Coran Fixx wrote:Is that old system a P200 or a 2000 P4?
Intel Pentium mmx 200MHz 64 mb of ram.
*edit* Case should be reusable.
She has a full size tower case.I believe the case brand is called,"legend."Hmm,thats appropriate.It matches the parts inside.I never built a pc before,so this will be my first build.I would like to use her exsisting case.It looks like you can add 2 fans to the back of the case.A 92mm and a 120mm.The 92mm fan is the the only fan that is hooked up for exhaust.The grill is also restricted on the 92 mm fan,so exhaust air is even more limited.No big deal.I can unrestrict it real quick.Thats not alot of cooling for the original set-up.The only other fan is a 80mm over the chip.The case itself is solid.No air leaks,that I can tell.I was thinking of cutting out the restrictions for the 120 on the back,and use that for the main exhaust.Would that be enough to keep the pc cool other than a new heatsink fan for the chip?
Other than that, going with a Dell will probably be cheaper, beacuse they basically throw in a free moniter and XP license. Never as much fun though
Your correct.I am itching to build a pc.I heard a rumor that Dell uses refubished parts on there low end systems.I'm not saying this is true,but how in the world can you sell a pc for 300 dollars.On a side note,does any one know if the xp edition purchased from Dell is a stand alone cd.I was wondering if it is a all in one recovery disk with windows,drivers,and all there bloated software.
Thanks for the references on parts.I will start to crunch some numbers.She can go over $500,but I would like to stick around that figure.
I am building a new amd system after this build,so I will be back for advice.I'm planning a budget of 2m for that build.I bought a hp about 4 years ago.I replaced the hard drive and cdr of few times because of heavy use.Well,now it's time to build new instead of buy new.I can hardly wait to put in the parts I want instead of all those generic parts that come with store bought pc's.