$600 build contest, get PAID

FatForester · Jan 6, 2009

If I have time I'll make one up for the heck of it.

To you guys using newegg, shipping to TN charges sales tax. Unless if shipping it to Kentucky isn't much of a hassle, using zipzoomfly would save you 50-60 bucks.

3870x2 · Jan 6, 2009

to clear things up, the 42223 shipping is cheaper because it is to 5th special forces group, ft campbell kentucky.

Bluefox1115 · Jan 7, 2009

Newegg doesn't ship to bases do they? or is that for just the monitors?

Fitseries3 · Jan 16, 2009

for the record....

rosewill and other no name psu's almost always dont hold the test of time.

no one has thought of the wd 3200aaks thats very snappy and plenty of space for a typical person.

A LOT of the parts most of you picked are mid range components not necessary for this kind of build. you could save some money by getting standard but decent components.

98% of these are AMD builds... nothing wrong with that but it seems that no on is even considering intel. i have gone through newegg and built a damn good low-mid range intel machine for ~$600 easily.

intel atom is not slow as you think. its very comparable to intels 45nm dual core cpu's while keeping cool and using low power.

a lot of ppl are going with 4gb's of ram which is not really needed in an internet computer. although, i know the price is getting low enough that 4gb is only a bit more than 2gb.

i like the idea of a quad core rig but its simply not needed for an internet computer.

rebates are not always recieved and should not be counted in the final cost. alot of these builds are over budget because of the rebates.

that said...

i say CDAWALL has the best build so far. i would swap the 250gb seagate out for my suggested wd3200aaks which adds another $5 but thats still within the $25 overage you mentioned. very nice pick on the monitor although it may not be entirely necessary. also... i want to mention that the atom 330 is dual core with HT so its basically a mini quad that uses almost no power to run. you should be able to OC it a tad as well.

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showpost.php?p=1139589&postcount=9

B1gg3stN00b · Jan 16, 2009

WTF taxes in TN?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152
Great DVD burner, used it in builds 3 times for people, reliable, tough.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147010
Excellent case, albeit cheap, the power supply is sturdy as hell and the edge are, from my experience, very smooth and the case itself is sturdy. I've used it in 6 builds and would recommend it over and over again.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999151
Quiet, non flashy fans, buy two to mount in the case, move plenty of air!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136113
250gb HDD. Runs cool and quiet, no vibration or anything, WD has a great warranty and if it's for a non-gaming girl she'll likely not need more than this.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236050
2ms 16:9 1080P, BEAUTIFUL display, worth every penny, albeit a tad pricey.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186141
I use this board for every AMD build I do, it's sturdy, reliable, no problems that I've ever found.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823157004
An undestroyable keyboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104031
An indestructable mouse
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144071
Good memory, plenty of it for XP or Vista, for casual use. CAS4
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103255
Good, cool running processor, overclocks surprisingly well, beautiful, quiet, stunningly fast.

Now this leaves you with money to spare at 550$ after shipping and tax.

Possible upgrades:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144236
More RAM, from GeIL or your manufacturer of choice.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103300
AMD Kuma 2.7ghz AM2+ (adds 1066 memory support)
A good pair of speakers perhaps?
A bigger HDD?

THE CHOICE IS YOURS!

JrRacinFan · Jan 16, 2009

andrewsmc · Jan 26, 2009

Feb 15 is comming up soon!

DarkEgo · Feb 12, 2009

1080p monitor and bluray. Also environmentally friendly!
https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=14722807

3870x2 · Feb 12, 2009

. . .
for those still interested, the competition is pushed back to the 15th of this month (sunday) due to lack of 1 judge until then.

Fitseries3 · Feb 12, 2009

jonniefive79 · Feb 12, 2009

Late Entry...

