Pleco_fan523

So my friend Michael has a 2.7GHz Celeron, 512Mb Ram, GeForce FX 5200. Yeah... I know. So I need to build him a decent rig that he can use until he starts college this August.

So here I go for his starter build:

Parts I'm giving him that I have in stock:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
ATX Mid Tower Case
1Gb (x2 512Mb) DDR2 800
GeForce 7300GT 512Mb (from my sig)

Parts we are using from his rig:
16x DVD Rom Drive
DVD-RW Drive
Wired Keyboard
Optical Mouse
17" CRT Monitor

Parts we need to get:
HDD: Good SATA hard drive under $50
MOBO: CHEAP AM2 motherboard that supports the 1000MHz H/T 4200+
OS: Some version of 32-bit windows that will work best with this rig
PSU: Something to power a 7300GT that won't konk out

Budget set at $300 for all of these parts. So, what would be the best choices here?

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Pleco_fan523

That is illegal.

EDIT: Also, he is going to work for the FBI, and I am getting a degree in Criminal Justice. We try to uphold the law as much as possible.

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RAND0M1ZER

HDD 50$ - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136098

PSU 40$ - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104953

(Removes as per the TOS)
Someone else reccomend a mobo, im clueless about AMD

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BobbyChicken

Is it now? According to what law? As far as I know, only the person distributing can legally be held accountable. Think of it this way: it wouldn't be illegal for you to be given a stolen cd; it's only illegal for the person to steal it. It is against forum rules to talk about doing such things though.... Myself, I never download copywritten material.

Pleco_fan523

It is the same as recieving stolen property.

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Sonorously

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131325 - Mobo

You could always get a cheaper Micro ATX Mobo to save some money.

huntman21014

Grab a 780G motherboard and a WD 320GB AAKS drive, it is $55 and if you can spare $5 you can get the 640GB AAKS model, they are some of the fastest single drives besides Raptors on the market

Any PSU will power a 7300GT, they are not performers at all TBH, he might be better off with the integrated GFX on the 780G

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mocha989

Windows XP. a 80GB or 160GB Western digital cavier hard drive, this mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128373

any 450w or 500w power supply

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huntman21014

Also, depending on when he is going to college or has more money just set him up with the Windows 7 Beta, its good for over 5 more months and would be fine albeit a bit slower on that rig. Also, why not grab another 1GB of ram, it would only cost $10 but be a whole lot better on XP or Vista

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Pleco_fan523

Why do that, when I can just give him my 7300GT that I am taking out to get a 4xxx series Radeon.

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