guitaristz Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S OEM BK - OEM $25.99 Antec New Solution NSK3480 Black/ Silver 0.8mm cold-rolled steel construction MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case 380W Power Supply - Retail $99.99 Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3750330AS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM -$10.00 Instant $129.99$119.99 Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP support - Retail Item #: N82E16824009094 -$30.00 Instant $249.99$219.99 LINKSYS USB200M 10/ 100Mbps USB Compact USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter - Retail $24.99 SENNHEISER DJs HD202 3.5mm/ 6.3mm Connector Circumaural Dynamic Hi-Fi Stereo Headphone $24.99 Patriot Viper 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PVS24G6400LLK - Retail $10.00 Mail-in Rebate $106.99 ASUS P5K-VM LGA 775 Intel G33 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $104.99 cirago BTA-3210 USB 2.0 Micro V2.0+EDR Bluetooth Dongle - Retail $19.99 Intel Pentium E2180 Allendale 2.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E2180 - Retail $69.99 $817.90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jl8080 Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Might want to add a graphics card too mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaS Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 That all looks good, are you going for best price and still use vanilla kernels .. or what's the goal, everyday use or for testing ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitaristz Posted May 26, 2008 Author Share Posted May 26, 2008 The goal is to have a everyday + DAW machine built into an aluminum briefcase for toting to the studio 1x/week from home. I teach guitar. My Dell-mac laptop got stolen last week so I need something to hold things over until I can afford a macbook pro or an imac (used) later in the year (and maybe some insurance). Then, this can be a secondary machine of some sort. If someone were to look at this utility case they, likely, would not steal it - plus it will be pretty beefy in some respects. The Dell even with one core and built in graphics was great. Actually, as I was picking out these parts for myself (and this community perhaps - as a build) a friend asked me to build his family a computer. This is the full cart for them. I already have a power supply and a 17" LCD monitor. So this is down to a thrifty $450 ish. For them, I actually suggested a refurbished iMac which is what they are getting now, hey! In school we're learning Magazine Publishing - InDesign and Photoshop - but I also love recording music. I had a Wolfdale in the list but downgraded to save a hundred bucks. Hey, that's 10% of a mac! A low profile video card would be cool, perhaps. I can dremel an extra port slot if needed. I was wondering what would work for dual and different monitor dimensions that is affordable (non gaming) and works without kexting. Is there anything? Oh, vanilla kernals? Whatever you recommend. I'm not quite cognizant of those options Actually, this build took a lot of research, so I am delighted that it should work. Thanks gentlemen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 I would recommend a pci wireless card, maybe. I'm using an Asus wl-138-v2 and it works perfectly. But no big deal. Nice setup, everything looks good. Vanilla Kernel=Native Apple Kernel which is supported by Core 2 Duo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spol Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Good budget setup, but if you want to use it as a DAW you might want to look into a bit faster CPU or even a Quad. And I suggest a WD6400AAKS over the seagate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitaristz Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 Well, I really wanted to build this thing, but my old roomate sold me one of his macbooks, the black one for $800. I am amazed that I might actually learn how to type on this keyboard. There really is a lot of design, value added attributes with Apple products that make them - better. The guys stated elswhere that macbooks rule the roost as far as laptops go, that is correct. In fact buying a new non-Apple laptop is a weak decision. Building a box hackintoshh is a great idea. I can't help but think that this whole osx86 movement is healthy for Apple (and much worse for Mcrsft); reasons to follow. Thanks Apple for making computing not seem like of of life's negatives. Staring at something ugly for years on end is a bad choice. Working through a well construed, multifacteted design that is nice on the eyes is a blessing I can promote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cremestar Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 @guitaristz - the g33 chipset comes with integrated gma 3100...i learned that from personal experience, *off-topic* coupled with the terribly incompatible nvidia 9600gt card *groans* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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