Mike Burger wrote:
>
> I dn't think you're going to get a whole lot cheaper, unless you build it
> from components you already have around.
>
> Hard drives go for about $150, Cases for about 65, motherboards are
> $75-100, RAM is $30 or so for 64MB, processors are not cheap, either.
>
> Those barebones systems are coming that cheap because the companies (like
> Tiger Direct) are buying them or the components in bulk, and getting
> severe discounts on them.
>
> On Mon, 26 Feb 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Just wondering - how cheaply can one build a brand-new PC? Barebones systems
> > are approx. $300 but I'm sure it can be done for less...
Really depends on what you want the box for & how you expect to use it.
I
picked up a tyan p5 ATX motherboard for $35.00 a couple months ago.
Stuck
it in a cheap ATX case ($40), put in a floppy ($15), CDROM ($30), IDE
HDD
(used 4.5Gb IBM - $25) a Matrox Mystique 8Mb video card I had, a
Creative
SB 64 card I had, added a new P5/233 CPU ($45) and 64Mb PC100 SDRAM
($38);
So, total to a running system, stand alone, no net card, no modem:
CASE $40
Mb $35
CPU $45
RAM $38
FDD $15
HDD $25
CDROM $30
Video $0
Audio $0
total $228
You can get new parts, if you're careful, off EBay & some of the other
auction sites, and could probably build a full pentium system for about
$300 or less, minus keyboard, mouse, monitor, modem, and ethernet card.
Also remember that most of the "barebones systems" consist of only a
case,
motherboard, cpu, and maybe a floppy drive. So your barebones system
will
come in more like $450+ to the same point. For a PII or PIII system
with
a 400-600 MHz system, I think $450 is doable.
best
rickf
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