New Desktop - Good deal?

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Hi, I'm looking to get this desktop. Was wondering if you think this is a good deal?

AMD A64 3500( 939 )
Asus A8N-SLI Mainboard
OCZ 1G DDR PC-3200 Dual Channel Premier
MSI NX6600GT 128E 128M ( PCI-E 16X )
200G SATA Hard Drive
1.44M Floppy Drive
Tsunami Case( w/500W 2-fan power )
LG 4163 16x DVD Burner
16X LG DVD ROM
On board Sound / Lan / USB
Altec Lansing Subwoofer Speaker
Multimedia Keyboard & Optical Mouse

Price: $1195 CDN ($992.08 USD) - no OS, software, or monitor.
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Does this seem alright? Also, how important is the sound card, Lan, USB? Because these are "On board" and probably generic. Should I upgrade these?

Thanks.
 
That sounds like a good deal. As for the onboard stuff, most of it should be ok. The LAN and USB would obviously be perfectly fine. Onboard sound is usally a good bit lower quality when compared to high end cards, but it all depends on how picky you are. Some do sound decent and even have some decent surround sound options. Heck mine even came with optical in/out!
 
I have another question. I can get the same exact system except with the 3200 instead of the 3500 for $1109 ($86 less). Is the 3500 worth $86 more? Would I notice much of a performance difference?

Thanks.
 
You won't notice much of a difference between those two processors, but for just $86, that sounds like a pretty good deal, to be able to upgrade to the 3500
 
yeah about the onboard stuff, i have onboard sound and it sounds okay, and even if u change ur mind down the road you can get half decent cards for like $20 canadian. AOpen ;)
 
Ok, I found another desktop from a different place with almost identical specs, but it's a little bit more expensive. However, I think my dad can get included Windows/Software from them, so that would be well worth it. Here are the specs.

AMD A64 3200(939)
ASUS A8N-SLI MB nForce4
OCZ Premier 1GB DDR400 (512 x 2) (upgraded)
SATA150 WD1600JD 160G 7200rpm 8M, 3YW (downgraded)
Black Sony 1.44 Floppy Drive
Black Pioneer 109 DVD+/-RW
Gigabyte NX6600GT 128M DDR3 HDTV
Antec Sonata Tower w/ Original Power (380W)
HD Audio, Giga-bit Lan, Firewire
Logitech Cordless Desktop MX Duo (upgraded)

Price: I changed some things around, but I estimate it to be around $1200-$1250 CDN

If I can get this with Windows XP and Software, of course I would get this system. If I can't, how would this compare to the first system? I believe a few things are better than the other sytem, right?
 
i think the first is better, amd 3500, 200gig hdd

the price difference between a 3500 and a 3200 is alot and not worth changing just for an OS which only costs like 80$usd
 
Does this seem alright?
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1. Case is nice. PSU sucks.
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2. Have a look at the videocard when you get it to make sure the heatsink isnt "wobbly"
3. Try and avoid LG if possible for optical drives ... better makes exist for not allt hat much more

Try overcharge on Ebay...
I got away with it...
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If you read post1, he's trying to buy .. not to sell :)
 
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