Buyer's Guide: Value Systems - September 2000
by Mike Andrawes on September 16, 2000 5:05 PM EST- Posted in
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Summary
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|
Value
SOHO
|
| CPU |
Intel
Celeron 600 - $90
|
| Motherboard |
AOpen
MX3W - $90
|
| Memory |
128MB
Nanya/Mushkin Budget PC133 SDRAM - $140
|
| Video Card |
Integrated
i810 - $0
|
| Monitor |
CTX
VL950SL - $300
|
| Case |
Fong
Kai FK-603 - $60
|
| Sound Card |
Integrated
AC97 Audio - $0
|
| Speakers |
Generic
- $20
|
| Ethernet |
Linksys
EtherFast 10/100 - $20
|
| Hard Drive |
IBM
Deskstar 75GXP 15GB - $110
|
| Hard Drive Controller |
Integrated
on motherboard - $0
|
| CD-ROM |
Name
brand 40X – 50X CD-ROM - $40
|
| CD-RW |
None
|
| Bottom line |
$870
|
|
|
Value
Gaming
|
| CPU |
AMD
Duron 600 - $70
|
| Motherboard |
ABIT
KT7 - $150
|
| Memory |
128MB
Nanya/Mushkin Budget PC133 SDRAM - $140
|
| Video Card |
NVIDIA
GeForce2 MX - $120
|
| Monitor |
CTX
VL950SL - $300
|
| Case |
Fong
Kai FK-603 - $60
|
| Sound Card |
Sound
Blaster Live! Value OEM - $50
|
| Speakers |
Cambridge
PCWorks Four Point Surround - $70
Altec Lansing ACS54 - $70 |
| Ethernet |
Linksys
EtherFast 10/100 - $20
|
| Hard Drive |
IBM
Deskstar 75GXP 15GB - $110
|
| Hard Drive Controller |
Integrated
on motherboard - $0
|
| CD-ROM |
Name
brand 40X – 50X CD-ROM - $40
|
| CD-RW |
None
|
| Bottom line |
$1130
|
|
|
Value
Professional
|
| CPU |
AMD
Duron 700 - $120
|
| Motherboard |
ABIT
KT7 - $150
|
| Memory |
2
x 128MB Nanya/Mushkin Budget PC133 SDRAM - $280
|
| Video Card |
NVIDIA
GeForce2 MX - $120
|
| Monitor |
iiYama
VisionMaster PRO 450 - $650
|
| 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 |
IBM
Deskstar 75GXP 15GB - $110
|
| Hard Drive Controller |
Integrated
on motherboard - $0
|
| CD-ROM |
Name
brand 40X – 50X CD-ROM - $40
|
| CD-RW |
None
|
| Bottom line |
$1710
|
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 be covering high-end systems, including the famous AnandTech Dream System.
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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