If you are going to build office machines that don't play games, you are
wasting money. P3 is simply expensive, a better choice and yet gives you
more CPU power is AMD Thunderbird. If you don't have plan to upgrade them, I
can give you a list of more powerful component that also saves your money.

Mobo: ASUS A7V (A7V133 is still a bit more expensive as it is new to market)
or Aopen AK73 Pro
CPU: AMD Thunderbird 1G, 1.1G or 1.2Ghz
Video: first G450 is never designed for games, it is designed for office
use. Its dual monitor support is great for business. Either 16M or 32M will
be perfect for normal office task. so if your budget is limited. I would
recommend 16M version.
Keyboard & Mouse: very important if you want to keep office users happy,
good keyboard and Mouse can improve productivity. I would spend a bit money
on those bit.
RAM: 128M is good enough for win9x/Me, but I would agree with you that to
get 256M for each PC. The reason you didn't find Crucial under Memory, is
that Crucial is a division of Micron Technology, so it's under the name
Micron Technology, go for it.

Jun Qian

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Roeth" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 12:26 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] About to build, need input


> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm going to be building 3 computers for the office.  These computers will
be
> placed on a network with 11 others, and, since it was a kick and scratch
> match to get a budget for these, I'm not going to be able to upgrade them
for
> a few years.
>
> Now, I don't have enough knowledge about manufacturers of components so
I'm
> relying on what information I find on the internet and conversation with
> other geeks like me.  I need your advice and experience concerning
component
> choices.  This is what I have so far...
>
> Motherboard:  Asus CUSL2-C for around $110 and shipping.
> Case:  Addtronics 3890A w/300W PSU
> Processor: Pentium P!!! 1Ghz
> Video Card: Matrox G450 with 32MB DDR RAM (Are 32MB necessary for business
> apps or is this simply good for the gamers, and 16MB will suffice?)
>
> Also, I want to get 256MB RAM going in these computers.  Can someone
suggest
> a good brand name that offers good quality at a reasonable price.  I was
> looking for Crucial on Pricewatch but it didn't seem to be mentioned under
> Memory.
>
> I'm going to pilfer the monitors, keyboards, mice, network cards, floppy's
> and CDROM's from the 3 computers these will be replacing.  I don't need
sound
> cards right now and may not need them at all.  I know they're cheap but my
> budget has to stretch here.

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