-=PCTechTalk=- Re: [Spam] Re: Trying to building a P4 PC - unsuccessfully! :VSMail mx2
- From: "~OoO~" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 14:34:56 -0400
$50 - Full Tower w/ 400 watt power supply
$125 - ASUS P4G8X motherboard (onboard
$244 - Intel P4, 2.8Ghz 533FSB (with fan)
$80 - 512 DDR memory
$15 - floppy drive
$219 - Sony DRU510a DVD-R/+R/-RW/+RW/CD-R/CD-RW combo drive
$100 - GeForce4 Ti 4200 128MB video card
$60 - wireless/optical keyboard/mouse combo
$100 - Windows XP Home Edition
$10 - cheap modem for emergencies
$100 - 160GB HD
$70 - Sound Blaster Audigy 5.1 PCI
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$1173, w/o a monitor (I think I remembered everything).
Most of the prices I got from www.pricewatch.com. This is an approximate. I
would consider this a fairly good system, that would, in my opinion, way
out-perform the one you mentioned from Costco. Cons: you need to build it
yourself, and you'll probably be ordering from more than one company... unless
you go to a computer show with a list of the stuff you need to buy... in which
case we can sit down and give you a detailed list of what to buy, with model
numbers, and replacements if they don't have.
---Troth
----- Original Message -----
From: cris
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 1:59 PM
Subject: [Spam] -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Trying to building a P4 PC -
unsuccessfully! :VSMail mx2
LOL
In this instance - I haven't written back yet with how good of a system I
want!
Of course, I would liike a really good system. Being realistic? I'm not so
sure.
I want at least a 120 gb hard drive. And enough ram to keep it running without
any questions.
I would like amenities - dvd burner would be awesome! but - I don't have a dvd
player - but would like to plan for the future. Definitely a cd burner (and my
floppy drive! <smile> )
what the medion had at Costco was:
Intel pentium 4
2.8 ghz
512 ddr333
120 mg hard drive
64 mb nividia video card
64MB NVIDIA GeForce4 MX440 video card
eithernet 10/
bunch of ports on the front
I'm pretty sure it was a DVD burner (not positive on the burner) and a Cd
Burner
also plus the floppy drive.
I've NO clue about software....
It's priced at $1299.00 now - includes a flat screen monitor -
and it has a bunch of places to put in cards from different digital cameras -
just not the one I own!! LOL
so -
Before, the concensus was, it would be difficult to build this system for that
price. Actually - this is 100 less than it was before when I looked at it.
it was $1399.00 then...
Cris
----- Original Message -----
From: James LaBorde
To: 'pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 12:44 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Trying to building a P4 PC - unsuccessfully!
:VSMail
mx2
Was there ever a resolution to this problem? I had a friend facing a
similar problem not long ago and I had no idea what to tell him. Maybe I
can help him out if there were any resolution here.
James
-----Original Message-----
From: ~OoO~ [mailto:SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 7:18 AM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Trying to building a P4 PC - unsuccessfully!
:VSMail mx2
How "good" of a system you're looking into?
---Troth
----- Original Message -----
From: cris
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 1:44 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Trying to building a P4 PC - unsuccessfully!
Ok !!
I'm lining everybody up to tell me what to buy and where to buy it and how
to
build one!!
The guy trying to talk me into it did say that the hardest thing is (and
most
expensive) getting the
software and getting it on and running.
CrisS
----- Original Message -----
From: andy
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 1:19 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Trying to building a P4 PC - unsuccessfully!
----- Original Message -----
From: <Foxhillers@xxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> In a message dated 9/14/03 12:05:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> >
> > I have a friend trying to talk me into building my own computer.
> > I laughed at him!!!
> > I really hope you get it going - I am envious of the knowlege
> > to be able to do this!
> >
>
> CrisS
> Actually, some bundled systems at the major stores are such a bargain
that
> you will save much money buying these..... and avoid the potential
headaches
> of hardware and software installation.
> Been there, done that
> mjh
I find this to be true if you are not looking for anything spectacular
from
the spec, but it's still a lot cheaper to put together a higher specced
machine yourself AND you get to choose the components that suit you, not
the
maker.
As for the difficulty in doing it yourself? Speaking as someone with
hooves
for hands, it's one of the easiest 'technical' things you can do. If you
can
use a screwdriver, you can do it.
Andy
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