quick question

Ku-sama · 03-04-2006, 05:00 PM

i spent about 1.1-1.2k on the computer in my sig, to me, it seems as though i could've gotten something much better... like, something in the 7800 series and an X2... i dunno, it just feels as though i got ripped off some how

34erd · 03-04-2006, 05:40 PM

Same. For my $1500 I could get something twice as good now. But prices have been dropping alot lately.

Mr.Suave · 03-04-2006, 05:43 PM

well when did you get it? and i think you did spend too much on it. in Computer Specs 101 you could have gotten a way better system. like a x2 4200, the 7800gt or X1800XT and up to 2gb of ram.

Ku-sama · 03-04-2006, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Preator's 101

really got me thinking

Ku-sama · 03-04-2006, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.Suave

well when did you get it? and i think you did spend too much on it. in Computer Specs 101 you could have gotten a way better system. like a x2 4200, the 7800gt or X1800XT and up to 2gb of ram.

its been built over time

rahving · 03-04-2006, 06:03 PM

It all depends on when you bought your computer. I've been using the same P3 733 Mhz computer for around 6 years now. I bought it for $1500 usd, did I get ripped off? No, I didn't because at that time $1500 was roughly the going rate for the computer package I bought. The same concept obviously applies to individual components.

I've been wanting to buy a new computer for the last 3 years or so, but have been short of money for what I wanted and have put it off. While it sucks that I've had to wait this long for a new (let alone decent) computer, since I'm building one very soon....the upside of it is that I could buy an absolutely crazy system for $1500 compared to the one I've had. Actually I'll be spending roughly $700 for everything besides a monitor and mouse, still will be an insane performance jump. ($1500 and $700 is about the same thing for a comp nowadays compared to one from 6 years ago imo - at least it's in the same DIMENSION)

Although I wish I could build a new computer and/or upgrade a few times per year like some people, its also true that doing this seems almost like a waste of money in some situations.

03-04-2006, 05:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ku-sama banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Computer Cave. AKA: King Computer Inc. Age: 18 Posts: 5,312	quick question i spent about 1.1-1.2k on the computer in my sig, to me, it seems as though i could've gotten something much better... like, something in the 7800 series and an X2... i dunno, it just feels as though i got ripped off some how

03-04-2006, 05:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
34erd Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 15 Posts: 2,842	Same. For my $1500 I could get something twice as good now. But prices have been dropping alot lately. __________________ DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI DR Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1 Gig OCZ VX DDR500 DDR BFG GeForce 7800GT 160 Gig SATA HDD CD-RW DVD-ROM Antec NeoPower 480 Thermaltake Tsunami

03-04-2006, 05:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mr.Suave Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,373	well when did you get it? and i think you did spend too much on it. in Computer Specs 101 you could have gotten a way better system. like a x2 4200, the 7800gt or X1800XT and up to 2gb of ram. __________________ The Comp: CPU--Athlon64 X2 4200+ Manchester @ 2.5!!!:D HDD--WD Caviar 250GB 7200 RPM SATA MB---DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR RAM--OCZ Titanium 2GB (2 x 1GB) GPU--Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900XTX 512mb SPU--Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS PSU--ENERMAX Whisper II 535W all inside a Thermaltake Matrix VX

03-04-2006, 06:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
rahving Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 195	It all depends on when you bought your computer. I've been using the same P3 733 Mhz computer for around 6 years now. I bought it for $1500 usd, did I get ripped off? No, I didn't because at that time $1500 was roughly the going rate for the computer package I bought. The same concept obviously applies to individual components. I've been wanting to buy a new computer for the last 3 years or so, but have been short of money for what I wanted and have put it off. While it sucks that I've had to wait this long for a new (let alone decent) computer, since I'm building one very soon....the upside of it is that I could buy an absolutely crazy system for $1500 compared to the one I've had. Actually I'll be spending roughly $700 for everything besides a monitor and mouse, still will be an insane performance jump. ($1500 and $700 is about the same thing for a comp nowadays compared to one from 6 years ago imo - at least it's in the same DIMENSION) Although I wish I could build a new computer and/or upgrade a few times per year like some people, its also true that doing this seems almost like a waste of money in some situations. Last edited by rahving; 03-04-2006 at 06:07 PM.

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