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08-01-2007, 12:05 AM
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I've managed to net $1200 from my summer job so far
So I've been looking into computers around $1600-$2000 and the best one I've found is a desktop with specs as follows for around $1900.
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6700 (4MB L2 Cache,2.66GHz,1066 FSB) RAM: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 2 DIMMs Memory: 160GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (10,000RPM) w/DataBurst Cache Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX 768 MB Physics Accelerator: AGEIA® PhysX® physics accelerator Sound Card: Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeMusic (D) Sound Card Could someone make any suggestions for better options or where I could get something like this or better for under $2000? This is just the desktop and I built it on dell.com, it was a dimension desktop which now seems to have been taken off the site. (probably temporary, due to lack of inventory) Last edited by Mincemeat; 08-01-2007 at 12:34 AM. |
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08-01-2007, 12:17 AM
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08-01-2007, 12:25 AM
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well, I suppose maybe the options i chose are a bit excessive, if I took out the physics accelerator and sound card, it'd be $250 less, but I really want the best computer for under $2000, so I'd like to know if 4gb RAM would be more neccesary than the sound card and physics accelerator.
As a side note, I'd like to add that I chose the very highest options, the lowest option was a 216MB graphics card, 1.8GHz processor, and 1GB of RAM at $700-$800ish. Last edited by Mincemeat; 08-01-2007 at 12:43 AM. |
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08-01-2007, 12:28 AM
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also, it sort of depends on how easy it is to build myself one. I mean I really have no experience in that sort of thing since I'm only 16.
edit - Although I have been working 35 hrs a week, so I guess I am at least somewhat of a hard worker and may be able to build one with the $1200 I already have. Last edited by Mincemeat; 08-01-2007 at 12:38 AM. |
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08-01-2007, 10:02 AM
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Personally I'm getting charged 100$ for installation..it's not pricey..but You could get a rediculous computer for 2grand if you pay for the parts seperately
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08-01-2007, 12:15 PM
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p.s. i built my first comp when i was in sixth grade, not all by myself but still, so its not a hard as it may seem
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08-01-2007, 01:10 PM
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As you specified that you wanted
CPU $317 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115002 Ram $89 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231098 Hard Drive $195 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136012 Video $547 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130072 Sound Card (no such thing as xtreme music, there's xtreme audio) $66 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102007 things you missed to build the PC Motherboard $130 (spent 45mins comparing 10+ mobos, I hate intel lol) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128050 Power Supply $130 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104015 Case $120 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144133 CPU Fan $35 (yes the stock one with the CPU always blows) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...455&CatId=1588 DvDrom $30 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136119 Grand total = $1568 (before rebates) and expect about $100-200 in shipping depending if you buy all in one shot or every other week..etc.. How to build a pc  How to build a PC EDIT: added dvd rom, and upgraded PSU and Case for more cooling as pointed by Florline
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08-01-2007, 10:13 PM
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This actually does look better than the one I'd get for $1900, but I just need to know if you included a CD ROM drive in there, and if not maybe estimate the price for one. (I kinda need a CD drive to put the WAR discs in.) I think this list will help immensely since I can also get parts locally and compare them to these prices, may be able to drop price by enough to get essentially the same computer with the $1200 I already have, maybe less. Last edited by Mincemeat; 08-01-2007 at 10:20 PM. |
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