Buyer's Guide: Value Systems - June 2000
by Mike Andrawes on May 29, 2000 1:17 AM EST- Posted in
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Value
SOHO
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CPU |
Intel
Celeron 500 - $80
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Motherboard |
AOpen
MX3W - $90
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Memory |
128MB
Corsair/Mushkin PC133 SDRAM - $125
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Video Card |
Integrated
i810 - $0
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Monitor |
CTX
VL950SL - $300
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Case |
Fong
Kai FK-603 - $60
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Sound Card |
Integrated
AC97 Audio - $0
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Speakers |
Generic
- $20
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Ethernet |
Linksys
EtherFast 10/100 - $20
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Hard Drive |
Maxtor
Diamond Max 40 Plus 15GB - $130
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Hard Drive Controller |
Integrated
on motherboard - $0
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CD-ROM |
Name
brand 40X – 50X CD-ROM - $40
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CD-RW |
None
|
Bottom line |
$865
|
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Value
Gaming
|
CPU |
AMD
Athlon 750 - $250
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Motherboard |
ASUS
K7V - $150
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Memory |
128MB
Corsair/Mushkin PC133 SDRAM - $125
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Video Card |
Leadtek
GeForce 256 DDR Rev. B. - $240
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Monitor |
CTX
VL950SL - $300
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Case |
Fong
Kai FK-603 - $60
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Sound Card |
Sound
Blaster Live! Value OEM - $50
Aureal SQ 2500 OEM Vortex2- $50 |
Speakers |
Cambridge
PCWorks Four Point Surround - $70
Altec Lansing ACS54 - $70 |
Ethernet |
Linksys
EtherFast 10/100 - $20
|
Hard Drive |
Maxtor
Diamond Max 40 Plus 15GB - $140
|
Hard Drive Controller |
Integrated
on motherboard - $0
|
CD-ROM |
Name
brand 40X – 50X CD-ROM - $40
|
CD-RW |
None
|
Bottom line |
$1445
|
|
Value
Professional
|
CPU |
AMD
Athlon 750 - $250
|
Motherboard |
ASUS
K7V - $150
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Memory |
256MB
Corsair/Mushkin PC133 SDRAM - $250
|
Video Card |
Gigabyte
GA-GF2560 SDR GeForce - $200
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Monitor |
iiYama
VisionMaster PRO 450 - $650
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Case |
Supermicro
SC750-A Full Tower ATX - $150
Fong Kai FK-320ATX Mid Tower ATX - $120 |
Sound Card |
Sound
Blaster Live! Value OEM - $50
|
Speakers |
Generic
- $20
|
Ethernet |
Linksys
EtherFast 10/100 - $20
|
Hard Drive |
Maxtor
Diamond Max 40 Plus 15GB - $120
|
Hard Drive Controller |
Integrated
on motherboard - $0
|
CD-ROM |
Name
brand 40X – 50X CD-ROM - $40
|
CD-RW |
None
|
Bottom line |
$1900
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Final Words
And that concludes our recommendations for value systems in the third edition of the AnandTech Buyer's Guide. In about 2 weeks, we'll have the second part of this guide, covering high-end systems.
As always, we’re open to any suggestions you may have. Remember that these are merely recommendations for a few system configurations. We know a lot of you won’t agree with the exact components chosen here, and we expect that, so plan on tweaking things a bit to get the perfect system for your needs. When sending in suggestions, remember that all the components must be readily available in the market today in order to be considered for the Buyer’s Guide.
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