might as well get a 46 hdtv with a dvi output and hook your system up to with a 700 watt surround sound system. Only if I can find a nice long dvi cable I would lol.. my comp is far from the tv. would have used that to extend my gaming

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It's not bad, but for that price I don't think it's anything special. Especially since they don't list brands for stuff like the memory or hard drives, it could be cheap shit.

Also keep in mind that the Athlon FX is a ripoff - it's designed for "cinematic computing" and costs literally $500 more than a faster regular Athlon 64.

Here are the *ordinary* individual prices of those parts, in CDN:

Athlon 64 FX 5.1: $1000
or: Athlon 64 3400+: $560

Asus SK8N Mobo for FX: $285
or: Asus K8V Deluxe for 64: $188

4x DVD writer: obsolete now but my friend just got one for $80

Radeon 9800XT: $600 (but why... get the pro 128 for $360)

Samsung 512MB DDR400 RAM x2: $234
WD 7200rpm 200 GB HD x2: $400
16x DVD-ROM: $40
Modem: $20
15" flat panel: $380
LAN, Firewire, Ports: On motherboard
Floppy: $10
Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers: $100 max
Case: $50
Cables, fans, miscellaneous stuff: $30
Software: Free

Total: $3229 for top-of-the-line, $2452 if you bust it down to the 3200+ and the 128 MB video card. Which, in your UK pounds at the current exchange rate should come out to £1288 or £978.

So dude, at best you're breaking even (assuming 16% VAT) and at worst you're getting totally ripped. Those new parts like the AMD FX and Radeon XT aren't worth the money yet, but even if you wanted them, you still aren't saving money on this "deal".

And these are just using ordinary retail part prices, not wholesale or OEM, which the company offering this deal is surely getting them at.

Ripoff...

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To be honest, this is exactly what I need to know, cos I am going to need value for money, but also parts that work, I'm going to continue looking around but stores like thats from (tiny) rarely gives brands as far as I know for things. if I find any similar configs, will post them later today for you all to run over ta

no 8x dvd burner?

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Originally posted by blazed it no 8x dvd burner?

it was the 'highest spec' on the site.. might goto build one myself (some sites let us do that) and see how much I can spend getting a similar one with diff parts & brands

brb, coming to rob you

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quote:

Originally posted by whiskers Hard Disk - 400GB 7200 RPM ATA-100 Drive (2x200GB) that's probably WAY more than enough even for a massive leecher.

I got an 80 gig for xmas the thing was full in 2 weeks :/

400 gigs would last me 1 1/2 months tops!


I need a 2 Tb tower

quote:

Originally posted by jdat I got an 80 gig for xmas the thing was full in 2 weeks :/ 400 gigs would last me 1 1/2 months tops! I need a 2 Tb tower

yeah but frog porn doesn't count as we don't all dl it john

fuck the onboard shit, its usually crap.

but other than that, the setup looks fine, the price is a on the dear side (if u got a nicer monitor, then maybe)

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Originally posted by KilldaDJ fuck the onboard shit, its usually crap. but other than that, the setup looks fine, the price is a on the dear side (if u got a nicer monitor, then maybe)

Actually I'm running onboard 5.1 sound and network off my nforce2 mobo, and its excellent.

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Phwoar.

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Originally posted by DJ Lac Only if I can find a nice long dvi cable

somebody said to me:

"the longer the cable the lower the quality"


is that right?

Last edited by meneedit on Feb-27-2004 at 01:13