On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 10:24:30 -0700 Rob Blomquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Saturday 19 July 2003 02:55 am, aron smith wrote: > > On Fri, 2003-07-18 at 23:55, Rob Blomquist wrote: > > > On Friday 18 July 2003 09:08 am, aron smith wrote: > > > > what would be the best system that one could put together for under > > > > $1,000.00 USD > > > > Rules of the game > > > > 1 Commercially available Hardware (no surplus SGI > > > > 2 It has to run Mandraike :> > > > > > > How about this? I decided to let you recycle your monitor, keyboard, NIC, > > > and speakers, and set this little multimedia rockstar up for you: > > > > > > $163.00 AMD Athlon XP2800 333 MHz FSB > > > $146.00 2 sticks PC3200 DDR 512 Mb > > > $84.00 Asus A7N8X Mobo (has onboard LAN and Sound not supported by > > > Mandrake yet) otherwise its a totally rockin' board. > > > $176.00 Seagate Cheetah 73.4Gb SCSI 10000RPM > > > $31.00 Samsung 12xDVD/40xCD > > > $45.00 Mitsumi 54x-32x-54x CDRW > > > $158.00 Geforce 4 4400Ti 8xAGP > > > $82.00 Creative SB Audigy2- 6.1 > > > > > > $885.00 Total > > > > > > You will need a SCSI card for this system that is not in this quote. > > > > > > I build up a system with a XP2100, 512 Mb, GeForce 440Mx, and SBLive Card > > > on the A7N8X, and it rocks, and cost me about $550. This is a higher end > > > dream system that I would like to own. But I doubt that my wife would let > > > me buy it. > > > > > > Rob > > > > Rocks Alternatevly go the other way how cheap can you go? We have to use > > the advantages that we have > > Swap out the components in my specing for the components in my machine, and > you will drop down in the $500 to 600 range. Very Good but you people can do better than that lets add another rule It is a system that you are setting up for a computer Illerate friend. :> ain't I evil > -- > > Linux: For the people, by the people. > > >
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