Computer!

[desh]

Component	brand	details	site	price	after rebate
Barebones	Shuttle	sn85g4 (small form factor)	newegg	$250	$250
Processor	AMD	Athlon 64 3000+	newegg	$146	$146
Memory	Kingmax	2x512 DDR 3200	newegg	$107	$107
Video card	AOpen	NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT	newegg	$194	$194
Video Card	ATI	9600 All In Wonder w/ Remote	newegg	$172	$172
HD	Hitachi	Deskstar 160GB ATA (not SATA)	CompUSA	$120	$60
CD	Rosewill	DVD+-R dual layer, CD-R, etc	newegg	$50	$50
Monitor	none			$0	$0
Total				$845	$785

So what do y'all think? That's without a monitor, and without XP Pro and Office, which yes, I do want legit copies of. But it seems like a total of about $1100 for an awesome small-form-factor monitorless PC. Thoughts? Suggestions? Quickly, please. My money is burning a hole in my pocket, and if I'm not lucky, something is also burning a hole in my hard drive right now. It sounds that way, at least.

edit: Apparently the power supply maybe can't handle the video card? Crap. Now looking for good 240W video card options... edit again: Yay, All In Wonder! Should work, right?

Comments

[desh]

I'll browse right by you!

(Honestly, I have a P3 450 desktop right now, and an even crappier laptop. Do you really think I don't need to upgrade?)

[t3chnomag3.livejournal.com]

I agree you should upgrade. I just can't imagine you using $1000 worth of computer (and we're talking only what's *inside* the box!!) to its fullest. Perhaps my imagination needs work.

[desh]

No, you're probably right about that. It's mainly (1) obsolescence protection, and (2) the fact that I can actually afford it, so why go low-end?