Monitor: Acer X203H bd Black 20
-$30.00 Instant
$159.99
$129.99

Mobo: ASUS M3A78-EM AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
$78.99

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 Kuma 2.7GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Dual-Core black edition Processor Model AD775ZWCGHBOX
$66.99

MEM: GeIL Black Dragon 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
$27.99

HDD: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB
$54.99

Case & PSU: Antec Sonata III 500 w/ Antec EA-500 500W PSU

ODD: SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223F
$23.99

Keyboard: RAZER Arctosa Black USB Wired Standard Gaming Keyboard
$45.99

Mouse: OCZ Technology OCZMSEQRM Black/Blue 7 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Laser Mouse
-$5.00 Instant
$24.99
$19.99

Total: $578.91
Shipping: ~$30.00

Grand Total: ~$610

Features: Very nice cool/quiet Antec case w/ solid 500W PSU, 2GB great low latency RAM, similar but cheaper Razor keyboard (spend $30 more for Lycosa if you wish) and a great CPU/MB combo for HD video (has HDMI/DVI/VGA/Display port)

Additional thought/options: You will save money by going with a 19" monitor, about -$15 for this Acer and -$30 for this Hanns

silkstone · Feb 14, 2009

Any winner to this thread yet?

n-ster · Feb 14, 2009

READ!!!! it'll be announced tomorow.......

silkstone · Feb 14, 2009

Sorry, American date system on this forum got me confused! i thought the last post was in Dec!!
Don't mean to put you yanks down, but why do you have to do everything arse end up?

jonniefive79 · Feb 15, 2009

That would be due to our use of the ENGLISH system.... :nutkick:

FilipM · Feb 15, 2009

silkstone said:
Sorry, American date system on this forum got me confused! i thought the last post was in Dec!!
Don't mean to put you yanks down, but why do you have to do everything arse end up?

You only got confused once?! Well done, im confused all the time :eek:

ChiSox · Feb 15, 2009

Geeks Build

P6N-SLI-PLAT-BULK -- MSI P6N SLI Platinum Socket 7... $47.99
939PL -- 10-Bay ATX Computer Case w/550W PSU & 9.8... $39.99
E5200 -- Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 2.5GHz 800M... $74.50
KTH-XW4400-2G-DT -- Kingston 2GB DDR2 PC2-6400 240... $28.97
8WA741 -- Masscool 8WA741 Socket 775 Copper Base/3... $19.99
ST3750330AS-R -- Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 750GB S... $64.99
TS-22W7H-R -- 22" HP Debranded Widescreen Rotating... $164.99
BLK-IHAS120-DO -- Lite-On iHAS120 20x DVD±RW DL SA... $19.99
SFPX84GS256U2LP -- Sparkle GeForce 8400GS 256MB DD... $35.99
BV3-00003-PB -- Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop... $16.99
VS2420-DT -- Altec Lansing VS2420 2-Piece Stereo S... $29.95

<< RETURN TO SALE

<< COMPUTE SHIPPING Subtotal: $544.34
Shipping Method Shipping Cost
Ground Service $58.00
602.34

Get you an idea what else is out there(other than egg etc.....)

Descent build !
Case/psu is good for the price(have used in build)
Board upgradable to quad
SLI
HP MONITOR IS SUPER CLEAN (Glossy!)
32MB CACHE HD!!!
SATA BURNER
WIRELESS + SPEAKERS

mudkipz · Feb 15, 2009

https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=8390765

615$ shipped to the addy without tax

n-ster · Feb 15, 2009

didn't mean to offend you, i didn't know you didn't know lol... but I don't get confused anymore

(I lived in France before)

silkstone · Feb 15, 2009

jonniefive79 said:
That would be due to our use of the ENGLISH system....

English system is DD-MM-YYYY (Same as the international system) American is MM-DD-YYYY
:slap:

n-ster · Feb 15, 2009

canada is dd mm yy ... at least in quebec, and in US its mm dd yy... I wonder why

mudkipz · Feb 15, 2009

the time is upon us.

Easy Rhino · Feb 16, 2009

any time now!

jonniefive79 · Feb 16, 2009

silkstone said:
English system is DD-MM-YYYY (Same as the international system) American is MM-DD-YYYY

I stand corrected, I just wish we used the metric sys and anything else, like the date format here, I like logical systems. Where's the emoticon for putting my foot in my mouth :toast:

Hope to see results of this contest soon! :rockout:

n-ster · Feb 16, 2009

metric system FTW! I wanna know the result too!!!

