Good Deal?

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BarkingPup

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Okay, so I had a thread here (long, looong time ago) about getting a new computer. I decided on a desktop because I desperatly need to use my Laptop JUST as a laptop and not my entire life before the stupid Acer fries itself by running too hot.

I went to a local store and told them I was in the market for a gaming computer (not UBER ANNIHILATER gaming but just a little over good) and they gave me some brochure things to look at.

I compared the specs on the brochures to what people reccomended for me here and chose the parts I believe I need for my purpose:

It automatically comes with:

nVidia GeForce 8600GT etc. which I upgraded to 8800GT 512 mb PCI-E Video
DVD-RW Drive
10/100/1000 LAN
Internal Card Reader
2.1 Sub Speakers
NOD32 Anti-Virus (Anti Spyware)
Windows Vista Home Premium (Which they offer to 'upgrade' to XP Pro. I'm not certain if I should do this but damn, it's tempting no matter the extra cost...)
4GB DDR 2 SDRAM
5.1 3D Sound (Which is sooooo awesome)
500GB 7200rpm HDD
Wireless Keyboard
Wireless Optical Scroll Mouse
Open Office Suite (free)
One Year Warranty
and a 19inch Flat Panel LCD Monitor

Now, you can upgrade to a 22inch monitor but I'm not certain if it's worth the cost since I'm pretty sure it wouldn't 'heighten' my Sims 2 gaming experience...
I can also get an extension to a 3 year depot warranty but it's really expensive and money is tight.
It also comes with the option to remove the 19inch monitor which lowers the cost a lot but I'm pretty sure monitors like that don't come cheap...

Anywho, the price: (In Canadian by the way...)

$1,384 including the fanceh video card
and $1,449 with the 'upgrade' to XP (And the video card)

Is it worth it?

~Pup
 
Kayen said:
Well ... we don't know what the mother board and CPU are so...
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Whoops.. I was so busy copying the other stuff I forgot the most important!
I chose a:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (I think it's the CPU... I don't know what the motherboard would be...)
 
Kayen said:
Sounds okay lol, but i'm sure someone on here could find you better lol.
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That would be really cool. The main problem is shipping costs considering Imma in Canada as shipping tends to be more than the freaking item itself. But if someone could find something even better for less... well, they'd get a cookie... a nice.. uh, train shaped sugarcookie.
 
Depends where you order from though.
Me i'm buying all local , and i'm in Canada too (AB to be exact).
So if you live in western canada NCIX will tend to be cheaper in terms of shipping.
 
Kayen said:
Depends where you order from though.
Me i'm buying all local , and i'm in Canada too (AB to be exact).
So if you live in western canada NCIX will tend to be cheaper in terms of shipping.
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I'm in BC. Huh.. I wasn't aware you had a choice for shipping! Usually I get to the shipping part of the order and they have things to choose from... I always choose the cheapest.
 
Bob Jeffery said:
That isn't too bad. I would keep vista. With that processor & 4 gigs of ram you shouldn't see any problems.
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I hope so. I mean, Vista has prety few problems on my laptop but it does have some nasty bugs (Which only got worse after updating). Hopefully more power means less issues :)

I figured it was a pretty okay deal. I'm in Canada, live in a relatively medium size town, and there's literally no other computer store that offers anything close. My situation does not invite pickiness >.<
 
I hope this link works
http://pc.ncix.com/ncixpc/ncixpc.cfm?uuid=E9AC678A-6A37-4541-AB964A5E5978F5A7-1979816
1 x Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual Core Processor LGA775 3.0GHZ Wolfdale 1333FSB 6MB Retail
1 x Gigabyte EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 P45 DDR2 PCI-E 2PCI SATA2 HD Sound 2GBLAN Motherboard
1 x Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB 2X2GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-12 EPP Dual Channel Memory Kit
1 x EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GT 600MHZ 512MB 1.8GHZ DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card *IR-$50.00*
1 x Coolermaster CM 690 Mid Tower Black ATX Case 5X5.25 5X3.5INT No PS Front USB Sound Firewire & eSATA
1 x OCZ StealthXStream 600W ATX12V 20/24PIN Active PFC ATX Power Supply 120MM Fan Black
1 x Acer X223WBD Black 22IN Widescreen LCD Monitor 1680X1050 2500:1 5MS VGA DVI HDCP
1 x Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64BIT DVD OEM
1 x Microsoft Office Ready 2007 SP1 60 Day Trial - Free with New NCIX or Nx Fusion PC Purchase
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive
1 x Samsung SH-S223F Black SATA DVD+RW 22X8X16 DVD-RW 22X6X16 16X/12X DL INT DVD Writer OEM
1 x Logitech Optical Wheel Mouse OEM USB/PS2 Black
1 x Microsoft Basic Keyboard PS2 Black OEM Single Pack (with System Only)
1 x Logitech R20 Speakers 2.1 Black 20W RMS

total 1283.78 before shipping and rebates. shipping to toronto is 55 and mail in rebates are 65.

you can get open office free online.

you can change any part to any part sold on ncix using the advance options so you might want to change some of the parts. you can knock off about 200 if you go with a g31 motherboard, slower ram, 19in monitor, no name PSU, and a cheap case.
 
