well with the crap that his friend had lying around his computer would have been OK (not counting the video card) but he would have spent a fraction of the price he paid for that steaming pile computer
Just think...He could have spent $1,800 on an iMac.Originally posted by: Alkaline5
Originally posted by: nick1985
$1,130 well spent:beer:
Burn!
Consider yourself lucky. A Moron like that would have expected lifetime tech support.
When kis screen jumps when he plays a game just act dumb and tell him to call the dude that built him the computer.
When kis screen jumps when he plays a game just act dumb and tell him to call the dude that built him the computer.
CheetahMk2
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Dude... I just feel sorry for you and your friend I was in a situation similar to yours, but I was recommending a computer. He was looking at some weird Alienware systems, and I just shook my head and pointed him at a Dell deal from FW. He saved $1000 right there. I told him he could build one as good as the $2600 Alienware system he was looking at for $1100 parts, and he said he didn't want to deal with the time. That's one argument non-computer building people have.
And I help random people out in my building. De-virusing AOL webcam-ed people, printers not working, even reinstalling XP from scratch on infested computers. And I don't charge a cent, and out of goodwill. Sometimes people don't even know what they have!!! Example? A girl downstairs has an IBM laptop, and got a PCMIA ethernet card. When trying to fix her USB printer, I was checking cables and asked why she had an extra card. She said the computer didn't have a ethernet jack. I take a pencil, pop off a plastic cover over the ethernet port, show her, and she didn't even know it was there!!! People can be taken for a RIDE....
I'd just tell him that he had a not so good deal. Be honest. He can take issue up with the people that built it if he wants, and maybe they will give him a refund once he finds out what they did. Explain things to him clearly and professionally, and don't say 'you got screwed'. Just tell him they charged him 60% more than the parts cost, and show him a comperable deal at Dell or somewhere [normal, no coupons/rebates/FW stuff]. I don't like leaving people uninformed... knowledge is power, ignorance is weakness.
Full disclosure: A computer I built from scratch for $350 has a 1800+ at 2.2ghz, 512Pc2700, 120GB 8mb cache, and various ameneties [Antec case/ps etc], and a Radeon 9100. And it gets ~7500(±10%) on 3dMark2k1SE.
I was in a situation similar to yours, but I was recommending a computer. He was looking at some weird Alienware systems, and I just shook my head and pointed him at a Dell deal from FW. He saved $1000 right there. I told him he could build one as good as the $2600 Alienware system he was looking at for $1100 parts, and he said he didn't want to deal with the time. That's one argument non-computer building people have.And I help random people out in my building. De-virusing AOL webcam-ed people, printers not working, even reinstalling XP from scratch on infested computers. And I don't charge a cent, and out of goodwill. Sometimes people don't even know what they have!!! Example? A girl downstairs has an IBM laptop, and got a PCMIA ethernet card. When trying to fix her USB printer, I was checking cables and asked why she had an extra card. She said the computer didn't have a ethernet jack. I take a pencil, pop off a plastic cover over the ethernet port, show her, and she didn't even know it was there!!! People can be taken for a RIDE....
I'd just tell him that he had a not so good deal. Be honest. He can take issue up with the people that built it if he wants, and maybe they will give him a refund once he finds out what they did. Explain things to him clearly and professionally, and don't say 'you got screwed'. Just tell him they charged him 60% more than the parts cost, and show him a comperable deal at Dell or somewhere [normal, no coupons/rebates/FW stuff]. I don't like leaving people uninformed... knowledge is power, ignorance is weakness.
Full disclosure: A computer I built from scratch for $350 has a 1800+ at 2.2ghz, 512Pc2700, 120GB 8mb cache, and various ameneties [Antec case/ps etc], and a Radeon 9100. And it gets ~7500(±10%) on 3dMark2k1SE.
I built about equal a system (GF4mx), what you would have given him for my wife for just at 400...add in a dvdrom for 40 and we bought a name brand Mitsubishi 15" lcd and the grand total is 710.00 with all shipping....
