While looking through old files, I came across a Word document file dated April 17, 2004 and titled “New Computer Price List.doc.” The list is for the materials that went into the PC that I built and used before I upgraded to a Power Macintosh G5 a year later. It’s an interesting artifact of that time–not only of the choices and components available, but also of the computer parts companies no longer around (Monarch and CompUSA). Here’s the list:
CPU AMD AthlonXP 2500+ Retail $89.00 Monarch Computers
Motherboard MSI NForce2 K7N2-Delta-ILSR D $118.00 Monarch Computers
RAM Corsair 1GB XMS3200 CL2 Pro $299.99 Microcenter
Hard Drive Western Digital 160GB Special Edition $120.00 Sam’s Club
Optical Drive Sony Combo Drive DVD/CD-RW 52x $89.99 CompUSA
Video Card eVGA Geforce FX 5950 Ultra 256mb $499.00 Microcenter
Case Antec Lanboy w/ 350watt power supply $79.99 CompUSA
Power Supply Antec True 480watt (replaced 350watt) $50.00 Perry (his old PS)
Lighting Cold Cathode Blue Light 2pk $14.99 Microcenter
Lighting LED Blue spotlight $6.99 Microcenter
Total: $1367.95
– Rebates: $90.00
Final Total: $1277.95
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