Processor	Intel e2180 2.0ghz @ 2.8ghz w/ stock volts
Motherboard	ASUS P5K-e Wifi-AP
Cooling	Zalman 9500 w/ AS5
Memory	G.Skill Black PI's DDR2 @ 896MHz 4-4-4-12 1.9v
Video Card(s)	EVGA 8800GT w/ Zalman VF-900
Storage	2x Crucial C300 64GB, Samsung F3 2TB & 1TB, F1 1TB & 750GB
Display(s)	ASUS VW246H 24" 16:9
Case	Ultra / Chieftec Black Tower
Audio Device(s)	X-fi XtremeMusic -> Z-5300e's
Power Supply	PCP&C 610 Silencer
Software	Windows 7 x64

System Name	Ultrabeast GX2
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 @ 4.0GHZ 24/7
Motherboard	Gigabit P35-DS3L
Cooling	Rosewill RX24, Dual Slot Vid, Fan control
Memory	2x1gb 1066mhz@850MHZ DDR2
Video Card(s)	9800GX2 @ 690/1040
Storage	750/250/250/200 all WD 7200
Display(s)	24" DCLCD 2ms 1200p
Case	Apevia
Audio Device(s)	7.1 Digital on-board, 5.1 digital hooked up
Power Supply	700W RAIDMAXXX SLI
Software	winXP Pro
Benchmark Scores	17749 3DM06

Processor	FX 8150 4.41Ghz
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair V Formula
Cooling	Custom Water
Memory	16GB GSkill Ripjaws X 1600
Video Card(s)	Diamond Multimedia HD7970 3GB
Storage	2x WD Black 640GB, WD Black 2TB, Samsung 830 256GB SSD
Display(s)	Samsung 32" LED
Case	Cooler Master Cosmos (new version)
Audio Device(s)	Platronics 777
Power Supply	Corsair AX1200
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate Signature Edition x64
Benchmark Scores	Geekbench: 10,136 3DMark 11: P7792

System Name	Free Rig/Compaq Laptop
Processor	E6750/Turion X2 1.9ghz
Motherboard	EVGA 680i SLI/Quanta EA30
Cooling	Random big fans!
Memory	8GB Geil Black Dragon/2GB G-Skill 4-4-4-12
Video Card(s)	Nvidia 8800GTS/Nvidia 7000M - Hauppage PCIX TV Tuner
Storage	250gb SATA WD/120gb internal Samsung SATA
Display(s)	ASUS 21.5" 1080P monitor
Case	Raidmax Smilodon/Regular
Audio Device(s)	Stock into 2.1 Altec Lansing Rig
Power Supply	Cooler Master 650W/12 cell HP battery
Software	Vista Ult. 64 Bit, Ubuntu 64 Bit 8.10/Vista Ult. 32 Bit, Ubuntu 8.04 32

System Name	Dual Build Streamer
Processor	Ryzen 7900x3d : Ryzen 4600G
Motherboard	AsRock B650E Steel Legend : Giga B450i Aorus
Cooling	Custom Water 1x420 : Stock
Memory	32GB T-Force Deltas : 16GB Dominator Platinums
Video Card(s)	PowerColor 7900 XTX Liquid Devil: iGPU
Storage	20+ TB
Display(s)	Sammy 49" 5k Ultrawide
Case	Custom White Painted Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2
Audio Device(s)	Onboard : Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1200W P2
Mouse	Corsair M65 RGB Elite White
Keyboard	Hyperx Origins 65
Software	Windows 10

$600 build contest, get PAID

FatForester

New Member

3870x2

Bluefox1115

Fitseries3

Eleet Hardware Junkie

B1gg3stN00b

New Member

JrRacinFan

Served 5k and counting ...

andrewsmc

DarkEgo

3870x2

Fitseries3

Eleet Hardware Junkie

jonniefive79

New Member

silkstone

n-ster

silkstone

jonniefive79

New Member

FilipM

ChiSox

mudkipz

New Member

n-ster

silkstone

n-ster

mudkipz

New Member

Easy Rhino

Linux Advocate

jonniefive79

New Member

n-ster

System Name	In the works
Processor	4670k
Motherboard	ASUS Z87
Cooling	5x120mm
Memory	8GB Sniper Gskill 1833
Video Card(s)	MSI 970 Gaming
Storage	2x 240gb SSD's + 1TB seagate
Display(s)	27" Acer 1920x1080
Case	Corsair Carbide 200R
Power Supply	OCZ Power 600W Modular
Keyboard	Corsait K70 with red switches
Software	Win10

