what is the cheapest PC set up now?

[shadow]

I think my intel mobo just died on me na. anong specs ang pwede ko mabili ngayon for a decent set up? internet browsing lang ang gagawin and light application seldom use lang talaga.

I will still use yun old hard disk, DVD driver & writer, I guess yun na lang ang pwede pakinabangan.

kaya ba sa P10k-P12k?

[aga_cruz]

http://www.pcgilmore.com.ph/download...lettersize.pdf

intel dual core 2.2ghz 800mhz----3250

MOBO msi 945pl neo-------------3330


atx casing ----------------------1450 free power supply keyboard & mouse

how about you memory RAM sir?

[ghosthunter]

In our office, to replace some of the older computers which either have died or simply too slow I used an Intel based mini-ITX motherboard which came complete with CPU, LAN, sound, video. All it lacked are the hard disk and memory. It will take IDE and SATA interface for the drives.

The mini-ITX mboard I used a CPU running at 1.2ghz. Today the CPUs are Intel ATOMs running at 1.6ghz. These are speedy enough if you provide them with 1 to 2 gigs of ram to run Windows XP.

The cost of the mini-ITX boards I used were around P3,000 each. Just add memory. I built three PCs based on these boards. So far no problems after nearly two years on the oldest system used everyday at our office.

BTW, the mini-ITX board peg holes are the same with standard ATX casings so it would fit right in a standard computer case. The overall size of the mini-itx boards were just 10cm by 10cm.

[roberto_minosa]

Kung pinakamura ang hanap, Intel Atom procie+mobo. Eto sa PC Express:

Intel D945GCLF w/ Intel Atom - P3320
Transcend 2GB DDR2-667 - P1020
[Casing] Zeal Ion Mini ITX 180w for Intel Atom - P1390
Western Digital 160GB SATA HDD - P1930

Total: P7660 for the whole thing; P5730 w/o HDD

Problem:

Virtually non-upgradeable!!!
No PCI-E for video card
Only 1 PCI slot
You'll be stuck with Intel GMA950 graphics. It's just enough for Frozen Throne and Generals; anything else will look like a slideshow.

[flakez]

kaka build ko lang din mga nov last year. same scenario, i've used yung mga pwede pang gamitin so eto lang binili ko.

c2d e7200
asus board p5 ata un, onboard lahat kasi later ko pa plan bumili ng vidcard pag nakaipon na. tapos yung board is pwede na rin sa quad for future upgrade.
2 gb transcend ram
casing

umabot ng mga 12k ata. basta around that price.

[ghosthunter]

kaya ba sa P10k-P12k?

If you aren't picky... you can actually buy a netbook at that budget. The ACER ASPIRE ONE 8gig HDD & 1gig ram units are priced at P10,999.00 ... Although it comes with LINUX, you can install Windows XP easy enough if you have a USB/IDE adapter (or buy one cheaply from CDRKING) for your existing optical drive.

You can add to the 8gig solid state HDD an additional 16 or 32 gigs of space by using SD cards via its two card reader slots.

[Jun aka Pekto]

So long as gaming isn't involved, there's a lot of low-priced solutions.

[shadow]

If you aren't picky... you can actually buy a netbook at that budget. The ACER ASPIRE ONE 8gig HDD & 1gig ram units are priced at P10,999.00 ... Although it comes with LINUX, you can install Windows XP easy enough if you have a USB/IDE adapter (or buy one cheaply from CDRKING) for your existing optical drive.

You can add to the 8gig solid state HDD an additional 16 or 32 gigs of space by using SD cards via its two card reader slots.

no GH, I have a notebook, it's just that parang meron kulang sa bahay w/o a desktop...so just looking to replace the old PC with a minimum cash out sana. just in case hinde magamit ang laptop, meron back up of sort.

[shadow]

http://www.pcgilmore.com.ph/download...lettersize.pdf

intel dual core 2.2ghz 800mhz----3250

MOBO msi 945pl neo-------------3330


atx casing ----------------------1450 free power supply keyboard & mouse

how about you memory RAM sir?

memory isama na rin...mura lang naman yun...

[ghosthunter]

no GH, I have a notebook, it's just that parang meron kulang sa bahay w/o a desktop...so just looking to replace the old PC with a minimum cash out sana. just in case hinde magamit ang laptop, meron back up of sort.

In that case, the mini-ITX board (ATOM cpu based) solution the guys and I have mentioned should be perfect. Cheap, low power, nearly silent and easy to install.

[roberto_minosa]

Ayun naman po pala, "color-coding" computer...pwede na yung Atom-based PCs...

[Horsepower]

CPU lang? oo ok na ang budget na yan, kasya na siguro for Core2 duo.

Punta ka sir sa New Manila.

[rion]

recently, I spent half a day calculating what's my best option... (though I ended just upgrading my old PC with a video card)

this was my best come up...

ECS G31TM-L (1333FSB) 2,150.00
+
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 3,650.00
+
2GB DDR2 PC800 Kingston 950.00
=6800

use your old atx+power supply nalang...

what is great about this, is the mobo has a lame built-in video card good enough for simple task. then the mobo is 45Nm ready for core2dou,quad, 1333 Bus etc.. for future processor upgrade, and pci-e 16x slot. and DDR2 is atleast PC800 capable... with IDE+sata2

plus the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 processor is 45Nm. below that model are 65Nm na...

[Horsepower]

atom is very slow. i wouldn't recommend it if you're the type who doesn't like waiting. hehe.

[ghosthunter]

atom is very slow. i wouldn't recommend it if you're the type who doesn't like waiting. hehe.

With enough RAM (2gig) it can be pretty zippy. For sure you won't be running Photoshop or running DOTA on it but don't discount it until you have a chance to actually use one.

[mr_incredible]

you could check out buyqube.com. they have low-cost PC packages there and the casing is relatively small. meron din silang delivery service.

OT: i wonder why thumbs down ang lumabas dun sa title ng reply ko?

[Horsepower]

With enough RAM (2gig) it can be pretty zippy. For sure you won't be running Photoshop or running DOTA on it but don't discount it until you have a chance to actually use one.

I've used One, Acer Aspire One. In fact, i want to buy One to use it as a 24/7 always-on computer (for checking stuffs online), but i'm waiting for the Atom Duo version after i got wind of its coming since it's the same price anyway.

For general use, I don't recommend it. For quick internet stuffs and maybe messengers, sure it will do.

[Horsepower]

There's another platform to wait for by the way,

Atom Duo on Nvidia 9400M chipset.

Full HD capability. meaning i can use it to drive a 24" LCD panel (though 22" would be best i think).

[aga_cruz]

sir kung sa ram kingston 2gb pc800

[1D4LV]

I think my intel mobo just died on me na. anong specs ang pwede ko mabili ngayon for a decent set up? internet browsing lang ang gagawin and light application seldom use lang talaga.

I will still use yun old hard disk, DVD driver & writer, I guess yun na lang ang pwede pakinabangan.

kaya ba sa P10k-P12k?

there are second hand units being sold in PCBodega (in SM Mega and Southmall), Compaq P4, with DASD, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB DASD, integrated NIC, Video and Audio, for 5k.

tapos yung current hard disk mo, connect mo na lang as slave or primary (dalawa na DASD mo), tapos yung other peripherals mo, pwede mo ikabit dun.

di naman masyadong demanding ang usage mo eh. sayang lang kung bibili ka ng bagong board.