Building a Computer

ok my friends computer just died out of nowhere so he wants to build a new one.. can anything put together a computer for 600 - 700 dollars? thanks!

 

what does he want to do with it? play modern games, store lots of music, edit video? that really changes what kind of computer to build

 

he said "normal things" .. "edit video..... but i really dont play too many games".. guess that really doesnt give you too much lol

 

sorry for the double post but he asked this also for some reason.. "which is better AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core , or Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor"

 

depends on which ones your compairing

The Best bang for your Buck Hands down will be the AMD
$600 budget go for AMD NF4 based MOBO, single core will get more for your money, but there are some good deals on some AMD dual core's

An X2 3800 $152
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103562

Single core a 3700 $102
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103539

MOBO I'd suggest Asus or DFI
you can get a Asus for $52 & up at newegg DFI probably $70 ish & up
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...07495&Subcategory=22&description=&srchInDesc=

 

Megga sized hard drives have dropped in price, worth comparing prices on.

You can get some decent DVD burners too.

Some of my favorite sites for shopping:

http://www.surpluscomputers.net/store/main.aspx

http://www.tigerdirect.com/

Then there are stores like Fry's, if you're lucky enough to live near one.

 

asus them links dont work .. but can anyone post a fully build computer please?

 

I just checked my links they work fine for me, even on other PC's on my home network ( you can link to Newegg & seach your self)

You want link for fully built PC, I thought you said your friend or "he wants to build one" ??

Ive seen several off the shelf PCs at places like Best Buy within the $600 or so budget you mentioned.
Look for NF4 chipset, socket 939, 1gb min of memory ( something similar to whats in your Sig but I'd go bigger in the CPU MHz)

Seagate's making some great HDD with 5yr warranty (80gb SATA are around $50)
NEC 3550a is kick ass CD/DVD Multi format burner (aprox $30)
Get good Brand name PSU, native 24 pin main, that can provide around 33 +12v amps via a single +12v rail or a total of multiple +12v rails ( expect to pay $80 & up, one of the best avaible today is OCZ Gamestream 700 for $150 ish)

 

I agree with ASUS about Best Buy . . . I've purchased some computers there recently, and they had some pretty good deals - plus you get a warranty.

If your friend just wants a fully built one instead of building one, this is your ticket. Best Buy had some pretty good systems for around 700 bucks.

. . . of course, it is fun to build your own . . .

 

nono i mean like all the parts listed so he can put the comptuer together for 600 - 700 dollars.. if you look at my sig, thats my computer i built, people from here listed me all the parts for it so it would all work together and i bought em .. that was like a year ago though

 

he said he wants AMD also.. he wanted to kno if he should get DDR2 ram also :S

 

check out newegg's public wishlist page, people post their ideas for builds, and then others can comment on them...
http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/WishList/PublicWishLists.asp
it also includes parts/prices for them.