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06-11-2009, 12:09 AM
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Super Techie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: At home Posts: 291
|  Uber Budget Build: <$500 with Monitor
Ok, I'm building a computer for the Grandparents so I'm on a budget of $500 for everything (also shipping and tax. At first I was leaning towards this build: Newegg.com - Once You Know, You Newegg but then rethought it and decided they didn't need that much power and the would be better off with something smaller, cooler and less power hungry.
So I came up with this: Newegg.com - Once You Know, You Newegg.
But I had a few questions before I click the order button. Would that hardware be able to preform decently for older folks who don't really care about SuperPi calculations? Can you guys come up with a more decent build (keep in mind, it's not the best I can get for $500, it's the best I can do under $500 that will suffice)? Has anyone had any personal experiences with that Nettop good or bad?
Thanks guys!
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06-15-2009, 11:48 PM
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Super Techie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: At home Posts: 291
| Re: Uber Budget Build: <$500 with Monitor
haha, I guess not. well, I'm going for the cheap one unless anyone says STOP!!!!!!!!!!
later brohems
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06-15-2009, 11:55 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The South Posts: 19,907
| Re: Uber Budget Build: <$500 with Monitor
Go for the cheap Atom one. A 7750 would be serious overkill.
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06-16-2009, 02:24 AM
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| Re: Uber Budget Build: <$500 with Monitor
Yeah, depends on what your grandparents are doing.
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06-16-2009, 02:56 PM
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| Re: Uber Budget Build: <$500 with Monitor
Yeah thats what I was thinking, my Grandparents aren't going to be doing anything, they don't really even understand the internet (their last computer came pre-installed with chip's challenge).
But is the Atom 330 really acceptable? What previous processor could I compare it to in terms of speed?
I guess I just don't want them to have a dog slow computer.
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06-16-2009, 03:46 PM
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06-16-2009, 11:34 PM
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| Re: Uber Budget Build: <$500 with Monitor
Awesome, thanks man. Looks like a winner!
But, I am still curious about that Atom 330. Do you know what compares to it?
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06-17-2009, 10:15 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The South Posts: 19,907
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Honestly, no. Never dealt with one.
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06-17-2009, 03:26 PM
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No place like 127.0.0.1 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,996
| Re: Uber Budget Build: <$500 with Monitor
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Originally Posted by mcovalt  Awesome, thanks man. Looks like a winner!
But, I am still curious about that Atom 330. Do you know what compares to it? | AnandTech: Zotac's Ion: The World's First mini-ITX Ion Board
The Atom 330 beats a 2.66ghz p4 in any multi threaded app but is slower in single threaded tests.
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06-17-2009, 03:32 PM
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Super Techie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: At home Posts: 291
| Re: Uber Budget Build: <$500 with Monitor
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Originally Posted by Puddle Jumper | P4's kinda suck... and that Nettop doesn't support dual channel memory. meh
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20GB 4800rpm IDE - Eight channel (7.1) Audio
Windows ME... and Playing Crysis at 1 fps
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