System Name	sTe4lTh3d_80
Processor	Athlon X2 5400+ BE @3200MHz
Motherboard	Asus M3A78-EM
Cooling	Xigmatek 92mm Rifle
Memory	4GB OCZ PC8000 @960MHz
Video Card(s)	8600GT
Storage	Various Seagate 7200.11 series
Display(s)	Acer X223w
Case	Antec Mini 80
Power Supply	OCZ StealthXStream 600W
Software	XP, Vista, Ubuntu 8.10 x64

System Name	Gaming System / HTPC-Server
Processor	i7 8700K (@4.8 Ghz All-Core) / R7 5900X
Motherboard	Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming / MSI B450 Mortar Max
Cooling	CM ML360 / CM ML240L
Memory	16Gb Hynix @3200 MHz / 16Gb Hynix @3000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Zotac 3080 / Colorful 1060
Storage	750G MX300 + 2x500G NVMe / 40Tb Reds + 1Tb WD Blue NVMe
Display(s)	LG 27GN800-B 27'' 2K 144Hz / Sony TV
Case	Xigmatek Aquarius Plus / Corsair Air 240
Audio Device(s)	On Board Realtek
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III Gold 750W / Andyson TX-700 Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero / K400+
Keyboard	Wooting Two / K400+
Software	Windows 10 x64
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R15 = 1542 3D Mark Timespy = 9758

System Name	Homelabs
Processor	Ryzen 5900x \| Ryzen 1920X
Motherboard	Asus ProArt x570 Creator \| AsRock X399 fatal1ty gaming
Cooling	Silent Loop 2 280mm \| Dark Rock Pro TR4
Memory	128GB (4x32gb) DDR4 3600Mhz \| 128GB (8x16GB) DDR4 2933Mhz
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3080 \| ASUS Strix GTX 970
Storage	Optane 900p + NVMe \| Optane 900p + 8TB SATA SSDs + 48TB HDDs
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423dw QD-OLED \| HP Omen 32 1440p
Case	be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 rev 2 \| be quiet! Silent Base 800
Power Supply	Corsair RM750x + sleeved cables\| EVGA P2 750W
Mouse	Razer Viper Ultimate (still has buttons on the right side, crucial as I'm a southpaw)
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Elite, Pro Type \| Logitech G915 TKL

System Name	Brutus
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5600X PBO
Motherboard	Asus Prime X570-P
Cooling	EKWB AIO 240MM Push-Pull fans
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 4000 32GB (4x8) @4066 CL16, Custom Timings
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 1080Ti FE OC
Storage	Kingston A2000 500GB + Toshiba 1TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung 24" S24D300 + 2x LG LED 24"
Case	Cooler Master H500
Audio Device(s)	SB X-Fi Titanium Fatality Professional
Power Supply	Sama Forza Modular 750W 80+ Gold
Mouse	Cooler Master Master Keys Lite
Keyboard	Cooler Master Master Keys Lite
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit

System Name	B450+2700x
Processor	Ryzen 2700x
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk
Memory	Ballistix Sport LT - BLS2K8G4D30BESBK
Video Card(s)	EVGA GeForce GTX 1650 XC 4GB DDR5
Storage	PNY SSD
Display(s)	2x LG 27" IPS
Case	NZKT H510
Power Supply	CORSAIR - RMx Series 850

System Name	Desktop
Processor	i5 13600KF
Motherboard	AsRock B760M Steel Legend Wifi
Cooling	Noctua NH-U9S
Memory	4x 16 Gb Gskill S5 DDR5 @6000
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Gaming OC 6750 XT 12GB
Storage	WD_BLACK 4TB SN850x
Display(s)	Gigabye M32U
Case	Corsair Carbide 400C
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 650 P2
Mouse	MX Master 3s
Keyboard	Logitech G915 Wireless Clicky
Software	The Matrix