I broke my NewEgg cherry! (Now with specs)

[DnetMHZ]

My first time ordering from NewEgg.

I bought components to build myself and my GF new systems.

Her's will be a budget ($500) system

Mine is a little higher specs.

We'll see if newegg lives up to it's reputation.

that is all


(SPECS)

Hers:

AMD Athlon 64 2800+
512MB DDR PC-3200
2@ 80GB SATA HD
16x DVD-ROM (Plus my old external DVD-RW)
ATI Radeon 9600 128MB
Onboard sound
Onboard NIC

His:

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (Winchester)
1024MB Dual Channel DDR PC-3200
2@ 80GB SATA HD
16x DVD-ROM
16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive
nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT 256MB

 

[BW86]

congrats 😀 Hope everything works out.

 

[MichaelD]

He bought from Newegg
He bought some stuff
Makin' a rig for his GF
She'll give him some muff



A good luck poem for you.

 

[DnetMHZ]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
He bought from Newegg
He bought some stuff
Makin' a rig for his GF
She'll give him some muff



A good luck poem for you.

LOL.. that was pretty good

 

[Slappy00]

ev

 

[VWhed]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
He bought from Newegg
He bought some stuff
Makin' a rig for his GF
She'll give him some muff



A good luck poem for you.

I'll have to remember that poem, lol

 

[jadinolf]

I hope you used protection. 🙂

 

[DnetMHZ]

Here are some quick specs on the 2 systems.

Hers:

AMD Athlon 64 2800+
512MB DDR PC-3200
2@ 80GB SATA HD - RAID 0
16x DVD-ROM (Plus my old external DVD-RW)
ATI Radeon 9600 128MB
Onboard sound
Onboard NIC

His:

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (Winchester)
1024MB Dual Channel DDR PC-3200
2@ 80GB SATA HD - RAID 0
16x DVD-ROM
16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive
nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT 256MB

 

[aircooled]

awww, how cute...... 😉

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: DnetMHZ
Here are some quick specs on the 2 systems.

Hers:

AMD Athlon 64 2800+
512MB DDR PC-3200
2@ 80GB SATA HD - RAID 0
16x DVD-ROM (Plus my old external DVD-RW)
ATI Radeon 9600 128MB
Onboard sound
Onboard NIC

His:
His:

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (Winchester)
1024MB Dual Channel DDR PC-3200
2@ 80GB SATA HD - RAID 0
16x DVD-ROM
16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive
nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT 256MB

....... THAT is a $500 system now? Christ, I need to update my prices again. Oh, and don't RAID those drives, RAID has a very slim or even NEGATIVE performance impact for gaming/home use. See Anandtech proper for more information.

 

[DnetMHZ]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: DnetMHZ
Here are some quick specs on the 2 systems.

Hers:

AMD Athlon 64 2800+
512MB DDR PC-3200
2@ 80GB SATA HD - RAID 0
16x DVD-ROM (Plus my old external DVD-RW)
ATI Radeon 9600 128MB
Onboard sound
Onboard NIC

His:
His:

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (Winchester)
1024MB Dual Channel DDR PC-3200
2@ 80GB SATA HD - RAID 0
16x DVD-ROM
16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive
nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT 256MB

....... THAT is a $500 system now? Christ, I need to update my prices again. Oh, and don't RAID those drives, RAID has a very slim or even NEGATIVE performance impact for gaming/home use. See Anandtech proper for more information.

a little under $500 actually

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Originally posted by: DnetMHZ
a little under $500 actually

:Q :shocked:

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: DnetMHZ

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: DnetMHZ
Here are some quick specs on the 2 systems.

Hers:

AMD Athlon 64 2800+
512MB DDR PC-3200
2@ 80GB SATA HD - RAID 0
16x DVD-ROM (Plus my old external DVD-RW)
ATI Radeon 9600 128MB
Onboard sound
Onboard NIC

His:
His:

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (Winchester)
1024MB Dual Channel DDR PC-3200
2@ 80GB SATA HD - RAID 0
16x DVD-ROM
16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive
nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT 256MB

....... THAT is a $500 system now? Christ, I need to update my prices again. Oh, and don't RAID those drives, RAID has a very slim or even NEGATIVE performance impact for gaming/home use. See Anandtech proper for more information.

a little under $500 actually

You must be using some gheynorific brands for the mobo and RAM. Sadly my approved vendors list is very short in those departments, because so much of it is utter fvcking garbage that you can't sell to a customer because it'll never give them a break.

