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Title: question about new puter
Post by: kilz on January 12, 2008, 01:18:17 PM
Module     Description Product Code & SKU  

XPS 720 H2C    Intel® Core™2 Extreme QX6850 (8MB,3.67GHz Factory overclocked)    


Operating System    Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition with re-installation CD    


Memory    4GB Corsair Dominator DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz OC'd to 1066MHz-4 DIMMs       
Video Cards    Dual 768MB Nvidia GeForce 8800 Ultra    


Hard Drive    2TB Performance RAID 0 (2 x 1TB Hitachi SATA 3Gb/s 7200 RPM HDDs)    


Floppy Drive and Media Reader    No Floppy Drive or Media Reader Included       
Modem    No Modem Requested    


Adobe Software    Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1    


CD ROM/DVD ROM    Single Drive: Blu-ray Disc Drive (BD/DVD/CD burner w/double layer BD write    


Sound Cards    Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeMusic (D) Sound Card    


Speakers    Bose Companion 3 Series II Multimedia Speaker System    


Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed)    Microsoft® Office Small Business 2007-includes Publisher + Outlook2007    


2nd Hard Drive    1TB - Hitachi 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 32MB Cache    


Security Software    No Security       
XPS Specialized Support    XPS, Specialized Support    


Internet Access Service    No ISP requested    


Miscellaneous    Award Winning Service and Support    


XPS Optional Side Panel    X-View Clear Side Panel for XPS 720 H2C    


System Details    2.5MM aluminum thickness Midnight Black Chassis with front & back custo    


System Details    7-slot, BTX design motherboard    


System Details    1 kilowatt Power Supply    


System Details    Dell H2C Cooling Unit    


System Details    Two 120mm x 38mm front fans    


Physics Accelerator    AGEIA® PhysX® physics accelerator    


Dell Digital Entertainment    No Entertainment software pre-installed    


Labels    Windows XP™    

looking at a new rig can anyone tell me if this is worth 8k
Title: question about new puter
Post by: Fulmar on January 12, 2008, 01:45:45 PM
I'm going to look it up on newegg for ya to build it yourself.  Now as for glancing at the parts, this is a waste of money:

Physics Accelerator AGEIA® PhysX® physics accelerator
Title: question about new puter
Post by: kilz on January 12, 2008, 01:50:36 PM
sorry about posting it in the wrong forums Skuzzy
Title: question about new puter
Post by: Fulmar on January 12, 2008, 02:51:04 PM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115026
QX6850 - $979.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131236
ASUS P5E WS Professional - $270 (just picked a higher end Asus Mobo)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148278
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST31000340NS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM - $329.99 X 2 (these benchmark better than Hitachi's)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827248005
PHILIPS 2 X Blu-ray DVD Burner with Free 25GB Blu-ray Disc Black SATA Model SPD7000BD - Retail - $439.99 (WOW, these are expensive)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102006
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail - $79.99 (couldn't find the xtrememusic on newegg)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703007
PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1KW-SR EPS12V 1000W Continuous @ 50°C Power Supply - Retail - $459.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118020
ZALMAN CNPS 9700 NT 110mm 2 Ball Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler - Retail - $59.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116134
Office 2007 Standard - $349.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145179&Tpk=4GB%2bCorsair%2bDominator%2bDDR2%2bSDRAM
CORSAIR Dominator 4GB(4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Quad Kit Desktop Memory - Retail - $337.00

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116049
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 w/SP2B - OEM - $114.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836166005
BOSE® Companion® 3 Series II multimedia speaker system - Retail - $249.00

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130090
EVGA 768-P2-N881-AR GeForce 8800Ultra 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail $649.99
_____________________________ _____________________
Say - $200 on a nice Case/Tower.  $130 for a nice gaming mouse and keyboard

Total for Build:  $4650.91 w/o S/H.
This did not include a monitor.
Title: question about new puter
Post by: kilz on January 14, 2008, 03:08:17 AM
heck for that price i could buy a Alienware tower
Title: question about new puter
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on January 14, 2008, 04:45:22 AM
Quote
Originally posted by kilz
heck for that price i could buy a Alienware tower


And you'd waste your money on a label just as well.

