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Asus M2N-MX SE Plus Socket AM2 Barebone Kit - AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 2.20GHz OEM, 2GB Corsair DDR2 PC6400, ATX Clear Side Mid-Tower Case, 450 Watt Power Supply
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Asus M2N-MX SE Plus Socket AM2 Barebone Kit
If you think you can't afford a new system, think again. We've selected this
barebone especially for the bargain hunter who wants to build a great system on a tight budget. This incredibly inexpensive kit features an AMD Athlon 64
X2 4200+ 2.20GHz Socket AM2 OEM processor, an Asus M2N-MX SE Plus GeForce 6100 motherboard, 2048MB of PC6400 DDR2 800MHz memory with EPP from Corsair, and a PowerUp Black ATX mid-tower case with clear side and 450-Watt power supply. Order this insanely affordable barebone and you'll be well on your way toward building a high-powered, versatile multimedia machine that's great for gaming, entertainment, or business applications. Check out the specs - we are offering you a selection of top-notch compatible components that will anchor a powerful dual-core system. Add a few custom touches of your own and you'll get that special system you've always wanted.
Note: A CPU cooling fan is not included with this
CPU. In order to safeguard your warranty and achieve optimum performance we
recommend purchasing a new compatible cooling fan.
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PowerUp Black ATX Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side and 450-Watt Power Supply
Check out the eye-catching design! The Power Up case sports a stunning
clear side panel that will show off all your cool components and awesome modding touches. Yet there's much more to this Power Up chassis than merely
great looks. With 10 precision-engineered drive bays (four 5.25-inches and six 3.5-inches), you have plenty of expansion and upgrade possibilities.
- Form Factor: ATX Mid-Tower
- Expansion Slots: 7 standard
- Material: Steel Chasis
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Asus M2N-MX SE Plus Motherboard - NVIDIA GeForce 6100, Socket AM2, ATX,
Audio, Video, PCI Express, 10/100 Ethernet LAN, USB 2.0, Serial ATA, RAID
Based on the NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 430 chipsets, the M2N-MK SE Plus
supports 4GB DDR2 1066/800/667/533 Non-ECC, un-buffered, dual-channel
memory. This outstanding platform also supports PCIe x16, SATA 3Gb/s with
RAID 0, 1, NVIDIA MediaShield RAID 0 and 1 span across SATA drives, PHY
100/10 LAN, high-definition audio, and USB 2.0
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GeForce 6100/nForce 430
- Front Side Bus: 1000MHz (2000 MT/s)
- Processor Interface: Socket AM2
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AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Processor ADO4200IAA5CU
Increase your performance with the AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual core processor.
Work or play with multiple programs without any stalling or waiting. Dual-core
technology is like having two processors, and two working together is
better and faster than one working alone.
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Speed: X2 4200+ / 2.20GHz
- Cache Size: 1MB
- Processor Socket: Socket AM2
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Corsair
Dual Channel TWIN2X 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz E.P.P. Memory (2 x 1024)
This memory has been verified to operate at 800MHz at the low latencies of 5-5-5-12-T1. This module is also available in a single module part.
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Size: 2 x 1024MB
- Memory Speed: 800MHz PC6400
- Memory Size: 2 x 1024MB
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Reviewer:
matt on
Jan 07, 2009
Customer Rating:
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Awesome kit, awesome price. Went together with only one tiny problem, the front audio cable will not reach to its plug. I will eventually buy an extension, but I still have rear audio. I would highly recommend this kit to anyone. |
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Brent on
Jan 05, 2009
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Wow what a great system just finished putting together and works great no problems at all I am sure the inlaws will love it far supior to thier old system.
