Good or Bad Deal?

drewt.89@gmail.com · 01-06-2006, 08:24 AM

Heyyyy........I am customizing a computer and this is wut i have so far.......

System details:
AMD 64 X2 3800+ (939) 2.0GHz 1MB L2 CACHE DUAL-CORE RETAIL
ASUS A8N-SLI AMD64(939) PCI-X SATA RAID SOUND GLAN 1394
1GB DDR400 (2 x 512MB PC3200) DDR Memory
WD 80GB ULTRA ATA100 7200rpm 8MB Cache Hard Drive WD800JB
LG 17'' LCD L1750S-12ms (BLACK) LCD 550:1 1280X1024
ATI (RETAIL) ALL IN WONDER RADEON X600PRO 256MB PCI-X REMOTE
SOUND BLASTER X-FI XTREMEMUSIC 24-BIT
AOPEN 56K v92 PCI FAX VOICE DATA software Modem (FM56-SVV)
ANTEC OVERTURE FRONT-USB-1394 DESKTOP w/ TruePower 380W
ANTEC 12cm SmartCool 80% quieter thermal-control case fan
1.44MB Panasonic/Mitsumi (BLACK) Floppy Drive
Integrated Ethernet Network Controller
$30 STORE CREDIT + FREE ASSEMBLY (For PC package over $600)

Price: $1,500.00

Is this a good deal?.....its from www.eskynet.com

p4h8ter · 01-06-2006, 12:15 PM

I would spend alittle mroe money and get a better video card.

elmarcorulz · 01-06-2006, 12:21 PM

You could probably save a couple hundred dollars if you buy from newegg. The CPU alone is $53 cheaper

[-0MEGA-] · 01-06-2006, 12:23 PM

I'd get a better video card and better power supply. You can get that stuff much cheaper from www.newegg.com

s_m_w_d · 01-06-2006, 01:57 PM

only a 80G hard drive its a bit small maybe thats just me

gamerman4 · 01-06-2006, 04:22 PM

The monitor is a bit more expensive for the features i has get the Acer AL1722 is it also 17" but is has a higher contrast (700:1) and better response time (8ms) and its $230 at newegg

Filip · 01-06-2006, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by s_m_w_d

only a 80G hard drive its a bit small maybe thats just me

not only small, ATA100 is really slow, get at least ATA133 or go with serial ATA (SATA)

Chiefs27 · 01-07-2006, 05:27 AM

You also might want to look around at like www.tigerdirect.com, they have some really good deals on computers, you might wanna go ahead and get the SATA hd as previously said, its faster and costs about the same.

01-06-2006, 08:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
drewt.89@gmail.com New Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5	Good or Bad Deal? Heyyyy........I am customizing a computer and this is wut i have so far....... System details: AMD 64 X2 3800+ (939) 2.0GHz 1MB L2 CACHE DUAL-CORE RETAIL ASUS A8N-SLI AMD64(939) PCI-X SATA RAID SOUND GLAN 1394 1GB DDR400 (2 x 512MB PC3200) DDR Memory WD 80GB ULTRA ATA100 7200rpm 8MB Cache Hard Drive WD800JB LG 17'' LCD L1750S-12ms (BLACK) LCD 550:1 1280X1024 ATI (RETAIL) ALL IN WONDER RADEON X600PRO 256MB PCI-X REMOTE SOUND BLASTER X-FI XTREMEMUSIC 24-BIT AOPEN 56K v92 PCI FAX VOICE DATA software Modem (FM56-SVV) ANTEC OVERTURE FRONT-USB-1394 DESKTOP w/ TruePower 380W ANTEC 12cm SmartCool 80% quieter thermal-control case fan 1.44MB Panasonic/Mitsumi (BLACK) Floppy Drive Integrated Ethernet Network Controller $30 STORE CREDIT + FREE ASSEMBLY (For PC package over $600) Price: $1,500.00 Is this a good deal?.....its from www.eskynet.com

01-06-2006, 12:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
p4h8ter Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 144	I would spend alittle mroe money and get a better video card. __________________ CPU- AMD 64 Socket 939 3700 2.2ghz San Diego MOBO- Asus A8N32 SLI Deluxe Ram- Ocz Gold Dual Channel 2GB HD- 80GB Seagate Barracuda 80GB Maxtor Diamond Max10 VGA- 2 EVGA 7600gt core -580mhz Memory-1500mhz

01-06-2006, 12:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,409	I'd get a better video card and better power supply. You can get that stuff much cheaper from www.newegg.com __________________ Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.83GHz Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATI HD 3870 GDDR4 @ (840/2332) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2-850 500GB SATAII HD w/16MB SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 11593

01-06-2006, 01:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
s_m_w_d Platinum Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ireland Age: 21 Posts: 934	Good or Bad Deal? only a 80G hard drive its a bit small maybe thats just me __________________ Nzxt Apollo chassis Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.66 2x Crucial 1GB @1066MHz EVEA nForce 680i SLI BFG 8800 GTX @ 768 MB 20" Samsung LCD " @ 1680 x 1050 60Hz 3DMARK05:12133 Comming in 2008 my computer but better

01-06-2006, 04:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
gamerman4 Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkansas Age: 18 Posts: 992	The monitor is a bit more expensive for the features i has get the Acer AL1722 is it also 17" but is has a higher contrast (700:1) and better response time (8ms) and its $230 at newegg __________________ My Gaming PC: NZXT Nemesis Elite Black Case Intel Q6600 @ 3.20 Ghz COOLER MASTER RL-EUL-GBU1-GP Watercooling Gigabyte DS3R 2 x 80GB HDD 1 x 250GB 1 x 500GB 2 x 1GB Patriot Extreme Perf. DDR2 nVidia 8800GT 512MB Antec Smartpower 2.0 400 Watt

01-06-2006, 12:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
elmarcorulz VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK Age: 21 Posts: 6,032	You could probably save a couple hundred dollars if you buy from newegg. The CPU alone is $53 cheaper

01-07-2006, 05:27 AM	#8 (permalink)
Chiefs27 Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Dakota Age: 18 Posts: 100	You also might want to look around at like www.tigerdirect.com, they have some really good deals on computers, you might wanna go ahead and get the SATA hd as previously said, its faster and costs about the same.

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