To Build or not to Build

dennykyser · 07-05-2006, 12:07 AM

I need another system and have built my last two. Everything has went ok but today in Walmart saw a HP Computer with 300 gig Sata HD, Pentium D 930 3.00 Processor 2 gigs of Memory, CD Burner, Card reader etc. For $1000.00.

Looks like my build will cost that much and now that I have done a few not sure what to do. Usually the Pc's are just not exactly what I need so I build but this one seems to be.

Any advice, I dont want to build just to build, If I am not gaining anything than my purchase this one.

Any Help would be appreciated.

[-0MEGA-] · 07-05-2006, 12:11 AM

Thats still very expensive.

A few months ago I got the following from newegg for $1,051:

Pentium D 930 3Ghz
Abit AW8 955x Motherboard
250GB SATAII w/16MB Cache hard Drive
520Watt Power Supply
1GB DDR2-800 (2x 512MB)
nVidia 7600GS 256MB
19" 8ms LCD
And a few other things. And today all that will cost you around $900.

dennykyser · 07-05-2006, 12:37 AM

Here is the one I am looking at. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=4256055

[-0MEGA-] · 07-05-2006, 12:44 AM

Thats not that nice, it has much slower memory, poor gaming card, and is most likely just a slower IDE drive. Not to mention nothing can be overclocked.

Newegg has much better deals on identical systems.

baballin328 · 07-05-2006, 02:26 AM

do you already have a monitor? if you don't and you build a comp it would probably be around the same price as the hp without a monitor

baballin328 · 07-05-2006, 02:27 AM

tigerdirect has some good deals too: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...8&Sku=H94-1900

Nini · 07-29-2006, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dennykyser

Here is the one I am looking at. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=4256055

Ive seen the exact same computer sold in sams club

but it DOES come with a mouse& keyboard and a 17" or 19" LCD

Oh and..its still around the same price

dennykyser · 07-29-2006, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nini

Ive seen the exact same computer sold in sams club

but it DOES come with a mouse& keyboard and a 17" or 19" LCD

Oh and..its still around the same price

I ended up building, my 3rd pc now that I have built and went together great except for the Foxconn board 975s7aa does not have raid drivers, and they never replied to emails.

The nice thing about building is you know whats in your pc, and easy to upgrade and repair. I just need to keep all the information seperate on each pc so I know what they all have in them.

way2evil · 07-29-2006, 10:08 PM

hey omega what ever happened to that computer you bought

mrjack · 07-29-2006, 10:21 PM

I think he sold it in order to get money for a new rig.

07-05-2006, 12:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
dennykyser Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Warren Pa Age: 44 Posts: 140	To Build or not to Build I need another system and have built my last two. Everything has went ok but today in Walmart saw a HP Computer with 300 gig Sata HD, Pentium D 930 3.00 Processor 2 gigs of Memory, CD Burner, Card reader etc. For $1000.00. Looks like my build will cost that much and now that I have done a few not sure what to do. Usually the Pc's are just not exactly what I need so I build but this one seems to be. Any advice, I dont want to build just to build, If I am not gaining anything than my purchase this one. Any Help would be appreciated.

07-05-2006, 12:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,464	Thats still very expensive. A few months ago I got the following from newegg for $1,051: Pentium D 930 3Ghz Abit AW8 955x Motherboard 250GB SATAII w/16MB Cache hard Drive 520Watt Power Supply 1GB DDR2-800 (2x 512MB) nVidia 7600GS 256MB 19" 8ms LCD And a few other things. And today all that will cost you around $900. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 960 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605

07-05-2006, 12:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,464	Thats not that nice, it has much slower memory, poor gaming card, and is most likely just a slower IDE drive. Not to mention nothing can be overclocked. Newegg has much better deals on identical systems. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 960 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605

07-05-2006, 02:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
baballin328 Silver Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 227	do you already have a monitor? if you don't and you build a comp it would probably be around the same price as the hp without a monitor __________________ My comp: AMD Opteron 165 (312x9 1.425V) (overclocked to 2.8GHZ,woot!) Western Digital 160GB hard drive DVD Burner 1GB RAM Ultra Microfly Nvidia 7900GS 256mb GDDR3 (stock) Creative SB LIVE! Logitech x-530 Envision 19" Widescreen LCD

07-05-2006, 02:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
baballin328 Silver Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 227	tigerdirect has some good deals too: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...8&Sku=H94-1900 __________________ My comp: AMD Opteron 165 (312x9 1.425V) (overclocked to 2.8GHZ,woot!) Western Digital 160GB hard drive DVD Burner 1GB RAM Ultra Microfly Nvidia 7900GS 256mb GDDR3 (stock) Creative SB LIVE! Logitech x-530 Envision 19" Widescreen LCD

07-05-2006, 12:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
dennykyser Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Warren Pa Age: 44 Posts: 140	Here is the one I am looking at. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=4256055

07-29-2006, 10:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
way2evil Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Safe Mode Posts: 739	hey omega what ever happened to that computer you bought __________________ Thermaltake Armor Jr. Gaming Case Enermax EG565P 535 Watt Power Supply Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6600 Liquid CPU Cooling Fan System Kit Asus P5N32-E 2048MB [1024MB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Corsair XMS2 NVIDIA GeForce 7950GT 512MB w/DVI + TV Out Video 320 GB HARD DRIVE x2

07-29-2006, 10:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
mrjack VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Finland Age: 17 Posts: 2,372	I think he sold it in order to get money for a new rig. __________________ Main rig: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 3GHz \| MSI P7N Zilent 2x2048Mb OCZ Titanium 800MHz DDR2 Samsung Spinpoint T166 320Gb SATAII Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250Gb SATAII Western Digital Caviar 500Gb SATAII MSI NX8800GT OC 512Mb @ 660MHz/950MHz Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio \| Antec Truepower Trio 550W

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