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I bought this as a replacement for a computer I was repairing. I read the reviews and thought if things were that bad, I would return it. Had no problems putting it together, build time was less than 1 hour including hard drive and dvd burner. The case was way better than I expected and the switches do work. The LEDs are kinda cool but not needed, even the fan on the side lights up red. All in all worth the money. Had no issues installing the OS, or the drivers. If you've never built a computer before I suggest you read the manual. Decent system for the price. |
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My wife's older system kicked the bucket about a month ago so it was time to build her a new one.I had read reviews on this barebones kit and saw that many people wrote a really bad review of it.I took a chance and ordered.It arrived in pristine condition and it went together and booted up without a hitch.The case is great,all the LED lights work on the case and after 3 weeks now the power supply still works great,don't pay attention to the negative reviews on the power supply that comes with the case here,I think what these customers did was run components above the wattage of the power supply.The memory included is also excellent(cant go wrong with corsair)and the 4200+ processor is entry level but Ill replace that with a 6000+ later on...big thumbs up! |
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What You Should Know
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Assembling Barebones Computer Kits & Computer Cases
Remember when assembling one of our money-saving Barebone Computer Kits, or
installing your existing computer components into a new computer case, you
may have to modify the case to fit your components - This Is Normal!
Cases are designed to hold and accommodate a wide variety of motherboards,
interface cards, connectors, and other components. Because of this,
the case manufacturer designs their cases with easily removable panels to
allow these components to properly fit in the case. All you need to do
is punch them out with a screw driver or fold them over with a pair of
pliers to snap out the metal piece for your exact components. In this
way, you save the cost of assembling your computer, and have the
satisfaction of building your own workstation.
PLEASE NOTE:
Carefully read all documentation BEFORE you start to assemble your Barebones
Kit or add components to a Computer Case. Some components need to be
assembled in a specific order. Also place the components in the case
temporarily to confirm any modifications (punch outs) that need to be made
to fit that component.
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Important Info About Barebones
Computer Kits
Our money-saving Barebone Computer Kits gives you the opportunity to build
or upgrade your perfect computer at an affordable cost, by installing key
components yourself. Most components included in our Barebones Kits,
including power supplies, are not pre-assembled (mounted and connected in
the case). With Barebones Kits, where we include a case and a separate power
supply, the case specifications may not indicate the presence of an attached
power supply (simply because it is a separate component). This is also
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 Know Your BIOS!
With today's rapid pace of
design advancement, new product updates come fast and furious. This is
especially true of board-level products, like Motherboards, Video Cards, GPU
Processor Cards, and other main edge connector products. The good news is
that manufacturers have designed in the ability to easily update your
product BIOS, which is sometimes important for full compatibility. So before
installing or combining components, it is always a good idea to check your
product's current BIOS revision against the manufacturer's website, to
determine if an update is needed, or advisable. The manufacturer's
documentation will guide you through this process if it is necessary.
However, remember that most products are designed to be plug-n-play out of
the box!But
What Is BIOS?
Most electronic devices,
from computers to MP3 players have software embedded in their hardware.
These are programs that tell the device how it will function - from basic to
advanced functions - so that it knows how to start, and perform the most
simple and complex tasks it was designed for. We call this software the BIOS
(sometimes also called Firmware). In computer jargon, BIOS stands for "Basic
Input/Output System", but in reality, there is very little "basic" about it.
In your computer's motherboard for example, it tells your computer how to:
start up; communicate with hardware components, such as hard drives and
video; how to move data in and out of memory; and even talk to your USB
connected devices. Without your BIOS, your device is JOOL (just out of
luck!).
Keep in mind that changing a PC's BIOS
settings incorrectly can cause the PC to malfunction. If this happens, a
BIOS reset is usually available, and will need to be performed to return the
BIOS to the default "factory settings." This is usually activated by a
jumper on the motherboard. [Warning: always read
your motherboard or system manual thoroughly, before upgrading your BIOS, or
making BIOS setting changes!] Though normally, most incorrect
settings should have no negative affect on your PC, but please follow each
step explicitly since some can.
Remember: It is recommended that you reboot
after each individual BIOS setting change to ensure that your system
functions normally. If you make numerous changes before rebooting, and your
system will no longer boot, you won't know which change is responsible for
the failure.
