New System for Grandma

4-23-02
Talked to grandma -- added a DVD drive at her request (+$42). Added TV-Out option to GeForce 2 video card (+$8). Got 1.2 GHz Duron from Compubuzz instead of Directron (paid $60 instead of $74). Bought all the components. See the totals/purchase records page. With shipping, the grand total came to $647.14.

4-22-02
Check for $600.00 received and depositted.

4-18-02
All links link to the item's page on the retailer's site. System designed.

Component Link
Cost
Seagate 80 GB HD
7200 RPM, UATA 100		 GoGoCity
$125
Gigabyte GA-7DX+ motherboard
(AMD 761 chipset, socket A)		 GoGoCity
$83
Kingston 256 MB DDR RAM
PC2100, 266 MHz		 Directron
$79
Directron 992J Mid-Tower
ATX Case, 250 W PSU		 Directron
$22
AMD Duron 1.2 GHz processor
Socket A, 200 MHz FSB		 Directron
$74
DragonHOrb 3+ CPU Cooler 1CoolPC
$25
18 inch rounded IDE cable GoGoCity
$8
TEAC 1.44 MB 3.5" Floppy drive
(plus floppy cable, +$3)		 Directron
$17
nVIDIA GeForce2 MX200
32MB AGP video card		 Directron
$44
Optorite CD-R drive
16x write, 40x read		 GoGoCity
$49
Motorola 56k V.90 PCI modem GoGoCity
$9
Total:
$535
Total + estimated shipping: $590