I was about to comment about the OP's configuration being closer to 4k than 8k but someone actually did the research to back my guess up.

The PhysX is not a COMPLETE waste of money there is like 4 game titles that support it :)

Back to topic: 8k is about double what you should pay for that box. If you're unsure about building the box yourself, ask a local hardware store to set it up for you. 4600usd for hardware, 100usd for service and you have your 8k box for usd4700. You can buy yourself a 60" HD screen with the money you save.
Title: question about new puter
Post by: kilz on January 16, 2008, 03:17:38 PM
if i do have to replace my video card in this tower till i get to upgrade my puter how is this one as a replacement for mean time.

i currently have a Radeon 9800 Pro.

one i found at newegg is

EVGA 256-A8-N313-LX GeForce FX 5500 256MB 128-bit DDR AGP 8X Video Card

i not smart on knowing what is better or what is not better.
Title: question about new puter
Post by: kilz on January 16, 2008, 04:32:17 PM
or this one

EVGA 512-A8-N501-LR GeForce 7300GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X Video Card

just need something to get me up and going for now. still dealing with the wife ack on the new rig issue right now.
Title: question about new puter
Post by: Fulmar on January 16, 2008, 04:37:07 PM
Best AGP card for the money that is cheap is the Radeon X1650 Pro.  Runs about $65.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/01/03/the_best_gaming_graphics/page5.html#best_agp_card_for_under_100
Title: question about new puter
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on January 16, 2008, 08:30:00 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Fulmar
Best AGP card for the money that is cheap is the Radeon X1650 Pro.  Runs about $65.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/01/03/the_best_gaming_graphics/page5.html#best_agp_card_for_under_100


A displaycad is no time to get cheap, get the 7900GS AGP instead. You'll extend your computer useable life much much more. It's only $180ish.
Title: question about new puter
Post by: kilz on January 16, 2008, 10:15:30 PM
Quote
Originally posted by MrRiplEy[H]
A displaycad is no time to get cheap, get the 7900GS AGP instead. You'll extend your computer useable life much much more. It's only $180ish.


the only one i can get here localy is the 7600gs
Title: question about new puter
Post by: kilz on January 17, 2008, 01:31:35 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Fulmar
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115026
QX6850 - $979.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131236
ASUS P5E WS Professional - $270 (just picked a higher end Asus Mobo)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148278
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST31000340NS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM - $329.99 X 2 (these benchmark better than Hitachi's)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827248005
PHILIPS 2 X Blu-ray DVD Burner with Free 25GB Blu-ray Disc Black SATA Model SPD7000BD - Retail - $439.99 (WOW, these are expensive)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102006
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail - $79.99 (couldn't find the xtrememusic on newegg)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703007
PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1KW-SR EPS12V 1000W Continuous @ 50°C Power Supply - Retail - $459.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118020
ZALMAN CNPS 9700 NT 110mm 2 Ball Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler - Retail - $59.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116134
Office 2007 Standard - $349.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145179&Tpk=4GB%2bCorsair%2bDominator%2bDDR2%2bSDRAM
CORSAIR Dominator 4GB(4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Quad Kit Desktop Memory - Retail - $337.00

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116049
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 w/SP2B - OEM - $114.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836166005
BOSE® Companion® 3 Series II multimedia speaker system - Retail - $249.00

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130090
EVGA 768-P2-N881-AR GeForce 8800Ultra 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail $649.99
_____________________________ _____________________
Say - $200 on a nice Case/Tower.  $130 for a nice gaming mouse and keyboard

Total for Build:  $4650.91 w/o S/H.
This did not include a monitor.


man you are awesome for looking all those parts up for me. well the wife has not only said no to that price tag but HELL NO. i have a list but left it at the office that the wife has aproved i will post it in here when i bring that list home with me. would like to get yalls oppion on that list and see if its worth it. thanks for the help and hope to get more input when i get that list on here.
Title: question about new puter
Post by: Fulmar on January 17, 2008, 01:09:32 PM
Quote
Originally posted by kilz
man you are awesome for looking all those parts up for me.  

Yeah, I was bored at work...:lol