Need suggestion on making a pc for a small kid - Page 2

generalRage1982hrv · 10th Jun 2008, 04:02 AM

you could use ECS A780GM-A they seams to work beter than asrock
i know that they have been bad for last few years but they fixed it
or you could use older models of gigabyte and abit

Zenphic · 10th Jun 2008, 10:34 AM

If you want to go cheap, definitely go AMD with their 780G. it comes with a decent IGP, so you won't need to spend any extra on a video card and it will use less power.

I suggest something like a ASUS M3A78-EMH HDMI or Gigabyte GA-MA78G-DS3H. Bundle that up with any AM2 processor you can get your hands on.

sherwin · 10th Jun 2008, 01:08 PM

some suggestions:

Estimated prices from Lowyat.

Celeron E1200 - RM 155
Gigabyte G31M-S2L - RM 220
Kingston 1GB - RM 75
HDD 160GB Sata - RM 145
Samsung DVDCDRW - RM 65
Casing - RM 150

RM 810

======================
AMD LE-1620 - RM 140
Asus M3A78 EMH HDMI - RM 300
Kingston 1GB - RM 70
HDD 160GB Sata - RM 145
Samsung DVDCDRW - RM 65
Casing - RM 150

RM 870

You could shave off RM 100 from the AMD system by going with a NF6100/690G based motherboard.

Looks pretty tight if you intend to also squeeze in a monitor.

Chai · 10th Jun 2008, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sherwin

some suggestions:

Estimated prices from Lowyat.

Celeron E1200 - RM 155
Gigabyte G31M-S2L - RM 220
Kingston 1GB - RM 75
HDD 160GB Sata - RM 145
Samsung DVDCDRW - RM 65
Casing - RM 150

RM 810

======================
AMD LE-1620 - RM 140
Asus M3A78 EMH HDMI - RM 300
Kingston 1GB - RM 70
HDD 160GB Sata - RM 145
Samsung DVDCDRW - RM 65
Casing - RM 150

RM 870

You could shave off RM 100 from the AMD system by going with a NF6100/690G based motherboard.

Looks pretty tight if you intend to also squeeze in a monitor.

Almost impossible in fact.

mikegas · 10th Jun 2008, 01:53 PM

Spend a little bit more... get Asus eee pc .. done ..

Chai · 10th Jun 2008, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikegas

Spend a little bit more... get Asus eee pc .. done ..

LMAO! I was just thinking of posting that.

zy · 10th Jun 2008, 06:09 PM

dont bother building, go get a used one

pentium 3?

Lacus · 10th Jun 2008, 10:16 PM

Hmm, almost impossible to add in a monitor

..

Adrian Wong · 11th Jun 2008, 03:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lacus

it's 800MYR (malaysia currency, x3.7 i think to make out the price in USD o_o")

..For a small kid though..age should b around 8-10 o_o But then..i think it's a small girl so i don't think it requires higher specifications..although stuff can be upgraded later on =D

Each USD is about RM 3.20 right now. So RM 800 = USD 250. That's also about 130 pounds.

Very tight budget since you also want to include a monitor. Might as well get one of those netbooks or nettops.

You do not necessarily have to go for the ASUS Eee PC. There is a range of new netbooks and nettops (Tech ARP - Computex 2008 - Live From Taipei) like the MSI Wind which should be cheaper than then ASUS Eee PCs.

Lacus · 11th Jun 2008, 01:50 PM

Well, it's not me that is having that much budget..It's a friend of mine. I actually calculated everything and notice there is only like MYR165 left for monitor..It may be possible to get a 2nd hand crt though..

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sherwin I'm a regular Join Date: 15 Oct 2003 Location: Penang <> KL Posts: 293 Reputation: 2143 Rep Power: 28	some suggestions: Estimated prices from Lowyat. Celeron E1200 - RM 155 Gigabyte G31M-S2L - RM 220 Kingston 1GB - RM 75 HDD 160GB Sata - RM 145 Samsung DVDCDRW - RM 65 Casing - RM 150 RM 810 ====================== AMD LE-1620 - RM 140 Asus M3A78 EMH HDMI - RM 300 Kingston 1GB - RM 70 HDD 160GB Sata - RM 145 Samsung DVDCDRW - RM 65 Casing - RM 150 RM 870 You could shave off RM 100 from the AMD system by going with a NF6100/690G based motherboard. Looks pretty tight if you intend to also squeeze in a monitor. __________________ detailing blog

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Lacus Super Active Join Date: 28 Mar 2008 Location: Some gundam factory o.o Posts: 1,302 Reputation: 180 Rep Power: 4	Well, it's not me that is having that much budget..It's a friend of mine. I actually calculated everything and notice there is only like MYR165 left for monitor..It may be possible to get a 2nd hand crt though.. __________________ GUNDAM 00[Intel Xeon E3110 E0 Stock\|Asus Rampage Maximus Formula (Rampage Bios Mod)\|Gigabyte HD4850 512MB GDDR3+T-Rad2\|4x2gb DDR2 1000Mhz OCZ SLI-Ready Edition\|Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB\|Creative X-FI XtremeMusic\|Creative Inspire P5800\|Silverstone Strider ST56F\|Acer X233H\|Keyboard=Microsoft Sidewinder X6\|Logitech MX518\|Lian Li PC-7YCF]

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