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Old 10th Jun 2008, 04:02 AM   #11 (permalink)
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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
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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.
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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

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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.
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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

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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.
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Spend a little bit more... get Asus eee pc .. done ..
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LMAO! I was just thinking of posting that.
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dont bother building, go get a used one pentium 3?
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Hmm, almost impossible to add in a monitor ..
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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.
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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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