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QUOTE (Liazon @ 23 Sep, 2007, 14:29)

QuoteBegin-spengo+23 Sep, 2007, 3:54--> QUOTE (spengo @ 23 Sep, 2007, 3:54) what illegal links. piratebay.org is not an illegal link. There are plenty of legal things there and I didn't link to any specific torrent files. dinho, get an 8400 GS instead of the 6400. It is moar bettar for not much more $$$ so 8600 and 8800 cards aren't necessary for most current games?

Ohhh... I thought you were talking about geforce 6400 graphics card, not core 2 duo... rofl. should be E6400 (or E6420 as you have clarified) and then I wouldn't have gotten mixed up.

cant he let you buy parts separately&? Maybe explain him its less expensive this way and that you can get help online using your old pc while building the new one

On a side note I hope Canadian dollar value stay that high until Starcraft II comes out so then I will buy a computer that match recommended computer specs for SC II, if dollar value is high, it will cost me MUCH more less to build a computer with parts bought online than buy a prebuilt one in local stores, I'll just get the parts from newegg probably, no increase in price like before when $1CAN was $0.85US. I hope newegg ship outside usa tho

why can't Fry's expand to the NorthEast!?!?!?!

and also to add on to what spengo said, if you mess up, you could always ask spengo for help.  Come to think of it, a lot of the ti community has built a comp at some point in their lives.  that doesn't include me... yet.

As for the comp you posted about 5 posts before, it isn't good at all. Look at the specs, the bold text means it is pretty bad:
Processor Type: Pentium Dual-Core (Core 2 Duo is much, MUCH better for a small price difference)
Hard Drive Size: 250 GB
System RAM: 1024 MB (You should have at least 2 GB, or 2048 MB, if you want to go Vista)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (No explanation needed here...)
Processor Type: Pentium Dual-Core 925 (again, Core 2 Duo is much better)
Processor - Clock Speed: 3.0 GHz
Multimedia Drive: DVD+/-RW
Monitor: 19" Widescreen LCD
Hard Drive Speed (RPM): 7200 RPM
Audio Ports: 3 - Audio (Rear): Line-in/Side (Stereo), Front/Headphone (Stereo), Microphone
Frontside Bus: 800MHz FSB
Graphics Type: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (I had this GPU before, and it's a piece of cr*p even among other integrated graphic cards/chipsets
L2 Cache: 2 x 2MB L2 Cache
Memory Speed: 667MHz, (PC2-5300)
Memory Type: DDR2 dual channel memory
Multimedia Drive #2: N/A
Network: 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port)
Parallel Port: 1 - Parallel port
Product Dimensions (L x W x H): 14.50"H x 7.25"W x 16.50"D
Serial Ports: 1 - Serial port
Speakers: Amplified stereo speakers (USB-powered)
USB Ports: 6 - USB 2.0 ports (2 front, 4 rear)
USB Type: USB 2.0
Video Memory: Up to 224MB shared video memory (Avoid shared memory at all costs, it sucks like crazy. Even 64 MB descrete is better than 224 MB shared.)
Special Offers: Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student (6-day complimentary trial period) (why need MS Office if there is OpenOffice?)
Model No.: W5233
Shipping Weight (in pounds): 16.3
Product in Inches (L x W x H): 16.5 x 7.25 x 14.5