- Jul 28, 2002
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Ok, here it goes. My first new topic post!
I am going to college this fall and I was all set on building my first computer. Unfortunately, my mom didn't like the proposal too much (she is paying for most of it...i hope). I am not really interested in buying a big brand Dell, etc. system unless i get some ridiculous price because I want to get a lot of custom parts. I am looking into an AMD based system under $1000 (w/o monitor). I have seen cyberpowerpc advertise in a cnet magazine and ive seen their name pop up a few times in the anandtech forums too. I went to their AMD configurator here http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/highendsystem/memorial1.htm and customized this system:
Price: $802
CABLE: Round Cable Upgrade for Hard Drive, Optical Drive & Floppy Drive [+19)
CAS: ATX 350W Mid-Tower w/ See Through Windows & Sound Active Neon Light [AS SHOWN]
CASE COLOR: BLACK
CD: ---Optional---- [-30]
CDRW: ---Optional--- [-45]
COOLING SYS: AMD CERTIFIED CPU FAN, HEATSINK & 3 EXTRA CASE FANS
CPU: NEW AMD XP-2000+ [1.67 GHZ QuantiSpeed] 266FSB PROCESSOR [+659]
FLOPPY: BLACK 1.44 MB FLOPPY DR [+0)
HDD: MAXTOR 80GB 7200 RPM ATA 133 HARD DRIVE [+10]
HDD1: ---Optional---
IEEE_CARD: NONE
KEYBOARD: SILVER PS2 INTERNET KEYBOARD
MEMORY: 512MB PC2700 DDR PC333 MEMORY
MODEM: PCI 56K V.90 FAX MODEM W/ VOICE
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS A7V333 KT333 MB W/ ATA 133,USB 2.0 AND 5.1 AUDIO [+45]
MOUSE: SILVER PS2 INTERNET MOUSE w/ WHEEL
MP3PLAYER: NONE
NETWORK: NONE OR BUILD IN 10/100 NETWORK CARD FOR MSI 6390-L MAIN BOARD
OS: NONE-FORMAT HARD DRIVE ONLY
PRINTER: NONE
RAID: ----- OPTIONAL REQUIRES (2) IDENTICAL HARD DRIVES-----
RUSH: NO; SHIP OUT IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
SCANNER: NONE
SERVICE: STANDARD 3-YEAR PARTS AND LABOR WARRANTY INCLUDED
SOFTWARE1: NONE
SOFTWARE2: NONE
SOUND: SPECIAL!!! Creative Labs SB Audigy W/ IEEE [+65)
SPEAKERS: 480 WATT SUBWOOFER STEREO SPEAKERS [SK-102-102]
Subtotal1: (+802.00)
Subtotal2: 802.00
VIDEO: ATI RADEON 8500 128MB AGP DDR w/ VIDEO OUT [+79)
VIDEOCAMERA: NONE
ZIP: NONE
I am not really into customized cases, but the apparently this configurator comes with one standard.
I haven't included CD drives/NIC card/WinXP Pro/Software/monitor/speakers....all of which I can buy independently for much cheaper elsewhere.
Does this look like a decent system? Has anyone had any experiences with this company? I have checked their reseller ratings which seem to be decent (6+). The comments posted about the company seem to be more positive this year than last year.
I like the components I can get with this system (ASUS mobo, Maxtor HD, Kingston/Nanya/Samsung RAM, etc.) and it is a very reasonable price.
Any comments on the components I have chosen (I am not a big gamer, but I like to play/capture video, play dvd/tv, play an ocassional game (although this may change once I get to college
), work with Photoshop, music, webpage creation, etc.)
Thank you in advance!
I am going to college this fall and I was all set on building my first computer. Unfortunately, my mom didn't like the proposal too much (she is paying for most of it...i hope). I am not really interested in buying a big brand Dell, etc. system unless i get some ridiculous price because I want to get a lot of custom parts. I am looking into an AMD based system under $1000 (w/o monitor). I have seen cyberpowerpc advertise in a cnet magazine and ive seen their name pop up a few times in the anandtech forums too. I went to their AMD configurator here http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/highendsystem/memorial1.htm and customized this system:
Price: $802
CABLE: Round Cable Upgrade for Hard Drive, Optical Drive & Floppy Drive [+19)
CAS: ATX 350W Mid-Tower w/ See Through Windows & Sound Active Neon Light [AS SHOWN]
CASE COLOR: BLACK
CD: ---Optional---- [-30]
CDRW: ---Optional--- [-45]
COOLING SYS: AMD CERTIFIED CPU FAN, HEATSINK & 3 EXTRA CASE FANS
CPU: NEW AMD XP-2000+ [1.67 GHZ QuantiSpeed] 266FSB PROCESSOR [+659]
FLOPPY: BLACK 1.44 MB FLOPPY DR [+0)
HDD: MAXTOR 80GB 7200 RPM ATA 133 HARD DRIVE [+10]
HDD1: ---Optional---
IEEE_CARD: NONE
KEYBOARD: SILVER PS2 INTERNET KEYBOARD
MEMORY: 512MB PC2700 DDR PC333 MEMORY
MODEM: PCI 56K V.90 FAX MODEM W/ VOICE
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS A7V333 KT333 MB W/ ATA 133,USB 2.0 AND 5.1 AUDIO [+45]
MOUSE: SILVER PS2 INTERNET MOUSE w/ WHEEL
MP3PLAYER: NONE
NETWORK: NONE OR BUILD IN 10/100 NETWORK CARD FOR MSI 6390-L MAIN BOARD
OS: NONE-FORMAT HARD DRIVE ONLY
PRINTER: NONE
RAID: ----- OPTIONAL REQUIRES (2) IDENTICAL HARD DRIVES-----
RUSH: NO; SHIP OUT IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
SCANNER: NONE
SERVICE: STANDARD 3-YEAR PARTS AND LABOR WARRANTY INCLUDED
SOFTWARE1: NONE
SOFTWARE2: NONE
SOUND: SPECIAL!!! Creative Labs SB Audigy W/ IEEE [+65)
SPEAKERS: 480 WATT SUBWOOFER STEREO SPEAKERS [SK-102-102]
Subtotal1: (+802.00)
Subtotal2: 802.00
VIDEO: ATI RADEON 8500 128MB AGP DDR w/ VIDEO OUT [+79)
VIDEOCAMERA: NONE
ZIP: NONE
I am not really into customized cases, but the apparently this configurator comes with one standard.
I haven't included CD drives/NIC card/WinXP Pro/Software/monitor/speakers....all of which I can buy independently for much cheaper elsewhere.
Does this look like a decent system? Has anyone had any experiences with this company? I have checked their reseller ratings which seem to be decent (6+). The comments posted about the company seem to be more positive this year than last year.
I like the components I can get with this system (ASUS mobo, Maxtor HD, Kingston/Nanya/Samsung RAM, etc.) and it is a very reasonable price.
Any comments on the components I have chosen (I am not a big gamer, but I like to play/capture video, play dvd/tv, play an ocassional game (although this may change once I get to college
Thank you in advance!