Updating Your BIOS
Before you consider updating your BIOS, be sure you need to - not every
update will be needed or even benefit you. Also be sure you are up to
the technical challenges you will face. Changing the version of BIOS
stored in your computer or motherboard is not the kind of activity
recommended for novice users. To perform this successfully, you need
to be comfortable and familiar with your BIOS settings, and be able to
download and apply the BIOS Update without issue. For this reason, it
is best to let professional computer technicians do this work for you, if or
when it is needed. However, if you know what you are doing, it is a
fairly easy task.
Before Updating BIOS, consider the
following:
- The reasons for updating your BIOS -
frequently, updating is unnecessary
- Identifying your BIOS chip - if
replacing is the approach required
- Replacing your BIOS chip - this requires
significant care, and can void your warranty
- Locating your latest BIOS version -
required for any update
- Flashing your BIOS - make sure you have
a UPS!
- Live update - great for minor or quick
updates - again a UPS is vital - a partial update can make your system
inoperative
- Configuring your new BIOS settings -
read the manual! twice for good measure!
For more information about BIOS:
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Stay Grounded
Static Electricity is generally harmless to humans, but a harmless static shock can harm your PC, or even kill components. Remember, to always ground yourself before touch the sensitive components of your PC. You can do this by touching a metal door frame, a bathroom faucet, or the screw to a ground light switch. But the best way is to use a proper ground strap when working on the inside of your computer. Here are some great tips to keep the electricity from shocking your system into submission.
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Even The Best Hard Drives Die.
Do You Back Up?
Businesses of all sizes
are witnessing an explosion in the volume of data they hold. Whether it is
the result of the Internet, email, or increasingly heavy and media-rich
application software, there is a massive growth in the volume of data all
around. Conservative estimates place data growth at approximately 80% per
year. Data is increasingly being recognized as one of the real assets of a
company, and losing this data would cause severe damage to any organization.
Data loss can be very costly, particularly for
organizations in the small and medium business (SMB) market where the
difference between survival and closure can rest on the ability to recover
from a disaster. At the very least, critical data loss will have a financial
impact on companies of all sizes:
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19 days |
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21 days |
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$98,000 |
The financial impact on a company is a combination
of loss of business, low productivity, legal action, and the cost of
re-creating data. A study showed that the cost of re-creating just 20 MB of
data can be extensive!
Your best solution, is an external drive as a
backup. You can have multiple drives, and it is much easier restore
from a portable external drive, as opposed to CDs or DVDs.
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 Why Do I Have
Less Drive Space?
Your hard drive may show less space than the published specifications due to
a number of reasons.
- The way size is calculated and
displayed.
- Any "Partitions" on the disk will
change the total in a specific partition.
- Hidden files and folders decrease
available space.
- Compression increases the apparent
size, but not the physical size.
- Drives larger than the OS or Drivers
natively supports.
First, the definition of a megabytes
(or gigabytes) is a unit of data storage capacity measured in 1,048,576
bytes (or 1024KB). The larger the numbers, the more apparent the size
difference will be when listing the size as megabytes (or gigabytes) versus
bytes. Actually, both numbers are correct. The noticeable difference is due
to the 1024KB definition of a megabyte. This is why a 95.3GB hard drive can
also be listed as having 102 billion bytes of total space. Just think
of it as "round off" In the screen shot at right:
The first number is the total number of bytes,
the second number is based on the number of megabytes or gigabytes.
Second, some computers have a
non-DOS hard drive partition that is used for features such as Save to Disk,
Hibernation, or Recovery. This partition is not normally reported by the
operating system, although it can be viewed using a disk partition utility.
This is very common on desktops and laptops. NOTE:
Partition information will be created or
formatted automatically during initial system setup and a system recovery.
Third, by default, all system files
are hidden and cannot be seen. This may adversely affect the reporting of
available hard drive space. You can set your Folder Options so you view
system and hidden files and folders, but do be careful as changes to system
files can adversely affect your system.
Fourth, if you turn on Compression
for a drive, it will increase reported free space and used space, but since
compression is based upon the actual contents, this number is not fixed, but
will change as files are added or changed.
