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kireol
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Joined: 02 Aug 2003
Posts: 9517
Location: Royal Oak, MI
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 Posted: 11/24/04 - 23:56 Post subject: New PC questions
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does new egg sell prebuilt PCs?
Is it > $100 cheaper to build yerself these days?
Where's a good vendor that will sell a prebuilt system with like an ATI x800 or so video card, fast CPU 200+ gb drive and shit?
ATI or nvidia these days?
That new EPCI or whatever bus or AGP?
thanks!
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kireol
RealPoor Master of Posts
Joined: 02 Aug 2003
Posts: 9517
Location: Royal Oak, MI
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Posted: 11/25/04 - 00:13 Post subject:
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or do i just go to like microcenter, buy something like http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0181353 and add in a video card if i want.
also, does dual channel RAM actually make a difference.
Building a WOW machine. dont want to spend the price of a perfect machine, but want something good for like $900-1500
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gotissues68
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Joined: 21 Aug 2003
Posts: 1866
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Posted: 11/25/04 - 01:13 Post subject:
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shoot I was just pricing out a box with the following:
MSI Mobo
Athlon FX64 Proc @ 2.2 Ghz
1 GB of Crucial RAM
200 GB Seagate Sata HD
ATI Radeon Pro 9800
and so far its only been 659 bucks.. all you need now is sound and a case which is maybe a couple hundred more.. hell I'll throw it together for ya 
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kireol
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Joined: 02 Aug 2003
Posts: 9517
Location: Royal Oak, MI
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Posted: 11/25/04 - 12:05 Post subject:
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I can build it. just wondering if it's that much cheaper to have it pre-built. cuz when u order stuff, sometimes something comes broke, and well, that'd suck.
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Spitulski
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Joined: 23 Nov 2002
Posts: 4344
Location: Washington
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Posted: 11/25/04 - 12:23 Post subject:
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I'm surprised you'd price out a system with an FX64 processor...I would assume it'd be far more worth your while to pick up a 3200XP or something instead of the 2.2 FX?
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gotissues68
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Joined: 21 Aug 2003
Posts: 1866
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Posted: 11/25/04 - 13:30 Post subject:
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I priced it out with parts that I can pick up at a local discount shop where I live so if something was broken then I could just run over and get it replaced 
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Spitulski
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Joined: 23 Nov 2002
Posts: 4344
Location: Washington
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Posted: 11/25/04 - 14:18 Post subject:
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Dude, I'm at work. Are you at work? I'm at work. Would you come bring me a six pack of Bridgeport?
Signed, Thanksgiving.
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gotissues68
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Joined: 21 Aug 2003
Posts: 1866
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Posted: 11/25/04 - 14:36 Post subject:
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| Spitulski wrote: | Dude, I'm at work. Are you at work? I'm at work. Would you come bring me a six pack of Bridgeport?
Signed, Thanksgiving. |
I'm sitting at home ... watching football and relaxing.. can you drink at work? If you can drink at work I'm so there :-p
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Spitulski
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Joined: 23 Nov 2002
Posts: 4344
Location: Washington
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Posted: 11/25/04 - 14:43 Post subject:
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We have a couple very, very large parking lots. My windows are tinted. f**k yeah, I can drink here.
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Spitulski
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Joined: 23 Nov 2002
Posts: 4344
Location: Washington
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Posted: 11/25/04 - 14:44 Post subject:
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To sweeten the deal, I'm here until 5 PM.
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merdocc
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 2038
Location: Pasadena Ca
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Posted: 11/25/04 - 17:28 Post subject:
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For Gfx cards buy the x800xt line... it is the best gaming experience I have played.
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