Eve

July 29th 2002, I began to gather parts to build a new computer for my gal pal MsDivine. The first thing I needed to know was what the primary use for the computer would be. In MsD's case, it would be primarily internet access, basic website design and maybe a game of solitaire. Knowing this, I knew she didn't need a killer Pentium 4 2.1 gig processor with 80 GB hard drive. I decided to trim down and get something nice and accommodating.

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Here is a list of everything I got along with prices and where I got them from:

The first thing I picked up was a mid tower case. It came along with a 400 watt power supply and all the screws I needed.
Purchased From: Ebay Auction www.ebay.com
Total Price: $40

The next purchase I made was for the cdrom drive. This is a typical cdrom drive that can play music and read cd programs. MsD was not interested in a DVD player. Its a 56X cdrom drive.
Purchased From: www.googlegear.com
Total Price: $23

Next we have the memory chip set. I bought one stick of 512mb memory which is more than enough. I wanted to get more, but with a 1 gig celeron, it was enough.
Purchased From: www.buyaib.com
Total Price: $46

I purchased the hard drive off an ebay auction. I originally got two 20gig Western Digital hard drives. One was a Protégé and the other was a Caviar. I used the Protégé for Eve. Protégé Specifications

Purchased From: Ebay Auction www.ebay.com
Total Price: $46

                  
(L)Caviar (R) Protégé             Protégé

The biggest purchase was the brain of Eve. I purchased a Motherboard and CPU combo.

M756LR Motherboard Specifications

• Intel P3 and Celeron processors (Slot1 & Socket 370) up to 1.13GHz(66/100/133MHz FSB)
• Two 168-pin DIMMs slots SDRAM with Maximum: 1.0GB
• Built in 128bit 3D AGP Graphics Accelerator support up to 1920x1200 16M resolution.
• Two 32-bit PCI slots & 1 AMR slot
• Support for Bus mastering and UltraDMA 33/66/100 modes
• 3D PCI Sound Pro on board
• Onboard 10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet LAN
• Micro ATX Form Factor

CPU: Intel Celeron-1GHz CPU w/128K cache & CPU Cooler

Modem: AMR 56K modem

Purchased From: www.sybercom.com
Total Price: $120

                                        
  Motherboard            Intel Celeron and cooling fan               AMR 56K modem

Towards the end we have the all important floppy disc drive.
Purchased From: www.bzboyz.com
Total cost: $11

Finally, the cooling fans. You'll find these to be very important and sometimes overseen. I for one did not put enough cooling fans into The Beast. But I added on of everything I put into Eve. For her, I put in a Hard Drive cooling fan and a System Exhaust Blower.
Purchased From: www.coolerstar.com
Total cost: $15 (HD Cooler: $9) (System Exhaust Blower: $6)

Total Price: $301

Special note: All websites other than Ebay were researched through www.pricewatch.com

Constructing Eve