Fifth, older operating systems did
not support some of today's larger drives, so the total space reported may
be much smaller than the drive specifications.
It is also worth noting that bad sectors
are corrected by your operating system and can change the total drive space,
free space, or used space as well.
So as long as a drive is reporting a value
approximately close to the specification value, you can be comfortable that
you received the right drive and that you are getting to correct data
storage. Of course, tuning of your drive's partitions and options can
yield optimal values, but this is not something for the average user to
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Got Enough
Memory? Bet You'll Need More!
Windows Vista and today's software
applications make much greater demands on your system's memory. Adding
peripherals, like webcams, USB hard drives, and complex Internet pages, all
take memory. Watching DVD movies, or watching videos on the web, or
playing PC based games demand increased memory. So take full
advantage of your system's potential, your operating system's enhancement
and entertainment capabilities, and your software's productivity by expanding
your system memory!The best time to
add more memory is when you buy your system! Get the memory that's
right for your computer, whether laptop, desktop, or All-In-One.
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Shared
Memory? Or Where Did My Memory Go?
Your computer uses memory to run your
Operating System, applications, peripherals, and to generate and display
graphics on your computer monitor. Video memory is a form of RAM, and is
either built into your motherboard; or on a graphics card (video card).
Depending on the motherboard's configuration, and that of the video card (if
separate or built-in to the motherboard), your computer may have to draw on
its own RAM memory to meet its video memory needs. This creates shared
memory, where your computer’s RAM will be shared between its own Processor
(CPU) and its graphics chip.
The result is that some systems will have
shared memory, some will not. If you have 2GB (for example) of system
memory installed, you may notice that your system reports significantly less
memory. This is because your system is using shared memory for your
video.
What can you do about this?
You can actually configure this shared memory through your computer’s BIOS
settings. However, this is a setting best left alone, since it is
typically optimized for display performance, and making changes may impact
display resolutions, and other video capabilities.
The simplest solution is usually to either:
increase your system memory; or to upgrade the video hardware. By
upgrading to a new video card with built-in video memory, then turning off
shared memory, you will free your system to use it's maximum potential
memory, and provide your system with much more robust video features.
Click Here for our Memory Options »
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How Much
Memory Do You Really Have?
When you look at the specifications for a computer, it will display the
installed memory, and typically the maximum memory that can be installed.
However, while these are real values, they represent a potential useable
memory depending upon the installed operating system, and other factors. The actual useable memory may be different
(lower) from these values.
The reason is simply that a computer may have a limitation in the operating
system (such as Windows 32 bit versions), or configured to use shared memory,
which reduces the amount of RAM that is available to the CPU by using
some of it for other purposes, such as for video memory. In some
cases, you can control the maximum useable memory through system settings,
by upgrading from a 32 bit to a 64 bit version of Windows XP or Vista, or by upgrading to a video card that has internal onboard video memory.
But always
remember, that the amount of memory that your system reports, is not always
the amount of actual installed memory. For example, if you have 4GB
installed, 32 bit versions of Windows will typically report 3.2GB due to a
limitation of Windows itself. Also note that different Windows
programs report available and maximum memory differently, which can be
confusing. If you find that you need more
memory, we suggest expanding your system memory, since this is the most
effective performance increase, and the one that is easiest to perform .
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Advanced PC Build-It-Yourself Guide
Not too long ago one had to be eligible for the Genius IQ Club (Mensa)
in order to build a computer. That is no longer the case. Today’s computer
manufacturers have made it much easier for the enterprising do-it-yourselfer
to create a great system.
Click Here To Learn More »
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PC Building Tools Checklist
You're eager to get started on your system building or maintenance project,
but before you do it's good to get your tools in order. Here's a handy
checklist of tools you should have before you get started.
Click Here To Learn More »
Got Tools?
Do you need the perfect tools to build and maintain your PC?
Take a look at our selection of PC building, maintenance, networking, and
other tools and complete toolkits!
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