carrefour pc
 

ok a friend wants to buy a cheap pc, now is this thing goo for it's price or are there better "combintions" for the same price?

cpu: athlon xp 2000+
mobo: unknow
ram: 256 sd pc133
gpu: ati raeon 7500 64mb tv-out
dvd:12*
2 usb ports
17" monitor

software: win xp

price: 1099€

i thought about this pc instead of the above config:

AMD Athlon 1400
256 MB DDR
Taisol CPU cooling
GeForce 3 Golden Sample 64 MB DDR
Video in / Video out
Maxtor 40 GB HD
AOpen CD ReWriter 32x12x48x
16 bit sound
Floppy Drive
keyboard
Genius Netscroll
+ win xp
+ 17" screen

price: 966.94€
xp 1400 ==> xp 2000 should change the pricetag from 966 up to 1099+ (worth it?)

or are there "better" configs?

First pc has got a crappy vidcard (unless he's not into gaming), sucky RAM (SDR, blah, pr0lly bad mobo too!) and quiet expensive.

Second PC sound like a second hand one. GF3 classic? Oldie!

My suggestion:
XP1800+: 100€
KX-333 + 256 DDR: 125+80€
17" or 19" CRT: 200/250€
GF4 Ti4200: 160€
DVD: 50€
Seagate 60GB: 100€
Volcano 7 with papst: 35€
Cheapo case, mouse & keyb: 60€

Total: 785€ / 835€ (with 19"CRT)

Very low price for a kickass GamePC (in my humble opinion). If you got troubles find low prices... search harder. ;)

=> pricewatch on tweakers.net and german shops (funcomputer.de)

richbastards setup is twice as fast and twice as good for less money...

buy your cpu here funcomputer.de like RichBa5tard said,a real good ,and cheap store :)

indeed, and if they replace my Ti 500, they are a kick *** store :)

They already proved that by replacing your Ti4600 ;)