Building a worksaton computer

[sw123]

Hello everyone.

This may not be in the right thread, but I need to build a computer for my dad, hes got a very old one(runs windows 98, 128 MB RAM, ATI RAGE 128 graphics) and it runs dial up and is very slow.(its got viruses, he wont install better protection) and i need one thats fast, but cheap and it doesnt need much. It must be fast. Thank you guys for replies in advance!

sw123

 

[JMMD]

What's your budget? You'd probably be better off getting a Dell when they have their machines on sale. You can get some pretty nice systems for $399 to $499.

 

[sw123]

I really prefer to just build one, so I would need some good parts. My budget is about $500, so I could get an ok system to build. $100 will go to windows so parts would be about $400.

Sorry for not replying sooner

sw123

 

[AMDIsTheBest010]

if ur dad if jus gonna be using his PC for basic stuff(email, web surfing, low resourse applications) than i would advise the following:

AMD Sempron processor 1.8 GHZ socket 754 (32 and 64 bit support)
512MB RAM (2x256 so he can dual-channel)
Windows XP home
40GB HD (or higher, whatever his needs)
DVD drive, since all software will change to DVD
Nvidia GEFORCE 6100 graphics (basic)
AMD MOBO w/NVidia support and dual channel RAM support
mid-tower case

there is a great site to get all this stuff that also has free shipping on all products, it is where i get all my stuff

www.zipzoomfly.com
or www.newegg.com but they dont have free shipping


everday rig:
AMD Sempron 2.0GHZ
768MB RAM
100GB HD
Nvidia 6200
XP Home
DVD/CD-RW

 

[sw123]

ok ill get him to get all this stuff, im only 12, so i cant just come up with $500 so ill need to convince him to give me the money so i can do something for him. Thanks guys!

 

[AMDIsTheBest010]

ok ill get him to get all this stuff, im only 12, so i cant just come up with $500 so ill need to convince him to give me the money so i can do something for him. Thanks guys!

its all good im only 14 myself, have fun building the 'puter

one last thing make sure that you put good anti-virus software on it since you said he gets viruses. an excellent choice is PC-cillin internet security 2006. i run that on my rig, and it doesnt consume very much memory or disk space, if u want to try b4 u buy, trend micros website lets u try 4 30 days

www.trendmicro.com

 

[sw123]

wow we must live in the same time zone you have quick responses to my posts

I already have some virus protection software for windows xp so i can use that but i lost the product key I'll just have to find it so i can install it. I have this idea for the computer:

Processor: AMD Athlon 64
Motherboard: ASUS K8V-MX Socket 754 VIA K8M800 Micro ATX AMD
Graphics: nVidia GeForce 6600 AGP
RAM: 512 MB
O/S: Windows XP Home
Optical drive 1: CD-RW 52x
Optical drive 2: DVD-RW/CD-RW 48x
ZIP drive.
Antec black computer case with 400w PSU.

Is this a good system for my dad?

cheers, sw123

 

[0009]

i dont use any anti virus software and i dont have any viruses :knock on wood:, just use mozilla firefox for your web browser and you should be fine, its a lot faster then internet explorer as well.

do you already have a monitor?

also you should get 2 sticks of 512mb ram, i suggest corsair. you can get it for about 75 bucks at newegg. it will speed up the computer much faster.

i would just go with onboard video..

100 dollars for winxp is a waste when there are downloads available..

 

[IBN]

How can Bill Gates take 100 dollars of a little kid like that??? Shameful.

 

[CrossFire851]

also you should get 2 sticks of 512mb ram, i suggest corsair. you can get it for about 75 bucks at newegg. it will speed up the computer much faster...

Yea of course more ram would make it go faster, but 754's don't have support for dual-chanel.

 

[sw123]

long post

Well, i found a motherboard at newegg( doesnt have onboard video )

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131569

It's an asus motherboard with a 939 socket for an amd processor so i can just buy a processor ill just get and AMD athlon 64 so when 64-bit programs come out, he'll be able to use them.

Good thing its only $75 and ill get my dad a gig of ram(512 mb x 2, so he can dual channel)

I found a video card for it:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814121179

a case:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129157


Also a processor:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103535

And some ram:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440

i already have a monitor, its the monitor that came with the old computer, but its a crt, but at least its compatible. All the parts should be compatible with eachother, so all i need is a boot image, which i can make shortly, ill just make it the windows splash screen. After this is done we'll enjoy our newly built computer

EDIT: Whoops i forgot about the hard drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148105

 

[0009]

i would just go with this mobo, since it has onboard video.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131570

youre getting a real expensive case when you can get a good one for about 40, arent you on a budget? if you want, just get one that comes with a power supply. 350watt at least. some companies are rosewill, athenatech that are budget cases. and arent bad. i have both.

the ram that you chose is good, i have it in one of my comps as well.

i also have the same processor you chose, i as well was on a budget haha.

as for hard drives, i guess its a reasonable price, i would just go with 1 40gb hard drive, and 1 80 gb for storage.

 

[AMDIsTheBest010]

wow we must live in the same time zone you have quick responses to my posts

I already have some virus protection software for windows xp so i can use that but i lost the product key I'll just have to find it so i can install it. I have this idea for the computer:

Processor: AMD Athlon 64
Motherboard: ASUS K8V-MX Socket 754 VIA K8M800 Micro ATX AMD
Graphics: nVidia GeForce 6600 AGP
RAM: 512 MB
O/S: Windows XP Home
Optical drive 1: CD-RW 52x
Optical drive 2: DVD-RW/CD-RW 48x
ZIP drive.
Antec black computer case with 400w PSU.

Is this a good system for my dad?

cheers, sw123

if u want to save some money then you could go with an 20GB HD just to store system files, then purchase an external HD to store all of his files

I got an 160GB Maxtor external HD brand new on ebay for $50
www.ebay.com