During our recent dinner over at Noem’s new home, she consulted me about getting a new desktop PC for her study/library. She already has a gorgeous white Macbook but she thought it would be better to get a desktop for those long-haul usage in the house. That should help ease the stress on the laptop battery too (since you won’t be using it that much when at home).
I saw her budget worth just over 50k and I thought I’d give her another option to look at. Here’s my recommended set up for the stay-at-home problogger and entrepreneur mom:
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Dual Core (2.0 GHz) – Php4,250USD 72INR 6,140EUR 69CNY 527
MSI K9N Neo-F nForce 550 – Php 4,110USD 70INR 5,937EUR 67CNY 510
(Socket AM2, 4 SATA slots, 4 DIMMs, 1 PCI-E 16X; 2 PCI-E X1; 3 PCI; 10 USB, Gigabit LAN; RAID (0, 1 & 0+1); SATA2; ATA133, Realtek 7.1 CH HD audio)
2 x 1GB Corsair 667MHz DDR2 RAM – Php 3,840USD 65INR 5,547EUR 62CNY 477
320 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 SATA – Php4,520USD 77INR 6,530EUR 73CNY 561
Lite-On 20x DVDRW w/ Lightscribe – Php 1,920USD 33INR 2,774EUR 31CNY 238
PowerColor X1550 256MB GDDR2 128-bit Dual DVI/TV – Php 3,430USD 58INR 4,955EUR 56CNY 426
2 x 19″ Samsung 940BW (1440 x 900) – Php 19,990USD 341INR 28,878EUR 324CNY 2,481 (Php 9,995USD 170INR 14,439EUR 162CNY 1,240 x 2)
Mars 722 Thermal Advantage 500 watts casing (with A4tech mouse & KB) – Php 1,720USD 29INR 2,485EUR 28CNY 213
Powercom Ace UPS 650 volt-amps – Php 1,770USD 30INR 2,557EUR 29CNY 220
Total — Php 45,550USD 776INR 65,802EUR 739CNY 5,653
The final set up should look like this:
The original quote to her by PCExpress was an Intel Pentium 925 3.0GHz and a 22″ AOC LCD screen. We skipped the Core 2 Duos entirely and I think the AMD Athlon x2 3800 still has the best bang for the buck. The dual monitor set up needed the x1550 for dual DVI support. Prices were taken from several sources including PCX and RSun Computers. I just love the mobo too — 10 USB 2.0 ports, 4 SATA2 slots and 4 DIMM slots of up to 4GB of RAM — lots of room for upgrades and add-ons.
Oops, I forgot the OS. You can get Windows XP Pro Home Edition for Php 4,580USD 78INR 6,616EUR 74CNY 568 or Windows Vista Home Basic at Php 5,250USD 89INR 7,584EUR 85CNY 652. Again, there’s always Ubuntu for free.
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mr nice ash says:
my rig just broke. fans are on but the bios do not start up. no beeps, i hear.
what must i do?
Edwin says:
Call the technical support?
Reseat every card u have.
BrianB says:
Aren’t desktops less tolerant than laptops. Use your PC all the time and you’ll be going to the computer shop quite often. Or maybe it’s because I don’t use air-con all the time.
I’m actually planning to buy a second laptop. Mine’s almost two years. Ideal I want one of those Asus eeepc that just came out. It’s an Internet laptop with some 512MB RAM. I don’t know if it can load office, though.
vance says:
I’ll won’t get an amd setup at 50k!
CPU: Intel C2D 6420 2.13 Ghz 4mb cache 1066 mhz FSB P9600
mobo option 1: DFi infinity 965P-s dark P8k
Team elite ddr2 800 2 GB kit (2 x 1 gb) P7k
Seagate 250 GB Sata 2 with 16 mb cache maybe around 4k
VGA: palit 8600Gt 256 ddr3 P6600
Samsung 940 19″ widescreen P10k
Samsung 18x dvd writer w/light scribe P1800 for temporary use lang if a good Sata dvdwirter comes along aside from liteon’s 20x then i’ll get that.
vance says:
over 50k just alittle: I’ll add an hec winppower ab 550watts P4k. lalo na sa dual monitor system and high end graphics card this will really help since stable ang flow ng current than the generic PSUS.
noemi says:
if I add the windows xp pro it costs 7300 pesos. Also my HP printer worth 6900 pesos. still over 50 thousand.
Oy thanks for the advice.
hoop says:
I’m biased to Intel Processors… chiefly because Intel has a factory here and has been providing jobs to Filipino’s for more than 30 years :D
Ade says:
That rig is sooo drool worthy.
BrianB says:
“if I add the windows xp pro it costs 7300 pesos. Also my HP printer worth 6900 pesos. still over 50 thousand.
Oy thanks for the advice.”
I think what Nomei means is that this is too fancy. Something more subdued. It’s for the LIBRARY. Noemi Why not get a secondhand G4. It looks like a lamp and it’s the best designed computer for libraries. You can probably get one for the price of a mid-range cell phone.
wites says:
Try this one. http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1822641,00.asp
It’s a $800 rig which will definitely do more than your library computer. With the current conversion rate it’s probably a little cheaper than 40k. So you can still squeeze in the printer and the monitor you like.
You may also change some of the peripherals if you like, i.e the case. But you really need a higher wattage power supply if you want to add more peripherals later. *smile*
ibm_2100 says:
hello yuga,
Just want to confirm if there’s a typo error with what you mentioned re the mobo that has 10 USB 2.0 ports! Checked the website of rsun at
http://www.rsun.com.ph/view_item.php?item=MOB064
but it only specifies 4 USB ports.
