Buyer's Guide: Value Systems - August 2001
by Mike Andrawes on August 3, 2001 11:25 AM EST- Posted in
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Summary
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|
Value
SOHO
|
| CPU |
AMD
Duron 900 - $65
|
| Motherboard |
ASUS
A7S-VM - $100
|
| Memory |
256MB
Mushkin Budget PC133 SDRAM - $50
|
| Video Card |
Integrated
SiS 300 - $0
|
| Monitor |
Samsung
SyncMaster 950P - $250
|
| Case |
Fong
Kai FK-603 - $75
|
| Sound Card |
Integrated
AC97 Audio - $0
|
| Speakers |
Generic
- $20
|
| Ethernet |
Integrated
SiS ethernet - $0
|
| Hard Drive |
IBM
Deskstar 60GXP 40GB - $125
|
| Hard Drive Controller |
Integrated
on motherboard - $0
|
| CD-ROM |
Name
brand 40X - 50X CD-ROM - $40
|
| CD-RW |
None
|
| Bottom line |
$725
|
|
|
Value
Gaming
|
| CPU |
AMD
Duron 900 - $65
|
| Motherboard |
EPoX
EP-8KHA - $120
|
| Memory |
256MB
Corsair/Crucial/Mushkin
CAS 2.5 PC2100 DDR SDRAM - $45 |
| Video Card |
Hercules
3D Prophet 4500 (Kyro II) - $100
|
| Monitor |
Samsung
SyncMaster 950P - $250
|
| Case |
Fong
Kai FK-603 - $75
|
| Sound Card |
Sound
Blaster Live! 5.1 Value OEM - $50
|
| Speakers |
Cambridge
PCWorks Four Point Surround - $70
Altec Lansing ACS54 - $70 |
| Ethernet |
Linksys
EtherFast 10/100 - $20
|
| Hard Drive |
IBM
Deskstar 60GXP 40GB - $125
|
| Hard Drive Controller |
Integrated
on motherboard - $0
|
| CD-ROM |
Name
brand 40X - 50X CD-ROM - $40
|
| CD-RW |
None
|
| Bottom line |
$960
|
|
|
Value
Professional
|
| CPU |
AMD
Athlon 1GHz - $100
|
| Motherboard |
EPoX
EP-8KHA - $120
|
| Memory |
512MB
(2 x 256MB) Corsair/Crucial/Mushkin
CAS 2.5 PC2100 DDR SDRAM - $90 |
| Video Card |
NVIDIA
GeForce2 MX - $75
|
| Monitor |
Samsung
1100P - $550
|
| Case |
Fong
Kai FK-603 - $75
|
| Sound Card |
Sound
Blaster Live! 5.1 Value OEM - $50
|
| Speakers |
Generic
- $20
|
| Ethernet |
Linksys
EtherFast 10/100 - $20
|
| Hard Drive |
IBM
Deskstar 60GXP 40GB - $125
|
| Hard Drive Controller |
Integrated
on motherboard - $0
|
| CD-ROM |
Name
brand 40X - 50X CD-ROM - $40
|
| CD-RW |
None
|
| Bottom line |
$1265
|
Final Words
And that concludes our recommendations for value systems in the third edition of the AnandTech Buyer's Guide. We'll be updating our high-end systems soon, 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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