Best computer for $1200

[jmcoreymv]

Alright so whats the best computer I can get for $1200. It needs to have a 19 inch monitor with it, speakers, explorer mouse, and natural pro keyboard. I already have a NIC and CD burner for it. So whats the best you guys can come up with?

 

[oblivion2888]

t-bird 1.33
iwill kk266
gf2 gts pro
tb santa cruz
256 ram
7200 rpm hdd
win2k

 

[dowxp]

imac.

 

[jmcoreymv]

Dont ever say that word again.

 

[dowxp]

imac imac imac imac imac imac imac imac imac imac imac .



G4 Cube.

 

[Poncherelli]

ahhh, stop saying that. Why would you waste money on an imac when you could buy something useful like 1200 dollars worth or toilet paper or something. Something that will really come in handy and you'll be glad you invested in.

But in response to your question:
-1.2 T-bird
-256 DDR Ram
-Epox 8k7a
-Taisol CGK760 HSF
-Toshiba 12x DvD
-IBM 40gig HD@ 7200rpm
-Floppy Drive
-GF2 pro/ Kyro 2 (depending on how important 2d is)
-TB Santa Cruz (or Herc GTXP if your into your sounds and like the box with the extra usb ports)
-Antec sx830 case w/ 300W
-Samsung 955DF 19" Monitor
-Speakers are up to you depending on how important sound is, the BA 4800 setup seems to be popular and the Klipsch setups are really powerful but probably too expensive.
-Mouse, Keyboard of your choice

This should come out right around your 1200 mark and be a damn good system

 

[LXi]

Tbird 1.33GHz $130
Epox 8K7A $120
Crucial PC2100 512MB $100
IBM 60GXP 30GB $90
eVGA GeForce2 Ultra $220
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz $70
TEAC CD-540E $50
NEC FE950+ $320
Enlight EN-7237AZ w/340W $75
MS IntelliMouse Explorer $40
MS Internet Pro $35

~$1250

 

[RedShirt]

Crucial 256 megs DDR $50
EPOX EP-8K7A $120
AMD Thunderbird 1.2GHz 266MHz Bus Socket A processor $104
Coolmaster Fan $11
IBM 40 gig 60GXP $110
Floppy $9
Guillemot Hercules 3D Prophet 4500 Kyro II 4500 64MB with TV OUT SDRAM $129
Creative Lab sound blaster Live Value PCI Sound Card $40
Enlight Medium ATX Tower Case Model EN-72370X3 $50
TOSHIBA DVD ROM, 16X DVD, 48X CD ROM $56
Microsoft® Natural® Keyboard Pro with 19 hot keys and two USB ports Brown Box - OEM $40
Microsoft USB Intelli Mouse Explorer OEM $37
Creative Labs Cambridge SoundWorks FourPoint Surround FPS2000 Digital 5 piece Speaker System $110
SYNCMASTER 955DF 19"(18) 1600X1200 $270

Your Pick of OS

Price B4 os:

$1136 + Shipping +OS

Everything Except Crucial RAM and Syncmaster is from Newegg...

Syncmaster is from Gateway Accessory with free shipping and 30 dollar off coupon

Ram is From Crucial.

Shipping at Newegg should be around 50 bucks or so.

 

[jmcoreymv]

Heres what I came up with, tell me what you think:

NewEgg
MS Natural Pro 40
MS Explorer 37
Epox 8K7A 120
Tbird 1.33 ghz 135
Teac Floppy 10
IBM 40GB 60GXP 108
Enlight 7237 w/300w 50
Toshiba 16x DVD 56
Leadtek GF2 Pro 64meg 170
ACS 54 Powerplay 46
Mwave
Samsung 955DF 279
TB Santa Cruz 70
Crucial
256MB DDR-2100 45

Subtotal 1166
CA Tax 8% x1.08
Total 1260

And the reason I picked Mwave and Newegg is because I can drive to pickup my stuff, so no shipping

 

[cvlegion]

The knights who say IMAC. IMAC IMAC. We will continue to say IMAC unless you bring us a shrubery.

 

[Dulanic]

<< The knights who say IMAC. IMAC IMAC. We will continue to say IMAC unless you bring us a shrubery. >>



LOL

 

[Poncherelli]

Not sure if it's important to you but the antec case can be had from mwave and its a little bit bigger and has more slots.

 

[travws]

Imac....

Bangsailio, jmcoreymv, cvlegion..you made me laugh out loud. Admittedly, at 12:30 am it's not that hard ...but still.

trav

 

[kingz]

I had a Buyer's guide going on a while back, it got deleted for some reason. I cant even find it in the archives. oh well, everyone has virtually built you some damn nice configs

 

[CigarSmokedByClinton]

LXI:

Where can you find a eVGA geforce 3 for $220?

Cigar

 

[ganesha]

It may not be the best but it's only $999.

AMD ATHLON T-Bird 1400 MHZ CPU

512MB PC133 MEMORY

VIA KT133A T-Bird 4X AGP MB

NVIDIA Geforce-2 MX 400 64MB AGP

8X4X32 CD-RW DRIVE

12X DVD-ROM

19&quot; AOC .26 MM SVGA monitor INCLUDED!!!

USB Video Camera
3D WAVETABLE SOUND

400 Watt Subwoofer Speakers System

56K V.90 PCI FAX MODEM W/ VOICE

MS Windows ME



Cyberpower PC

 

[Flat]

For the easiest solution... iMac, nice piece of machinery for a home users, but anything more get a PC

 

[QwErTyBk]

Poncherelli:

Where is the antec sx830 @ Mwave?
I dont see it there....could you provide a link please.

 

[dowxp]

<< Imac....

Bangsailio, jmcoreymv, cvlegion..you made me laugh out loud. Admittedly, at 12:30 am it's not that hard ...but still.

trav >>



glad to provide some entertainment.


ifruit!

 

[thephew]

LXi,
Where exactly would one buy a GF3 for 220? Was that a typo?

 

[dowxp]

more like 320

 

[LXi]

Sorry, I meant GeForce2 Ultra.

 

[lesch2k]

i dont know the price but the celeron 900 is available
also the 1.4 Ghx p4 isnt too expensive anymore