Can you pls tell us what motherboard you have in mind that has 10 USB ports coz this really intrigues me…I’m on the lookout for mobos that have more than 4 USB ports!
Appreciate it. Thanks.
markku says:
I want that dual LCD setup! Should be very good for excessive multitasking…
Abe Olandres says:
@ ibm_2100: The MSI website indicates it for that model – MSI K9N Neo-F nForce 550. That’s 4 at the erar and 6 at the front.
ibm_2100 says:
@yuga: I verified it with other websites, and indeed it supports up to 10 USB ports. Thanks again
Fleeb says:
That’s rig okay, but there’s a new glossy Samsung out there (19″ also), this one:
http://www.samsung.com/ph/products/monitor/lcdmonitor/931bw.asp
Fleeb says:
And oh, find CPU pricelist here (in USD), maybe comparable to our local prices:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/category_cpu.asp
(BTW, the Athlon 6000+ X2 are the Ahtlon FX processors you knew, it’s just renamed to this and now super affordable – unlike it’s 50k price point before).
vance says:
the msi k9n is a good mobo, one downside is the 4 Sata 300 gb ports.
another 50k budget with dual monitor:
intel c2d 2160 1.8 ghz, 800 FSB, 1 MB Cache (2 x 512 kb) P5k
msi 965 neo-f P5600
the rest is same from what abe posted:
2 x 1GB Corsair 667MHz DDR2 RAM – Php 3,840
320 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 SATA – Php4,520
Lite-On 20x DVDRW w/ Lightscribe – Php 1,920
2 x 19″ Samsung 940BW (1440 x 900) – Php 19,990 (Php 9,995 x 2)
Mars 722 Thermal Advantage 500 watts casing (with A4tech mouse & KB) – Php 1,720
Powercom Ace UPS 650 volt-amps – Php 1,770
VGa: palit 8500gt super 512 mb ddr2 5k
jervis says:
what about storage? were other brands ruled out? i think western digital or hitachi are quite cheaper
Abe Olandres says:
The 320GB Western Digital SATA is more expensive by about Php500 from the Seagate counterpart. It makes up for the 16MB RAM buffer.
vance says:
western digital is cheaper as yuga pointed out 16mb cache compared to 8mb of seagate.
One thing to note though if your getting a WD harddrive, you must also buy a HDD cooler because the HD gets hot, averaging about 60 degrees compared to seagate.
JP Loh says:
IMO, it’s kinda overkill for problogging.
Miguel says:
I think this is also for graphic design?
clouzen says:
AMD is a good choice… regarding Intel having their own factories here… how can AMD have factories here if you would not even buy one.
@ vance: the FSB of the one you gave is lagging behind AMD’s X2 [200x hz]
IF you here like Intel then buy the quad core one
.hope AMD wins their filled cases regarding Intels
monopoly
clouzen says:
anyone here who knows where to get
old CPU[socket A/462] preferably AthlonXP
its available in the net,,, how about in this country
kevinn says:
Price to performance ratio… Intel C2D or even Quad Core processor range out performs any AMD parts out there at this time.
It would pull a long haul and power savings over time too.
howards says:
this February, you might go for my setup.
AMD X2 6000+. Reviews:(Bought from Known Supplier)
http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/cpu/amd-athlon-64-x2-6000.html
AM2+ Crossfire mobo:(Bought from Known Supplier)
Northbridge ATI RD790 rev. 00
Southbridge ATI SB600 rev. 00
MSI or Gigabyte (I’ve bought the MSI platinum) coz is cheap/value/performance all solid caps
2gb dual channel OCZ (Bought @ Best Buy – U.S. – much cheaper)
ATI HD2600+ 512DDR3(tested and runs most direct X10 games. [crysis/gears of war]) test it here: (Bought @ PC Options – Gilmore Aurora)
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest
500GB Western Digital HD Sata (Bought at Best Buy – U.S. – much cheaper
Case(H-990B) with a bit good generic 550W PSU(Top Silent) (Bought at PC-Chain SM North carpark)
http://www.jsp-tech.com/_english/2_products/2_detail.php?hMainTypeID=1&hSubTypeID=10&hProdID=171
you might also like PC Cases here:
http://www.czechcomputer.cz/
be sure you had a PSU which is safe:
http://www.diy-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29248
http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/07/11/stress_test/page30.html
22″ Acer P223w (bought at Trinoma – Silicon Valley) reviewed so much against HP and Samsung’s model for Price/Performance/Quality
Logitech Speaker/Subs, Delux Keyboard and Logitech Scroll Mouse
you might also like adding a review for this gadget available at Circle-C Congressional Ave. “Ring Mouse”
http://cgi.ebay.ph/Finger-Ring-Optical-Mouse-Scroll-Click-and-Zoom_W0QQitemZ120228958001QQihZ002QQcategoryZ23160QQcmdZViewItem
ghet says:
My set-up ..,,, intel q6600 w/zalman cpu fan,4 gb ram,600w psu,p5k deluxe wi-fi,8800gt graphics card w/twin turbo artic cooler.,500 gb hard drive,.windows vista home premium,..
james braselton says:
HI THERE MY I DEAL GAMING DESK TOP WOULD WOULD BE A QUAD CORE 24 INCH MAC WITH TOUCH SCREEN AND VOICE ACTUVATION AND WOULD USE A 128 OR 256 GB SOLID STATE FLASH DRIVE OR SSD.