[elky] Re: Building a PC
- From: Chris Lindh <chrislindh@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 18:51:41 -0500
Operating System you say? Slickdeals to the rescue! I was ready to
fork over $130 for Window 7 Pro OEM version... but through Slickdeals
I discovered students can get a full version (not upgrade) Windows 7
Pro DVD for $30 AND Windows Office 2007 Ultimate for $60. My sister
in law is a student... so it's on like Donkey Kong.
The details:
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1562761
http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/theultimatesteal-us/default.aspx
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Chris Lindh
http://www.PartsForSpeed.com
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 5:49 PM, Robert Adams <ladams21@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> The i7 P55 (860, 750) only have 2 channels for ram, the X58 (920, 975,
>> etc) use 3. The interesting part is using current benchmarks the two
>> are very close so I'm not sure which I want... it'll probably come
>> down to the best deal.
>
>
> Yeah. Go with the cheaper for what you want. IMO For me I
> need the most processing I can get but can skimp some on the video card
> because of the software.
>
> I remember building a dual processor 486. Nice board
> with the sockets just barely far enough apart to put heatsinks on them.
>
>
>> It's crazy how much competition there is in the computing world...
>> just when Intel gets ahead AMD slashes prices to compete on price...
>> a lot has changed since I considered building a system last ('05)...
>> but some parts never change: new CPU designs force you to decide
>> whether you want a good price today or an upgrade path in the future.
>
>
>
> AMD has always been a good bit cheaper than Intel. Intel was fines
> billions for anti competitive practices in the EU a while back. Prob is we
> don't have a similar protection for consumers here....
>
>
> My thoughts are to buy a fairly fast processor and mobo but make
> sure you get a good deal on it. That will suffice for most people. Now later
> on you can just swap mobo and processor. Same for heavy users but you need
> to get a better processor. Don't count on ever replacing the processor on a
> mobo.
>
>
> The other issue is the version of windows you get. I usually get
> the system builder version which is $100. It's only good on that
> mobo/processor basically. No support from MS but who cares... The retail
> versions allow you a certain number of installs. Dunnow how many though. The
> retail versions usually run $250 and up though. I figure by the time this
> computer gets replaced a new OS will be out and so far that has held true
> since windows 3.1. I have a couple copies and a copy of dos 6 too....
>
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> Robert Adams
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