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Monster Man
PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 2:20 pm  Reply with quote
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Im getting another computer but I want to make sure (im asking a lot of people so im trying to get a median)

2 gig processor
500 gig Hard drive
SLI ..."heysus" (i dont know) motherboard
GeForce 8800 320 mb (he said price was 300 for it, but im not sure which one in the series it is)
Comes with windows XP (i didnt want vista)...9 USB ports, 1 20x DVD burner, norton security plus some spy ware thingie.

He's also including a port to where I can put my SD Card in...i forgot what it's called but yeah.

He says it's better than my XPC (2 gig processor, 2 gig ram, GeForce 7900 GT/GTO with 520 MB on it).

Im not going to tell you how much he's asking for it, (he's building it), but what would you suggest a price would be.

I will only play BF2, BF2142, and Steam on it. So I dont really need that much, huh? So, for what im playing, is it good enough? Just those three (i cant friggen emphasize that enough), no AOL, or Free Games, or any 3rd party games and such.

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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 3:32 pm  Reply with quote
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if you have a shuttle XPC with that good a stuff in it already, tell this guy to screw off!.

the mainboard is "ASUS" (ay seus) and it could be an a8n-sli (i have the a8n-sli deluxe)... anyway, what you have there is great... as long as its an AMD. and if you do have AMD and hes trying to sell you an intel, do as i mentioned above and tell him to screw off.

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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 5:39 pm  Reply with quote
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if you have a shuttle XPC with that good a stuff in it already, tell this guy to screw off!

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if you have a shuttle XPC with that good a stuff in it already, tell this guy to screw off!

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if you have a shuttle XPC with that good a stuff in it already, tell this guy to screw off!


Though you may want to upgrade to an 8800GTS 320mb Videocard, if you want to get a great DX9 card. DX10, we may never know. They do come about $300, get an eVGA, BFG, or XFX one Smile

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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 7:38 pm  Reply with quote
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Regardless of the video card type, I will STRONGLY SUGGEST it be BFG brand. Theres the old saying, you get what you pay for.
BFG is the best in the field, and comes with lifetime warranty.
I wouldnt have spent $600 for my newest card if it werent a BFG. Smile

All in all, Id think he is probably charging you close to $1000, and to be honest, Id say, you could probably put that rig together on your own for about $600-700. Makes a difference which brands he is using, and what exact motherboard.....Asus SLI goes from $80 - $500+ So, without the specs he is gonna use, no real way of telling if its a good deal, or if he is screwing you.

Please provide details to make sure you are getting what you THINK you are paying for.

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gilliam wrote:
(i have the a8n-sli deluxe)
this is a fantastic mobo

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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2007 7:54 am  Reply with quote
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He wants to charge me 1700 for it. At first I told him no way... and at second I told him no way. I mean, he's saying that the computer he's going to build will be twice as better as my xpc.

My xpc specs are
2 gig ram
Intel Core 2 CPU 6300 at 1.8ghz
NVidia GeForce 7900 GT/GTO 520 MB

Now, I told him, build it first and prove to me that it will be faster. He says that xpc is crap and no one buys it because if something breaks or burns in it, then it's expensive to replace (which I do believe him). My xpc was 1800. I dont have the Asus in my xpc... so the other computer might be faster but he's charging too much?

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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2007 9:17 am  Reply with quote
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If you can get away with selling your xpc for at least a thousand dollars to somebody, you should do the upgrade.

Really the specs on your current setup aren't that bad. If you can't sell it for a good price, you might as well just use it until it does die.

In my opinion, the 3 reasons to upgrade are:
1. Something breaks.
2. Your current machine isn't fast enough to do what you want it to do.
3. You can sell off your current machine high enough so that it would be cost-effective to upgrade.

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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2007 11:11 am  Reply with quote
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HOLD IT MM, dont do it then !!!!

This is the rig I built a month ago.......cost me $1800 with $100 in rebates, so, same price......and quite honestly, twice as good as what he is selling you.

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BFG 8800 GTX OCx2 (768 megs ram)
Seagate 250 gb SATA - Perpendicular Recording
Seagate 500 gb SATA - Perpendicular Recording
2 gigs Patriot memory 4-4-4-12 timing
Asus P5B-Deluxe Motherboard
E6600 Intel Core 2 Duo CPU -came with Supreme Commander as a bonus
BFG 800 watt power supply (quad rails)
Zalman 9700 CPU cooler
Cooler Master Tower
Lite-On 16X DVD burner


Note once again, the BFG components are lifetime warranty, both the 800watt power supply and the mother of all video cards.

As for the SLi MB you are looking at, specs show that the BFG8800GTOCx2 beats dual 7900s in SLI.

As for the media card reader he is putting in, those are twice as expensive as a regular floppy drive.....a whopping $20 versus $10. Dont let him make you think he is throwing in some expensive component.

I wouldnt say he is ripping you off, but you could definitely do better on your own.

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All right.

He's going to give me a run down on all the prices that he spent on it. I will copy them down and show them for you. When I do, could you guys look them up for me and give me a comparison price (if compared to 3+ other sites). He says that he cant get a receipt from the store but he will make his own receipt. I trust him and all, but I dont think he knows how to build a gaming computer. I told him that if it's not faster than my xpc, then im giving it back to him, no questions asked.

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Monster Man wrote:
All right.

He's going to give me a run down on all the prices that he spent on it. I will copy them down and show them for you. When I do, could you guys look them up for me and give me a comparison price (if compared to 3+ other sites). He says that he cant get a receipt from the store but he will make his own receipt. I trust him and all, but I dont think he knows how to build a gaming computer. I told him that if it's not faster than my xpc, then im giving it back to him, no questions asked.

You get the specs, I'll get you the pricing. Smile

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Monster Man wrote:
I told him that if it's not faster than my xpc, then im giving it back to him, no questions asked.


Go Monster. Good Idea
But if you look for a computer, it's always best to look yourself. That middleman wants a cut of the profits too, ya know.

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I've known this middleman for years. Smile

I forgot to mention that.

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Intel Core 2 CPU 6600 @ 2.4 GHZ
2 gig Ram
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB
18x DVD writer (Liteon)
16x DVD rom (Liteon)
SATA 300 Harddrive 500 GB
P5N-E SLI Asus Motherboard
Antec Case Nine Hundred

Anything else?

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