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Offline Dace

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« on: January 28, 2006, 09:50:24 AM »
Welp,..its that time for me again...I have about a $800 to spend, any suggestions? BTW Im an idiot, so building one myself is outta the question.
Hardest things I,ve done are changing components such as RAM and cards.

EDIT:I dont need peripherals such as monitor,KB,mouse.
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Offline Starmage21

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« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2006, 10:36:25 AM »
lol it all fits in only one place, you cant mess it up.
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Offline MrRiplEy[H]

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« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2006, 10:46:58 AM »
Actually it's very easy to mess things up while building a pc.

I suggest that you browse some local webshops that provide computer parts and request a preinstallation service. You pick the hardware, they put it together and voila you have a spanking new puter custom built for you.

Almost every webshop down here offer this kind of service.
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Offline x0847Marine

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« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2006, 03:14:20 PM »
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Originally posted by Dace
Welp,..its that time for me again...I have about a $800 to spend, any suggestions? BTW Im an idiot, so building one myself is outta the question.
Hardest things I,ve done are changing components such as RAM and cards.

EDIT:I dont need peripherals such as monitor,KB,mouse.


I usually refuse to buy and opt to build, but these guys purchase in bulk and get some great deals. I've ordered from them 2x, no problems.

$707
http://www.ibuypower.com/ibp/store/configurator.aspx?mid=160
Athlon-64 X2 3800+ CPU
eVGA nForce-4 SLI Dual DDR 7.1 Sound, G-LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, Dual PCI-E
256M GF 6200
512M RAM
80G HD
600W PMPO 3 PCS Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System
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« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2006, 05:03:03 PM »
I would ditch the rediculous 'super bass system' and get a better display card instead. OR more ram. Or in fact, I would get a cheaper CPU and mobo, get minimum of 512Mb of ram and as expensive displaycard as I could get.

In fact by swapping the case to cheaper one, CPU to 939 3200+ model and getting rid of the speakers, you can bump to 1024Mb of ram (!) and even more importantly Geforce6800XT (!!!) which will run circles around the 6200.

Total price $708
« Last Edit: January 28, 2006, 05:09:55 PM by MrRiplEy[H] »
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Offline Dace

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« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2006, 10:56:02 PM »
Ya I already have a good speaker setup:), anyway Thnx for the info guys. 'Tis excatly what I was lookin for .


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Offline buzkill

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« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2006, 06:43:07 AM »
IF YOU'VE INSTALLED RAM AND CARDS, YOU CAN BUILD ONE. ALL THE PARTS HAVE DIRRECTIONS, ALL THE WIRES ARE LABLED SO AN IDIOT CAN DO IT:p
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« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2006, 09:17:42 AM »
Check out Mwave or Newegg.

They have motherboard "bundles" they'll put together for you.

You pick the CPU, Mboard, ram, etc. Mwave will even install & test it for a measly 9 $. Darn cheap insurance that its going to run IMO.

So when it arrives you have a motherboard ready to drop into case. Hook up power, led & switch wires, ide or SATA cables, and Poof, your done.

The last one I built took a half hour to drop together. Another hour to load win & mboard drivers, and it was up and ready to rumble.
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Offline MrRiplEy[H]

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« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2006, 09:44:49 AM »
Buzkill even though you can't plug the stuff wrong easily, the buz can still kill.

It's very easy to kill a part by giving it a shock with static electricity stored in your body. Grounding wristlet would be minimum when doing installation yourself. And the wristlet must be connected to ground, too. :D
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« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2006, 04:41:42 PM »
YA...I GOT THE HABIT OF JUST RESTING AN ARM ON THE BARE CHASSIE BEFORE REACHIN IN
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