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  1. images/bd10265.gif If I were Building a System Today... (7/12/2004) by Joe Whinery.
  2. images/bd10265.gif Joe Whinery's Excel Spread Sheet PC Build Specs: (7/12/2004).

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    DDR400 By Joe Whinery   7/12/2004  
  Item Brand Model Est. Price

Actual $

Axion Part

S/N

1.) Case Foxconn 350W TU-124 $47.95   13109 Has 2 Front USB
2.) DVD-ROM Lite-On XJ HD-166S $29.95   37336  
3.) DVD+-RW Toshiba SD-R5272 $78.95   61155  
4.) CPU Athlon XP 2700+ 333MHz FSB $118.95   33011

Retail Box

5.) Fan (CPU) Included with Retail Box Athlon XP     ^  
6.) Floppy Samsung FDSA144 $8.95   1289  
7.) Hard Drive WDC OEM 80 GB, PATA/100, 7200 $68.95   8336

Shop Around!

8.) Hard Drive WDC OEM 80 GB, PATA/100, 7200 $68.95   2 MB Cache

<$0.60 per GB

9.) Keyboard Logitech Cordless MX Elite Duo $78.95   44228  
10.) Memory Micron (2) 256 MB Sticks DDR333 $95.90   14230

Shop Around!

11.) Modem Lucent Agere OEM 56K - V.90 Modem Drivers $8.95   11865  
12.) Monitor AOC 9KLR  Flat Screen 19" $165.00   7138

Directron

13.) Motherboard Giga-Byte GA-7N400 Pro2 $111.95   46652  
14.) Mouse Logitech Included in Wireless Desktop        
15.) OS Windows OEM XP Pro $139.00    

Street Price

16.) Speakers Creative Labs Inspire 4.1 450 66W $42.95   47369  
17.) Video Card PowerColor R92-C3L (Radeon 9200) $75.95   49327

DL Drivers

  Total  

=

$1,114.27

     
             
  Something else to consider!!  
18.)

LCD Monitor

Planar

PE 191M 19" Flat Panel

$564.99

 

e-Cost

 
19.)

Mobile Rack

Lian-Li RH-32

$24.99

 

Directron

 
20.) Case Athenatech A747 / 300Watt PS

$47.95

 

59289

 

21.)

Router

LinkSys

BEFW11S4 $54.95  

6910

 
               
               
Additional PC Build Considerations & Information:
  1. images/bullet2.gifBuild Check List
  2. images/bullet2.gifAssembling your PC by Joe Whinery

     

  3. Other Component Options:
  4. www.microsoft.com:  Windows Catalog - This link is provided in case you need to check other component additions not listed for Win XP Pro HCL (Hardware Compatibility List).

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