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FuzzieDuzzie
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1. Budget and Location

 

I'm from Malaysia. My budget is preferably below RM1000 per computer. My school have at minimum, 20 computers in one room.

 

2. Aim

 

Microsoft Office softwares, web browsing, able to run Java and Flash applications smoothly.

 

3. Monitors

 

Only 1.

 

4. Peripherals

 

500GB HDD, speakers/headphone, 4GB RAM, Windows 7

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

 

The computers at my school are from 2008/09. If I recall right, they run on Intel Celeron processors, less than 1GB of DDR/DDR2 RAM (Not sure which one). Most of them don't work because they have not been in use for years. As for the computers that do work, they run very slowly.

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What is RM1000 in USD? Also, do you want the HDD, speakers/headphones, and OS included?

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What is RM1000 in USD? Also, do you want the HDD, speakers/headphones, and OS included?

$317

 

Are you upgrading the Monitors also or just the towers themselves?

 

Doing what you want in that target would be very difficult.

Main Machine:  16 inch MacBook Pro (2021), Apple M1 Pro (10 CPU, 16 GPU Core), 512GB SDD, 16GB RAM

Gaming Machine:  Acer Nitro 5, Core i7 10750H, RTX 3060 (L) 6GB, 1TB SSD (Boot), 2TB SSD (Storage), 32GB DDR4 RAM

Other Tech: iPhone 15 Pro Max, Series 6 Apple Watch (LTE), AirPods Max, PS4, Nintendo Switch, PS3, Xbox 360

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$317

 

Are you upgrading the Monitors also or just the towers themselves?

 

Doing what you want in that target would be very difficult.

Kewl, thanks. I'll wait for the OP to reply to you before I start making rigs. :P

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Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 5x 8TB WD White Label/Red (Plex) (both arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), 1TB Teamgroup MP33 (dumping ground) Corsair RM750x, TrueNAS Scale

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Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 11 Pro

OptiPlex 7040M

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Intel Core i7 6700, 2x16GB Mushkin Redline (stuck at 2133MHz CL13), 240GB Corsair MP510, 2TB Seagate Barracuda 2.5", 130w Dell power brick, Windows 11 Pro

Mac Mini (Late 2020)

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Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma

Consoles: Steam Deck LCD (512GB), Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB, PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black)

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This, and I think that 500GB hhd for a computer lab pc is a bit too much.

Is it possible to even get less? (unless you buy from old stocks)

 

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they probably have to be pre-builts for a school. Mos school wont pay for parted out rigs.

"Most schools."

 

If I told my school I could build them better for the same price, they would probably flip shit (and a table) and reel me in to start building my ass off.

Main rig on profile

VAULT - File Server

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Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 5x 8TB WD White Label/Red (Plex) (both arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), 1TB Teamgroup MP33 (dumping ground) Corsair RM750x, TrueNAS Scale

Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C

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Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 11 Pro

OptiPlex 7040M

Spoiler

Intel Core i7 6700, 2x16GB Mushkin Redline (stuck at 2133MHz CL13), 240GB Corsair MP510, 2TB Seagate Barracuda 2.5", 130w Dell power brick, Windows 11 Pro

Mac Mini (Late 2020)

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Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma

Consoles: Steam Deck LCD (512GB), Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB, PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black)

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Try Dell Optiplex desktops, my school has the 760 with CRT monitors, an i3, and 4GB of RAM.

 

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i5 4278U, Intel Iris Graphics, 8GB 1600, 128GB SSD, 2560x1600 IPS display, Mid-2014 Model

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All the parts are here, just need to get customized cords to connect the motherboard to the front panel.

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"Most schools."

 

If I told my school I could build them better for the same price, they would probably flip shit (and a table) and reel me in to start building my ass off.

No they won't. Pre-built computers are the better option for a business, especially a school which would require a lot of computers.

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Try Dell Optiplex desktops, my school has the 760 with CRT monitors, an i3, and 4GB of RAM.

You have i3's? :(

 

We have mostly Core 2 Duo E7500's?, 1366x768 Dell monitors, and 4GB of RAM.

Main rig on profile

VAULT - File Server

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Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 5x 8TB WD White Label/Red (Plex) (both arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), 1TB Teamgroup MP33 (dumping ground) Corsair RM750x, TrueNAS Scale

Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C

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Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 11 Pro

OptiPlex 7040M

Spoiler

Intel Core i7 6700, 2x16GB Mushkin Redline (stuck at 2133MHz CL13), 240GB Corsair MP510, 2TB Seagate Barracuda 2.5", 130w Dell power brick, Windows 11 Pro

Mac Mini (Late 2020)

Spoiler

Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma

Consoles: Steam Deck LCD (512GB), Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB, PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.79 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($36.90 @ Newegg) 


Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply  ($37.00 @ Amazon) 

Monitor: AOC e2050Swd 60Hz 19.5" Monitor  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $349.60

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-31 09:54 EDT-0400

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CPU: AMD A6-6400K 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($58.29 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($34.69 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($36.90 @ Newegg) 


Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Amazon) 


Monitor: Acer G196HQLb 60Hz 18.5" Monitor  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Headphones: Logitech UE 100 In Ear Headphones  ($5.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $283.33

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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You have i3's? :(

 

We have mostly Core 2 Duo E7500's?, 1366x768 Dell monitors, and 4GB of RAM.