Well just like in every "is this PC good" thread, I'm going to have recommended building your own. Its really easy, and there are plenty of tutorials online, besides you absolutely cannot beat newegg and tigerdirect prices.
 
tknick90 said:
Well just like in every "is this PC good" thread, I'm going to have recommended building your own. Its really easy, and there are plenty of tutorials online, besides you absolutely cannot beat newegg and tigerdirect prices.
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I'm certainly looking into it. Unfortunately, I can't shop Newegg because they don't ship to Canada. The main thing I would be worried about is my 'building' skillz are virtually nonexistent and the last time I had to put something together on my own it took me five hours and I kept screwing the walls on backwards (three times for each wall before I got it). I'm not so hot with that stuff :)
 
simpletron said:
I hope this link works
http://pc.ncix.com/ncixpc/ncixpc.cfm?uuid=E9AC678A-6A37-4541-AB964A5E5978F5A7-1979816
1 x Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual Core Processor LGA775 3.0GHZ Wolfdale 1333FSB 6MB Retail
1 x Gigabyte EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 P45 DDR2 PCI-E 2PCI SATA2 HD Sound 2GBLAN Motherboard
1 x Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB 2X2GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-12 EPP Dual Channel Memory Kit
1 x EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GT 600MHZ 512MB 1.8GHZ DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card *IR-$50.00*
1 x Coolermaster CM 690 Mid Tower Black ATX Case 5X5.25 5X3.5INT No PS Front USB Sound Firewire & eSATA
1 x OCZ StealthXStream 600W ATX12V 20/24PIN Active PFC ATX Power Supply 120MM Fan Black
1 x Acer X223WBD Black 22IN Widescreen LCD Monitor 1680X1050 2500:1 5MS VGA DVI HDCP
1 x Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64BIT DVD OEM
1 x Microsoft Office Ready 2007 SP1 60 Day Trial - Free with New NCIX or Nx Fusion PC Purchase
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive
1 x Samsung SH-S223F Black SATA DVD+RW 22X8X16 DVD-RW 22X6X16 16X/12X DL INT DVD Writer OEM
1 x Logitech Optical Wheel Mouse OEM USB/PS2 Black
1 x Microsoft Basic Keyboard PS2 Black OEM Single Pack (with System Only)
1 x Logitech R20 Speakers 2.1 Black 20W RMS

total 1283.78 before shipping and rebates. shipping to toronto is 55 and mail in rebates are 65.

you can get open office free online.

you can change any part to any part sold on ncix using the advance options so you might want to change some of the parts. you can knock off about 200 if you go with a g31 motherboard, slower ram, 19in monitor, no name PSU, and a cheap case.
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Ah, I didn't notice you had posted!

Wow, that's quite the deal o.o
I'll definitely look into that and see my options. It looks awesome! Thank you :)
 
simpletron said:
I hope this link works
http://pc.ncix.com/ncixpc/ncixpc.cfm?uuid=E9AC678A-6A37-4541-AB964A5E5978F5A7-1979816

total 1283.78 before shipping and rebates. shipping to toronto is 55 and mail in rebates are 65.

you can get open office free online.

you can change any part to any part sold on ncix using the advance options so you might want to change some of the parts. you can knock off about 200 if you go with a g31 motherboard, slower ram, 19in monitor, no name PSU, and a cheap case.
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Now is only $1,218.79, too bad i'm far away from Canada :(
this is one of my dream computer
 
i'm not sure if mwave.com ships to canada and frankly dont know how to check. but i was looking around and found a whole pc setup w/o the keyboard and monitor, but is a really good deal for the price.


ACER aspire AM3200-ED6000A mini tower athlon x2 6000+ 3.0ghz / 3gb / 320gb hdd / ATI radeon 3200 / DVD+/-rw / vista home premium (retail)
for only like $450! The link is http://www.mwave.com/mwave/Skusearch.hmx?scriteria=5010621

Another i also found a ACER aspire AM5100-EF9500A dt phenom 9500 2.2g / 3gb / 500gb / radeon x1250 / dvd-rw/ vista home premium (retail)
This has a Quad core processor and is onlt $540! the link is http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec_v2.asp?scriteria=4706689

Another 1 i liked is the MWAVE ATH4964-500 phenom x4 9650 / 4gb / 500gb hdd / ATI radeon hd3200 / 20x dvd-rw / card reader / spkrs / wireless kb / mouse
The link is http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec_v2.asp?scriteria=SA02090 and it is only $565.

And if you have the Money the MWAVE ITH9554-1TB core 2 quad 9950 / 4gb / 1tb hdd / Intel gma x4500 / 20x DVD-rw / card reader / spkrs / wireless kb / mouse
for only $825 is a very good deal also with the 1tb of hard drive space.
 
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