 

[DnetMHZ]

Actaully I lied, it's under $500 with only 1 HD.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: DnetMHZ
Actaully I lied, it's under $500 with only 1 HD.

Ah, that'll do it. HDD's are $100 a pop (Well, maybe like $90 for 80 giggers, but whatever)

 

[DnetMHZ]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: DnetMHZ

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: DnetMHZ
Here are some quick specs on the 2 systems.

Hers:

AMD Athlon 64 2800+
512MB DDR PC-3200
2@ 80GB SATA HD - RAID 0
16x DVD-ROM (Plus my old external DVD-RW)
ATI Radeon 9600 128MB
Onboard sound
Onboard NIC

His:
His:

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (Winchester)
1024MB Dual Channel DDR PC-3200
2@ 80GB SATA HD - RAID 0
16x DVD-ROM
16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive
nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT 256MB

....... THAT is a $500 system now? Christ, I need to update my prices again. Oh, and don't RAID those drives, RAID has a very slim or even NEGATIVE performance impact for gaming/home use. See Anandtech proper for more information.

a little under $500 actually

You must be using some gheynorific brands for the mobo and RAM. Sadly my approved vendors list is very short in those departments, because so much of it is utter fvcking garbage that you can't sell to a customer because it'll never give them a break.

Ram: Mushkin
Mobo: Chaintech

 

[jlee]

Case/PS, or are you rebuilding?

 

[Mallow]

make sure you give us an update... I have no doubt newegg will go beyond expectations 🙂

 

[z0mb13]

wow u can make a pc for 500 now!?!?!?

with a video card???

 

[DnetMHZ]

Originally posted by: CadetLee
Case/PS, or are you rebuilding?

Hers: Antec Solution Series Quiet Black Mid Tower Case with 350W Power Supply

Mine: RAIDMAX Black Aluminum Gaming Case with 420W Power Supply

Thinking about swapping out the PSU for better ones.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: DnetMHZ

Originally posted by: CadetLee
Case/PS, or are you rebuilding?

Hers: Antec Solution Series Quiet Black Mid Tower Case with 350W Power Supply

Mine: RAIDMAX Black Aluminum Gaming Case with 420W Power Supply

Thinking about swapping out the PSU for better ones.

The Antec will be fine. That RAIDMAX will blow up under that kind of load. (Antec PSUs = underrated. Generic PSUs = HUGELY OVERRATED. Your 420w PSU has the internals of a 250w)

 

[xEDIT409]

This was my first time at newegg:

11-129-145 CASE ANTEC| MINI SUPER LANBOY RET $76.00
13-131-492 MB ASUS P4P800-E DELUXE 865PE RET $109.00
14-102-286 VGA ATI|RADEON 9800PRO 128M 8X RTL $222.00
14-122-180 TV LEADTEK/EXPERT TV2000XP TV/FM R $51.99
17-148-009 POWER SUPPLY|ASPIRE ATX-AS520W SLVR $54.00
20-146-219 DDRAM 1024M|PC-3200 991093 MUSHKIN R 174.00
21-103-116 FD 1.44MB|SONY MPF920 Black $12.99
22-144-122 HD 80GB|WD 7200RPM 8MB WD800JB $67.00
22-144-122 HD 80GB|WD 7200RPM 8MB WD800JB $67.00
33-126-124 KB&MS LOGITECH|CORDLESS MX DUO $75.00
24-001-146 MNTR SMSNG|17"LCD 172X-Silver $539.00
27-106-932 CDRW/DVD COMBO52X32X52X16|LITEON $48.99
35-118-103 CPU FAN INTZALMAN CNPS6500B-ALCU RT $23.99
19-116-172 CPU P4/3.2EGHz 800M 478P/1MB HT RT $285.00

 

[DnetMHZ]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: DnetMHZ

Originally posted by: CadetLee
Case/PS, or are you rebuilding?

Hers: Antec Solution Series Quiet Black Mid Tower Case with 350W Power Supply

Mine: RAIDMAX Black Aluminum Gaming Case with 420W Power Supply

Thinking about swapping out the PSU for better ones.

The Antec will be fine. That RAIDMAX will blow up under that kind of load. (Antec PSUs = underrated. Generic PSUs = HUGELY OVERRATED. Your 420w PSU has the internals of a 250w)

That's why I was thinking about replacing it.

 

[Yossarian]

for a "low end" system I definitely would not use RAID.

 

[DnetMHZ]

Originally posted by: Yossarian
for a "low end" system I definitely would not use RAID.

It was just an idea, I'm not sure how I'm going to set them up yet.
Might even put 3 of the 4 drives in one box and 1 in the other.