Yeah i3 2130s

I'm kinda hoping I can get one of the school's extra PCs and use it as a HTPC :P

 

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i5 4670k, GTX 970, 12GB 1600, 120GB SSD, 240GB SDD, 1TB HDD, CM Storm Quickfire TK, G502, VG248QE, ATH M40x, Fractal R4

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All the parts are here, just need to get customized cords to connect the motherboard to the front panel.

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"Most schools."

 

If I told my school I could build them better for the same price, they would probably flip shit (and a table) and reel me in to start building my ass off.

Yes, they possibly would. But do you really want to be the guy building 20 minimal spec computers for free? The reason building our own computers is cheaper than pre-built systems a lot of the time is because we don't pay for labor.You factor in the time it would cost the school to pay him to build these and then the school is paying more for parted out machines rather than pre-builts.

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Yes, they possibly would. But do you really want to be the guy building 20 minimal spec computers for free? The reason building our own computers is cheaper than pre-built systems a lot of the time is because we don't pay for labor.You factor in the time it would cost the school to pay him to build these and then the school is paying more for parted out machines rather than pre-builts.

As long as I enjoy building computers, I don't see why not.

 

Yeah i3 2130s

I'm kinda hoping I can get one of the school's extra PCs and use it as a HTPC :P

I hate you now a little bit.

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VAULT - File Server

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Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 5x 8TB WD White Label/Red (Plex) (both arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), 1TB Teamgroup MP33 (dumping ground) Corsair RM750x, TrueNAS Scale

Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C

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Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 11 Pro

OptiPlex 7040M

Spoiler

Intel Core i7 6700, 2x16GB Mushkin Redline (stuck at 2133MHz CL13), 240GB Corsair MP510, 2TB Seagate Barracuda 2.5", 130w Dell power brick, Windows 11 Pro

Mac Mini (Late 2020)

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Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma

Consoles: Steam Deck LCD (512GB), Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB, PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black)

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As long as I enjoy building computers, I don't see why not.

 

I hate you now a little bit.

But...but :(

DON'T LEAVE ME PLS <3

 

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i5 4670k, GTX 970, 12GB 1600, 120GB SSD, 240GB SDD, 1TB HDD, CM Storm Quickfire TK, G502, VG248QE, ATH M40x, Fractal R4

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i5 4278U, Intel Iris Graphics, 8GB 1600, 128GB SSD, 2560x1600 IPS display, Mid-2014 Model

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All the parts are here, just need to get customized cords to connect the motherboard to the front panel.

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As long as I enjoy building computers, I don't see why not.

 

I hate you now a little bit.

True enough, I enjoyed volunteering doing the same thing. But I don't know if OP does. Also schools usually buy in bulk which pre-builts often give pretty good discounts for. I don't know. I'm not in the business sector. Grats on 14k posts btw.

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Following thread...

 

Need to come up with a non-branded spec sheet for gov't bidding papers...

 

Budget and purpose is around the same... ~350 USD per unit for an order of around 20 units...

Mutsuki:

CPU: AMD A8 5600K @ 4.2GHz | Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0) | RAM: 2 x Kingston Low Profile 4GB 1333MHz | GPU: Sapphire R7 260X OC 2GB DDR5 2xDVI | HDD0: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM 3.5" (SATA II) | HDD1: WD Elements (WD Blue 1TB 3.5" SATA II) connected via USB 2.0 | HDD2: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm (SATA II) | DVD: Samsung DVD+RW combo drive | PSU: FSP Hexa 600W | Case: Aerocool PGS V | Cooling: DeepCool Gammaxx S40 (stock fan), 2x 120mm Aerocool fan 1xDeepCool 120mm fan from a scrapped heatsink

eMachines D732Z | CPU: Intel Pentium D P6100 | GPU: Intel HD 3000 | RAM: 2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 1066MHz SODIMM | HDD: Hitachi 320GB 5600RPM

Acer ES13 | CPU: Intel Pentium N4200 | GPU:  Intel HD 505 | RAM: 1x 4GB (unidentified) DDR3L | HDD: (unidentified) 500GB 5600RPM

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But...but :(

DON'T LEAVE ME PLS <3

We have to do SketchUp on that C2D and a Radeon HD 3450 256 or 512MB.

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VAULT - File Server

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Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 5x 8TB WD White Label/Red (Plex) (both arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), 1TB Teamgroup MP33 (dumping ground) Corsair RM750x, TrueNAS Scale

Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C

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Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 11 Pro

OptiPlex 7040M

Spoiler

Intel Core i7 6700, 2x16GB Mushkin Redline (stuck at 2133MHz CL13), 240GB Corsair MP510, 2TB Seagate Barracuda 2.5", 130w Dell power brick, Windows 11 Pro

Mac Mini (Late 2020)

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Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma

Consoles: Steam Deck LCD (512GB), Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB, PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black)

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