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Title: need advice on tiger direct barebones systems
Post by: wakes on October 22, 2009, 01:16:14 PM

  Gonna build my kid a box, for XMAS, and ran across this kit...... didnt look too bad for the price,  Just looking for some input...

   Thanks All.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5367245
Title: Re: need advice on tiger direct barebones systems
Post by: AirFlyer on October 22, 2009, 01:24:26 PM
Got an e-mail on that one, looks like a fairly solid kit IMO. PSU is high enough that you can swap out the GPU and make a fairly nice gaming rig for cheap.
Title: Re: need advice on tiger direct barebones systems
Post by: wakes on October 22, 2009, 01:32:32 PM
Airflyer...

   are u by Pottsville?   Hazleton is my stomping ground.

   Thanks for ur input  <S>
Title: Re: need advice on tiger direct barebones systems
Post by: Getback on October 22, 2009, 02:43:03 PM
Not bad, I'm not a low level Asus fan though and I wonder about the power supply.

I think  you should check out those components at Newegg.com before jumping in.
Title: Re: need advice on tiger direct barebones systems
Post by: batch on October 22, 2009, 03:40:13 PM
basically youre paying full price for the parts and getting a free copy of Win7....... which leaves you for the big tradeoff to decide on....

Im not an AMD expert so I dunno how that chip ranks..... that brand of power supply leaves alot to be desired

the rest of the components dont seem bad...... though Im sure you could do better on the mobo for about the same price

then you have the vid card which would almost have to be replaced immediately to any gaming

so as I said in my first sentence...... for the same price you could get much better components........ but you wouldnt get that free copy of Win7...... of course you could getter better components at lower prices and make up the difference for that copy of Win7
Title: Re: need advice on tiger direct barebones systems
Post by: Spikes on October 22, 2009, 04:00:46 PM
I wouldn't trust that PSU...
Title: Re: need advice on tiger direct barebones systems
Post by: Fulmar on October 22, 2009, 04:22:11 PM
Quote from: Spikes on October 22, 2009, 04:00:46 PM
I wouldn't trust that PSU...
I wouldn't recommend Ultra.  Their high end stuff is 'ok'.  Avoid their low end stuff like the plague.
Title: Re: need advice on tiger direct barebones systems
Post by: cattb on October 22, 2009, 07:02:12 PM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103706 free shipping 620  100.00

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128395 gigabyte MB 90.00

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128387 gigabyte 109.00

2 gig 1066 memory about 60.00 ( memory price sure has gone up, the memory I bought earlier  this year is over double the cost now)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146058 60.00 550W free power supply ( no doubt not the best) (NZXT case)
And shipping 15.00?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130518 evega 9800GT 100.00 free shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=14&name=Internal-Hard-Drives 500 GIG   WD HD Black 60.00


Rounded off to approximatley
480.00 still need copy of windows

This is just a rough comparison

cattb
Title: Re: need advice on tiger direct barebones systems
Post by: AirFlyer on October 22, 2009, 07:12:15 PM
Quote from: wakes on October 22, 2009, 01:32:32 PM
Airflyer...

   are u by Pottsville?   Hazleton is my stomping ground.

   Thanks for ur input  <S>

Yup, Pottsville is only about 14~ miles from here.
Title: Re: need advice on tiger direct barebones systems
Post by: TheZohan on October 24, 2009, 11:36:05 AM
Quote from: wakes on October 22, 2009, 01:16:14 PM
  Gonna build my kid a box, for XMAS, and ran across this kit...... didnt look too bad for the price,  Just looking for some input...

   Thanks All.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5367245

i have that same motherboard running a 7750 (kuma) i like the system.

some people have been able to unlock the 620's cache with AAC you might get lucky!
Title: Re: need advice on tiger direct barebones systems
Post by: wakes on October 24, 2009, 01:14:55 PM

  Thanks all ...... <S>