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06-30-2004, 01:23 PM
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| Cheap But Good Computers?
Do you know of any? im looking in the price range of around 400-600 dollars, if i can stay that low. | 
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06-30-2004, 01:33 PM
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| www.pricewatch.com its the best way to get a cheap computer, building one. buy the parts you specificly need for what you need to do, whats this computer for? My friend made a nice gaming machine with an ATI radion 9800 pro amd althon 1900+ 1gb ram ect for 700 usd.
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06-30-2004, 01:37 PM
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| Id rather just buy it all together, knowing me id forget something or **** it up. | |
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06-30-2004, 02:08 PM
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| i searched around a bit and found this site, http://www.ibuypower.com/ They have some nice deals in your price range too, check it out. Also, you can Reconfigure it for a higher/lower price to add some of your needs.
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06-30-2004, 02:12 PM
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| yes, ibuypower or cyberpowerinc are your best choices for good computers
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06-30-2004, 02:48 PM
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| Well i have to go to hockey right now, when i get back ill try and find some more computers in your range, but for now check ibuypower or cyberpowernic because as SlyFie said, their the best.
P.S welcome back SlyFie
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07-01-2004, 12:54 AM
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| Best thign to do is to go around your town and look for a place that sales hardware. PIck out what parts you want for your computer, would cost around 600-800.00usd... And these computers that you home build can be better then the ones you buy for 1.6k from Gateway or Dell... So, there...
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07-01-2004, 09:39 AM
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| I think the point is is that he doesn't want to build it because he's scared he will screw something up...
Go to http://www.tigerdirect.com and look into their tiger machines. They sound rather decent and they have warantees...I've never had anyone ask me to help them with one, so I can't vouche for their reliability, but thats just another option.
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07-01-2004, 08:12 PM
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| www.samsclub.com (go to personal needs) | |
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07-11-2004, 01:02 AM
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| I dont think Tigerdirect would be the best option. Their prices on full machines aren't great (not terrible by any means...) I would check out newegg.com they have absolutely wonderful tech support, fast and (usually depending on the item) free shipping. And if you aren't into heavy gaming and dont need a great computer, I would just go Dell.
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07-11-2004, 01:41 AM
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| Quote: Originally posted by Davorak
I dont think Tigerdirect would be the best option. Their prices on full machines aren't great (not terrible by any means...) I would check out newegg.com they have absolutely wonderful tech support, fast and (usually depending on the item) free shipping. And if you aren't into heavy gaming and dont need a great computer, I would just go Dell. | New dells have spyware. | |
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07-11-2004, 01:45 AM
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| No kidding? How did you find that out. | |
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07-11-2004, 03:56 AM
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| It's a dell, what do you expect? | |
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07-12-2004, 03:24 AM
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| Newegg, if not, build one. Building one uses a HELL of a lot less money for a better computer. Ive got all my parts picked out for about $600, so just talk to me if you want one, ive been looking around for parts for ages. I know you might not want to build it, but if you do, talk to me.
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07-12-2004, 10:47 AM
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| Directpc.ca has pretty competetive prices. | |
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07-12-2004, 12:46 PM
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| How do these specs sound? Quote:
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Application Software: Microsoft® Works 7.0
AntiVirus Software: Norton AntiVirus 90 day introductory offer
Processor: Intel® Celeron® Processor 2.8GHz with 128K cache
Memory: 256MB DDR SDRAM
Hard Drive: 80GB Ultra ATA100 7200rpm hard drive
Floppy Drive: No internal floppy drive
Optical Drive: 48x/24x/48x CD-RW/DVD combo drive
Extended Service Plan Including Limited Warranty: Desktop Value Service Plan -- 1 year parts/labor/no on-site/1 year technical support
Case: Gateway Micro-Tower Case
Expansion Slots: 3 PCI Expansion Slots
External Ports: (6) USB (2 in front and 4 in back are version 2.0) Parallel, Serial and (2) PS/2
Certification: Energy Star Compliant
Monitors: 17" color monitor (15.9" viewable area)
Video: Integrated Intel® Extreme Graphics with up to 64MB dynamic video memory
Keyboard: 104+ Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech PS/2 Wheel Mouse (no mouse pad included)
Music Sampler: Napster 2.0 and 150 Song Sampler (pre-loaded on hard disk)
Sound System: Integrated stereo audio
Modem: 56K PCI data/fax modem
Network Adapter: Integrated Intel® 10/100 Ethernet Adapter
Internet Service Provider: Six months America Online® Internet access
Part Number: 1007819/2900490
Standard Speakers: 2-piece speaker solution
ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Processor:
Intel® Celeron™ 2.6GHZ
128k level 2 cache
400MHz front side bus
Chipset:
Intel® 845GV System Chipset
Intel® 82845GV Graphics and Memory Controller Hub GMCH
Intel® 82801DB I/O Controller Hub (ICH4)
3 Mbit Firmware Hub (FWH)
Intel/ AMI BIOS (resident in the 3 Mbit FWH)
Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), Plug and Play, and SMBIOS
Memory Slots:
Two 184-pin DDR SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets on Motherboard
Support for single-sided or double-sided DIMMS (DDR 333/ 266/ 200)
Disk Controller:
Two IDE interfaces supporting 4 IDE devices
UDMA 33, ATA 66/100 support
Audio:
Integrated-ICH AC97 v2.1
RealTek ALC202A codec Audio Chipset
18-bit Full Duplex
Greater than 90dB SNR
Case:
Gateway® Micro-tower Case
14.44" H x 7"W x 15.38"D
Power Supply:
200 Watts 110/220 Switchable
Expansion Bays:
External
Two 5.25" bays
Two 3.5" bays
Internal
One 3.5" bay
Expansion Slots:
3 PCI Slots
USB ports:
Total of 6 version 2.0 USB ports
2 in the front
4 in the back
Other ports:
2 PS/2
1 parallel
1 VGA
1 serial
Line in
line out
mic in
| And do you think thats good enough to play warcraft 3, and have things like adobe photoshop. | |
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07-12-2004, 12:54 PM
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| Yes, but what's the price? | |
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07-12-2004, 01:00 PM
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| Quote: Originally posted by ihaveproblems
Yes, but what's the price? | Price: $659.98
I kind of wanted 512 mb of ram though. The thing won't let me customize that. | |
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07-12-2004, 02:43 PM
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| Celeron Processor :/ if you dont mind spending 700-800 for a kickass alien-ware look-alike computer then go here, www.cyberpower.com you can custom-mod it but the already built one iis good. I prefer here because its cheaper then www.alienware.com
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07-12-2004, 04:22 PM
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| mm, yeah, a Celeron might not do the trick, especially since a Celeron is running at 2.6GHz. Youll want that 512mb later, believe me. Ill look around.
Alienware is way overpriced..
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