit System Memory
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820145440

AND

(1)Western Digital Caviar SE 40GB 3.5" Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822144173

if their is something missing TELL ME PLZ
tnks

[fos]

That looks like a very nice set up.

You might consider some removable media such as a CDROM, CDRW, DVD+-R, floppy drive, etc.

fos....

[hacked1o0o]

yes i have a few at home i can give him as well as a monitor, mouse and keyboard.

(update on video card)

is their anything i should improve on/downgrade depending on cost?

[fos]

For a high end gaming system, I don't see many corners you could cut.

One thing that does seem a little on the low end is the hard drive size. 40 GB isn't much these days, you only save a few dollars not going to 80GB or more. It is easy and cheap to add a drive later, though.

fos...