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Offline dinhotheone

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« Reply #15 on: September 22, 2007, 03:30:00 pm »
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what can i get w/ $1000? ^^

ya, i want to try some linux distro in the future.
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« Reply #16 on: September 22, 2007, 03:32:00 pm »
yea, I built my current PC(a C2D w/ an nvidia 7900GS OC'ed, 1GB of ram(runs vista Ultimate pretty well) and a 160GB HD, DVD+-RW DL burner and such) only cost me about $550, and was about $900 prebuilt from Dell with a whole bunch of crapware and adware to delete.

The bad things about that PC
  • AMD DualCore is bad compared to a similiar Intel Core 2 Duo  
  • Walmart :Ptongue.gif
  • Vista Home Basic
  • crapware that comes on prebuilt PCs
  • 1GB of RAM + Vista(yes, I know I only have 1GB too)
  • 160 GB HD(yes, I know, I have a 160GB HD too, and it fills so damn fast!)
  • $400, when you are mostly paying for a windows license when you could put your own windows on it.
The good things about that PC
  • cheap
  • easy to use right out of the box
  • somewhat decent graphics card, I've seen much worse IGPs, but you won't be able to get any great quality out of it.
The bad things about my PC
  • 1GB of RAM
  • 160 GB HD
  • heat issues
The good things about my PC
  • no crapware
  • Vista Ultimate/XP Home/Ubuntu Tri-boot
  • small(have it in a home theater case)
  • nvidia 7900 GS
  • DVD+-RW DL burner
  • Intel Core 2 Duo
  • only cost $150 more than your PC(not including the OS)
  • cost $550, Vs. the $900 prebuilt counterpart at the time of me making it.
Also, if you want, I'm sure someone in the community *Netham45
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« Reply #17 on: September 22, 2007, 09:54:00 pm »
what illegal links. _______________ is not an illegal link. :Ptongue.gif 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 $$$

EDIT: even if you didnt linked to it you are not allowed to post sites that have torrents (unless the file download or the torrent site only have freeware stuff, and no pirated stuff. Basically like the music section of Omnimaga) ~Kevin
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« Reply #18 on: September 23, 2007, 03:29:00 am »
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what illegal links. piratebay.org is not an illegal link. :Ptongue.gif 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?
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« Reply #19 on: September 23, 2007, 04:32:00 am »
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« Reply #20 on: September 23, 2007, 07:50:00 am »
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what illegal links. piratebay.org is not an illegal link. :Ptongue.gif 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?  

 Well yeah, but you said 6400, not 6600 or 6800. So I was kind of like, why are you getting the cheap card from a long time ago? The cheap cards from today are not much more expensive anyways.
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« Reply #21 on: September 23, 2007, 11:19:00 am »
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what illegal links. _______________ is not an illegal link. :Ptongue.gif 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 $$$

EDIT: even if you didnt linked to it you are not allowed to post sites that have torrents (unless the file download or the torrent site only have freeware stuff, and no pirated stuff. Basically like the music section of Omnimaga) ~Kevin

get a geforce 8400 GS instad of my 6400 core 2 duo (actually i forgot its 6420)? idk how my computer will like any attempt i take to put a gpu in a cpu spot ;)wink.gif

edit: oh did i say the wrong specs?
editedit: i combined the cpu and the gpu...my B. i got a GT 8600 and a 6420 core 2 duo (fixed above btw)
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« Reply #22 on: September 23, 2007, 02:47:00 pm »
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.
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« Reply #23 on: September 24, 2007, 04:09:00 am »
um my dad says i have to buy from a major retailer :(sad.gif
also he wantsd me to get this http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5978871 i will most defenitly upgrade the graphic card in it. how does this one look?
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« Reply #24 on: September 24, 2007, 09:12:00 am »
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 x.x
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« Reply #25 on: September 24, 2007, 09:55:00 am »
Newegg *is* a major retailer foo'! If the best store in the world won't work for your dad, there are other places like Fry's where you can walk in, buy all your parts seperately for relatively low cost, and assemble yourself. Tigerdirect is another good online-only one like newegg. Show him the pros (cheap, easy, everything exactly as you want, no bloatware, etc.) and cons (??? are there any?) of building it yourself.

I would also say that particular one you posted is rather meh as it only has a Pentium D in it. (yuck) For a cheap dual-core computer, I'd rather have an athlon x2 than Pentium D.
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« Reply #26 on: September 24, 2007, 11:13:00 am »
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.
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« Reply #27 on: September 24, 2007, 11:23:00 am »
there arnt any stores that I know of nearby. that sell parts cheap. I also tried to sell him on the part idea but no i have to get a pre fabed. but he says i can upgrade as much as I can afford :)smile.gif
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« Reply #28 on: September 24, 2007, 11:57:00 am »
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
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« Reply #29 on: September 24, 2007, 12:12:00 pm »
got to love the posts but i am gonna upgrade the graphic card and also i am getting it.
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