Gone with non name brand components like he did I could have cheap screwed it down to 580 max....
Edit: remember ppl he got OS software so throw in 90 for n oem copy of WinXP home....I had the software for my wifes computer already....
Gone with non name brand components like he did I could have cheap screwed it down to 580 max....
Edit: remember ppl he got OS software so throw in 90 for n oem copy of WinXP home....I had the software for my wifes computer already....
CheetahMk2
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Check that... don't do it unless he wants to know. Ask him if it wants to know first. He has to use this computer for 4 years, it'd be better if he didn't have the resentment to have to use it every day, and realize his *father got ripped off by some guy he knew. Ask him if he wants to know, let him know it might bug him for a while, if he says yes then tell him. Keep in mind he might also tell his father... but that part would be beneficial in that the guy who overcharged wouldn't get his father's business anymore.
So I would also advise asking him to tell his father to not deal with that person. Telling your roomate if he doesn't want to know and rubbing it in, however, would make things worse...
So I would also advise asking him to tell his father to not deal with that person. Telling your roomate if he doesn't want to know and rubbing it in, however, would make things worse...
Adul
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I just built my cousin a rather nice comp for 1300
9600 pro, MSI nForce 2, athlon XP 2400+, 160 GB HD, TDK 52x burner, 512 MB pc 2700 Corsair, 19" veiwsonic monitor, granted I could have probaly built it for less had I known before hand. Considering I only had that weekend I was there, buying everything at fry's turned out ok.
9600 pro, MSI nForce 2, athlon XP 2400+, 160 GB HD, TDK 52x burner, 512 MB pc 2700 Corsair, 19" veiwsonic monitor, granted I could have probaly built it for less had I known before hand. Considering I only had that weekend I was there, buying everything at fry's turned out ok.
I just ordered my dad a similar system. Here are the specs:
Barton 2500+ w/ HAC V81 HSF
Abit NF7-S
512MB DDR400 Crucial
Radeon 9000 64MB
80GB 8MB
Liteon CDRW 52x32x52
Floppy
Some $30 case without a PSU and 2 fans stock
Antec Tru330
MS Multimedia Keyboard
MS Intellimouse
He only paid $650 shipped. Your friend got reamed like a monkey dropping into a room full of upright bananas... I bet he paid like $500 for that LCD.
Barton 2500+ w/ HAC V81 HSF
Abit NF7-S
512MB DDR400 Crucial
Radeon 9000 64MB
80GB 8MB
Liteon CDRW 52x32x52
Floppy
Some $30 case without a PSU and 2 fans stock
Antec Tru330
MS Multimedia Keyboard
MS Intellimouse
He only paid $650 shipped. Your friend got reamed like a monkey dropping into a room full of upright bananas... I bet he paid like $500 for that LCD.
Ew, he got jacked...
There is a sucker born everyday..
You should compare benchmarks with him to show how bad it will perform...
There is a sucker born everyday..
You should compare benchmarks with him to show how bad it will perform...
Im currently building a computer for my friend too.
rig: AthlonXP2200+/ECS mobo, 256MB pc2100 ddr, Geforce4 440mx 64MB ddr, 40G 7200HD, Enermax CS-3051L-B3A case/1 fan poor 350w PS, for $350. and she gives out her own cd-rw, FD, etc. i still made $80 out......lol:beer:
rig: AthlonXP2200+/ECS mobo, 256MB pc2100 ddr, Geforce4 440mx 64MB ddr, 40G 7200HD, Enermax CS-3051L-B3A case/1 fan poor 350w PS, for $350. and she gives out her own cd-rw, FD, etc. i still made $80 out......lol:beer:
Hey, I like the evercase. Its got more features than most cases for the price. Slide out hard drive mounting, screwless bays, lots of fan mounts. geez, don't rag on a good product.
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