David J.

I have been wanting to build another computer for a while. Something basic, maybe for office use, an console emulator here and there, and a general machine to complement my main rig. Despite having limited room, I bit the bullet and bought parts to build another computer, and this will be my second build.

I have a Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and a HD4670 lying around and I was thinking: "Hmm, it would be fun to build another computer, and I could steal 4GB of ram from my main computer to get things going at least..." So today I bought a case, motherboard, power supply, optical drive, and hard drive.

Here's what I bought on Newegg for $287.91 before shipping:

ASUS M4A78 Plus AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive
Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU 500W ATX 12V 2.0 Power Supply
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
LG 22X DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model GH22LS50 LightScribe Support

Parts I have lying around:
Sapphire HD4670 1GB
Athlon 64X2 5000+
4GB of DDR2 800 (stole from my sig rig for the time being...)
2x SATA cables

Shouldn't be too bad for a machine I'd use here and there.

Speedma11229

Looks good, but get this OCZ power supply, more reliable and a 25 dollar rebate

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