store bought pc vs. homebuilt...

[bogustxtburnetga]

I posted a few posts down about building a pc for mom/grandma. In the post
I was wondering if I should build them one myself or just have them get a
bundled package from Dell or similar. I forgot to mention that the only
problem I have with getting a bundled package are the integrated parts(ie.
video card, sound) etc... I would rather have them get the Dell, but is it
possible to get a Dell (or other brand) with the seperate hardware parts?
Thanks for any info......

Ron

In your other thread I sugested dell BUT, if you want dedicated cards on a
buget machine forget them !
Build Your Own.

SKU - Qty. - Item - Unit Price - Ext. Price

BA14350- 1 ANTEC SX835II MID TOWER W/SL350 350W (PENTIUM 4 READY) ATX POWER
SUPPLY (NO EXTRA FAN) $80.00 $80.00

BA19446 1 ASUS A7N8X-X NVIDIA nFORCE2 ULTRA 400 CHIPSET ULTRA ATA133 ATX FORM
FACTOR 1xAGP(8X)/5xPCI/3xDDR W/ LAN, USB 2.0 & AUDIO (CPU TYPE:AMD DURON,
ATHLON XP - 266/333/400Mhz) $72.98 $72.98

BA03471- 1 AMD ATHLON XP 2500+ 333MHZ RETAIL BOXED W/COOLING FAN (3 YEARS
WARRANTY) Important Installation | (NO THERMAL COMPOUND) $93.15 $93.15

BA19297 2 CORSAIR VS512MB400 64X64 PC3200 512MB CL2.5 DDR DIMM $77.32 $154.64

AA21420 1 ASUS V9520-TD 128MB DDR 8XGAP GEFORCE FX-5200 W/TV & DVI OUT
(Retail) $89.00 $89.00

AA00695 1 SONY 1.44MB FLOPPY DRIVE (Bare Drive) $9.90 $9.90

AA19500- 1 WD 40GB WD400JB EIDE ULTRA-ATA/66-100 8.9MS 7200RPM 8MB BUFFER HARD
DRIVE (Bare drive) *Limit 1 Per customer (NO DATA CABLE) $59.00 $59.00

AA22100- 1 LITE ON 48X/24X/48X CDRW +16X DVD EIDE INTERNAL COMBO DRIVE
LTC48161 W/NERO SW (Retail) $51.00 $51.00

AA15060 1 Microsoft Windows XP HOME w/sp1 (OEM/DSP)#N09-00741*Must be
Purchased w/Hardware!!* $84.00 $84.00

AA18870 1 Microsoft Works suite 2003 (DSP)-MS Word/Works/Picture
it/Money/Streets/encyclopidia **Must be Purchased w/Hardware!!* $39.00 $39.00

AA24470 1 SYMANTEC NORTON INTERNET SECURITY 2004 (CD only)*Must be Purchased
w/Hardware* $29.00 $29.00

Sub Total $761.67

S&H (Ground - Approx. 5-6 business days) ' $39.65


Grand Total $801.32

Nvidia onboard audio is a little better that most others
It will probably be good enough, if not you gota cough
up another $65 or so for a good sound card.

Prices are from www.mwave.com
www.newegg.com is another good vendor

Dell is around $1300 for similar machine

Greg B.