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I Just Built This Kickass Rig; Pictures and Video of it.
Topic Started: Jan 6 2011, 02:20:04 AM (326 Views)
landbeforetimelover
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Littlefoot
I was at Microcenter today and I was trying to pick up a motherboard for an older Dell computer. It had DDR2 memory and an older AM2 socket. So anyway I go walking around and I get the help of one of the guys there (they always know the best inside deals and are happy to let you in on them). I ended up building a kickass rig. What did it cost me? Less than $250! :!

The thing is downright amazing. Let's go over the parts and what I paid for them:

1. AMD II X4 640 Processor (3.0ghz Quad-Core) - $94.99
2. Biostar Motherboard (Max 16gb DDR3 memory) - $40.00
3. Crucial 1066 DDR3 memory (2 x 1gb) - $32 (they had another 4gb for only $50 but I didn't have the cash at the time)
4. Ruby Red gaming case with window, 480 watt PSU, and a blue lighted case fan - $34
5. 1tb 7200rpm Samsung Spinpoint drive - $59
6. Lightscribe Dual Layer DVD Burner - $20

Total cost was $249 exactly. With the extra 4gb of ram (for a total of 6gb) it would only cost $299! So anyways, on with the video. This video shows the boot time as well as more explanation of the parts:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r5fqCMn-aY

Here's a quick picture. I should mention that the case is NOT bright red in real life. That's why I can handle it. It's more like the second picture than the first.

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A comparable HP model would run $600 and would only be expandable to 8gb of ram and have a slightly slower processor! This was an EXCELLENT deal!
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Tyrannosaur
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that was a pretty good deal for what you were getting.

i just put my PC through an upgrade and spent nearly triple that, and i only did the mobo, CPU and RAM lol
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