So I talked about the case/mobo I want in this post. Now I'm going to run down all the components I want complete with prices to get an idea of how much this is going to cost. I'll surf on over to Pricewatch to see what we can find.
ICE-Cube Bare Bones system case with MoBo and Power Supply: $202.40
P4 2.6 Ghz Processor: $186.29
PC2700 512MB DDR RAM: $63.00
40 GB EIDE Hard Drive: $53.74
Soundblaster Audigy Gamer Sound Card: $87.00
GeForce4 TI 4200 128MB DDR Video Card: $103
I already have a good monitor and DVD Drive, so let's see what the price is with this. Total: $695.43
Wow! That's cheap. I could probably boost the RAM and Hard Drive space a bit, maybe even go for a 3.0 Ghz processor. Let's add a new monitor and an optical drive into the mix first.
Phillips DVD CDRW Combo: $48
KDS 19in CRT Monitor: $148
Grand Total (with shipping): $891.43
Yeah, I definitely think I'm going to do this pretty soon. It's the perfect LAN party machine and a gaming powerhouse.
woo...hopefully it won't break in 6 months like everything nice that we buy. stupid Vaio.
Posted by: becky | July 13, 2003 at 10:31 PM
I too need more RAM and a new video card. I'm also looking to get a 120 GB HD. However, I'm going to buy Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 for XBOX. I'm only upgrading for Final Fantasy XI.
Posted by: Luis | July 14, 2003 at 12:06 PM