Budget Computing
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- ZOOP0
Once i finish building the cheapest possible PC i can, my next goal will be to give it away to someone who will actually use it. Living in a rural community, i will most likely find someone in the city where i lived for 20 almost years, and deliver it if necessary. I'm just looking to put something together that can handle the needs of the average family or student, nothing fancy. I am interested however in seeing builds in different price ranges, the one plash posted was a good example. I've always bought out of the box systems, both PC and laptop. Haven't had an Apple in the house since the Apple IIe :) $2000 monochrome wonder machine for it's day lol.
- Fancy a trip over to England. I don't own my own computer, I'm tryping this from a library.kalkal
- why dont you just donate the money to a worthy charity.. they will do more than someone who has no computer and wont know what to do with it.autoflavour
- know what to do with itautoflavour
- You could donate it to Apple but it would just confuse them.kalkal
- Apple might think I owe them money and start billing me lolZOOP
- plash0
you sure can make it one.
as mentioned no os or hdd; so you're pretty much open to do what you want. (for this box its Windows7 64/ BackTrack) as a side note the performance on this thing has me itching for a secondary build. for under $560 its not bad at all. very happy. only thing im still working out is the multi core handling / overclocking ..
- monospaced0
Hey plash,
Is that build you posted on the first page a hackintosh? I am still intrigued with the idea of building my own "budget" computer, despite the fact that I do make enough to buy a new pre-built one (even a Mac), a topic which has ruffled some feathers here.
- *rim shot*ZOOP
- oh mono, you feather ruffler.. you can ruffle my feathers any day..autoflavour
- ZOOP0
Interesting directions one could take, hard to beat $250 even if it's not the most robust system, it gets to the core of the idea... budget.
- are you taking a commission on this ad? or is it your own company?autoflavour
- This is actually quite a bit higher than my target, $250 can get and E-machine at clearance pre-built.ZOOP
- autoflavour0
if reading this thread has taught us anything, i think we can all agree that Coke is better than Pepsi..
- ZOOP0
- your feeding the trollplash
- you'replash
- point takenZOOP
- Y U NO LIKE APPLE? TROLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOautoflavour
- autoflavour0
You know what are awesome..
Macs
- autoflavour0
- use da other button on yo mouse fool...plash
- dont have to, i can push the control key
LOLautoflavour - This isn't a Mac vs. PC thread, grow up.ZOOP
- im pretty sure it is.. have you read it?autoflavour
- and besides, if its not, perhaps now is a good time for it to switch..
geddit..autoflavour - i dont understand how people can be so consumed with this shit.plash
- bordem mainly, nothing else happening on QBN..autoflavour
- autoflavour0
Macs dont crush blacks as well either..
they crush all colors equally..- This is not a Mac related thread, or a commercial to buy Apple. nothing positive? Move on... ty :)ZOOP
- fuck you, im not going anywhere..
you move alongautoflavour - fuck you autoflavor, rude asshole.jadrian_uk
- why so serious? computers are computers.. you are the ones making out PC's are better..autoflavour
- autoflavour0
i would argue, but there is no point..
- kalkal0
Ok the post about iMacs was stupid but with a mac mini, a soldering iron, a GTX 590 and a bit of ingenuity, you get the best of both worlds.
- ZOOP0
- ZOOP0
- ZOOP0
animated gif... this is an endeavor to give examples of building a system for as little as possible, something that as economies weaken, will become more and more valuable. You're uber wealthy and that's great, but just because you're not interested in helping others doesn't mean you should tell others what to do. Go on about your day and leave it up to others to make it a better tomorrow.
- GeorgesII0
no matter how many years I've worked on a mac,
this image here below never change,apple user = rich smugg little shit user base
sent from G5
- animatedgif0
Building and modding computers is for 16 year olds, the rest of us are too busy making money.
- Says the uptight overworked stiff. Way to keep an open mind.ZOOP
- not uptight and not overworked. Just paid enough that I don't have to scrimp a computer together like a trampanimatedgif
- yup Georges had it right, self righteous/smug... failZOOP
- overworked, hardly..
uptight.. see above.
autoflavour